Tingtoeng 49
1 Aka mawt ham Korah ca rhoek kah tingtoenglung Pilnam boeih loh hekah he ya uh lah. Khosaknah dongkah khosa boeih loh hnatun uh.
To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.
2 Hlang capa rhoek long khaw, hlang tongpa rhoek long khaw, hlanglen neh khodaeng long khaw thikat la hnatunuh.
Both low and high, together rich and needy.
3 Ka ka loh cueihnah a thui vetih ka lungbuei poeknah loh a lungcuei om bitni.
My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
4 Ka hna he taengla ka kaeng vetih, ka olkael he rhotoeng neh ka thuicaih ni.
I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
5 Yoethaenah hnin ah ka khodil kathaesainah loh kai m'vael dae ba ham lae ka rhih eh?
Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.
6 A thadueng dongah pangtung uh tih a khuehtawn a yet neh thangthen uh dae,
Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
7 hlang loh a manuca te a lat khaw a lat thai moenih. A tlansum te Pathen taengah a paek thai moenih.
A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.
8 A hinglu kah tlansum tah kuelka tih kumhal a toeng.
And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.
9 Te koihnih a yoeyah la hing pueng sui tih hlan khaw hmuh pawt sue.
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
10 Aka cueih rhoek long tah a duek te a hmuh. Aka ang neh kotalh khaw a milh vaengah a khuehtawn te hlang tloe ham a caehtak.
For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
11 Amih kah poeknah nen tah a im te kumhal ah, a pohmuen te thawnpuei lamkah cadilcahma duela, om ni a ti uh tih tolhmuen te amih ming neh a khue uh.
Their heart [is]: Their houses [are] to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
12 Tedae hlang he umponah khaw a rhaehrhong moenih, rhamsa banglam ni a thuidoek tih a hmata.
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
13 Tetl a amamih khosing te a uepnah tih amih kah olthui te a hnukbang rhoek loh a pom uh. (Selah)
This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. (Selah)
14 Amih te saelkhui kah boiva la tael uh vetih, dueknah loh a luem puei ni. Tedae mincang ah amih te aka thuem rhoek loh a taemrhai uh ni. A muei neh a lungpang a imhmuen lamloh saelkhui la hmawn ni. (Sheol h7585)
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (Sheol h7585)
15 Tedae Pathen loh ka hinglu he saelkhui kut lamkah n'lat dongah kai he n'loh bit ni. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Hlang pakhat loh boei tih a im kah thangpomnah loh pungtai cakhaw rhih boeh.
Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,
17 A duek vaengah pakhat khaw khuen mahpawh. A thangpomnah loh anih te suntlak puei mahpawh.
For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
18 A hing vaengah a hinglu te yoethen a paek tih namah te na hoeikhang vaengah nang uem uh dae,
For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)
19 A napa rhoek kah cadilcahma la cet vetih yoeyah la vangnah hmu uh mahpawh.
It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.
20 Hlang he umponah neh om dae a yakming pawt atah rhamsa aka hmata rhoek bangla om.
Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
