Saam 106
1 Angraeng to saphaw oh; Angraeng loe hoih pongah, angmah khaeah kawnhaih lok to thui oh; anih amlunghaih loe dungzan ah cak.
Praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh, because he does good things [for us]; he faithfully loves [us] forever/continually!
2 Mi maw Angraeng mah sak ih thacak hmuennawk to thui thaih? Mi mah maw anih pakoehhaih to amtuengsak boih thai tih?
[Because Yahweh has done many great things], no one can [RHQ] tell all the great things that Yahweh has done, and no one can praise him enough/sufficiently.
3 Toenghaih sah poe kaminawk, katoeng hmuen pazui kaminawk loe tahamhoih o.
(Happy are/He is pleased with) those who act fairly/justly, with those who always do what is right.
4 Aw Angraeng, nangmah ih kaminawk khaeah na hoihhaih amtuengsak naah, na pahnet hmah; na pahlonghaih hoiah angzo ah,
Yahweh, be kind to me when you help your people; help me when you rescue/save them.
5 to tiah nahaeloe na qoih kami ih hoihhaih to ka hnu tih, na caeng kaminawk to kang hoe haih ueloe, qawk ah na toep ih kaminawk hoi nawnto kang pakoeh thai tih.
Allow me to see it when your people become prosperous again and when [all the people of] your nation, [Israel], are happy; allow me to be happy with them! I want to praise you along with [all] those [others] who belong to you.
6 Kaicae loe kam panawk ih zaehaih baktiah ka zae o boeh, hmuen ka sak o pazae boeh; kahoih ai hmuen to ka sak o boeh.
We and our ancestors have sinned; we have done things that were very wicked [DOU].
7 Kam panawk Izip prae ah oh o naah, na sak ih dawnrai hmuennawk to panoek o thai ai; pop parai na palungnathaihnawk to panoek o ai boeh, tuipui taengah tuipui kathim taengah, anih to laisaep o thuih.
When our ancestors were in Egypt, they did not pay attention to the wonderful things that Yahweh did; they forgot about the many times that he showed that he faithfully loved them. Instead, when they were at the Red Sea, they rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god.
8 Toe thacak a sakthaihaih to amtuengsak thai hanah, angmah ih ahmin hoiah nihcae to pahlong.
But he rescued them for the sake of his own [reputation] in order that he could show that he is very powerful.
9 Tuipui kathim to a zoeh naah, tui to kang boih; praezaek ah caeh baktih toengah, nihcae to a caeh haih.
He rebuked the Red Sea and it became dry, and [then] while he led our ancestors across it, they walked through it as though it were as dry as a desert [SIM].
10 Nihcae hnuma kami ih ban thung hoiah anih mah pahlong moe, misa ban thung hoiah nihcae to akrangh.
In that way he rescued them from the power [MTY] of their enemies who hated them [DOU].
11 Nihcae ih misanawk loe tui mah khuk hmoek, maeto doeh anghmat o ai.
[Then] their enemies were drowned in the water [of the Red Sea]; not one of them was left.
12 To naah nihcae mah a thuih ih loknawk to tang o moe, anih saphawhaih laa to a sak o.
When that happened, our ancestors believed [that Yahweh had truly done for them] what he had promised to do, and they sang to praise him.
13 Toe nasetto doeh akra ai ah anih mah sak ih hmuennawk to pahnet o let; anih mah thuih ih lok to zing o ai,
But they soon forgot what he had done for them; they [did things] without waiting to find out what Yahweh wanted them to do.
14 toe caaknaek koeh hmoekhaih hoiah praezaek ah khosak o moe, praezaek ah Sithaw to tanoek o.
They intensely wanted [food like they formerly ate in Egypt]. They [did evil things to] find out [if they could do those things without God punishing them].
15 Nihcae mah hnik ih hmuen to anih mah paek pae, toe angmacae pakhra zaekhaih to a phaksak.
[So] he gave them what they requested, but he [also] caused a terrible disease to afflict them.
