< Saam 145 >

1 David pakoehhaih saam laa. Ka Sithaw, Aw siangpahrang, nang to kang pakoeh han; na hmin to dungzan hoi dungzan khoek to tahamhoihaih ka paek han.
The Praise of David himself. I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.
2 Ni thokkruek tahamhoihaih kang paek moe, na hmin to dungzan hoi dungzan khoek to kang pakoeh han.
Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.
3 Angraeng loe len parai pongah, lensawkhaih hoiah pakoeh han krak; a lensawkhaih loe tah laek thai ai.
The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.
4 Na sak ih hmuennawk loe adung maeto pacoeng maeto khoek to pakoeh o ueloe, thacak na tok sakhaihnawk to thui o tih.
Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.
5 Pakoeh koi kaom thacak na lensawkhaih hoi na sak ih dawnrai hmuennawk to ka thuih han.
They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.
6 Kaminawk mah thacak, zitthok na sak ih hmuennawk to thui o tih, kai doeh na lensaawkhaih to ka taphong toeng han.
And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.
7 Kating ai na hoih haih to nihcae mah poek o ueloe, na toenghaih laa to sah o tih.
They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.
8 Angraeng loe tahmenhaih hoi amlunghaih ah oh; anih loe palungphui han rai moe, palungnathaih hoiah koi.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
9 Angraeng loe kami boih hanah hoih; a sak ih hmuennawk boih nuiah palungnathaih a tawnh.
The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
10 Aw Angraeng, na sak ih hmuennawk boih mah nang to saphaw o ueloe, nangmah ih kaciim kaminawk mah tahamhoihaih na paek o tih.
O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.
11 Na prae lensawkhaih hoi na thacakhaih to nihcae mah thui o tih;
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,
12 to tiah ni a thacakhaih hoiah sak ih hmuennawk, thacak a lensawkhaih prae to kaminawk boih mah panoek o thai tih.
so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
13 Na prae loe dungzan prae ah oh moe, na ukhaih loe adungnawk boih khoek to cak.
Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.
14 Angraeng loe amtimh kaminawk boih to patawnh moe, poek pahnaem kaminawk boih to tapom tahang.
The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
15 Kaminawk ih mik boih mah nang to ang khet o; atue phak naah nihcae to buh na pacah.
O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.
16 Na ban to paongh moe, hinghaih katawn sak ih hmuennawk boih koehhaih to na koepsak.
You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
17 Angraeng loe a caehhaih loklam boih ah toeng, a tok sakhaihnawk boih ah ciim.
The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.
18 Anih kawk kaminawk boih, loktangta hoiah anih kawk kaminawk boih to Angraeng mah oh thuih.
The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
19 Anih zithaih tawn kaminawk koehhaih to acungsak tih; nihcae hanghaih lok to thaih pae ueloe, nihcae to pahlong tih.
He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
20 Angraeng palung kaminawk to anih mah khetzawn; toe poeksae kaminawk loe amrosak boih tih.
The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.
21 Ka pakha mah loe Angraeng pakoehhaih lok to thui tih; kaminawk boih mah kaciim ahmin to dungzan hoi dungzan khoek to tahamhoihaih paek o nasoe.
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.

< Saam 145 >