Tingtoeng 129

1 Tangtlaeng Laa Ka camoe lamloh kai mat n'daengdaeh he Israel loh thui laeh saeh.

A Song of Degrees. Many a time have they warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 Ka camoe lamloh kai he mat n'daengdaeh uh dae kai he n'noeng moenih.

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

3 Ka uen soah a thoe a thoe uh tih a hma sokah a hma te a yoe uh.

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 Aka dueng BOEIPA loh halang rhoek kah rhuivaeh te a tlueh pah.

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Zion aka thiinah rhoek boeih tah yahpok uh saeh lamtah a hnuk la balkhong uh saeh.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Imphu kah sulrham bangla om saeh. Te tah amah hmuen ah a rhae la a phuk.

Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 Te te a ah tih a ban neh a kulup akhaw a kutpha dongah a bae moenih.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 Te vaengah aka kongpa rhoek loh, “Nangmih soah BOEIPA kah yoethennah om saeh. BOEIPA ming neh nangmih te yoethen kan paek uh,” ti uh boel saeh.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.