1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.10.2 The wicked…: Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.10.3 heart’s: Heb. soul’s10.3 blesseth…: or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD
4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.10.4 God is…: or, all his thoughts are, There is no God
5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.10.6 never: Heb. unto generation and generation
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.10.7 deceit: Heb. deceits10.7 vanity: or, iniquity
8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.10.8 are…: Heb. hide themselves
9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.10.9 secretly: Heb. in the secret places
10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.10.10 He…: Heb. He breaketh himself10.10 by…: or, into his strong parts
11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.10.12 humble: or, afflicted
13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.10.14 committeth: Heb. leaveth
15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:10.17 prepare: or, establish
18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.10.18 oppress: or, terrify
Ũnene wa Ngai
1Wee Jehova, ũkũrũgama haraaya nĩkĩ?
Wĩhithaga nĩkĩ hĩndĩ ya mathĩĩna?
210:2 Ayub 20:19Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu etĩĩaga rĩrĩa ekũhĩta andũ arĩa matarĩ hinya,
rĩrĩa magwatio nĩ mĩbango ĩyo mathugundĩte.
310:3 Thab 94:4; Ayub 1:5Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu erahagĩra merirĩria ma ngoro yake;
arathimaga andũ arĩa akoroku, na akaruma Jehova.
4Mũndũ ũcio mwĩtĩĩi ndarongoragia Ngai;
meciiria-inĩ make mothe ndeciiragia ũhoro wa Ngai.
510:5 Thab 18:27; Jer 48:29Njĩra ciake ciikaraga igaacĩire hĩndĩ ciothe;
we nĩ mwĩtĩĩi mũno, namo mawatho maku nĩmamũraihĩrĩirie;
we nĩkũnyũrũria anyũrũragia arĩa marĩ ũthũ nake.
610:6 Kũg 18:7Eĩĩraga na ngoro yake atĩrĩ, “Gũtirĩ ũndũ ũngĩnyinainia;
ndĩrĩkoragwo ndĩ mũkenu hĩndĩ ciothe na gũtirĩ hĩndĩ ngoona thĩĩna.”
710:7 Arom 3:14; Koh 4:1; Ayub 20:12Kanua gake kaiyũrĩte irumi na maheeni, o na kũguoyohithania;
mĩtangĩko na mĩario mĩũru ĩrĩ rũrĩmĩ-inĩ rwake.
810:8 Jer 5:26; Hos 6:9Aikaraga oheirie andũ hakuhĩ na matũũra:
ageterera arĩa matarĩ na ũũru akamooraga,
aikaraga acũthĩrĩirie na hitho mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ na mũmũteithia.
9Aikaraga oheirie o ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ kĩmamo-inĩ kĩaguo;
agaikara oheirie nĩguo anyiite arĩa matarĩ na hinya;
anyiitaga arĩa matarĩ na hinya, akamakururia akamatwara mũtego-inĩ wake.
10Ahehenjaga andũ acio matarĩ na wa kũmateithia, makaringĩka;
magũũaga thĩ nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wake.
1110:11 Ayub 22:13Eĩĩraga na ngoro atĩrĩ, “Mũrungu nĩariganĩirwo:
nĩehumbĩrĩte ũthiũ na ndoonaga.”
1210:12 Mik 5:9; Thab 9:12Arahũka, Jehova!
Ambararia guoko gwaku na igũrũ, Wee Mũrungu.
Tiga kũriganĩrwo nĩ arĩa matarĩ na hinya.
13Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu arume Ngai?
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga eĩĩre na ngoro atĩrĩ,
“We ndangĩrĩhania?”
1410:14 Ayub 22:11No rĩrĩ, Wee Ngai, Wee nĩwonaga mathĩĩna o na kĩeha,
ũkoona ũhoro ũcio ũkawamũkĩra moko-inĩ maku.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ wa kũmũteithia eneanaga harĩwe.
Wee nĩwe mũteithia wa andũ arĩa matarĩ maithe mao.
15Una guoko kwa mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu na kwa ũrĩa mũũru;
mũrĩhie nĩ ũndũ wa waganu wake ũcio ũtangĩmenyeka.
1610:16 Thaam 15:18; Gũcook 8:20Jehova nĩwe Mũthamaki wa nginya tene;
ndũrĩrĩ nĩigathira ciehere bũrũri-inĩ wake.
17Wee Jehova, nĩũiguaga wendi wa andũ arĩa anyamaarie;
nĩũmomagĩrĩria, na ũgathikĩrĩria gũkaya kwao,
1810:18 Gũcook 24:17; Thab 9:9ũgitagĩra andũ arĩa matarĩ maithe na arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie,
nĩgeetha mũndũ, ũrĩa ũrĩ o wa thĩ, ndagacooke gwĩkanĩra guoya.
