Saam 25
1 David ih Saam laa. Aw Angraeng, ka hinghaih kang tathlang.
Yahweh, my God, I give myself to you.
2 Aw ka Sithaw, na nuiah kam ha: na zatsak hmah loe, ka misanawk mah na pazawk o hmah nasoe.
I trust in you. Do not allow my enemies [to defeat me], with the result that I would be ashamed/disgraced. Do not allow my enemies to defeat/conquer me, with the result that they would rejoice.
3 Ue, na nuiah amha kaminawk boih loe azathaih tong o mak ai: takung tiodeh om ai ah oep om ai ah khosah kaminawk loe azatpaw o tih.
Do not allow any of those who trust in you to be disappointed/disgraced. Cause those who (act treacherously toward/try to deceive) others to be disappointed/disgraced.
4 Aw Angraeng, na loklamnawk to na patuek ah loe, na caehhaih loklamnawk to na hnusak ah.
Yahweh, show me the way that I should (conduct my life/live as you want me to), teach me how to act in the manner that you want me to act/behave.
5 Nang loe ka pahlonghaih Sithaw ah na oh pongah, na loktang thungah na hoi ah loe, na patuk ah; ni thokkruek nang ni kang zing.
Teach me to conduct my life [by obeying] your truth because you are my God, the one who saves me. All the time I trust in you.
6 Aw Angraeng, canghnii hoiah kaom na palungnathaih hoi nam lunghaih to pahnet hmah.
Yahweh, do not forget how you have acted mercifully to me and have faithfully loved me; that is the way that you have acted toward me from long ago.
7 Ka qoeng thuem naah ka sak ih, zaehaihnawk hoi lokaekhaihnawk to poek hmah lai ah: Aw Angraeng, nang loe na hoih moe, palungnathaih na tawnh baktih toengah na pahnet hmah.
Forgive me for all the sinful things I did and the ways that I rebelled against you when I was young; I ask this because you faithfully love your people and do good things for them, Yahweh, do not forget me!
8 Angraeng loe toeng moe, hoih pongah zaehaih tawn kaminawk hanah angmah ih loklam to patuek.
Yahweh is good and fair/just; therefore he shows sinners (how they should conduct their lives/how to live as you want them to).
9 Mi tlim ah khosah kaminawk to toenghaih a hnuksak, poeknaem kaminawk hanah angmah ih loklam to patuk.
He shows humble people what is right for them to do and teaches them what he wants [them to do].
10 Angraeng ih loklamnawk loe, a lokmaihaih hoi a thuih ih loknawk pazui kaminawk boih hanah, palungnathaih hoi loktang ah oh.
He always faithfully loves and does what he has promised to those who keep his agreement with them and who do what he requires.
11 Aw Angraeng, ka sakpazaehaih len parai cadoeh, na hmin rang hoiah tahmen ah.
Yahweh, forgive me for all my sins, which are many, in order that I may honor you [MTY].
12 Angraeng zii kami loe mi aa? To kami hanah a qoih pae ih loklam to patuk tih.
To all those who revere you [RHQ], you show them the (right way to conduct their lives/things that they should do).
13 Anih loe hoihaih hoi khosah ueloe, anih ih ca mah long to toep tih.
They will always be prosperous, and their descendants will continue to live in [this] land.
14 Angraeng zii kaminawk loe, panoek thai ai ih a lokmaihaih to panoeksak.
Yahweh is a friend of those who have an awesome respect for him, and he teaches them the agreement that he [made with them].
15 Ka mik mah Angraeng khue ni danh; anih mah thaang pongah kaman ka khok to na khramh pae tih.
I always ask [MTY] Yahweh to help me, and he rescues me from danger [MET].
16 Kaimabueng patangkhanghaih hoiah ka oh sut pongah, kai khaeah angqoi ah loe, na tahmen rae ah.
Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me, because I am alone, and I am very distressed because I am suffering/oppressed.
17 Poek patanghaih ka thuilaek ai: khosak binghaih thung hoi na loisak ah.
Help me to not worry, and rescue me from my troubles.
18 Ka patanghaih hoi pacip paaahaih to na khen paeh loe, ka zaehaihnawk boih na tahmen ah.
Note that I am distressed and troubled [DOU], and forgive [me for] all my sins.
19 Ka misanawk loe pop o phi, nihcae mah paroeai kai ang hnukma o, tiah panoek ah.
Also note that I have many enemies, see that they hate me very much.
20 Ka hinghaih hae pakaa ah loe, na pahlong ah: nang thungah ka buep pongah, azat na pawsak hmah.
Protect me, and rescue me from them; do not allow [them to defeat me], [with the result that] I would be ashamed/disgraced; I have come to you to (get refuge/be safe).
21 Nang kang zing pongah, poekciimhaih hoi toenghaih mah na pakaa nasoe.
Protect me because I do what is good and honest/just [PRS], and because I trust in you.
22 Aw Sithaw, Israel hae raihaihnawk boih thung hoiah akrang ah!
God, rescue [us] Israeli people from all of our troubles!
