< Saam 33 >

1 Nangcae katoeng kaminawk, Angraeng ah anghoe oh: katoeng kaminawk loe saphawhaih laasak han krak.
Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
2 Toenghaih hoiah Angraeng to pakoeh oh: aqui hato kaom katoeng tamoi kruek hoiah anih to pakoeh oh.
Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
3 Anih khaeah laa kangtha to sah oh; mongkah uenghaih hoiah kanawm ah anih to pakoeh oh.
Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 Angraeng ih lok loe toeng; anih ih toknawk boih loe toenghaih hoiah ni sak.
For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is [done] in faithfulness.
5 Anih loe toenghaih hoiah khokhan moe, kamsoem ah lokcaekhaih to a koeh, long loe Angraeng hoihaih hoiah koi.
He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.
6 Vannawk loe Angraeng ih lok hoiah sak moe, van ah kaom hmuennawk boih doeh a pakha thung ih takhi hoiah ni a sak.
By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 Anih mah tuipui ih tuinawk to nawnto acuu moe, kathuk tuipui doeh pakhuenghaih ahmuen ah a suek.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
8 Long boih mah Angraeng to zii o nasoe: long kaminawk boih mah anih to khingza o nasoe.
Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 Tipongah tih nahaeloe anih loe thuih baktiah angcoengsak; a paek ih lok baktiah ohsak.
For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk lokramhaih to anih mah paro pae: kaminawk atimhaih doeh a phraek pae.
Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
11 Angraeng khokhanhaih loe dungzan khoek to cak, a poekhaih loe angzo han koi caanawk khoek to om poe tih.
The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Angmah ih qawktoep hanah a qoih ih kaminawk hoi Sithaw loe Angraeng ni, tiah tapom acaengnawk loe tahamhoih o.
Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 Angraeng mah van hoi khet tathuk naah, kaminawk to hnuk boih.
Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
14 A ohhaih ahmuen hoiah khet naah, long ah kaom hmuennawk to panoek boih.
From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 Angraeng mah kami boih hanah poekhaih palungthin to paek; nihcae mah sak ih hmuennawk Angraeng mah panoek boih.
He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
16 Kawbaktih siangpahrang doeh kanoih parai misatuh kaminawk mah pahlong ai: thacak kami doeh thacakhaih mah loisak ai.
There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 Hrang mah ngancuemhaih paek thai ai: a thacakhaih mah mi doeh pahlong thai ai.
A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
18 Khenah, Angraeng ih mik loe angmah zithaih tawn kami, a palungnathaih oep kaminawk nuiah oh;
Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
19 duekhaih thung hoiah nihcae ih pakhra to anih mah pahlong moe, khokhaa naah nihcae hingsak hanah a khetzawn.
To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Aicae hinghaih mah Angraeng to zing: anih loe aicae bomkung hoi angvaenhaih aphaw ah oh.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
21 Kaciim anih ih ahmin to a oep o pongah, aicae ih palungthin loe anih ah anghoehaih a tawnh o.
For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Aw Angraeng, nang kang oep o baktih toengah, na palungnathaih kaicae nuiah om nasoe.
Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.

< Saam 33 >