Saam 99

1 Angraeng mah uk; kaminawk tasoeh o nasoe! Anih loe Cherubimnawk salakah anghnut; long doeh tasoeh nasoe!

The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

2 Angraeng loe lensawkhaih hoi Zion ah oh; anih loe kaminawk boih pongah sang kue.

The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.

3 Kalen moe, zitthok ahmin to nihcae mah saphaw o nasoe; anih loe ciimcai.

Let them give praise to your name, for it is great and to be feared; holy is he.

4 Toenghaih koeh siangpahrang loe thacak; nang mah loe kangvan ah ohhaih to na caksak; Jakob imthung ah toenghaih hoi kamsoem ah lokcaekhaih to na sak boeh.

The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

5 Aicae Angraeng Sithaw to pakoeh oh loe, a khokkung ah tabok oh; anih loe ciimcai.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping at his feet; holy is he.

6 Mosi hoi Aaron loe nangmah ih qaima ah oh hoi; na hmin palawk Samuel doeh nihnik hoi nawnto oh toeng; nihcae mah Angraeng to kawk o naah, Anih mah pathim pae.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.

7 Kangdoe tahang tamai thung hoi nihcae khaeah lok na thuih pae; nihcae loe na paek ih loknawk hoi patukhaihnawk to tahngaih o.

His voice came to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his witness, and the law which he gave them.

8 Aw kaicae Angraeng Sithaw, nihcae ih lok to na pathim pae; nang loe nihcae sakpazaehaih tahmen Sithaw ah na oh; toe nihcae sakpazae naah dan na paek.

You gave them an answer, O Lord our God; you took away their sin, though you gave them punishment for their wrongdoing.

9 Aicae Angraeng Sithaw to pakoeh oh loe, angmah ih kaciim mae ah anih to bok oh; aicae Angraeng Sithaw loe ciimcai.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping with your faces turned to his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.