Saam 38
1 David tahmen hnikhaih Saam laa. Aw Angraeng, palungphuihaih hoiah na zoeh hmah loe, palungbethaih hoiah doeh na thuitaek hmah.
A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory. O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
2 Nang kah ih palaanawk loe ka tak thungah akun, na ban hoiah nang boh.
For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
3 Palung na phui pongah, ka takpum ngantuihaih om ai; ka zaehaih pongah ka huhnawk ngantuihaih om ai boeh.
My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
4 Ka sakpazaehaih mah ka lu hae zaeng khoep, kai han kazit parai hmuen ah oh, ka phaw thai ai.
For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
5 Kam thuhaih pongah kai ih ahmaanawk loe hmuiset moe, qongh.
My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
6 Raihaih ka tong boeh; kanung parai ah ka krak tathuk moe, qahhaih hoiah athun qui ka vah.
I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
7 Ka kaeng loe panuet thok nathaih hoiah koi, ka takpum roe ah ngantuihaih om ai boeh.
For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
8 Tha ka zai sut boeh moe, ka pan dui boeh: tasoehhaih palungthin to ka tawnh pong ah, ka hangh.
I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
9 Aw Angraeng, ka koeh ih hmuennawk loe na hmaa ah amtueng boih, ka hanghaih lok doeh na hmaa hoiah hawk thai ai boeh.
Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
10 Ka palung loe tasoeh moe, tha doeh ka tawn ai: ka mik doeh amtueng ai boeh.
My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
11 Ka nathaih pongah ka palung ih kaminawk hoi kam puinawk mah doeh kai ang yae o taak, ka imtaeng kaminawk mah doeh kangthla ah ang oh o taak boeh.
My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
12 Ka hinghaih paduek han pakrong kaminawk loe kai hanah thaang patung o: nganbawh kana paek hanah kai pakrong kaminawk loe, athun qui amrohaih hoi alinghaih lok to thuih o.
Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
13 Toe kai loe naapang baktiah ka oh moe, pakhaa ang thai ai lokaa baktiah ka oh.
But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
14 Lok thaikop ai, lokthuih palaem let thai ai kami baktiah ni ka oh.
So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
15 Aw Angraeng, nang ni kang oep: Aw Angraeng ka Sithaw, nang mah loe nang pathim tih.
In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
16 Nihcae mah kai anghoe o thuih ueloe, kam thaek naah nihcae mah kai han amoek o thui tih, to pongah na pathim raeh, tiah ka thuih.
I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
17 Palungsethaih boeng thai ai boeh pongah, kam timh tom boeh.
My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
18 Ka sakpazaehaih to taphong moe, ka zaehaih pongah dawnpakhuem han boeh.
I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
19 Ka misanawk loe ngantui o moe, thacak o parai: tidoeh na ai ah kai hnuma kaminawk loe paroeai pop o.
But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
20 Kahoih hmuen to ka patom pongah, hoihaih to sethaih hoiah pathok kaminawk loe kai ih misa ah oh o.
They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
21 Aw Angraeng, na prawt sut hmah: Aw ka Sithaw, kangthla ah na om taak hmah.
Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.
22 Aw Angraeng kai pahlonghaih, kai abomh hanah karangah angzo rae ah.
Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.
