Saam 124

1 David ih kasang laa. Aicae bangah Angraeng om ai nahaeloe, Israelnawk mah hae tiah thui o nasoe;

A Song of Ascents. David’s. If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say:

2 aicae bangah Angraeng om ai nahaeloe, kaminawk loe aicae ih misa ah om o tih,

If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

3 nihcae mah aicae han palung ang phui o thuih naah, aicae to kahing ah na paaeh o tih boeh;

Then, alive, had they swallowed us up, in the glow of their anger against us;

4 kalen tui mah aicae khuk khoep ueloe, aicae pakhra nuiah tui to long tih boeh;

Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul;

5 kamoek tuinawk loe aicae pakhra nuiah long o tih boeh.

Then, had gone over our soul the waters so proud!

6 Nihcae mah aicae haa hoi kaek hanah paek ai, Angraeng loe tahamhoihaih om nasoe.

Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth.

7 Aicae ih pakhra loe dongh patung kami ih dongh thung hoi kaloih tavaa baktiah loih o; dongh qui to apet dok moe, aicae loe a loih o.

Our soul, as a bird, hath escaped from the snare of the fowlers, The snare, is broken, and, we, are escaped:

8 Aicae abomhaih loe van hoi long sahkung, Angraeng ih ahmin ah ni oh.

Our help, is in the Name of Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.