1 Setouknae 16
1 Hottelah Cathut e thingkong teh a thokhai awh teh, hruek nahanelah Devit ni rim a yap pouh e dawkvah a hruek awh. Hmaisawi thuengnae, roum thuengnae naw hah Cathut koe e poe awh.
They brought the Sacred Chest [to Gibeon] and put it inside the Sacred Tent that David had [told his workers to] set up. Then they brought offerings to be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings to enable them to maintain fellowship [with God].
2 Devit ni hmaisawi thuengnae, roum thuengnae naw hah a poe hoiyah BAWIPA e min lahoi taminaw hah yawhawinae a poe.
When David had finished presenting all those offerings, he [asked Yahweh to] bless the people.
3 Isarelnaw pueng teh, napui tongpa abuemlah vaiyei atueng buet touh hoi moituen buet touh, misurphen buet touh rip a poe.
He gave a loaf of bread, some dates, and some raisins to every Israeli man and woman [who was there].
4 Isarel BAWIPA Cathut pahnim hoeh nahan, lunghawilawk dei e, hoi pholen nahanelah, BAWIPA e thingkong hmalah, thaw ka tawk lah Levihnaw tangawn hah a rawi awh.
Then David appointed some of the descendants of Levi to stand in front of [the Sacred Tent in which] the Sacred Chest [had been placed], to lead the people who worshiped and thanked and praised Yahweh, the God of the Israeli people.
5 Kahrawikung lah Asaph, apâhni lah ratoung ka kueng e Zekhariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obededom, Jeiel ni ratoung hoi tamawi a tum, Asaph cecak a khawng.
Asaph, who played the cymbals, was their leader. Zechariah was his assistant. The other descendants of Levi [who helped Asaph] were Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They played lyres and harps.
6 Vaihma Benaiah hoi Jahaziel ni Cathut e lawkkam thingkong e hmalah mongka kamrawicalah a ueng roi.
Benaiah and Jahaziel were priests who blew trumpets frequently in front of [the Sacred Tent in which was] the Sacred Chest.
7 Hot nah hnin hoi BAWIPA koe lunghawilawk dei hane Devit ni hete la heh Asaph hoi a hmaunawngha koe hmaloe poung lah a poe.
On that day, David gave to Asaph and his helpers this psalm to praise Yahweh:
8 Oe BAWIPA koevah lunghawilawk dei awh nateh, a min lahoi hram awh. Miphunnaw pueng koe a sak e hno hah panuek sak awh.
Thank God, and pray to him [MTY]. Tell the people of all nations what he has done.
9 Ama koe la sak awh haw, oupnae hoi ama teh pholen awh. A sak e hno kângairunae pueng hah dei awh.
Sing to him; sing songs to praise him. Tell about all his miraculous deeds.
10 A min kathoung hah oup awh. BAWIPA ka tawng e naw a lungthinnaw teh hawi awh naseh.
Be glad that you belong to him [MTY]; those who want to know Yahweh better should rejoice.
11 BAWIPA e thasainae tawng awh haw, A minhmai hah hoe tawng awh.
Trust in Yahweh and in his power; continually seek to get help from him.
12 A sak e kâgairu hnonaw hah pahnim awh hanh. A sak e kângairunae hoi a pahni dawk hoi lawkcengnae hai.
Do not forget the wonderful things that he has done, the miracles and the just laws that he has given to us.
13 Oe a san Isarel catounnaw, a rawi e tami Jakop catounnaw,
We people are the descendants of his servant Jacob; we are the people of Israel whom he has chosen.
14 Ama teh BAWIPA Cathut lah ao. A lawkcengnae teh talai van abuemlah dawk kâ a tawn.
Yahweh is our God. His just/fair laws are known by people throughout the world.
15 A lawk kam hah a yungyoe pâkuem awh haw, se 1000 totouh lawk a kam e naw hah.
He never forgets the agreement that he has made: he made a promise that will last for 1,000 generations.
16 Abraham koe lawk a kam e naw hah, Isak koe lawk a kam e naw hah,
That is the agreement that he made with Abraham, and he repeated that agreement to Isaac.
17 Hot patetlah Jakop koe kâlawknaw a cak sak, Isarelnaw koe yungyoe e lawkkam pouh e hah a cak sak.
It was an agreement for the Israeli people, and he wanted that agreement to endure forever.
18 Kanaan ram teh na coe e râw lah na poe awh han telah a ti.
What he said was, “I will give the Canaan region to you, to belong to you [and your descendants forever].”
19 Tami kayounca lah na o awh, Oe tami younca, imyin patetlah ka o awh navah,
[He said that to them] when there were only a few of them, a tiny group of people who were living in that land (like strangers/that belonged to other people);
20 miphun tangkuem koe hmanghmang kâva e lah, uknaeram tangkuem hoi miphun tangkuem koe,
they continued to wander from one place to another, from one kingdom to another.
21 Apinihai ka pacekpahlek hanlah pasoung hoeh. Ahnimouh kecu dawk siangpahrangnaw hai a yue awh.
But he did not allow others to oppress them, and he warned kings by saying to them,
22 Satui ka awi e hah tek awh hanh awh, kaie profetnaw hah patawnae poe awh hanh haw telah a ti.
“Do not harm the people whom I have chosen! Do not harm my prophets!”
23 Talai taminaw pueng ni BAWIPA pholennae la sak awh nateh, hnintangkuem vah rungngangnae lawk hah pathang awh haw.
You people throughout the world, sing to Yahweh. Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved us.
24 Miphun tangkuem koe a bawilennae hah dei awh nateh, tami tangkuem koe a sak e kângairunae pathang awh.
Tell the people of the nations that he is great; tell all the people-groups the marvelous things [that he has done].
