Psalms 78
1 AN INSTRUCTION OF ASAPH. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.
Aw kak thlangkhqi aw, ka ni cawngpyinaak ve ngai lah uh; kam kha awhkaw awi ve ngai lah uh.
2 I open my mouth with an allegory, I bring forth hidden things of old,
Nyhtahnaak ing kam kha awng kawng nyng saw, syn awhkaw ik-oeih, ang hyp ik-oeihkhqi ce kqawn law kawng.
3 That we have heard and know, And our fathers have recounted to us.
Ningmih ing ning za nawh ni huhkhqi ve, ni pakhqi ing amik kqawn law ce ni.
4 We do not hide from their sons, Recounting praises of YHWH to a later generation, And His strength, and His wonders that He has done.
A cakhqi venawh am nik phah pe hlyk khqi hy, ak law hly kawi cadilkhqi venawh Bawipa am kyihcah hly kawi ik-oeih saikhqi, amah ak tha awmnaak, kawpoek kyi ik-oeih a saikhqi ce nik kqawn pe patoe kaw.
5 And He raises up a testimony in Jacob, And has placed a law in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.
Jacob aham a hquut hly kawi awi ce pe nawh Israelkhqi anglakawh anaa awi ce caksak hy, cawhkaw anaa awi ce ningnih a pa venawh a cakhqi ami cawng sak patoe aham pehy,
6 So that a later generation knows, Sons who are born, rise and recount to their sons,
ak law hly kawi cadil naasenkhqi ing, ak thang hly kawi naasenkhqi ingawm sim unawh, a cadilkhqi venawh ak kqawn pek patoe aham pehy.
7 And place their confidence in God, And do not forget the doings of God, But keep His commands.
Cawhtaw Khawsa ce ypna kawm usaw a ik-oeih saikhqi ce am hilh voel ti kawm uh, ak awi peekkhqi ce hquut hawh kawm uh.
8 And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostatizing and being rebellious, A generation—it has not prepared its heart, Nor [is] its spirit steadfast with God.
Cekkhqi taw ami pahqamkhqi amyihna am awm kawm uh - kaw ak tiing ingkaw ak oelh taih, Khawsa venawh kawlung amak cak thlangkhqi ingkaw aming myihlakhqi awm a venawh ypawm na am awm uhy.
9 Sons of Ephraim—armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.
Ephraim thlangkhqi ce, li pawm mai u seiawm, qaltuknaak nyn awhtaw a huna hlat tlaih uhy.
10 They have not kept the covenant of God, And they have refused to walk in His law,
Khawsa a paipi ce am ha na unawh a anaa awi a peek amyihna awm am sai uhy.
11 And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He showed them.
Kawpoek kyi ik-oeih a mingmih a venawh ang dang peek sak ce hilh uhy.
12 He has done wonders before their fathers, In the land of Egypt—the field of Zoan.
Izip qam zan khaw awh ami pahqamkhqi mik huh awh kawpoek kyi ik-oeih ce sai pehy.
13 He cleft a sea, and causes them to pass over, Indeed, He causes waters to stand as a heap.
Tuncunli ce pak khih na hqe phuk nawh lan hqawng awh cekkhqi ce sawi hy; tui ce ip bang amyihna dyih sak hy.
14 And leads them with a cloud by day, And with a light of fire all the night.
Dai awh cingmai ing sawi nawh than zung awh maivang ing sawi hy.
15 He cleaves rocks in a wilderness, And gives drink—as the great deep.
Qamkoh awh lungnu ce can sak nawh tuicunli zah tui ce khawzah pehy;
16 And brings out streams from a rock, And causes waters to come down as rivers.
Lungnu ak kqek awhkawng tui phyt sak nawh lawngnu amyihna lawng sak hy.
17 And they still add to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.
Cehlai cekkhqi ing ak khan awh thawlh bak bak hyn uhy, Sawsang Soeih ce qamkoh awh oelh sih hyn uhy.
18 And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.
A mimah ak phoen cawih a sitnaak qungna Khawsa ce noek a dak uhy.
19 And they speak against God—they said: “Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?”
Khawsa oelh doena, “Qamkoh awh Khawsa ing caboei dawn law hly tang nawh nu?
20 Behold, He has struck a rock, And waters flow, indeed, streams overflow. “Also, [is] He able to give bread? Does He prepare flesh for His people?”
Lungnu a vyk awh, tui cawn law nawh tui khawzah lawngca tuina lawng hy. Buh awm ni pe hly thai bai nawh nu? Ak thlangkhqi meh ak ai hly sak thai tang lawt nu?” ti uhy.
21 Therefore YHWH has heard, And He shows Himself angry, And fire has been kindled against Jacob, And anger has also gone up against Israel,
Bawipa ing ce ak awi ce ang zaak awh, ak kaw so hy; Jacob ak khan awh mai kqawng sak nawh, Israel ak khan awh ak kawsonaak ce pha hy.
22 For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.
Cekkhqi ing Khawsa ce ap cang na unawh a hulnaak awm ap cangna uhy.
