La Bu 78
1 O kamite ho, kathuhil hi ngaiyun. Kathusei a hin nakol'u hinsungun,
My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you; pay careful attention [IDM] to what I say.
2 ajeh chu keiman thulem a nahenga thu kaseiding ahi, keiman achesa thilsoh ho-a kon a kahin hilding nahi,
I am going to give you some sayings that wise people have said. They will be sayings about things that happened long ago, things that were difficult to understand [MET],
3 eihon thusim ijahsa houleh ihetsahou, thusim ipu ipateuva kon a hung kiseilhapeh ho ahi.
things that we have heard and known previously, things that our parents and grandparents told us.
4 Eihon hiche thutah hohi icha inaoteu i-impeh loudiu, Yahweh Pakai natoh loupi tahtah hohi, athaneinale akidanna hohi ikhangthah houhi iseipehdiu ahi.
We will tell these things to our children [LIT], and we will also tell to our grandchildren [about] Yahweh’s power and the glorious/great things that he has done.
5 Ajeh chu Aman Jocob kom a Dan anapeh-a, Israel kom a thuhil ho anapeh ahi. Aman ipu ipateu atu achateu ahil diuva thupeh anapeh ahin,
He gave laws and commandments to the Israeli people, [those who are the descendants of] Jacob [DOU], and he told our ancestors to teach them to their children
6 hitiachu ahunglhung ding khangthah ten ahet nadiuleh ahung pengloulai chapang ho dinga, chuleh aman amaho chapangte ahilsonna diuva ahi.
in order that their children would [also] know them and then they would teach them to their children.
7 Hitiachu khangthah ahunglhun channa Elohim Pathen a kinepna thah aneisah nadiu, Yahweh Pakai natoh kidang thil loupi hochu asuhmillou nadiu chuleh athupehho anitjing nadiuva ahiljing diu ahi.
In that way, they also would trust in God, and not forget the things that he has done; instead, they would obey his commandments.
8 Hiteng chuleh ipi iputeu tobang talou a lungtahna, kiphinna, kitah louna Elohim Pathen a alungthim'u pehnom louna anei lou diu ahitai.
They would not be like their ancestors, who were very stubborn and kept rebelling [against God]; they did not continue firmly trusting in God, and they did not worship only him.
9 Ephraim galsat hon thalchang akipoh vangun akinung hei un galmun a konin ajam tauve.
[The soldiers of] the tribe of Ephraim had bows [and arrows] but they ran away [from their enemies] on the day that they fought a battle with their enemies.
10 Amahon Elohim Pathen toh akitepnau ajuitapouvin ama thuhil dinpi ding anom tapouvin ahi.
They did not do what they had agreed with God that they would do; they refused to obey his laws.
11 Elohim Pathen in ipi abolpeh uham thil kidangtah tah anabol hochu,
They forgot what he had done; they forgot about the miracles that they had seen him perform.
12 napu napateu dinga thil kidang anatohdoh ho, Egypt gamsungle Zoan phaicham chunga, atohdohho asumil tauvin ahi.
While our ancestors were watching, God performed miracles in the area around Zoan [city] in Egypt.
13 Ajeh chu Aman twikhanglen ana homkhen in twichu bang bangin aki khen in amaho anapui galkaiyun ahi.
[Then] he caused the [Red] Sea to divide, causing the water [on each side] to pile up like a wall, with the result that [our ancestors] walked through it [on dry ground].
14 Sunleh meilhang in anapuijin, janleh meikong in anapuijin ahi.
He led them by a [bright] cloud during the day and by a fiery light during the night.
15 Aman gamthip gamm a songpia kon in adondiu twi anaputdoh sah-in ahi.
He split rocks open in the desert, giving to our ancestors plenty of water from deep inside the earth.
16 Aman songpia konna twichu vadung bangin analondohsah in ahi.
He caused a stream of water to flow from the rock; the water flowed like a river [DOU].
17 Ahijeng vangin neldi gam achun amahon chonset anabol'un hatchungnung dounan ana kiphin'un ahi.
But [our ancestors] continued to sin against God; in the desert they rebelled against the one who is greater than any other god.
18 Amahon alungsung uchu lungtahna neipumin Elohim Pathen ana patep un nehding anathumun ahi.
By demanding that God give them the food that they desired, they tried to find out if he would always do what they requested him to do.
