Saam 116
1 Ka lok hoi tahmen ka hnikhaih lok, anih mah ang thaih pae pongah, Angraeng to ka palung.
I 'ahav ·affectionately love· Adonai, because he sh'ma ·hears obeys· my voice, and my cries for mercy.
2 Kai khae bangah a naa to patueng pongah, ka hing thung anih to ka kawk han.
Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3 Kai loe duekhaih qui mah ang zaeng moe, taprong patangkhanghaih mah ang naeh; raihaih hoi palungsethaih to ka tongh. (Sheol h7585)
The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol ·Place of the dead· got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 To naah Angraeng ih ahmin to ka kawk; Aw Angraeng, ka hinghaih na pahlong ah, tiah ka hnik.
Then I called on Adonai’s name: “Adonai, I beg you, deliver my soul.”
5 Angraeng loe toeng moe, tahmenhaih hoiah koi; ue, aicae ih Sithaw loe palungnathaih hoiah koi.
Adonai is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is racham ·merciful love·.
6 Angraeng mah poektoeng kami to khetzawn; poekhaih ka pahnaem naah, kai hae ang bomh.
Adonai preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
7 Aw ka hinghaih, nang hakhaih ahmuen ah amlaem ah; Angraeng mah nang hanah kahoih hmuen to sak boeh.
Teshuvah ·Completely return· to your rest, my soul, for Adonai has dealt bountifully with you.
8 Duekhaih thung hoiah ka hinghaih hae pahlong ah, mikkhraetui krakhaih thung hoiah ka mik hae pahlong ah loe, amthaekhaih thung hoiah ka khoknawk to na pahlong rae ah.
For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 Kai loe kahing kaminawk ih prae ah Angraeng hmaa ah ka caeh han.
I will walk before Adonai in the land of the living.
10 Kai loe patangkhang parai boeh, tiah ka thuih, toe tanghaih ka tawnh vop.
I trusted, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”
11 Poek ai pui hoiah kaminawk loe lok amlai o boih, tiah ka thuih moeng boeh.
I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”
12 Angraeng mah ka nuiah sak ih hoihaihnawk boih kawbangmaw ka pathok han?
What will I give to Adonai for all his benefits toward me?
13 Pahlonghaih boengloeng to ka patawnh moe, Angraeng ih ahmin to ka kawk han.
I will take the cup of yishu'ah ·salvation·, and call on Adonai’s name.
14 Angraeng khaeah lokkamhaih to anih ih kaminawk boih hmaa ah ka koepsak han.
I will pay my vows to Adonai, yes, in the presence of all his people.
15 Angmah ih kaciim kaminawk duekhaih loe, Angraeng mikhnuk ah atho kaom koek ah oh.
Precious in Adonai’s sight is the death of his saints.
16 Aw Angraeng, kai loe na tamna tangtang ni; kai loe na tamna hoi na tamna nongpata ih capa ah ka oh; pathlethaih khawkqui to nang khramh pae.
Adonai, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant. You have freed me from my chains.
17 Kawnhaih lok thuihaih to nang khaeah kang tathlang moe, Angraeng ih ahmin to ka kawk han.
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Adonai’s name.
18 Angmah ih kaminawk boih hmaa ah Angraeng khaeah lokkamhaih to ka koepsak han,
I will pay my vows to Adonai, yes, in the presence of all his people,
19 Angraeng ih im longhmaa ah, Aw Jerusalem, nang salakah ka koepsak han. Angraeng to saphaw oh.
in the courts of Adonai’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem [City of peace]. Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!
