Saam 122

1 David ih kasang laa. Angraeng im ah caeh o si, tiah ang thuih o naah, anghoehaih ka tawnh.

A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

2 Aw Jerusalem, kaicae ih khoknawk loe na khongkha thungah angdoet boeh.

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, nang loe kacakah sak ih, kranghoih vangpui ah na oh!

Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together:

4 Acaeng kaminawk loe caeh o tahang moe, Israelnawk mah thuih ih baktih toengah, Angraeng ih acaengnawk loe Angraeng ih ahmin pakoeh hanah caeh o tahang.

Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

5 To ah lokcaekhaih angraeng tangkhangnawk hoi David im ih angraeng tangkhangnawk to oh.

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Jerusalem monghaih tawnh hanah lawkthui oh; nang palung kaminawk loe khosak hoih o nasoe.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

7 Na sipae thungah monghaih to om nasoe loe, na angraenghaih imthung ah khosak hoihaih om nasoe.

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

8 Kam nawkamya hoi ampuinawk pongah, na thungah monghaih om nasoe, tiah ka thuih han.

For my brethren and companions’ sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

9 Aicae Angraeng Sithaw ih im pongah, na hoihaih to ka pakrong han.

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.