19 Amahon Elohim Pathen Amatah dounan thu anaseiyun “Elohim Pathen in gamthip gammah an eipejou pouve” atiuve.
They insulted God by saying, “We don’t think he can supply food for us [here] in this desert!
20 “Henge, songchu ajep'un twichu aputdoh nai, ahinla amite changlhah le sa me eipejou pouve” atiuve.
[It is true that] he struck the rock, with the result that water gushed/flowed out, [but] (can he also provide bread and meat for [us], his people?/we doubt that he can also provide bread and meat for us, his people.)” [RHQ]
21 Elohim Pathen in hichehi ajahdoh phatnin alunghang lheh jengin, Jacob dounan alunghan na mei akoudoh jengin ahi! Hitihin Israel douna alung hanna ahung koudoh jengin ahi,
So, when Yahweh heard that, he became very angry, and he sent a fire to burn up [some of] his Israeli [people]. [MTY, DOU]
22 ajeh chu amahon Elohim Pathen atahsan pouvin chuleh amaho akhoukhah diuvin jong ana tahsan pouvin ahi.
[He did that] because they did not trust in him, and they did not believe that he would rescue them.
23 Elohim Pathen in chungleng vanthamjol thu apen vankot jouse jong ahongdoh in,
But God spoke to the sky above them; he commanded it to open [like] a door,
24 Aman aneh dingun van a konin Mana gojuh in ahin juhlhah sah in van changlhah chu ahinpen ahi.
and [then food] fell down like rain, [food which they named] ‘manna’; God gave them grain from (heaven/the sky).
25 Amahon vantil buchu aneuvin, Elohim Pathen in alungna chimsetnun apen ahi.
[So] the people ate the food that angels eat, [and] God gave to them all the manna that they wanted.
26 Aman solam huichu ahin nunsah in, Athahatnan lhanglang huijong anunsah in ahi.
[Later], he caused the wind to blow from the east, and by his power he also sent wind from the south,
27 Aman aneh dingun sachu vutdi jat ahin juhlhah sahin, vachaho chu twikhanglen panga neldi jat ahin,
and the wind brought birds which were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.
28 Aman vachaho chu aponbuh sungu leh avel uvah ahin lenlhah sah in ahi.
God caused those birds to fall [dead] in the middle of (their camp)/the area where the people had put up their tents. [There were dead birds] all around their tents.
29 Amahon oivasetin aneuvin ahi. Angaichat dungjuitah in apen ahi.
[So] the people [cooked the birds and] ate the meat and their stomachs were full, because God had given them what they wanted.
30 Hinla amahon angaichat dungjuija anehva masangu, akam sung uva sa aumpet jeng jong chun,
But before they had eaten all that they wanted, and while they were still eating it,
31 Elohim Pathen lunghana achung uvah ahung lhungtan ahileh Aman alah uva ahatpen pen hochu athat tan ahi. Israel khangthah anasapen hochu athat gamtan ahi.
God was [still] very angry with them, and he caused their strongest men to die; he got rid of [many of] the finest [young] Israeli men.
32 Ahijeng vangin mipiho chun chonset aboljom jingun ahi, thilkidang ijat abol vangin atahsan dehpouvin ahi.
In spite of all that, the people continued to sin; in spite of all the miracles that God had performed, they still did not trust that he [would take care of them].
33 Hiti chun ahinkhou chu lhuhgam na ahitan akum khouchu kichatnan adimtai.
So, he caused their lives to end as quickly as a puff of wind ends; they died when disasters suddenly struck them.
34 Elohim Pathen in amaho ahin thapat phatnun amahon ajona langin Amachu ahin holtauvin ahi. Kisihna ahin neitauvin Elohim Pathen ahin holtauvin ahi.
When God caused [some of] them to die, [the others] turned to God; they repented and earnestly asked God [to save them].
35 Hiti chun Elohim Pathen chu asongpiu ahi chuleh Elohim Pathen chu hat chungnung le ahuhhing pao ahi ahin geldoh tauvin ahi.
They remembered that God is [like] a huge rock ledge [under which they would be safe] [MET], and that he, who was greater than any other god, is the one who protected/rescued them.
36 Ahijeng vangin hichu kamnal a anaseijiu ahibouvin alei u mangchan jou anaseiyun ahi.
But they [tried to] deceive God by what they said [MTY]; their words [MTY] were [all] lies.
