Egalikano omolwoshigwana
Episalomi lyaAsaf
1 Kalunga, aapagani oya kwata po evi lyoye;
oya nyateke otempeli yoye ondjapuki,
Jerusalem oye shi ningi omakulukuma.
2 Omidhimba dhaantu yoye odha ningi iikulya yoondhila,
nomalutu gaapiya yoye oga pewa iilikama.
3 Ombinzi yaantu yoye oya tilwahi ngaashi omeya;
ashihe osha ningilwa momudhingoloko gwaJerusalem,
naasi oya nyengana okufumvika.
4 Iigwana yopuushiinda otayi tu sheke;
otayi tu yolo notayi tu nyeme.
5 Omuwa, sigo uunake to kala wa geya?
Sigo uunake ongeyo yoye tayi hwama ya fa omulilo?
6 Geela iigwana mbyoka yaa ku shi;
aantu mboka ihaaya tumbula edhina lyoye.
7 Oshoka oya mana po Jakob;
oya hanagula po ehala lyoye.
8 Ino tu geelela omayono gootate.
Tu sila ohenda mbala;
otwa shonopekwa unene.
9 Kalunga, omuhupithi gwetu,
tu kwatha.
Omolwesimano lyedhina lyoye
tu hupitha e to dhimi po oondjo dhetu.
10 Iigwana omolwashike yi na okutya:
“Kalunga keni oku li peni?”
Geela iigwana montaneho yetu,
sho ya dhipaga po aapiya yoye.
11 Okulila kwaaedhililwa mondholongo
naku thike momakutsi goye.
Oonkondo dhoyenadhi hupithe mbo ya pangulilwa eso.
12 Omuwa, iigwana iishiinda yetu
yi galulila luheyali uuwinayi wayo,
sho ye ku sheke.
13 Otse aantu yoye noonzi dhuusita woye;
otatu ku pandula aluhe
notatu ku hambelele aluhe sigo aluhe.
(A psalm by Asaph.)
Have Pity on Jerusalem
1 Our God, foreign nations
have taken your land,
disgraced your temple,
and left Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have fed the bodies
of your servants
to flesh-eating birds;
your loyal people are food
for savage animals.
3 All Jerusalem is covered
with their blood,
and there is no one left
to bury them.
4 Every nation around us
sneers and makes fun.
5 Our Lord, will you keep on
being angry?
Will your angry feelings
keep flaming up like fire?
6 Get angry with those nations
that don't know you
and won't worship you!
7 They have gobbled up
Jacob's descendants
and left the land in ruins.
8 Don't make us pay for the sins
of our ancestors.
Have pity and come quickly!
We are completely helpless.
9 Our God, you keep us safe.
Now help us! Rescue us.
Forgive our sins
and bring honor to yourself.
10 Why should nations ask us,
“Where is your God?”
Let us and the other nations
see you take revenge
for your servants who died
a violent death.
11 Listen to the prisoners groan!
Let your mighty power save all
who are sentenced to die.
12 Each of those nations sneered
at you, our Lord.
Now let others sneer at them,
seven times as much.
13 Then we, your people,
will always thank you.
We are like sheep
with you as our shepherd,
and all generations
will hear us praise you.
