Psalms 49
1 Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
4 I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
Patahhaih lok bangah naa ka patueng moe, kathuk ruici lok to katoeng kruekhaih hoiah kamnoek ah ka thuih han.
5 What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
Tipongah maw kasae aninawk to angzoh moe, kai aling koeh kaminawk ih zaehaih mah ang takui khoep naah ka zii tih?
6 Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
7 Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
8 (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
9 So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
10 For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
Palungha kaminawk duekhaih loe kami boih mah hnuk; nihcae loe kamthu kami hoi tidoeh panoek ai kami baktiah ni anghmat o moe, minawk hanah ni a tawnh o ih hmuennawk to caeh o taak.
11 The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
A tawnh o ih imnawk loe dungzan khoek to cak tih, a oh o haih ahmuennawk doeh a caanawk dung khoek to cak poe tih, tiah a poek o pongah, longnawk to angmacae ih ahmin hoiah suek o.
12 But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
13 This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah)
Nihcae amthuhaih loklam loe to tiah oh: nihcae mah thuih o ih loknawk to a caanawk mah tahngai pae o. (Selah)
14 Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever. (Sheol h7585)
Nihcae loe tuu baktiah taprong ah angsong o, duekhaih mah nihcae to pacah tih; akhawnbang ah nihcae to katoeng kaminawk mah uk tih; nihcae ih krang loe taprong ah qong tih, taprong loe nihcae ohhaih ahmuen ah oh. (Sheol h7585)
15 But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Toe ka pakhra loe taprong thacakhaih thung hoiah Sithaw mah akrang ueloe, angmah khaeah na caeh haih tih. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;
Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
17 For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
A duek naah loe tita doeh sin mak ai, a lensawkhaih mah anih to patom tathuk mak ai.
18 Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
Anih hing naah loe, angmah hoi angmah to tahamhoih koek ah a poek: nang raeng naah loe, kaminawk mah nang to ang pakoeh o.
19 He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
Toe anih loe ampanawk ih acaeng ohhaih ahmuen ah caeh tih; nihcae loe hinghaih to natuek naah doeh hnu o mak ai boeh.
20 Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
