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 by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, 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 words of wisdom. My heart will utter 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 solve my riddle on 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 evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6 Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude 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:
none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor 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 their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
9 akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
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 sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless 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 inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
12 Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals 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 destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve 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)
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (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 soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
Don’t be afraid when a man is made 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 dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t 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 while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well 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 shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
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 animals that perish.
