Saam 121

1 Kasang laa. Naa bang hoiah maw kai bomkung angzo tih? tiah poek hoiah mae bangah ka dan tahang.

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!

2 Kai bomkung loe long hoi van sahkung, Angraeng khae hoiah ni ang zoh.

My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth.

3 Anih mah loe na khok to amthaeksak mak ai, nang toepkung loe iih angam mak ai.

May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber!

4 Khenah, Israel toepkung loe iih angam mak ai, iip doeh iip mak ai.

Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel.

5 Angraeng loe nang toepkung ah oh; Angraeng loe na bantang bangah nang han tahlip paekkung ah oh.

Yahweh, is thy keeper, Yahweh, is thy shade, on thy right hand:

6 Athun ah ni mah na kangh mak ai, aqum ah doeh khrah mah raihaih na paek mak ai.

By day, the sun, shall not smite, nor, the moon, by night.

7 Angraeng mah kahoih ai hmuen congca thung hoiah na pakaa ueloe, na hinghaih to toep tih.

Yahweh, will keep thee from all harm, He will keep thy life.

8 Angraeng mah na caehhaih hoi nang zohhaih to vaihi hoi dungzan khoek to toep tih.

Yahweh, will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth, even unto times age-abiding.