Psalms 49
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Hear this, all you peoples, Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.
Nangmih thlangkhqi boeih aw, ve ve za unawh taw; ve khawmdek awh ak awmkhqi boeih aw ngai lah uh,
2 Both low and high, together rich and needy.
Ak nem ak sang, boei khawdengkhqi boeih:
3 My mouth speaks wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
Kam kha ing cyihnaak awi kqawn kawmsaw; kak kawlung khuiawh kaw awi ing zaksimnaak ni pe kaw.
4 I incline my ear to an allegory, I open my riddle with a harp:
Awicyih benna kang haa keng kawng nyng saw; tingtoeng ing kak awi rylh ce kqawncaih kawng nyng.
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.
Khawnghi amak leek a pha law awh kawtih kqih nawh, qaai ak kqawn thlakche khqi –
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Show themselves foolish.
a mimah a boeinaak ak ypnaak thlangkhqi ingkaw a boeinaak awh ak oek qu thlangkhqi ing anik chung khoep awh kawtih kak kqih kaw?
7 A brother ransoms no one at all, He does not give to God his atonement.
U ingawm thlang a hqingnaak am hul thai nawh anih aham Khawsa venawh hulnaak a phu awm am pe thai hy-
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it has ceased for all time.
hqing thaawngnaak a phu ve tlo soeih nawh, ikawmyih a phu pek ingawm am khoek nawh-
9 And still he lives forever, He does not see the pit.
thlang ing kumqui dy hqing nawh ama thu naak aham.
10 For he sees wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left their wealth to others.
Thlakcyi a thih awm thlang boeih ing hu hy; thlak qaw ikaw amak sim thlang ing ang amyihna qeeng haih unawh thlang aham nani kawn ce ami ceh taak uh.
11 Their heart [is that] their houses [are] for all time, Their dwelling places from generation to generation. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
A mimah ingtaw a mimah ang ming ing qamkhqi ce ta lawt hlai uhy, ami phyikhqi ni kumqui dy ami awmnaak imkhqi na awm nawh, amak dyt qoe ami cadil dyna ami awmnaak hun na awm loet hy.
12 And man does not remain in honor, He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Thlanghqing ve, boei seiawm, am cak loet hy; qamsa ak qeeng ing ni a ming myih hy.
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. (Selah)
Amah ingkaw amah ak yp qunaak khqi taw cemyihna awm kawm uh, anih ak awi cangna nawh anih a hu awh ak bat thlangkhqi awm cemyihna awm kawm uh.
14 They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, Death afflicts them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (Sheol h7585)
Tuu amyihna cekkhqi a dytnaak taw phyi mai ni, thihnaak ing a mingmih ce hqin khqi kaw. Thlak dyngkhqi ing cekkhqi ce mymcang hqit awh uk kawm usaw; cekkhqi a myi ce phyi awh ni a thu hly, a boeinaak im nu awhkawng hla hawh kaw. (Sheol h7585)
Cehlai, Khawsa ing ka hqingnaak ve phyi khui awhkawng thaawng kawmsaw; amah a venna ni ceh pyi kaw. (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not fear when one makes wealth, When the glory of his house is abundant,
Thlang ce khawhthem zen nawh, a ip khuiawh ik-oeih a taai law awh ce koeh kqih paqap;
17 For at his death he receives nothing, His glory does not go down after him.
A thih awhkaw pynoet ca awm khyn vang am ti a he hy, a taak khawhthem ing am nuk hqut tikaw.
18 For he blesses his soul in his life (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).
A hqing tloek awhtaw a zoseen soeih na ngai qu nawh – na boei tloek awhtaw thlang ing nim kyih hlai hy-
19 It comes to the generation of his fathers, They do not see the light forever.
a pakhqi a cadil ce ni ak bawng hly lawt hy, hqing vangnaak am hu voel qoe tikaw.
20 Man in honor, who does not understand, Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Zaaksimnaak taak kaana ak boei thlang taw qamsa ak qeeng ing ni a ning myih.
