Saam 49
1 Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
You people of all ethnic groups, listen! You people all over the world,
2 kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
important people and unimportant people, rich people and poor people, everyone, [listen to what I am saying],
3 Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
[because] what I am thinking is very sensible, and what I say will enable you to become wise!
4 Patahhaih lok bangah naa ka patueng moe, kathuk ruici lok to katoeng kruekhaih hoiah kamnoek ah ka thuih han.
I think about [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings), and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.
5 Tipongah maw kasae aninawk to angzoh moe, kai aling koeh kaminawk ih zaehaih mah ang takui khoep naah ka zii tih?
I am not [RHQ] afraid when I am in trouble/danger, when I am surrounded by my enemies,
6 Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
by evil men who trust that [things will always go well for them because] they are wealthy, and who boast about being very rich.
7 angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
[They may be rich], but no one can pay money with the result that he would live forever! No one can pay God enough so that God will allow him [to continue] to live,
8 nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
because that cost is too great, and he will never be able to pay enough
9 akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
with the result that he will live forever and never [die and] be buried!
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.
We see that foolish and stupid people die, but we see that wise people also die; they all leave their wealth, and others inherit it.
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.
Those wise people once had [houses on] land that they owned, [but now] their graves are their homes forever, the place where they will stay for all time!
12 Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
Even if people are great, that cannot prevent them from dying; all people die, the same as animals do.
13 Nihcae amthuhaih loklam loe to tiah oh: nihcae mah thuih o ih loknawk to a caanawk mah tahngai pae o. (Selah)
That is what happens to those who foolishly trust [in what they have accomplished], to those who are delighted in [all] that they possess.
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)
They are certain to die just like sheep, when a shepherd leads them away to be slaughtered. [PRS, MET] In the morning righteous people will rule over them, and then [those wealthy people will die and] their bodies will quickly decay in their graves; they will be where dead people are, far from their homes. (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 it is certain that God will rescue me so that I am not kept in the place of the dead. (Sheol h7585)
16 Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
[So], do not be dismayed when someone becomes rich and the houses where they live become more and more luxurious,
17 A duek naah loe tita doeh sin mak ai, a lensawkhaih mah anih to patom tathuk mak ai.
because when he dies, he will take nothing with him; his wealth will not go with 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.
While [a rich person] is alive, he congratulates himself, and people praise him for being successful,
19 Toe anih loe ampanawk ih acaeng ohhaih ahmuen ah caeh tih; nihcae loe hinghaih to natuek naah doeh hnu o mak ai boeh.
but he will [die], joining his ancestors, who will never see daylight again.
20 Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
Even if someone is great, that cannot prevent him from dying; he will die, the same as animals do.