16 Nihcae kahni im ah atai o naah, Mosi hoi Angraeng ih kaciim kami Aaron to a ut o.
[Later] when [some of] the men became jealous of Moses and [his older brother] Aaron, who was dedicated [to serve Yahweh by being a priest],
17 To naah long to koih moe, Dathan to paaeh; Abiram ih ampuinawk to taet hmoek.
the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and [also] buried Abiram and his family.
18 Anih ih kaminawk to hmai hoiah qoeng o, kahoih ai kaminawk to hmaipalai mah kangh boih.
And [God sent] a fire down [from heaven] which burned up [all] the wicked [people who (supported them/agreed with) them].
19 Horeb ah maitaw caanawk to sak o moe, to tiah sakcop ih krang to a bok o.
Then the [Israeli leaders] made a gold statue at Sinai [Mountain] and worshiped it.
20 Angmacae lensawkhaih to qam kacaa, sakcop ih maitaw krang hoiah athlaeng o.
Instead of worshiping [our] glorious God, they [started to] worship a statue of a bull that eats grass!
21 Izip prae ah kalen parai hmuen kasah,
They forgot about God, who had rescued them by the great miracles that he performed in Egypt.
22 Ham prae ah dawnrai hmuennawk kasah, tuipui kathim taengah zitthok hmuennawk kasah, angmacae pahlongkung Sihtaw to pahnet o ving boeh.
They forgot about the wonderful things that he did for them in Egypt and the amazing/awesome things that he did for them at the Red Sea.
23 To pongah nihcae to paduek han ai ah, anih palungphuihaih to dipsak hanah, a qoih ih Mosi mah a hmaa ah angdoe khoep ai nahaeloe, nihcae to paduek tih boeh.
Because of that, God said that he would get rid of the Israelis, but Moses, whom God had chosen [to serve him], pleaded with God [not to get rid of them]. And as a result God did not destroy them.
24 Ue, nihcae mah kahoih prae to patoek o moe, a thuih ih lok to tang o ai.
[Later], our ancestors (refused/were afraid) to enter beautiful [Canaan] land because they did not believe [that God would enable them to take the land from the people who were living there, as] he had promised.
25 Angmacae ih kahni im ah laisaep o, Angraeng ih lok to tahngai o ai.
They stayed in their tents and grumbled and would not pay attention to what Yahweh said that they should do.
26 To pongah nihcae to praezaek ah hum hanah,
So he solemnly [MTY] told them that he would cause them to die [there] in the desert,
27 a caanawk doeh prae kalah kaminawk ih ban thungah amtimsak moe, prae thung boih ah amhetsak phang hanah, a ban payanghaih hoiah lokkamhaih to a sak.
and that he would scatter their descendants among the [people of other] nations/people-groups [who did not believe in him], and that he would allow them to die in those lands.
28 Nihcae loe Peor ih Baal khaeah angqoi o lat moe, hinghaih katawn ai sithawnawk khaeah paek ih angbawnhaih buh aannawk to a caak o.
Later the Israeli people [started to] worship [the idol of] Baal [who they thought lived] at Peor [Mountain], and they ate [meat that had been] sacrificed to [Baal and those other] lifeless gods.
29 To tiah a sak o ih hmuennawk hoiah Sithaw palungphui hanah a sak o pongah, nihcae khaeah nathaih to phaksak.
Yahweh became [very] angry because of what they had done, [so again] he sent a terrible disease to attack/strike them.
30 Toe Phinehas loe angthawk moe, nihcae abomh hanah salakah angdoet pongah, nathaih to amkhap pae duk.
But Phinehas stood up and punished/killed [the ones who had sinned greatly], and as a result the (plague/serious disease) ended.
31 To tiah a sak ih hmuen pongah anih loe angzo han koi adung kaminawk boih mah kami katoeng ni, tiah dungzan khoek to thuih o.
People have remembered that righteous thing that Phinehas did, and in future years people will remember it.
32 Lok angaekhaih tui taengah nihcae mah Angraeng to palungphui o sak, nihcae pongah Mosi khaeah raihaih to phak,
[Then] at Meribah Springs our ancestors caused Yahweh to become angry, and as a result Moses had trouble.
