Tingtoeng 149

1 BOEIPA te thangthen uh. Hlangcim hlangping khuiah amah koehnah laa thai te BOEIPA taengah sa uh.

Praise Yahweh! Sing a new song to Yahweh, praise him whenever [his] faithful [people] gather together!

2 Israel loh amah aka saii dongah a kohoe saeh. Zion ca rhoek loh a manghai dongah omngaih uh saeh.

[You] Israeli people, be glad because of [what God], who created you, [has done for you]! You people of Jerusalem, rejoice because of [what God] your king [has done for you]!

3 A ming te lamnah neh, kamrhing neh thangthen uh saeh lamtah, amah te rhotoeng neh tingtoeng saeh.

Praise Yahweh by dancing, by beating/playing tambourines, and by playing harps to praise him!

4 BOEIPA tah a pilnam soah a ngaingaih tih kodo rhoek te khangnah neh a cam.

Yahweh is pleased with his people; he honors humble [people] by helping them to defeat [their enemies].

5 Hlangcim rhoek thangpomnah dongah sundaep uh saeh lamtah a thingkong dongah tamhoe uh saeh.

God’s people should rejoice because they have won battles and they should sing joyfully all during the night!

6 A olrhong dongah Pathen koehnah neh a kut dongah cunghang ha pom uh saeh.

They [MTY] should shout loudly to praise God; but [they should also hold] sharp swords in their hands,

7 Namtom soah tawnlohnah, namtu pawt te toelthamnah saii saeh.

[ready to use them] to defeat the [soldiers of] nations [that do not worship God], and to punish the people [of those nations],

8 A manghai rhoek te hmaipom neh a thangpom rhoek te thi hlong neh khoh uh saeh.

and to fasten the arms and legs of their kings and other leaders with iron chains,

9 A taengah laitloeknah saii hamla a hlangcim boeih kah a rhuepomnah he daek pah. BOEIPA te thangthen uh.

to judge [and punish] the people of those nations, like [God] wrote/declared [should be done]. It is (a privilege/an honor) for God’s faithful people to do that! Praise Yahweh!