Tingtoeng 19
1 [Aka mawt ham David kah tingtoenglung] Vaan loh Pathen kah thangpomnah a doek tih, bangyai loh a kut dongkah bibi te a doek.
[When people look at everything that] God [has placed in] the skies, they can see that he is very great; they can see the great things that he has created.
2 Hnin at phoeiah hnin at a olkhueh te a thaa tih, yin at phoeiah yin at mingnah m'paek.
Day after day [it is as though the sun] proclaims [the glory of God], and night after night [it is as though the moon and stars] say that they know [that God made them].
3 olkhueh om pawt tih olka khaw om pawh. Amih ol yaak mueh la om dae,
They do not really speak; they do not say any words. There is no voice [from them] for anyone to hear.
4 diklai pum ah amih ol te cet tih, amih olthui loh lunglai a bawtnah te a pha. Khomik ham vaan ah dap a tuk pah.
But what they declare [about God] goes throughout the world, and [even people who live in] the most distant/remote places on earth can know it. The sun is in the skies where God placed it [MET];
5 Te dongah khomik te yulo bangla imkhui lamkah halo tih, caehlong ah aka yong ham hlangrhalh bangla ngaingaih.
it rises each morning like a bridegroom [who is happy] as he comes out of his bedroom after his wedding. It is like a strong athlete who is very eager to start running in a race.
6 Vaan a bawt lamkah ha thoeng tih, a bawt due a hilnah dongah, khobae lamkah aka ying om pawh.
The sun rises at one side of the sky and goes across [the sky and sets on] the other side, and nothing can hide from its heat.
7 BOEIPA kah olkhueng tah a cuemthuek dongah ka hinglu loh a dawn sai. BOEIPA kah olphong he thuem tih, hlangyoe khaw a cueih sak.
The instructions that Yahweh has given us are perfect; they (revive us/give us new strength). We can be sure that the things that Yahweh has told us will never change, and [by learning them] people who have not been previously taught/instructed will become wise.
8 BOEIPA kah olrhi tah a thuem dongah lungbuei ko a hoe sak. BOEIPA kah olpaek tah a cil dongah mik a tueng sak.
Yahweh’s laws are fair/just; [when we obey them], we become joyful. The commands of Yahweh are clear, and [by reading them] [PRS] we start to understand [how God wants us to behave].
9 BOEIPA hinyahnah he a cimcaih dongah a yoeyah la cak. BOEIPA kah laitloeknah oltak neh thikat la tang uh.
It is good for people to revere Yahweh; that is something that they will do forever. What Yahweh has decided is fair, and it is always right.
10 Sui lakah naikap tih, suicilh lakah oe ngai. Khoitui neh khoitak khuikah khoilitui lakah didip.
The things that God has decided are more valuable than gold, even the finest/purest gold. They are sweeter than honey that drips from honeycombs.
11 Te rhoek nen ni na sal loh na thuituen te a kuem tih, thapang khaw a yet.
Furthermore, [by reading them] I learn [what things are good to do and what things are evil], and they promise a great reward to [us who] obey them.
12 U long nim a tholhhik khaw a yakming tih, a thuh nah lamloh kai m'hmil.
But there is no one who can know all his errors [RHQ]; so Yahweh, forgive me for these things which I do that I do not realize are wrong.
13 Na sal he thinlen khui lamkah nan hloh tih, thinlen loh kai soah n'taemrhai pawt daengah ni ka sueng vetih, dum puei lai puei khui lamkah m'hmil eh.
Keep me from doing things that I know are wrong; do not let my sinful desires control me. If you do that, I will no longer be guilty for committing such sins, and I will not commit the great sin [of rebelling terribly] against you.
14 Ka ol ka ka neh ka lungbuei kah phungding ol he ka lungpang neh kai aka tlan BOEIPA nang hmai ah kolonah la om uh saeh.
O Yahweh, you are [like] an [overhanging] rock [MET] under which I can be safe; you are the one who protects me. I hope/desire that the things that I say and what I think will [always] please you.