33 Sithaw ih Muithla to aek o pongah, poek ai puiah Mosi ih pakha thung hoiah lok to tacawt.
They caused Moses to become very angry [IDM], and he said things that were foolish.
34 Angraeng mah nihcae khaeah paek ih lok baktih toengah, acaeng kalah kaminawk to hum o ai,
Our ancestors did not destroy the people [who did not believe in Yahweh] like he told them to do.
35 toe Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk hoiah angbaeh o moe, nihcae khosakhaih tuinuen to amtuk o.
Instead, they mingled with people from those people-groups, and they started to do the evil things that those people did.
36 Angmacae han thaang ah kaom, prae kalah kaminawk ih krangnawk to a bok o.
Our ancestors worshiped the idols of those people, which resulted in their being destroyed/exiled/taken to another country [MET].
37 Ue, angbawnhaih ah a capa hoi a canunawk to taqawk khaeah paek o,
[Some of] the Israelis sacrificed their sons and daughters to the demons [that those idols represented].
38 Kanaan kaminawk mah bok o ih krangnawk khaeah, tidoeh panoek ai a capanawk hoi a canunawk ih athii to palong o; athii hoiah prae to panuet thok ah a sak o.
They killed [MTY] their own children, who (were innocent/had not done things that were wrong), and offered them as sacrifices to the idols in Canaan. [As a result], Canaan land was polluted by those murders [MTY].
39 A sak o ih hmuennawk hoiah angmacae to amhnong o sak; a sak o ih hmuennawk hoiah tangyat zaw kami ah angcoeng o.
So by their deeds they caused themselves to become unacceptable to God; [because they did not faithfully worship only God], [they became like] women who sleep with other men [instead of sleeping only with their husbands] [MET].
40 To pongah Angraeng loe angmah ih kaminawk nuiah palungphui, angmah ih qawktoep koi kaminawk doeh panuet.
So Yahweh became very angry with his people; he was completely disgusted with them.
41 To pongah nihcae to Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ban ah a paek, a hnukma ih kaminawk mah nihcae to uk.
[As a result] he allowed people-groups [who did not believe in him] to conquer them, so those who hated our ancestors started to rule over them.
42 A misanawk mah nihcae to pacaekthaek o, nihcae to misa ban thungah a suek.
Their enemies (oppressed them/treated them cruelly) and completely controlled them [MET].
43 Anih mah nihcae to pahlong tuektuek boeh; toe anih ih lokaek han khue a poek o pongah, nihcae loe angmacae zaehaih thungah amtimh o.
Many times Yahweh rescued them, but they continued to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed because of the sins that they committed.
44 Toe nihcae qahhaih lok anih mah thaih naah, patang a khang o haih to a poek pae let;
However, Yahweh [always] heard them when they cried out to him; he listened to them when they were distressed.
45 nihcae khaeah sak ih a lokmaihaih to poek pae let, pop parai a palungnathaih baktih toengah, dawnpakhuemhaih a tawnh.
For their sake, he thought about the agreement/promise that he had made [to bless] them, and because he never stopped loving them very much, he changed his mind [about punishing them more].
46 Nihcae misongah caeh haih kaminawk khaeah tahmenhaih a tawnhsak let.
He caused all those who had taken the Israelis [to Babylonia] to (feel sorry for/pity) them.
47 Aw Angraeng kaicae ih Sithaw, kaciim na hmin pongah anghoehaih lok to ka thuih o moe, na lensawkhaih to ka saphaw o thai hanah, kaicae hae na pahlong ah loe, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ih ban thung hoiah na tacuu let ah.
Yahweh our God, rescue/save us and bring us back [to Israel] from among those people-groups in order that we may thank you [MTY] and joyfully praise you.
48 Israelnawk ih Angraeng Sithaw loe dungzan hoi dungzan khoek to tahamhoihaih om nasoe; kaminawk boih mah, Amen, tiah thui o nasoe. Angraeng to saphaw oh.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], praise him now and forever! And I want everyone to say, “Amen/May it be so!” Praise Yahweh!
