Psalms 49
1 For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Saam laa. Nangcae boih, hae hae tahngai oh; long ah khosah kaminawk:
2 Both low and high, rich and poor together.
kahnaem kasang, angraeng hoi kamtang kaminawk boih, nawnto tahngai oh.
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
Kai ih pakha loe palunghahaih lok to thui ueloe, ka palungthin mah panoek thaihaih to poek tih.
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Patahhaih lok bangah naa ka patueng moe, kathuk ruici lok to katoeng kruekhaih hoiah kamnoek ah ka thuih han.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,
Tipongah maw kasae aninawk to angzoh moe, kai aling koeh kaminawk ih zaehaih mah ang takui khoep naah ka zii tih?
6 Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?
Nihcae loe angmacae ih hmuenmae to oep o moe, angraenghaih pongah amoek o cadoeh;
7 No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —
angmacae nawkamyanawk to mi mah doeh akrang o thai ai, anih han Sithaw khaeah akranghaih hmuen doeh paek o thai ai:
8 For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever —
nihcae hinghaih akrang hanah paroeai atho nat, to pongah dungzan khoek to sung tih boeh:
9 That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit.
akrang nahaeloe kami loe qong ai ah, dungzan khoek to hing han oh.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth 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 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling-places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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 abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish.
Toe kami loe lensawk cadoeh cak poe ai: kanghmaa kangtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
13 This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. (Selah)
Nihcae amthuhaih loklam loe to tiah oh: nihcae mah thuih o ih loknawk to a caanawk mah tahngai pae o. (Selah)
14 Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it. (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 redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. (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 Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;
Kami loe angraeng moe, a im lensawkhaih hoiah qoeng tahang naah, zii hmah;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him.
A duek naah loe tita doeh sin mak ai, a lensawkhaih mah anih to patom tathuk mak ai.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';
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 It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.
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 that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
Hmuenmae angraenghaih hoi koi, panoekhaih tawn ai kami loe, anghma angtaa taw ih moi hoiah ni anghmong.
