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.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all 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, rich and poor alike.
3 Ka ka loh cueihnah a thui vetih ka lungbuei poeknah loh a lungcuei om bitni.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
4 Ka hna he taengla ka kaeng vetih, ka olkael he rhotoeng neh ka thuicaih ni.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 Yoethaenah hnin ah ka khodil kathaesainah loh kai m'vael dae ba ham lae ka rhih eh?
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 A thadueng dongah pangtung uh tih a khuehtawn a yet neh thangthen uh dae,
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 hlang loh a manuca te a lat khaw a lat thai moenih. A tlansum te Pathen taengah a paek thai moenih.
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 A hinglu kah tlansum tah kuelka tih kumhal a toeng.
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 Te koihnih a yoeyah la hing pueng sui tih hlan khaw hmuh pawt sue.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
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 it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
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 graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
12 Tedae hlang he umponah khaw a rhaehrhong moenih, rhamsa banglam ni a thuidoek tih a hmata.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 Tetl a amamih khosing tea uepnah tih amih kah olthui te a hnukbang rhoek loh a pom uh. (Selah)
This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings.
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)
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. (Sheol h7585)
15 Tedae Pathen loh ka hinglu he saelkhui kut lamkah n'lat dongah kai he n'loh bit ni. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. (Sheol h7585)
16 Hlang pakhat loh boei tih a im kah thangpomnah loh pungtai cakhaw rhih boeh.
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 A duek vaengah pakhat khaw khuen mahpawh. A thangpomnah loh anih te suntlak puei mahpawh.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 A hing vaengah a hinglu te yoethen a paek tih namah te na hoeikhang vaengah nang uem uh dae,
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
19 A napa rhoek kah cadilcahma la cet vetih yoeyah la vangnah hmu uh mahpawh.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 Hlang he umponah neh om dae a yakming pawt atah rhamsa aka hmata rhoek bangla om.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