23 And He commands clouds from above, Indeed, He has opened doors of the heavens.
Cehlai khan khawnghi ce awi pe nawh khan chawmkeng ce awng sak hy;
24 And He rains manna on them to eat, Indeed, He has given grain of the heavens to them.
cekkhqi ing ami ai ham manna ce khaw na aa sak hy, khan nakawng buh ce pehy.
25 Each has eaten food of the mighty, He sent provision to them to satiety.
Khan ceityih a muk ce ai unawh; ami ai thai khuina buh ce pek khqi boeih hy.
26 He causes an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leads a south wind by His strength,
Khan nakawng khawlaw ben khawhli ce hlah pe nawh ak thaawmnaak ing a hawt ben nakaw khaw ce hli pe sak bai hy.
27 And He rains on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas—winged bird,
Dekvai amyihna meh ce khaw na tlan pe sak hy, tuicunli a keng awhkaw dizui amyihna pha ce ding pe sak hy.
28 And causes [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Around His dwelling places.
Ami awmnaak hi ipkhuikhqi na tlak pe sak nawh, hi im a ceng a awm awh awm pe sak kyng hy.
29 And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And He brings their desire to them.
Ami hym ami ngaih ce a peek khqi hawh a dawngawh, a mingmih ing ami phyi aawk dyna ai uhy.
30 They have not been estranged from their desire, Their food [is] yet in their mouth,
Cehlai ami hym buh zani ami cehtaak hlanawh, amim kha awh ami pem hui awh;
31 And the anger of God has gone up against them, And He slays among their fat ones, And He caused youths of Israel to bend.
Khawsak kawsonaak ce cekkhqik khan awh pha hy; cekkhqik khuiawh tha ak awm soeih khqi ce thih pe sak nawh Israel cadawngkhqi ce him pek khqi hy.
32 With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.
Vemyihna awm bai seiawm thawlh bak bak hyn uhy; kawpoek kyi ik-oeih a sai pek khqi awh awm ap cang na bak bak hyn uhy.
33 And He consumes their days in vanity, And their years in trouble.
Cedawngawh cekkhqi a khawnghi ce a sawhqat na boeih pe sak khqi nawh kum khqi ce kqih awmnaak ing boeih pe sak hy.
34 If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and earnestly sought God,
Khawsa ing cekkhqi ce ahim qit awh amah ce sui uhy; cawhtaw amah a venna hlat tlaih uhy.
35 And they remember that God [is] their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.
Khawsa taw a mimah a Lungnu ni tice sim unawh Sawsang soeih Khawsa taw a mingmih a hulkung ni tice sim uhy.
36 And they deceive Him with their mouth, And lie to Him with their tongue,
Cehlai amim kha hqoeng ing amah ce kyihcah unawh, amim lai ing a venawh ami qaai kqawn uhy;
37 And their heart has not been right with Him, And they have not been steadfast in His covenant.
a venawh amik kawlung am cak hy, a paipi sai awh ypawm na am awm uhy.
38 And He, the Merciful One, pardons iniquity, and does not destroy, And has often turned back His anger, And does not awaken all His fury.
Cehlai anih taw qeennaak ing a be a dawngawh; cekkhqi a thawlh ce qeenkhaw ngai pe nawh cekkhqi ce am hqe hy. Ak kawsonaak ce yh ngahngah nawh ak kawso a benaak amyihna am dang sak hy.
39 And He remembers that they [are] flesh, A wind going on—and it does not return.
Cekkhqi taw pumsa, amak hlat voel hawh zilh mai ni, tice amah ing sim hy.
40 How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?
Qamkoh awh iqyt dy nu oelh unawh kqawnghu awh iqyt nu ak kaw ami seet sak ce!
41 Indeed, they turn back, and try God, And have limited the Holy One of Israel.
Khawsa ce noek a dak khawthai uhy; Israelkhqi a thlakciim ce yng sak uhy.
42 They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.
Ak thaawmnaak ce am sim qoe uhy – a mingmih ak thekhanaak thlangkhqi kut khui awhkawng a hulnaak ce.
43 When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,
Izip qam awhkaw poek kyi hatnaak ang dang sak khqi ingkaw zoan hun awhkaw ngaihkyi ik-oeih a saikhqi ce.
44 And He turns their streams to blood, And they do not drink their floods.
Lawngnukhqi ce thi na ang coeng sak a dawngawh; lawngca tuikhqi ce am aw thai voel uhy.
45 He sends among them the beetle, and it consumes them, And the frog, and it destroys them,
A mingmih ak cuui aham pi hlah pek khqi khawng hak nawh, a mingmih hqe aham uphyihkhqi tyih pehy.
46 And gives their increase to the caterpillar, And their labor to the locust.
Ami locangkhqi ce khamkhokkhqi venawh pe nawh, ami bibinaak khqi ce khamkhawk peek pehy.
47 He destroys their vine with hail, And their sycamores with frost,
Misur a thingkhqi ce qeel ing him pe nawh thaikungkhqi awm qawhnu ing him pehy.
