Saam 37
1 David ih Saam laa. Hmuensae sah kaminawk pongah palungboeng hmah loe, nihcae to awt hmah.
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
2 Nihcae loe akra ai ah qam baktiah aat ueloe, qam kahing baktiah azaem o tih.
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
3 Angraeng to oep ah loe, kahoih hmuen to sah ah; prae thungah om ah loe, poek caksak ah.
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
4 Angraeng ah anghoehaih tawn ah, to tih nahaeloe palung thung hoi na koeh ih hmuen to na paek tih.
Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
5 Na caehhaih loklam to Angraeng khaeah aap ah; anih to oep ah; to tih nahaeloe angmah na hoi tih.
Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
6 Anih mah loe na toenghaih to hmai baktih, katoengah takroek ih lok to athun ih ni aengh baktiah aangsak tih.
And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noon-day.
7 Angraeng hmaa ah anghngai duem ah loe, anih to palungsawkhaih hoiah zing ah: a caehhaih loklam amkah hanah toksah thaih, sethaih poeng hanah toksah thaih kami pongah palungboeng hmah.
Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
8 Palungphui hmah loe, palung doeh baesak hmah: zaehaih sak hanah kahoih ai poekhaih to tawn hmah.
ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
9 Sethaih sah kaminawk loe pahnawt sut ah om tih, toe Angraeng zing kaminawk loe long to toep o tih.
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
10 Sethaih sah kami loe akra ai ah om mak ai boeh: ue, anih ih ahmuen to na pakrong khing cadoeh, na hnu mak ai.
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].
11 Toe tuinom tawn kaminawk loe long hae toep o ueloe, kating ai monghaih hoiah khosak nawm o tih.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
12 Kasae kami mah loe katoeng kami to pacaeng moe, haa a kaek thuih.
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
13 Toe anih ih atue pha tih boeh, tiah Angraeng mah panoek pongah, anih to pahnui thuih.
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
14 Kasae kaminawk mah amtang kaminawk to amtimsak moe, toenghaih sah kaminawk to hum hanah, sumsen aphong thuih pacoengah, kalii to anueng thuih.
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.
15 Toe angmacae ih sumsen mah angmacae ih palung to thun pae ueloe, palaanawk doeh angkhaek pae tih.
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
16 Kahoih ai kami angraeng parai pongah loe, katoeng kami mah tawn ih hmuen zetta to hoih kue.
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
17 Kasae kami ih ban loe angkhaek tih: toe katoeng kami loe Angraeng mah patawnh.
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
18 Katoeng kaminawk ih aninawk loe Angraeng mah panoek pae: nihcae ih qawk loe dungzan khoek to cak poe tih.
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 Nihcae loe sethaih tue phak naah azatpaw o mak ai; takaang thohhaih atue naah doeh zok amhah o tih.
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 Toe kahoih ai kami loe anghma angtaa tih: Angraeng ih misanawk loe kathawk tuu baktiah om o cadoeh, amro o ueloe, hmaikhue baktiah anghma o boih tih.
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
21 Kahoih ai kami loe hmuenmae to coi, toe pathok let ai: toe katoeng kami mah loe palungnathaih to amtuengsak moe, paek let.
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
22 Angraeng tahamhoihaih tongh kaminawk loe, long hae toep o tih; anih mah tangoeng ih kaminawk loe pahnawt sut tih.
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
23 Kahoih kami ih khok tangkannawk loe Angraeng mah caksak; a caehhaih loklam nuiah palung tongh.
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
24 Anih loe amthaek cadoeh, amtim bung mak ai: tipongah tih nahaeloe Angraeng mah anih ih ban to patawnh pae.
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
25 Katoeng kami to pahnawt sut, anih ih caanawk loe buh hnik o ti, tiah ka qoeng li nathuem hoi kamtong vaihi mitong khoek to ka panoek vai ai vop.
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
26 Anih loe tahmenhaih tawnh moe, minawk han a paek pongah, a caanawk mah tahamhoihaih hnuk o.
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
27 Kasae hmuen to caehtaak ah loe, kahoih hmuen to sah ah; to tiah nahaeloe prae thungah na om poe tih.
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
28 Angraeng loe toenghaih to koeh pongah, angmah ih kaciim kaminawk to pahnawt sut ai; nihcae to dungzan khoek to khet poe: toe kasae kaminawk ih caanawk loe pahnawt suthaih to tongh o tih.
For the Lord loves judgement, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
29 Katoeng kami loe long to toep ueloe, to ah dungzan khoek to om tih.
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
30 Katoeng kami ih pakha mah loe palunghahaih lok to thuih; anih ih palai mah doeh toenghaih lok ni thuih.
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgement.
31 Anih loe Sithaw ih kaalok to palung thungah suek pongah, a caeh naah amthaek mak ai.
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
32 Kasae kami loe katoeng kami to hum hanah, angang.
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
33 Toe Angraeng mah anih to kasae kami ban ah caehtaak sut mak ai, lokcaek naah doeh anih to sungsak mak ai.
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
34 Angraeng to zing ah loe a loklam to pazui ah, prae toep hanah anih mah na pakoeh tih: kasae kaminawk amro o naah, to hmuen to na hnu tih.
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].
35 Kasae kami loe thacak moe, long kahoih pongah amprawk thing kahing baktiah qoeng tahang to ka hnuk.
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
36 Toe anih loe laemh ving boeh, khenah, om ai boeh: ue, anih to ka pakrong, toe anih loe hnu thai ai boeh.
Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
37 Kahoih kami hnuk ah bangah, katoeng kami to khen ah: to tiah sah kami loe hnukkhuem ah monghaih to hnu tih.
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
38 Zaehaih sah kaminawk loe amro o ueloe, sethaih sah kaminawk loe hnukkhuem ah amrohaih tong o tih.
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
39 Katoeng kami pahlonghaih loe Angraeng ih ni: raihaih tongh naah Angraeng loe nihcae thacakhaih ah oh.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
40 Angraeng mah nihcae to abomh ueloe, pahlong tih: anih khaeah amha o pongah, anih mah kasae kaminawk ban thung hoiah nihcae to pahlong tih.
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
