Sam 107
1 Kasakkung: panuekhoeh Oe BAWIPA koe lunghawilawk hah dei awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ama teh ahawi, a lungmanae teh a yungyoe a kangning.
Give thanks to Yahweh, because he always does good [things for us] His faithful love [for us] lasts forever!
2 BAWIPA ni a ratang tangcoung, taran kut dawk hoi a ratang e naw ni, hottelah dei awh naseh.
Those whom Yahweh has saved should tell others that he has rescued them from their enemies.
3 Kho tangkuem hoi, kanîtho, kanîloum, aka, atung lahoi koung a pâkhueng.
He has gathered [those of you] who were [(exiled/taken forcefully)] to many lands; [he has gathered you together from] the east and the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Thingyeium ramke lamthung dawk a kâva awh teh, o nahane kho hmawt awh hoeh.
Some of those [who returned from those countries] wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
5 Vonhlam tui kahran hoi a lung apout awh.
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
6 Runae koehoi BAWIPA hah a kaw awh teh, rucatnae thung hoi a rasa awh.
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from (being distressed/their difficulties).
7 Khosaknae hmuen khopui vah a cei thai awh nahanelah, lam kalan dawk a hrawi awh.
He led them along a straight road [where they walked safely] to cities [in Canaan] where they could live.
8 Oe taminaw niyah BAWIPA hawinae hoi taminaw hanelah kângairu hno a sak e naw dawkvah, lunghawilawk dei awh haw boipawiteh khe.
They should praise/thank Yahweh for loving them faithfully and for the wonderful things that he does for people.
9 Bangtelah tetpawiteh, hringnae ni a rabui e hah kuep sak vaiteh, vonhlamrincinaw hah hawinae hoi a paha sak han.
He gives thirsty people plenty [of water] to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things [to eat].
10 Hmonae hoi duenae tâhlip dawk ka tahung e naw hah, runae sumrui hoi katek lah ao.
Some of them were in very dark [HEN] (places [in Babylonia/other countries]); they were prisoners, suffering because of chains [fastened to their hands and feet].
11 Bangkongtetpawiteh, Cathut lawk a oun, a taran awh teh, Lathueng Poung e pouknae hai banglah ngâi awh hoeh.
They were in prison because they had (rebelled against/not obeyed) the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.
12 Hatdawkvah, ahnimae lungthin teh karanglah a tabut sak, a rawpkhai awh teh, kabawmkung apihai awm hoeh.
[That is why] their bodies were worn out from hard labor; when they fell down, there was no one who would help them.
13 Hottelah runae koehoi BAWIPA a kaw awh teh, ahni ni amamae rucatnae thung hoi a tâco takhai.
In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
14 Hmonae hoi duenae tâhlip thung hoi a rasa teh, ahnimouh kateknae sumbawtarui hah a rading pouh.
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark [prisons].
15 Oe taminaw niyah BAWIPA hawinae hoi taminaw hanelah kângairu hno a sak e naw dawkvah, lunghawilawk dei awh haw boipawiteh khe.
He broke down the [prison] gates that were made of bronze, and cut through the [prison] bars that were made of iron. [So they also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
16 Ama ni rahum tho hah a raphoe teh, tarennae sumtaboung hah a raphoe.
17 Tamipathu hah kâtapoenae hoi a payonnae dawk runae khang sak lah ao.
Some of them foolishly rebelled [against God], so they suffered for their sins.
18 A hringnae ni ca hane pueng a panuet teh, duenae tho koe a pâtam awh.
They did not want to eat any food, and they almost died.
19 Hottelah runae koehoi BAWIPA a kaw awh teh, ahni ni amamae rucatnae thung hoi a tâco takhai.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
20 A lawk patoun lahoi a dam sak teh, a kahmanae koehoi a rungngang.
When he commanded that they be healed, they were healed; he saved them from dying.
21 Oe taminaw niyah BAWIPA hawinae hoi taminaw hanelah kângairu hno a sak e naw dawkvah, lunghawilawk dei awh haw boipawiteh khe.
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving them, and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
22 Lunghawilawkdeinae thuengnae poe laihoi a tawk e naw hah lunghawi lahoi pâpho naseh.
They should give offerings to him to show that they are thankful, and they should sing joyfully about the miracles that he has performed.