25 BAWIPA teh a bawilen poung dawkvah, pholen hanelah ao. Ama teh Cathut pueng hlak vah taki hanelah ao.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much. He should be revered more than all the gods,
26 Bangkongtetpawiteh, miphun alouke cathutnaw teh, meikaphawknaw doeh. Hateiteh, BAWIPA ni kalvan teh a sak.
because all the gods that the [other] people-groups [worship] are only idols, but Yahweh [is truly great; he] created the skies.
27 Barinae hoi taluenae teh a hmalah ao. A thaonae hoi lunghawinae ama koe ao.
He is glorious and majestic; his power and joy fill his Sacred Tent.
28 Oe miphunnaw hoi imthungnaw pueng BAWIPA koe poe awh, BAWIPA koe bawilennae hoi a thasainae hah poe awh.
You people in nations all over the world, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
29 BAWIPA teh a min hoi kamcu e bawilennae poe awh. Poe hanlah kaawm e pueng sin awh nateh, a hmalah tâcawtkhai awh. A meihawinae thoungnae hoi BAWIPA teh bawk awh.
Praise Yahweh like he [MTY] deserves to be praised. Bring an offering and come to his Sacred Tent. Worship Yahweh because he is holy.
30 Talai taminaw pueng amae hmalah pâyaw awh. Kâhuet thai hoeh nahanlah talaivan teh a cak sak.
Everyone on the earth should tremble in front of Yahweh. He put the earth firmly [in its place]; and nothing ever will be able to move/shake it.
31 Kalvannaw hai lunghawi naseh, talai hai lunghawi naseh, BAWIPA ni a uk telah miphun tangkuem koe pathang awh.
Everything in the sky and on the earth should be happy. People [everywhere] should say, “Yahweh is our king!”
32 Tuipui hoi a thung kaawm e pueng ni hram awh naseh, law hoi a thung kaawm e pueng ni lunghawi awh naseh.
The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should shout to praise him; the fields and everything that is in them should rejoice.
33 Kahrawng e thing kaawm e pueng ni BAWIPA e hmalah lunghawi nalaihoi la a sak awh han. Bangkongtetpawiteh, talai dawk lawkceng hanelah a tho han.
When they do that, [it will be as though] the trees in the forest will sing joyfully in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth.
34 Oe BAWIPA koevah, lunghawinae lawk dei awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ama teh ahawi. A lungmanae teh a yungyoe a kangning.
Thank Yahweh, because [everything that he does is] good. He faithfully loves us forever.
35 Oe kaimae Rungngangnae Cathut na rungngang haw, ka thoung e na min pholen hane hoi, na pholennae hoi tâ hanelah, Jentelnaw thung hoi na rungngang haw. Cungtalah na pâkhueng haw tet awh naseh.
Say to him, “God, you are the one who rescues us, so gather us together and save us from [the armies of] other nations. When you do that, we will thank you [MTY], and we will be happy to praise you.”
36 Yungyoe hoi yungyoe totouh Isarel BAWIPA Cathut teh, pholennae awm lawiseh, tami pueng ni Amen ati awh teh, BAWIPA teh a pholen awh.
Praise Yahweh, the God of us Israeli people, He has always existed, and he will exist forever. After the people [finished singing that song], they all said, “(Amen/May it be so)!”, and they praised Yahweh.
37 Hatdawkvah, BAWIPA lawkkam thingkong hma lae hnintangkuem a panki e patetlah thaw ka tawk hane Asaph hoi a hmaunawnghanaw a ta.
Then David left Asaph and the other members of his clan there in front of [the tent in which] Yahweh’s Sacred Chest [had been placed]. He told them that they must do their work there every day.
38 Obededom hoi a hmaunawngha 68 touh ni a kabawp awh vaiteh, Jeduthun capa Obededom hoi Hosah teh longkha ka ring hanelah ao han.
David also left Obed-Edom and 68 other descendants of Levi to work with them. Hosah and Obed-Edom guarded [the entrances of the Sacred Tent].
39 BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw kâ a poe BAWIPA e kâlawk dawk thut e patetlah hmaisawi thuengnae khoungroe dawkvah, amom tangmin Gibeon hmuenrasang dawk,
David also told Zadok the [Supreme] Priest and the other priests who worked with him to remain in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent, which was still at the place where the Israeli people worshiped [God there] in Gibeon [city].
40 BAWIPA e lukkareiim hmalah, sathei thuengnae meng ka poe hanelah, vaihma Zadok hoi a hmaunawngha vaihma lah a rawi awh.
Every morning and every evening they burned offerings on the altar, obeying the rules/laws that had been written [by Moses], rules/laws which Yahweh had given to the Israeli people.
41 Amae pahrennae teh, a yungyoe a kangning dawkvah, BAWIPA koe lunghawi lawk dei hanelah, Heman hoi Jeduthun, hoi alouke taminaw hoi rawi e lah ao awh.
With them were Heman and Jeduthun and other descendants of Levi. They [MTY] were chosen to sing songs to praise Yahweh because he faithfully loves his people forever.
42 Heman hoi Jeduthun teh mongka cecak, kacai e phunkuepnaw hoi cungtalah tumkhawng hane ka khenyawn hanelah ao awh.
Heman and Jeduthun were appointed to play the trumpets and cymbals when [the other descendants of Levi sang sacred songs]. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to guard the gates [of the Sacred Tent].
43 Hahoi tami pueng teh ama im lengkaleng a ban awh teh, Devit hai a imthungkhunaw yawhawi poe hanelah a ban van.
Then all the people left. They returned to their homes, and David returned home to [ask Yahweh to] bless his family.
