Psalms 58

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

1 Enyi watawala, je, kweli mwanena kwa haki? Je, mnahukumu kwa unyofu miongoni mwa watu?

2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

2 La, mioyoni mwenu mnatunga udhalimu, na mikono yenu hupima jeuri duniani.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

3 Waovu ni wapotovu tangu kuzaliwa kwao, toka tumboni mwa mama zao ni wakaidi na husema uongo.

4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

4 Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka, kama ile ya fira ambaye ameziba masikio yake,

5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

5 ambaye hatasikia sauti ya kutumbuiza ya mwaguzi, hata kama mganga angecheza kwa ustadi kiasi gani.

6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

6 Ee Mungu, yavunje meno katika vinywa vyao; Ee Bwana, vunja meno makali ya hao simba!

7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

7 Na watoweke kama maji yapitayo kwa kasi, wavutapo pinde zao, mishale yao na iwe butu.

8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

8 Kama konokono ayeyukavyo akitembea, kama mtoto aliyezaliwa akiwa mfu, wasilione jua.

9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.

9 Kabla vyungu vyenu havijapata moto wa kuni za miiba, zikiwa mbichi au kavu, waovu watakuwa wamefagiliwa mbali.

10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

10 Wenye haki watafurahi waonapo wakilipizwa kisasi, watakapochovya nyayo zao katika damu ya waovu.

11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

11 Ndipo wanadamu watasema, “Hakika utulivu wa wenye haki bado una thawabu, hakika kuna Mungu ahukumuye dunia.”