Psalms 120

1 A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.

Kathutkung: Panuekhoeh, tami tangawn ni Hezekiah a ti awh Kai teh runae kâhmo navah, BAWIPA ka kaw teh Bawipa ni na pato.

2 Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!

Oe BAWIPA, ka muitha hah laithoe e pahni dawk hoi thoseh, dumyennae lai dawk hoi thoseh, na rungngang haw.

3 What will the Lord do to you, you liars? How will he punish you?

Oe dumyennae lai, Bawipa ni nang hah bangtelah vaimoe na ti han vai, nang hah bang hoi vaimoe runae na poe han vai tet pawiteh,

4 With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

athakaawmnaw e kahran e pala hoi kongkang hmaisaan hoi doeh.

5 I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.

Kai teh, Meshek ram vah, kahlawng ka cei teh Kedarnaw e rim dawk ka o dawkvah, yawthoe lah a o

6 I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.

Ka muitha teh roumnae ka hmuhma e naw hoi rei ao e hroung asaw toe.

7 I want peace, but when I talk of peace, they want war.

Kai teh roumnae ka ngai. Hatei, ka dei navah, ahnimouh teh tarantuk hane doeh a ngai awh.