Tingtoeng 137

1 Babylon tuiva ah te ka ngol uh tih Zion ka poek uh vaengah ka rhap uh.

upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion

2 A khui kah tuirhi dongah ka rhotoeng te ka bang uh.

upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our

3 Kaimih aka sol rhoek kaimih te laa ol hnap n'dawt uh. Kaimih aka parhaengkung long khaw, “Zion laa te kaimih ham kohoenah neh hlai uh lah,” a ti uh.

for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion

4 Balae tih BOEIPA laa he kholong kho ah ka hlai uh eh?

how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign

5 Jerusalem nang te kan hnilh atah ka bantang kut he hnilh uh saeh.

if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my

6 Nang te kan thoelh pawt tih, Jerusalem te ka kohoenah somtung la ka pacuet pawt atah ka lai he ka dang la kap uh saeh.

to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my

7 BOEIPA aw Jerusalem tue vaengkah Edom koca rhoek loh, “A khoengim duela kingling uh kingling uh,” a ti uh te poek pah.

to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her

8 Hlang aka rhoelrhak Babylon nu aw, kaimih taengah na saii bangla na thaphu te namah taengah aka thuung tah a yoethen.

daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us

9 Na camoe rhoek te a tuuk tih, thaelpang dongah aka phop tah a yoethen.

blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag