< Saam 33 >

1 Nangcae katoeng kaminawk, Angraeng ah anghoe oh: katoeng kaminawk loe saphawhaih laasak han krak.
Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
2 Toenghaih hoiah Angraeng to pakoeh oh: aqui hato kaom katoeng tamoi kruek hoiah anih to pakoeh oh.
Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
3 Anih khaeah laa kangtha to sah oh; mongkah uenghaih hoiah kanawm ah anih to pakoeh oh.
Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
4 Angraeng ih lok loe toeng; anih ih toknawk boih loe toenghaih hoiah ni sak.
For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
5 Anih loe toenghaih hoiah khokhan moe, kamsoem ah lokcaekhaih to a koeh, long loe Angraeng hoihaih hoiah koi.
Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
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 The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7 Anih mah tuipui ih tuinawk to nawnto acuu moe, kathuk tuipui doeh pakhuenghaih ahmuen ah a suek.
Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
8 Long boih mah Angraeng to zii o nasoe: long kaminawk boih mah anih to khingza o nasoe.
Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
9 Tipongah tih nahaeloe anih loe thuih baktiah angcoengsak; a paek ih lok baktiah ohsak.
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
10 Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk lokramhaih to anih mah paro pae: kaminawk atimhaih doeh a phraek pae.
Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 Angraeng khokhanhaih loe dungzan khoek to cak, a poekhaih loe angzo han koi caanawk khoek to om poe tih.
The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, 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.
O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
13 Angraeng mah van hoi khet tathuk naah, kaminawk to hnuk boih.
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
14 A ohhaih ahmuen hoiah khet naah, long ah kaom hmuennawk to panoek boih.
From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
15 Angraeng mah kami boih hanah poekhaih palungthin to paek; nihcae mah sak ih hmuennawk Angraeng mah panoek boih.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
16 Kawbaktih siangpahrang doeh kanoih parai misatuh kaminawk mah pahlong ai: thacak kami doeh thacakhaih mah loisak ai.
The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17 Hrang mah ngancuemhaih paek thai ai: a thacakhaih mah mi doeh pahlong thai ai.
A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
18 Khenah, Angraeng ih mik loe angmah zithaih tawn kami, a palungnathaih oep kaminawk nuiah oh;
Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
19 duekhaih thung hoiah nihcae ih pakhra to anih mah pahlong moe, khokhaa naah nihcae hingsak hanah a khetzawn.
To deliver from death their soul, 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, Our help and our shield [is] He,
21 Kaciim anih ih ahmin to a oep o pongah, aicae ih palungthin loe anih ah anghoehaih a tawnh o.
For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
22 Aw Angraeng, nang kang oep o baktih toengah, na palungnathaih kaicae nuiah om nasoe.
Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

< Saam 33 >