Saam 49
1 Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
2 kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
3 Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
4 Patahhaih lok bangah naa ka patueng moe, kathuk ruici lok to katoeng kruekhaih hoiah kamnoek ah ka thuih han.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 Tipongah maw kasae aninawk to angzoh moe, kai aling koeh kaminawk ih zaehaih mah ang takui khoep naah ka zii tih?
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
10 Palungha kaminawk duekhaih loe kami boih mah hnuk; nihcae loe kamthu kami hoi tidoeh panoek ai kami baktiah ni anghmat o moe, minawk hanah ni a tawnh o ih hmuennawk to caeh o taak.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 A tawnh o ih imnawk loe dungzan khoek to cak tih, a oh o haih ahmuennawk doeh a caanawk dung khoek to cak poe tih, tiah a poek o pongah, longnawk to angmacae ih ahmin hoiah suek o.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
12 Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 Nihcae amthuhaih loklam loe to tiah oh: nihcae mah thuih o ih loknawk to a caanawk mah tahngai pae o. (Selah)
This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings.
14 Nihcae loe tuu baktiah taprong ah angsong o, duekhaih mah nihcae to pacah tih; akhawnbang ah nihcae to katoeng kaminawk mah uk tih; nihcae ih krang loe taprong ah qong tih, taprong loe nihcae ohhaih ahmuen ah oh. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. (Sheol h7585)
15 Toe ka pakhra loe taprong thacakhaih thung hoiah Sithaw mah akrang ueloe, angmah khaeah na caeh haih tih. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. (Sheol h7585)
16 Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 A duek naah loe tita doeh sin mak ai, a lensawkhaih mah anih to patom tathuk mak ai.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 Anih hing naah loe, angmah hoi angmah to tahamhoih koek ah a poek: nang raeng naah loe, kaminawk mah nang to ang pakoeh o.
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
19 Toe anih loe ampanawk ih acaeng ohhaih ahmuen ah caeh tih; nihcae loe hinghaih to natuek naah doeh hnu o mak ai boeh.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
