Psalms 89

1 A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

1 Nitaimba juu ya upendo mkuu wa Bwana milele; kwa kinywa changu nitajulisha uaminifu wako ujulikane kwa vizazi vyote.

2 For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”

2 Nitatangaza kuwa upendo wako unasimama imara milele na uaminifu wako umeuthibitisha mbinguni.

3 You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

3 Ulisema, “Nimefanya agano na mteule wangu, nimemwapia mtumishi wangu Daudi,

4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

4 ‘Nitaimarisha uzao wako milele na kudumisha ufalme wako kwa vizazi vyote.’”

5 The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD—Your faithfulness as well—in the assembly of the holy ones.

5 Ee Bwana, mbingu zinayasifu maajabu yako, uaminifu wako pia katika kusanyiko la watakatifu.

6 For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?

6 Kwa kuwa ni nani katika mbingu anayeweza kulinganishwa na Bwana? Ni nani miongoni mwa viumbe vya mbinguni aliye kama Bwana?

7 In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.

7 Katika kusanyiko la watakatifu, Mungu huogopwa sana, anahofiwa kuliko wote wanaomzunguka.

8 O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.

8 Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, ni nani aliye kama wewe? Ee Bwana, wewe ni mwenye nguvu, na uaminifu wako unakuzunguka.

9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

9 Wewe unatawala bahari yenye msukosuko; wakati mawimbi yake yanapoinuka, wewe unayatuliza.

10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

10 Wewe ulimponda Rahabu kama mmojawapo wa waliochinjwa; kwa mkono wako wenye nguvu, uliwatawanya adui zako.

11 The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

11 Mbingu ni zako, nayo nchi pia ni yako, uliuwekea ulimwengu msingi pamoja na vyote vilivyomo.

12 North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

12 Uliumba kaskazini na kusini; Tabori na Hermoni wanaliimbia jina lako kwa furaha.

13 Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.

13 Mkono wako umejaa uwezo; mkono wako una nguvu, mkono wako wa kuume umetukuzwa.

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

14 Haki na hukumu ndio msingi wa kiti chako cha enzi; upendo na uaminifu vinakutangulia.

15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.

15 Heri ni wale ambao wamejifunza kukusifu kwa shangwe, wanaotembea katika mwanga wa uwepo wako, Ee Bwana.

16 They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

16 Wanashangilia katika jina lako mchana kutwa, wanafurahi katika haki yako.

17 For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.

17 Kwa kuwa wewe ni utukufu na nguvu yao, kwa wema wako unatukuza pembe yetu.

18 Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

18 Naam, ngao yetu ni mali ya Bwana, na mfalme wetu mali ya Aliye Mtakatifu wa Israeli.

19 You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.

19 Ulizungumza wakati fulani katika maono, kwa watu wako waaminifu, ukasema: “Nimeweka nguvu kwa shujaa, nimemwinua kijana miongoni mwa watu.

20 I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

20 Nimemwona Daudi, mtumishi wangu, na nimemtia mafuta yangu matakatifu.

21 My hand will sustain him; surely My arm will strengthen him.

21 Kitanga changu kitamtegemeza, hakika mkono wangu utamtia nguvu.

22 No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

22 Hakuna adui atakayemtoza ushuru, hakuna mtu mwovu atakayemwonea.

23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.

23 Nitawaponda adui zake mbele zake na kuwaangamiza watesi wake.

24 My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

24 Upendo wangu mkamilifu utakuwa pamoja naye, kwa Jina langu pembe yake itatukuzwa.

25 I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand upon the rivers.

25 Nitauweka mkono wake juu ya bahari, mkono wake wa kuume juu ya mito.

26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’

26 Naye ataniita kwa sauti, ‘Wewe ni Baba yangu, Mungu wangu, Mwamba na Mwokozi wangu.’

27 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

27 Nitamteua pia awe mzaliwa wangu wa kwanza, aliyetukuka kuliko wafalme wote wa dunia.

28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

28 Nitadumisha upendo wangu kwake milele, na agano langu naye litakuwa imara.

29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

29 Nitaudumisha uzao wake milele, kiti chake cha enzi kama mbingu zinavyodumu.

30 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

30 “Kama wanae wataacha amri yangu na wasifuate sheria zangu,

31 if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,

31 kama wakihalifu maagizo yangu na kutoshika amri zangu,

32 I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes.

32 nitaadhibu dhambi yao kwa fimbo, uovu wao kwa kuwapiga,

33 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

33 lakini sitauondoa upendo wangu kwake, wala sitausaliti uaminifu wangu kamwe.

34 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

34 Mimi sitavunja agano langu wala sitabadili lile ambalo midomo yangu imelitamka.

35 Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—

35 Mara moja na kwa milele, nimeapa kwa utakatifu wangu, nami sitamdanganya Daudi:

36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,

36 kwamba uzao wake utaendelea milele, na kiti chake cha enzi kitadumu mbele zangu kama jua;

37 like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

37 kitaimarishwa milele kama mwezi, shahidi mwaminifu angani.”

38 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.

38 Lakini wewe umemkataa, umemdharau, umemkasirikia sana mpakwa mafuta wako.

39 You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

39 Umelikana agano lako na mtumishi wako, na umeinajisi taji yake mavumbini.

40 You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.

40 Umebomoa kuta zake zote, na ngome zake zote umezifanya kuwa magofu.

41 All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

41 Wote wapitao karibu wamemnyangʼanya mali zake; amekuwa dharau kwa jirani zake.

42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

42 Umeutukuza mkono wa kuume wa adui zake, umewafanya watesi wake wote washangilie.

43 You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.

43 Umegeuza makali ya upanga wake, na hukumpa msaada katika vita.

44 You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.

44 Umeikomesha fahari yake, na kukiangusha kiti chake cha enzi.

45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah

45 Umezifupisha siku za ujana wake, umemfunika kwa vazi la aibu.

46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

46 Hata lini, Ee Bwana? Utajificha milele? Ghadhabu yako itawaka kama moto hata lini?

47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!

47 Kumbuka jinsi maisha yangu yanavyopita haraka. Ni kwa ubatili kiasi gani umemuumba mwanadamu!

48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

48 Ni mtu gani awezaye kuishi na asione kifo, au kujiokoa mwenyewe kutoka nguvu za kaburi?

49 Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

49 Ee Bwana, uko wapi upendo wako mkuu wa mwanzoni, ambao katika uaminifu wako ulimwapia Daudi?

50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

50 Bwana kumbuka jinsi mtumishi wako amesimangwa, jinsi ninavyovumilia moyoni mwangu dhihaka za mataifa yote,

51 how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

51 dhihaka ambazo kwazo adui zako wamenisimanga, Ee Bwana, ambazo kwazo wamesimanga kila hatua ya mpakwa mafuta wako.

52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.

52 Msifuni Bwana milele! Amen na Amen.