La Bu 72
1 O Elohim Pathen nang'in na ngaisang thutan dihna chu lengpa hinpe jing'in, chule na chonphatna chu lengpa chapa hinpe tan.
Of Solomon. Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
2 Na mite chung'a thu adih in tansah in; genthei lengvaite jong aphalam achan dingdol chang jing u hen.
that with right he may judge your people, and your downtrodden ones with justice.
3 Molsang dung hon jong mijouse ding'in haodohna sodohsah hen chule thinglhang in jong gapha sodohsah hen.
May the mountains bear weal for the people, and the hills yield fruits of justice.
4 Genthei lengvaite panhusah in lang alhasamho chate huhdoh hen chule misugentheite chu sumang jeng hen.
The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
5 Vanlai jol'a nisa le lha avahjing laise'n tonsot in amahon nangma naging jing'u hen.
May he live as long as the sun, while the moon shines – for ages and ages.
6 Lengpa chu amite lah a go'n leiset chung achapnou bang'in hamdongho tobang amite chapnou hen.
May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
7 Ahinkho lhumkeijin chonphatna hinkho chepi jing hen. Chule lha'n vah aneilaisen khangtou jing hen.
In his days may justice flourish, and welfare abound, till the moon be no more.
8 Alenggam in twikhanglen khat a kon'in twikhanglen langkhat hoppha hen lang chule Euphrate vadung'a kon'in leiset mong langkhat gei hop hen.
May he reign from ocean to ocean, from the river to the ends of the earth.
9 Neldigam a ganchaching mite'n chibai aboh diu ahi; amelmate jong amasang a um nen le boh lah a chun lhu cheh unte.
May his foes bow down before him, his enemies lick the dust.
10 Tarshish le gamlatah a cheng lhumlam lengte'n kai hin peuhen. Sheba le Seba a kon solam lengte'n kipa thilpeh hinchoiju hen.
May tribute be rendered by kings of the isles and of Tarshish; may gifts be brought by the kings of Sheba and Seba.
11 Leng jouse a ang'a kun'untin namtin vaipi alhacha hung pang di'u ahi.
May all kings fall prostrate before him, and all nations yield him their service.
12 Aman genthei lengvaite chu akom'a atao teng'uleh hin huhdoh intin, min abol genthei panpibeiho chu ahinpanhu ding ahi.
For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
13 Aman milhasamte neiloute akhoto'a ahin huhdoh ding ahi.
He pities the weak and the poor, he saves the lives of the poor.
14 Pumhat a kibol thohgimna noija umho chu alhatdoh ding ahi, ajeh chu Aman amaho chu alainatpi ding ahi.
He redeems them from wrong and from violence, for dear is their blood in his sight.
15 Lengpa chu hingsot hen! Sheba sana chu ama kipe hen, amite'n taopeh jing'u hen chule nilhumkei in phatthei boh uhen.
Long may he live; and may gold of Sheba be given him; prayer, too, be made for him ceaselessly, all the day long may men bless him.
16 Agamsung'uva chang-le-mim nengchet hen, thinglhangvum geiyin chang-le-mim kehdoh hen. Thei gana thingphungho jong Lebanon thingphungho bang'in keh dimset'u hen. Chule mipite jong hamphung phat bang'in hinhoi u hen.
May the land have abundance of corn, to the tops of the hills may it wave. May the fruit thereof flourish like Lebanon, may men spring from the city like grass of the earth.
17 Tonsot in lengpa minthang hen, nisa asat laisen chejom jing hen. Namtin vaipi amajeh in phatthei chang'u hen.
May his name be blessed forever, may his fame endure as the sun. May all nations envy his blessedness, all tribes of the earth call him happy.
18 Yahweh Pakai, Israel Pathen Elohim chu thangvah in um hen, Amabouvin thil kidang aboldoh thei ahi.
Blest be the Lord God, Israel’s God, who alone does wonders;
19 Amin loupi chu tonsot in thangvah in umhen! Vannoi leiset hi Ama loupina dimset hen, Amen, Amen!
And blest be forever his glorious name. Let all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen.
20 (Hiche hi Jesse chapa David taona achaina ahi).
Here end the prayers of David, son of Jesse.
