Tingtoeng 87

1 [Korah Koca rhoek kah Tingtoeng Laa] Tlang cim dongah a khoengim aka sut tih,

The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.

2 Jakob tolhmuen boeih lakah Zion vongka rhoek aka lungnah BOEIPA kah,

He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other city in Israel.

3 Pathen khopuei namah te n'thangpom a ti pai. (Selah)

[You people in] [APO] the city that God (owns/lives in), people say wonderful things about your city.

4 Kai aka ming rhoek taengah Rahab neh Babylon he ka thoelh ni. Tekah khopuei long ni Philistia, Tyre neh Kusah khaw a sak ne.

[Some of those who know about God are the people of] Egypt and Babylonia, and also [the people of] Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; [some day they all] will say, “[Although I was not born in Jerusalem], [because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though] I was born there.”

5 Zion te khaw pakhat phoeiah pakhat loh, “Anih loh n'cun dongah Khohni loh a thoh bitni,” a ti uh ni.

And concerning Jerusalem, people will say [“It is as though] everyone was born there, and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong/safe/secure.”

6 Tekah a sak pilnam te BOEIPA loh a tae vetih ming a daek ni. (Selah)

Yahweh will write a list of [the names of] the people of various groups [who belong to him], and he will say that [he considers them] all to be citizens of Jerusalem.

7 Te dongah ka tuisih boeih loh namah dongah lamcawn bangla hlai uh thae.

They will all dance and sing, saying, “Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings.”