37 Alung sungu chu Elohim Pathen a ana petheng pouvin Elohim Pathen toh anakitep nauva jong ana dingdet pouvin ahi.
They were not loyal to him; they disregarded/ignored the agreement that he had made with them.
38 Hinla lungsetna dim Elohim Pathen chun achonsetnau anangai damun amahochu ana sumang deh pouvin ahi. Phat atamjon alunghan na anatuh tangin hiche bangchun ima ana tongdoh pon ahi.
But God was merciful to his people. He forgave them for having sinned and did not get rid of them. Many times he refrained from becoming angry [with them] and restrained from furiously/severely [punishing them] [MTY].
39 Tahsa mihembep ahiuve ti ahejingin, hui anun leh heikhat kahbou ahin ahung kiletapoi ti ageldoh in ahi.
He remembered/considered that they were only humans who die; they [disappear quickly] [SIM], like a wind that blows by and then is gone.
40 Gamthip sunga ijatvei Ama douna ana kiphin jengu chuleh alungsung anatsah vangin,
Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.
41 Avel vel in Elohim Pathen thohhat nachu apatep jiuvin Israel Pathen Elohim chu asulunghang jiuvin ahi.
Many times they did evil things, to find out [if they could do those things without God punishing them]. They frequently caused the holy God of Israel to become disgusted/sad.
42 Amahon athahatna in agalmi houva kon a anahuhdoh u hi ageldoh joutapouve.
They forgot about his [great] power, and they (forgot/did not think) about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.
43 Egypt gamsunga thil kidang ijat abolu hitam chuleh Zoan phaicham a athil kidang bol hochu ageldoh tapouvin ahi.
They forgot about when he performed many miracles in the area near Zoan [city] in Egypt.
44 Vadungho thisan asosah a don mohella alha, vadung twi donmo hella alha jengchu.
He caused the [Nile] River (OR, their sources of water) to become [red like] blood, with the result that the people of Egypt had no water to drink.
45 Elohim Pathen in amaho lah a thousi vaibong alansah a, uphohte alansah a agam ujong a suh set peh chu ahepha tapouve.
He sent among the people of Egypt swarms of flies that bit them, and he sent frogs that ate up everything.
46 Aman achang jouseu khongbai aneh gamsah in alousoh jouseu jong khaokhopi anehgam sah e.
He sent locusts to eat their crops and the other things that grew in their fields.
47 Alengpithei jouseu gel avohlhah sah sohkei in, atheipiu phung jouseu jong daibang athagamsah in ahi.
He sent hail that destroyed the grapevines, and sent frost that ruined the figs.
48 Agancha jouseu gel lah a dalhah in aumsah in, akelngoi houjong keh alhah lihsah sohtai.
He sent hail that killed their cattle and sent lightning that killed their sheep and cows.
49 Achung uva nasatah in alunghangin, alung dammona alung hanna, mi sumang vantil hon tamtah alhahkhum tan ahi.
Because God was fiercely angry with the people of Egypt, he caused them to be very distressed. The disasters that struck them were like a group of angels that destroyed [everything].
50 Aman alunghanna achung uvah achuh sahtan, Egypt mite hinkho anahing hoipon, amangthah gamtan ahi,
He did not lessen his being angry [with them], and he did not (spare their lives/prevent them from dying); he sent a (plague/serious illness) that killed [many of] them.
51 Egypt insunga achapa tahpen cheh athat in Egypt gamsung pumpia khangdongte pahcha amolsahtai.
He also caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die.
52 Hinla Aman amite chu kelngoi honbangin apuiyin gamthip noija bitkei in apui galkai tan ahi.
Then he led his people out [of Egypt] like [a shepherd leads] his sheep [SIM], and he guided them [while they walked] through the desert.
53 Aman mongtahin apuilen hijeh chun amahon kichatna aneipouve, chujongleh twikhanglen in agalteu alhoh mangpeh gamtai.
He led them safely, and they were not afraid, but their enemies were drowned in the sea.
54 Amaho chu Elohim Pathen in agamtheng abanjetna atundoh, molsang vum achun ahin puilut in,
[Later] he brought them to [Canaan], his sacred land, to [Zion] Hill (OR, the hilly area) and by his power [MTY] he enabled them to conquer [the people who were living there].