23 Talîpui dawk long hoi kahlawng ka cet e, ka kaw e talîpui dawk hnopai kayawtnaw ni,
Some of them sailed in ships; they were selling things [in ports] throughout the world.
24 kadung poung e tui thung vah, kângairu hoi BAWIPA hno sak e hah ouk a hmu awh.
[As they were sailing], they also saw the miracles that Yahweh performed, the wonderful things that he did [when they were] on very deep seas.
25 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ama ni kâ a poe teh kahlî a tho sak, hote kahlî ni tuicapa a thaw sak.
He commanded the winds, and they became strong and (stirred up high waves/caused waves to rise high).
26 Kalvan totouh a luen teh, adungnae koe bout a bo awh teh, takithonae dawk a lung a pout awh.
The ships [in which they were sailing] were tossed high in the air, and [then] they sank into the (troughs/low places) [between the high waves]; then the sailors were terrified.
27 Yamu ka parui e tami patetlah rawrawcu awh teh, bangtelah o nahan panuek awh hoeh.
They stumbled about and staggered like drunken men, and they did not know what to do.
28 Hottelah runae koehoi BAWIPA a kaw awh teh, ahni ni amamae rucatnae thung hoi a tâco takhai.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their distresses.
29 Kahlî a roum sak teh, tuicapa hai a roum.
He (calmed the storm/caused the wind to stop blowing), and he caused the waves to completely subside.
30 Hottelah a roum dawkvah, a lunghawi teh, pha han ngaipoungnae hmuen koe a phakhai.
They were [very] glad when it became calm; and Yahweh brought them safely into a harbor.
31 Oe taminaw niyah BAWIPA hawinae hoi taminaw hanelah kângairu hno a sak e naw dawkvah, lunghawilawk dei awh haw boipawiteh khe.
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
32 Tamimaya a kamkhuengnae koehai ama teh tawm awh naseh. Kacuenaw hmalah hai pholen awh naseh.
They should praise him among the [Israeli] people when they have gathered together, and they should praise him in front of the leaders [of the country].
33 Ama ni palangpui hah ayawn lah a coung sak teh, tui hah talai kaphui e lah a coung sak.
[Sometimes] Yahweh causes rivers [to become dry], [with the result that the land] becomes a desert, and springs of water become dry land.
34 Bangtelah tet pawiteh, a thung kaawm e yonnae kecu dawk, ram kahawi teh palawi talai lah ouk a coung sak.
[Sometimes] he causes land that has produced lots of crops to become salty wastelands, [with the result that they do not produce crops]. He does that because the people who live there are [very] wicked.
35 Ayawn hah tuikamuemnae lah a coung sak teh, ramkenaw hah tui onae hmuen lah a coung sak.
[But sometimes] he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
36 Khosaknae hmuen khopui lah a kangdue thai nahan, vonkahlamnaw hah ao sak.
He brings hungry [people] into that land, to live there and build cities [there].
37 Moikapap a paw thai nahanelah, misur takha a sak awh.
They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops [of grapes].
38 Yawhawi a poe teh moikapap a pung sak. A paca e saringnaw kahma hane pasoung hoeh.
He blesses the people, and the women give birth to many children, and they have large herds of cattle.
39 Repcoungroenae hoi runae, pankângainae kecu dawk rahnoumnae hoi, raphoe lah ao navah,
When the number of people becomes smaller and they have been humiliated [by their enemies] by being oppressed and caused to suffer [DOU],
40 a tami bawinaw koe, pacekpahleknae a pha sak teh, lamthung ohoehnae kahrawngum vah, a kâva sak.
Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
41 Hottelah hoi tami ka roedeng e hah runae tangkom dawk hoi hmuen rasangnae koe a tawm teh, saringhu patetlah imthung a sak pouh.
But he rescues poor [people] from (being in misery/suffering), and causes their families [to increase in number] like flocks of sheep.
42 Tamikalannaw ni a hmu awh navah, a lunghawi awh. Payonnae ka sak pueng teh pahni tabuem pouh lah ao.
Godly/Righteous [people will (see/hear about)] these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people [will hear about these things, too], [but] they will have nothing to say in reply.
43 A lungkaang pueng ni hete hnonaw heh a pâkuem awh vaiteh, BAWIPA lungpatawnae hah a thai panuek awh han.
Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider [all the things] that Yahweh [has done to show that he] faithfully loves [them].
