Sam 81
1 Kathutkung: Asaph Maimae thaonae Cathut koe kacaipounglah la sak awh. Jakop Cathut koe konawm laihoi hram awh.
For the leader. On the gittith. Of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength, shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
2 La sak awh nateh cecak hah khawng awh. A lawk kahawi e ratoung tamawi hah kueng awh.
Raise a song, sound the timbrel, sweet lyre and harp.
3 Thapa rei hnin, kamhluem hnin, pawi hnin vah mongka ueng awh.
On the new moon blow the horn, at the full moon, the day of our festival.
4 Bangkongtetpawiteh, hethateh, Isarelnaw hanlah phunglam lah ao teh, Jakop Cathut kâlawk lah ao.
For this is a statute for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob,
5 Hethateh, Izip ram pueng a cei awh teh, thai panuek hoeh e lawk thainae hmuen koevah, lawkpanuesaknae Joseph koe a sak e doeh.
a witness he set up in Joseph, when he marched against Egypt’s land, where he heard an unknown voice say:
6 A loung dawk a hrawm e hnori hah a puen pouh teh, a kut hoi a tawm e a bawm hah a kuem pouh.
“I removed from your shoulder the burden, and freed your hands from the basket.
7 Rucat navah na kaw teh na rungngang awh. khoparitnae hmuen koehoi na pato awh teh, Meribah tui koehoi na tanouk awh. (Selah)
At your call of distress I delivered you, from the thundercloud I answered you. At Meribah’s waters I tested you. (Selah)
8 Oe ka taminaw thai awh haw, lawk na thui vai. Oe Isarel ka lawk tarawi awh haw.
“Listen, my people, to my warning, O Israel, if you would but listen!
9 Miphun louk cathut nangmouh koe awm mahoeh. Miphun louk cathut na bawk awh mahoeh.
There must not be a strange god among you, you must bow to no foreign god.
10 Kai teh Cathut Jehovah, Izip ram hoi na kahrawikung doeh. Ka kaw lah na pahni ang awh nateh, ka kawi sak han.
I am the Lord your God who brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth, that I fill it.
11 Hatei, ka taminaw ni ka lawk hah ngai awh hoeh. Isarelnaw ni banglahai na pouk awh hoeh.
“But my people did not listen to my voice, Israel would have none of me.
12 Amamae lungpatanae koe ka poe teh, amamouh ngai patetlah ao awh.
So to their own hard hearts I left them, to follow their own devices.
13 Oe ka taminaw ni ka lawk hah ngai boilah, Isarel ni ka lamthung dawn haw pawiteh khe.
O that my people would listen, that Israel would walk in my ways.
14 A taran tang ka tâ pouh vaiteh, ahnimouh katarankungnaw koe ka kut ka dâw pouh han eite.
Soon would I humble their enemies, and turn my hand on their foes.
15 BAWIPA kahmuhmanaw ni a hmalah kâhet awh vaiteh, ka taminaw teh pou a kangning awh han eite.
Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him in everlasting terror.
16 Kahawi poung e tavai hoi ka kawk vaiteh, lungsong thung e khoitui hoi a lungkhuekti sak han eite.
But you would I feed with the richest wheat, and with honey from the rock to your heart’s desire.”
