Psalms 81

1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.

1 Mwimbieni kwa furaha, Mungu aliye nguvu yetu; mpigieni kelele za shangwe Mungu wa Yakobo!

2 Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

2 Anzeni wimbo, pigeni matari, pigeni kinubi na zeze kwa sauti nzuri.

3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.

3 Pigeni baragumu za pembe za kondoo dume wakati wa Mwandamo wa Mwezi, na wakati wa mwezi mpevu, katika siku ya Sikukuu yetu;

4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

4 hii ni amri kwa Israeli, agizo la Mungu wa Yakobo.

5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:

5 Aliiweka iwe kama sheria kwa Yosefu alipotoka dhidi ya Misri, huko tulikosikia lugha ambayo hatukuielewa.

6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.

6 Asema, “Nimeondoa mzigo mabegani mwao; mikono yao iliwekwa huru kutoka kwenye kikapu.

7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

7 Katika shida yako uliniita nami nikakuokoa, nilikujibu katika mawingu yenye ngurumo; nilikujaribu katika maji ya Meriba.

8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!

8 “Enyi watu wangu, sikieni, nami nitawaonya: laiti kama mngenisikiliza, ee Israeli!

9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.

9 Hamtakuwa na mungu mgeni miongoni mwenu; msimsujudie mungu wa kigeni.

10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

10 Mimi ni Bwana Mungu wako, niliyekutoa nchi ya Misri. Panua sana kinywa chako nami nitakijaza.

11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

11 “Lakini watu wangu hawakutaka kunisikiliza; Israeli hakutaka kunitii.

12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

12 Basi niliwaacha katika ukaidi wa mioyo yao wafuate mashauri yao wenyewe.

13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,

13 “Laiti kama watu wangu wangalinisikiliza, kama Israeli wangalifuata njia zangu,

14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

14 ningaliwatiisha adui zao kwa haraka, na kuugeuza mkono wangu dhidi ya watesi wao!

15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

15 Wale wanaomchukia Bwana wangalinyenyekea mbele zake, na adhabu yao ingedumu milele.

16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

16 Bali ninyi mngalilishwa ngano iliyo bora, na kuwatosheleza kwa asali itokayo kwenye mwamba.”