1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.57.1 merciful…: Heb. men of kindness, or, godliness57.1 from…: or, from that which is evil 2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.57.2 enter into: or, go in57.2 in his…: or, before him
3¶ But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?57.5 with…: or, among the oaks 6Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 8Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.57.8 made…: or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs57.8 where…: or, thou providedst room 9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.57.9 thou…: or, thou respectedst 10Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.57.10 life: or, living 11And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? 12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
13¶ When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; 14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. 15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.57.17 frowardly: Heb. turning away 18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Ibada Ya Sanamu Ya Israeli Iliyo Batili
157:1 Eze 21:3; 2Fal 22:20; Za 12:1; Isa 42:25Mwenye haki hupotea,
wala hakuna hata mmoja awazaye hilo moyoni mwake;
watu wanaomcha Mungu huondolewa,
wala hakuna hata mmoja anayeelewa
kuwa wenye haki wameondolewa
ili wasipatikane na maovu.
257:2 Isa 26:7; Kum 12:13Wale waendao kwa unyofu
huwa na amani;
hupata pumziko walalapo mautini.
357:3 Mal 3:5; Yak 4:4; Yer 2:20; Kut 22:18; Mt 16:4; Isa 1:20“Lakini ninyi:
Njooni hapa, ninyi wana wa wachawi,
ninyi wazao wa wazinzi na makahaba!
457:4 Isa 1:2Mnamdhihaki nani?
Ni nani mnayemcheka kwa dharau,
na kumtolea ndimi zenu?
Je, ninyi si watoto wa waasi,
uzao wa waongo?
557:5 Kum 12:2; 2Fal 16:4; Eze 16:20; Kum 18:10; Isa 1:29; Law 18:21; 18:2; Za 106:37-38Mnawaka tamaa katikati ya mialoni
na chini ya kila mti uliotanda matawi;
mnawatoa kafara watoto wenu kwenye mabonde
na chini ya majabali yenye mianya.
657:6 2Fal 17:10; Hab 2:19; Yer 44:18; 19:13; 7:18; 3:9; 7:18; 5:9-29; 9:9; 2:19“Sanamu zilizo katikati ya mawe laini ya mabondeni ndizo fungu lenu;
hizo ndizo sehemu yenu.
Naam, kwa hizo mmemimina sadaka za vinywaji,
na kutoa sadaka za nafaka.
Katika haya yote,
niendelee kuona huruma?
757:7 Yer 3:6; Eze 6:3; 23:41; 20:29; 20:27-28Umeweka kitanda chako juu kwenye kilima kirefu kilichoinuka,
huko ulikwenda kutoa dhabihu zako.
857:8 Eze 16:26; 23:7, 18; 23:18Nyuma ya milango yako na miimo yako
umeweka alama zako za kipagani.
Kwa kuniacha mimi, ulifunua kitanda chako,
umepanda juu yake na kukipanua sana;
ulifanya patano na wale ambao unapenda vitanda vyao,
nawe uliangalia uchi wao.
957:9 Law 18:21; 1Fal 11:5; Wim 4:10; Eze 23:16, 40Ulikwenda kwa Moleki57:9 Moleki alikuwa mungu aliyekuwa anaabudiwa na Waamoni; pia alijulikana kama Malkomu, Maloki au Kemoshi wa Moabu. ukiwa na mafuta ya zeituni,
na ukaongeza manukato yako.
Ukawatuma wajumbe wako mbali sana,
ukashuka kwenye kaburi57:9 Kaburi hapa maana yake ni Kuzimu, kwa Kiebrania ni Sheol. lenyewe!
1057:10 Yer 18:12; Mal 3:14; Isa 47:13; Yer 2:25; 1Sam 2:4Ulikuwa umechoshwa na njia zako zote,
lakini hukusema, ‘Hakuna tumaini.’
Ulipata uhuisho wa nguvu zako,
kwa sababu hiyo hukuzimia.
1157:11 Mit 29:25; Eze 22:12; Yer 18:15; Es 4:14; Za 50:21; Yer 3:21; 1Fal 1:15; Isa 17:10“Ni nani uliyemhofu hivyo na kumwogopa
hata ukawa mwongo kwangu,
wala hukunikumbuka
au kutafakari hili moyoni mwako?
Si ni kwa sababu nimekuwa kimya muda mrefu
hata huniogopi?
1257:12 Eze 16:2; Mik 2:2-8; Isa 29:15; 66:18Nitaifunua haki yako na matendo yako,
nayo hayatakufaidi.
1357:13 Za 37:3-9; Yer 30:15; Isa 2:2-3; Yer 22:20; Amu 10:14; Za 118:8; Isa 65:9-11Utakapolia kwa kuhitaji msaada,
sanamu zako ulizojikusanyia na zikuokoe!
Upepo utazipeperusha zote,
pumzi peke yake itazipeperusha,
Lakini mtu atakayenifanya kimbilio lake,
atairithi nchi
na kuumiliki mlima wangu mtakatifu.”
Faraja Kwa Wenye Majuto
1457:14 Isa 62:10; Yer 18:15; Isa 11:16Tena itasemwa:
“Jengeni, jengeni, itengenezeni njia!
Ondoeni vikwazo katika njia ya watu wangu.”
1557:15 Kum 33:27; Ay 6:10; Mik 6:8; Za 90:2; 2Fal 22:19; Zek 2:13; Isa 52:13; Ay 16:19Kwa maana hili ndilo asemalo Aliye juu, yeye aliyeinuliwa sana,
yeye aishiye milele, ambaye jina lake ni Mtakatifu:
“Ninaishi mimi mahali palipoinuka na patakatifu,
lakini pia pamoja na yeye aliye na roho iliyotubu
na mwenye roho ya unyenyekevu,
ili kuzihuisha roho za wanyenyekevu
na kuihuisha mioyo yao waliotubu.
1657:16 Za 85:5; Mik 7:18; Ebr 12:9; Isa 3:13-14; 54:9; Zek 12:1Sitaendelea kulaumu milele,
wala sitakasirika siku zote,
kwa kuwa roho ya mwanadamu
ingezimia mbele zangu:
yaani pumzi ya mwanadamu niliyemuumba.
1757:17 Isa 56:11; Yer 8:10; Isa 30:15; 53:6; 66:3Nilighadhibika na tamaa yake ya dhambi;
nilimwadhibu, nikauficha uso wangu kwa hasira,
na bado aliendelea katika njia zake za tamaa.
1857:18 Kum 32:39; 2Nya 7:14; Isa 49:13; Za 48:14; Isa 42:16; 48:17Nimeziona njia zake, lakini nitamponya,
nitamwongoza na kumrudishia upya faraja,
1957:19 Isa 51:16; Ebr 13:15; Efe 2:17; Mdo 2:39; Lk 2:14; Isa 32:17; 26:3nikiumba sifa midomoni ya waombolezaji
katika Israeli.
Amani, amani, kwa wale walio mbali
na kwa wale walio karibu,”
asema Bwana. “Nami nitawaponya.”
2057:20 Ay 18:5-21; Mwa 49:4; Efe 4:14; Yud 13; Za 69:14Bali waovu ni kama bahari ichafukayo,
ambayo haiwezi kutulia,
mawimbi yake hutupa takataka na matope.
2157:21 Isa 26:3; Eze 13:16; Isa 59:8; 48:22Mungu wangu asema,
“Hakuna amani kwa waovu.”
