Saam 49
1 Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2 kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
both low and high, rich and poor together.
3 Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
My mouth will speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart will be of 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 parable; I will begin my parable 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 the days of evil, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels?
6 Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
Why should I fear those who trust in their wealth and boast about the amount of their riches?
7 angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
It is certain that no one can redeem his brother or give God a ransom for him,
8 nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
For the redemption of one's life is costly, and no one can pay what we owe.
9 akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
No one can live forever so that his body should not 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 he will see decay. Wise men die; the fool and the brute alike 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 inner thought is that their families will continue forever, and the places where they live, to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12 Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
But man, having wealth, does not remain alive; 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, their way, is their folly; yet after them, men approve of their sayings. (Selah)
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 appointed for Sheol, and death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their bodies will be consumed in Sheol, with no place for them to live. (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 power of Sheol; he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, and the glory 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 take nothing away; his glory will not go down 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.
He blessed his soul while he lived— and men praise you when you live for yourself—
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 go to the generation of his fathers and they will never see the light again.
20 Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
One who has wealth but no understanding is like the beasts, which perish.
