Saam 140
1 Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah. David ih Saam laa. Aw Angraeng, kahoih ai kami khae hoiah na pahlong ah; poeksae kami ih ban thung hoiah na pakaa ah;
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
2 nihcae loe sethaih khue to poek o; ni thoekkruek misatuk hanah amkhueng o.
who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.
3 Nihcae loe palai to pahui palai baktiah taak o; nihcae ih pahni thungah pahui sae kasoe tui to oh. (Selah)
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips.
4 Aw Angraeng, kasae kaminawk ih ban thung hoiah na pakaa ah; poeksae kami ih ban thung hoiah na pakaa ah; nihcae loe ka khok tangkan amthaeksak hanah poek o.
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
5 Amoek kaminawk mah kai hanah tamquta hoi thaang ang patung pae o moe, qui to payang o; ka caehhaih loklam ah palok payang o moe, dongh patung o. (Selah)
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me.
6 Angraeng khaeah, nang loe kai ih Sithaw ah na oh, tiah ka thuih; Aw Angraeng, tahmen kang hnikhaih hae tahngai ah.
I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
7 Aw Angraeng Sithaw, thacak kai akrangkung, misatukhaih niah ka lu hae nang khuk pae boeh.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Aw Angraeng, kasae kaminawk koehhaih to paek hmah; nihcae poekhaih doeh koepsak hmah, to tih ai nahaeloe nihcae loe amoek o moeng tih. (Selah)
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted.
9 Kai takui kaminawk ih lu loe, angmacae pahni hoi thuih ih sethaih mah khuk nasoe.
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10 Nihcae nuiah hmai kamngaeh to krah nasoe; nihcae angthawk o let han ai ah, kangqong hmai thungah, tangqom kathuk thungah va o nasoe.
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
11 Sethaih lok thui thaih kami loe prae thungah om hmah nasoe; to baktih poeksae kami loe a hnukah sethaih mah patom nasoe.
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
12 Patangkhang kami to Angraeng mah khetzawn, amtang kami to toenghaih hoiah lok a caek.
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
13 Tangtang ni katoeng kaminawk mah loe na hmin to saphaw o tih; poektoeng kaminawk loe na hmaa ah om o tih.
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