55 Amaho masangah namtin vaipi adelmang peh sohkeiyin, abonchauvin achan dingu gam ahoppeh chehin, Israel phung namtin abonchauvin ama ama ponbuh cheh a achensah tai.
He expelled the people-groups while his people were advancing; he allotted part of the land for [each tribe] to possess, and he gave to the Israeli people the houses of those people who had been expelled.
56 Ahijeng vangin amahon hatchungnung Elohim Pathen dounan thil abol jingun athupeh ho khatcha anitpeh pouvin ahi.
However, the Israeli people rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god, and they did many evil things to see if they could do those things without God punishing them, and they did not obey his commandments.
57 Apu apateu bangin avah mang-uvin jou jengin na atonguvin ahi. Amaho chu thalpi janglou bangin akitah pouvin ahi.
Instead, like their ancestors did, they rebelled against God and (were not loyal to/did not faithfully [obey]) him; they were as [unreliable as] a crooked arrow [that does not go straight] [SIM].
58 Amahon pathen dangho doiphung aphutdoh un Elohim Pathen alunghan sah uvin, chuleh semthu pathen ahoujeh-un Elohim Pathen athangthip sahtauvin ahi.
Because they [worshiped] carved images of their gods on the tops of hills, they caused God to become angry [DOU].
59 Elohim Pathen in ajahdoh phat in hatah'in alunghangin Israel chu pumpai in apaimangtan ahi.
He saw what they were doing and became very angry, so he rejected the Israeli people.
60 Elohim Pathen in Shiloh achenna mun adalhan mihemte lah a aumna ponbuh chu adalhatai.
He no longer appeared to them at Shiloh in the tent where he had lived among them.
61 Aman aloupina le athaneina hetna kitepna thingkong chu galmiho khutna apehdohtan ahi.
He allowed their enemies to capture [the sacred chest], [which was the symbol of] his power and his glory.
62 Ama amite chunga alunghan jeh-in agalmiteu athasah gamtan ahi.
Because he was angry with his people, he allowed them to be killed [MTY] [by their enemies].
63 Gollhangho galah athigam tauvin, nungah ho akichenpidiu aumtapon ahi.
Young men were killed in battles, with the result that the young women had no one to marry.
64 Thempute athat gamtauvin ameithai houvin alhasetpi thei tapouvin ahi.
[Many] priests were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and (the people did not allow the priests’ widows/the priests’ widows were not allowed) to mourn.
65 Ajonan Yahweh Pakai chu a-ihmua ahung khangdoh bangin ahung thoudoh in mihatpa hung kiltildoh bangin ahung kitildohin,
Later, [it was as though] the Lord awoke from sleeping; he was like a strong man who (became stimulated/felt that he was strong) by (OR, became sober after) [drinking] a lot of wine [SIM].
66 Galmi hochu anungno in a-itih a ding jumna atosah tan ahi.
He pushed their enemies back and caused them to be [very] ashamed for a long time [HYP] [because they had been defeated].
67 Ahinla Joseph chilhah hochu apaidohin, chuleh Ephraim phungchu alheng tapon ahi.
[But] he did not set up his tent where [the people of] the tribe of Ephraim lived; he did not choose their area [to do that].
68 Aman akhellin Judah leh angailut Zion molchu alhengin,
Instead he chose [the area where] the tribe of Judah [lived]; he chose Zion Hill, which he loves.
69 hichea chun vanho san banga sang, leiset banga chah a-itih a umjing dingin houin khat atungdoh tan ahi.
He [decided to have] his temple built [there], high up, like [his home in] heaven; he caused it to be firm, [and intended that] his temple would last forever, like the earth.
70 Aman asohpa David chu akelngoi chinna a konnin anakoudoh'in analheng tan ahi.
He chose David, who served him [faithfully], and took him from the pastures
71 Aman kelngoipi le anou achin laijin akoudoh'in amite Israel Jacob chilhah hochu kelngoi chinna ching dingin anapansah tan ahi.
where he was taking care of his [father’s] sheep, and appointed him to be the leader [MET] of the Israeli people, the people who belong to God.
72 David in amaho chu lungtheng tah leh chingtheitah in analamkaiyin ahi.
David took care of the Israeli people sincerely and wholeheartedly, and guided them skillfully/wisely.
