Saam 49
1 Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Hear this, all ye nations; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
2 kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
Both high and low, rich and poor alike!
3 Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my mind shall be understanding.
4 Patahhaih lok bangah naa ka patueng moe, kathuk ruici lok to katoeng kruekhaih hoiah kamnoek ah ka thuih han.
I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon 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 the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;
6 Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?
7 angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,
8 nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.
9 akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.
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 he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, 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.
They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.
12 Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; 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)
Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. (Pause)
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 cast into the underworld; Death shall feed upon them; And the upright shall soon trample upon them. Their form shall be consumed in the underworld, And they shall no more have a dwelling-place. (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 the underworld; Yea, he will take me under his care. (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
16 Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
Be not thou afraid, when one becometh rich; When the glory of his house is increased!
17 A duek naah loe tita doeh sin mak ai, a lensawkhaih mah anih to patom tathuk mak ai.
For, when he dieth, he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
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 life he thought himself happy, —Though men praised thee, while thou wast in prosperity, —
19 Toe anih loe ampanawk ih acaeng ohhaih ahmuen ah caeh tih; nihcae loe hinghaih to natuek naah doeh hnu o mak ai boeh.
Yet shalt thou go to the dwelling-place of thy fathers, Who never more shall see the light!
20 Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