48 And delivers their beasts up to the hail, And their livestock to the burning flames.
Amik khqintaikhqi awm qeel ing him pe nawh, vawk a ai amim cahkhqi awm kqek mai a venawh peek pehy.
49 He sends on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress—A discharge of evil messengers.
Cekhqik khan awh ak kaw a hlawknaak ce am dawk qoe voel hy, ak kawsonaak, yh thai na amak awm voel kawsonaak ingkaw ak kaw ama lawnaak awh - a mingmih him aham khan ceityih hloep oet ce tyih pehy.
50 He ponders a path for His anger, He did not keep back their soul from death, Indeed, He delivered up their life to the pestilence.
A kawsonaak ham a lam ce qoek a bah nawh; cekkhqi ce thihnaak awhkawng am hlyn kana tlawh che a venawh cekkhqi ce pehy.
51 And He strikes every firstborn in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.
Izipkhqi ak caming boeih him pehy, Ham ipkhui awh ak awm thlanghqing ak thaih cyk khqi ce him pe boeih hy.
52 And causes His people to journey as a flock, And guides them as a drove in a wilderness,
Cehlai, ak thlangkhqi cetaw tuuk kqeng amyihna khai nawh; qamkoh awhkaw tuu amyihna sawi poe hy.
53 And He leads them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And the sea has covered their enemies.
Syngyp cana a sawi dawngawh cekkhqi ing ap kqih uhy; Cehlai a qalkhqi cetaw tuicunli ing sing pe malh hy.
54 And He brings them to the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had acquired,
Cemyihna cekkhqi ce qam ciim a khawqi dyna sawi khqi nawh, ak tangkut ing a lawh tlang qam dyna sawi khqi hy.
55 And casts out nations from before them, And causes them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causes the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,
Cekkhqi haiawh pilnam thlangkhqi ce hqek pek khqi nawh ce a qam ce cekkhqi venawh qo na pang sak khqi nawh: cekhqi a im awh Israelkhqi ce pah sak khqi hy.
56 And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And have not kept His testimonies.
Cehlai cekhqi ing Khawsa ce noek a dak unawh Sawsang Soeih ce oelh unawh; ak awipeek ce am hquut uhy.
57 And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,
Ami pakhqi mih baina ypawm na ami awm kaana cangnaak awm am ta uhy, ypnaak amak cu la amyihna hlat uhy.
58 And make Him angry with their high places, And make Him zealous with their carved images,
Hun sangkhqi sai unawh ak kaw so sak unawh; myi bawknaak ing tlai seet sak uhy.
59 God has heard, and shows Himself angry. And kicks exceedingly against Israel.
Cekhqi ce Khawsa ing ang zaak awh, ak kaw so soeih hy; cedawngawh Israel ce qoeng bang tlang hy.
60 And He leaves the Dwelling Place of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,
Shiloh awh thlang khqing lak awh ang dyih sak hi im awm cehta hy.
61 And He gives His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,
Ak tha awmnaak bawm ce tamna na khum sak nawh, a boeimangnaak ce qaal a kut awh pehy.
62 And delivers His people up to the sword, And showed Himself angry with His inheritance.
Ak thlangkhqi ce zawzi ing him aham pe nawh; a qo ak pang hly khqik khan awh ak kawso soeih hy.
63 Fire has consumed His young men, And His virgins have not been praised.
A tawngpalangkhqi ce mai ing daih pek khqi boeih nawh a nulakhqi ing zulawh vataaknaak a laa am sa voel uhy;
64 His priests have fallen by the sword, And their widows do not weep.
A khawsoeihkhqi awm zawzi ing thi unawh, nulakhqi awm am kqang hqa voel uhy.
65 And the Lord wakes as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.
Cawhtaw zu ak qui a caih amyihna, Bawipa ce a ihnaak awhkawng hqyng law hy.
66 And He strikes His adversaries backward, He has put a continuous reproach on them,
A qaalkhqi ce tuk pe pheng nawh; kumqui dy awh chah qai phyikawt na tahy.
67 And He kicks against the tent of Joseph, And has not fixed on the tribe of Ephraim.
Cek cong awhtaw Joseph a hi im ce qoeng nawh, Epharaim a phun awm ap tyk voel hy;
68 And He chooses the tribe of Judah, With Mount Zion that He loved,
Cehlai Judah phun, Zion tlang, amah ing a lungnaak ce tyk hy.
69 And builds His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it for all time.
Amah ing khawmdek kumqui dy a caksak amyihna, amah cawh hun ciim ce ak sang soeih na sa hy.
70 And He fixes on His servant David, And takes him from the folds of a flock,
A tyihzawih David ce tyk nawh tuu a ip khui awhkawng dawk hy;
71 He has brought him in from behind suckling ones, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.
Tuu ak khainaak kung awhkawng hawlaw nawh ak thlang Jacob, a qo pang Israel ce tuu ak khaikung na tahy.
72 And he rules them according to the integrity of his heart, And leads them by the skillfulness of his hands!
David ing cekhqi ce kawlung dyngnaak ing qym hy; a kut suinaak ing cekhqi ce khai hy.
