Tingtoeng 129

1 Tangtlaeng Laa Ka camoe lamloh kai mat n'daengdaeh he Israel loh thui laeh saeh.

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

2 Ka camoe lamloh kai he mat n'daengdaeh uh dae kai he n'noeng moenih.

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Ka uen soah a thoe a thoe uh tih a hma sokah a hma te a yoe uh.

The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

4 Aka dueng BOEIPA loh halang rhoek kah rhuivaeh te a tlueh pah.

Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Zion aka thiinah rhoek boeih tah yahpok uh saeh lamtah a hnuk la balkhong uh saeh.

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

6 Imphu kah sulrham bangla om saeh. Te tah amah hmuen ah a rhae la a phuk.

Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

7 Te te a ah tih a ban neh a kulup akhaw a kutpha dongah a bae moenih.

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

8 Te vaengah aka kongpa rhoek loh, “Nangmih soah BOEIPA kah yoethennah om saeh. BOEIPA ming neh nangmih te yoethen kan paek uh,” ti uh boel saeh.

Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!