La Bu 140
1 O Pakai, miphalou hoa kon’in neihuhdoh in, pumhat-a natong hoa kon’in neihoidohsah’in,
For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
2 ajeh chu alung sung’uva thilse jeng agong un, beitih um louvin gal abol jiuvin ahi.
Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
3 Alei gui-u gul in mi achuh bang in amang chauvin, athuseidoh jouseu jong gul-gu tobang ahi.
They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. (Pause)
4 O Pakai, miphalou ho khutna kon hin neihoidoh in, pumhatna natong hoa kon’in neihuhdoh in; ajeh chu kakipal lhuhna din thisle jeng agong un ahi.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5 Mi kiletsah hon kei matna din thang akam un, khao ajan-doh’un lampi dunga thang ei-kampeh’un ahi.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling-block for me near the path. (Pause)
6 Keiman Pakai kom’a, “Nangma hi ka Pathen nahi!” O Pakai, khotona dinga kataona nei sanpeh tan.
I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
7 O Pakai hatchungnung, athahat pan-a eihuhdoh pa; nangman gal kisat nikhoa nei huhdoh ahi.
O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.
8 Pakai, migilouho adei bang’in chesah hih’in, athilse gonhou chu lolhin sahhih’in; achuti louva ahileh kiletsahna dim diu ahi.
Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. (Pause)
9 Kagal miten kachunga thil phalou tohgon anei jal un, manthah nan lhung u-hen.
[As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
10 Meiam kong chu alu chunguvah chuhsah’in, meilah’a seplut in; ahilouleh ajamdoh louna diu twiveina kotong’ah lhalut jeng u-hen.
Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].
11 Ka gamsung uva hin ajou jouva mihehse ho khantousah hihbeh’in, pumhat’a natong ho achunguva thilse chuhsah’in lang sumang in.
A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
12 Hinlah suhgentheija umte Pakaiyin asumil poi, ti kahen; Aman vaichate thu adih’a atanpeh ding ahi, ti kahei.
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.
13 Tahbeh’in midih hon namin athangvah diu, chule michonpha ho na kom’a cheng diu ahi.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
