Tingtoeng 45
1 [Aka mawt ham Korah ca rhoek kah hlohlai tuilipai lungnah laa] Ka lungbuei ah ol then aka phul, ka bitat neh manghai te aka hlai, kai kamah tah, ka lai khaw ca aka tae thai kah cacung la poeh.
For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2 Namah tah hlang capa rhoek lakah na sawtthen pai. Na ka lamkah mikdaithen khaw a phuet dongah Pathen loh nang te kumhal duela yoethen m'paek.
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
3 Na mueithennah hlangrhalh neh na rhuepomnah cunghang te na phai ah vah lah.
Strap your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
4 Na rhuepomnah tah oltak, kodonah, duengnah olka dongah a thaihtak la ngol tih rhih om te khaw na bantang kut loh namah n'thuinuet saeh.
In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
5 Manghai kah thunkha rhoek lungbuei ah na thaltang loh haat tih pilnam loh na kho hmuiah cungku uh saeh.
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.
6 Pathen namah kah ngolkhoel tah kumhal ah cak yoeyah. Na ram kah mancai khaw tlangtlae mancai la om.
Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
7 Duengnah te na lungnah tih halangnah te na hmuhuet. Te dongah nang kah Pathen la ka om, Pathen loh na pueipo rhoek lakah omngaihnah situi neh nang n'koelh coeng.
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
8 Vueino lumim kah na suibai boeih te myrrah, thingul, yungum bo la rhim tih. Rhongtoeng rhui loh na ko han hoe sak.
All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
9 Manghai rhoek kah a canu rhoek khaw namah kah paithen dongah nuen uh. Na bantang ben ah Ophir sui neh aka thoeihcam uh manghainu te pai.
Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
10 Tanu takhong loh ya lamtah hmu lah. Na hna khaw kaeng lamtah na pilnam neh na pa im te hnilh laeh.
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father’s house.
11 Te daengah ni na sakthen te manghai loh n'sahnaih eh. Anih tah na boeipa la a om dongah anih taengah bakop lah.
So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
12 Te vaengah Tyre nu neh pilnam hlanglen rhoek loh na maelhmai te khosaa neh han sak uh ni.
The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
13 Manghai canu tah a khuiah khuehtawn cungkuem om tih a pueinak khaw sui neh a vaeh thil.
The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
14 Rhaekva neh manghai taengla a khuen coeng. Anih hnukah oila a tanu rhoek loh nang taengla han thak uh.
She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.
15 Kohoenah neh omngaihnah la a khuen uh tih, manghai kah lumim khuila kun uh.
With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king’s palace.
16 Na pa rhoek yuengla na ca rhoek om uh vetih amih te diklai pum kah mangpa rhoek la na khueh ni.
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
17 Namah ming te thawnpuei phoeikah thawnpuei boeih taengah ka thoelh ni. Te dongah pilnam loh kumhal ah nang uem uh yoeyah ni.
I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
