< Saam 97 >
1 Angraeng thacakhaih hoi ukhaih Angraeng mah uk pongah, long loe anghoe nasoe; tuipui thung ih praenawk doeh anghoe o nasoe.
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad [thereof].
2 Tamainawk hoi khoving mah anih to takui o khoep; toenghaih hoi amsoem ah lokcaekhaih loe angraeng tangkhang pahnuthaih ahmuen ah oh.
Clouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.
3 Hmai loe anih hmaa ah caeh moe, anih taengah kaom a misanawk to kangh boih.
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
4 Kampha anih ih a aengh mah long to toeh phaeng; long mah anih to hnuk naah tasoeh.
His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
5 Maenawk loe Angraeng hmaa ah, long boih ukkung Angraeng hmaa ah, samdai baktiah amkaw o.
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 Vannawk mah a toenghaih to amtueng o sak, kaminawk boih mah a lensawkhaih to hnuk o.
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
7 Sakcop ih krangnawk bok kami, krangnawk pongah amoekhaih tawn kaminawk loe, azat o nasoe; nangcae sithawnawk boih, anih to bok oh.
Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.
8 Aw Angraeng, na lokcaekhaih pongah, Zion mah thaih naah anghoe moe, Judah canunawk doeh anghoe o.
Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
9 Angraeng, nang loe, longnawk boih pongah na sang koek; sithawnawk boih pong kasangah pakoeh ah na oh.
For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods.
10 Angraeng palung kaminawk, kahoih ai hmuen to hnuma oh; anih loe kaciim angmah ih kaminawk hinghaih to toep pae; nihcae to kasae kaminawk ih ban thung hoiah pahlong pae.
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Katoeng kami hanah aanghaih to oh moe, poek katoeng kaminawk hanah anghoehaih to oh.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Nangcae katoeng kaminawk, Angraeng ah anghoe oh; a ciimcaihaih to pakoeh oh.
Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.