Proverbs 16
1 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
Mihem in alung sunga tohgon anei jin, kam kilhang sel'a thu kisei jong Yahweh Pakai in adonbut teijin ahi.
2 People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
Mihem in angatna lampi chu amit-tenin aven adih jeng in agel in, hinlah Yahweh Pakai in alunggel ngaito jouse akhol chil jin ahi.
3 (Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
Nabol natoh abonchan Yahweh Pakaija pedoh jeng in, chutileh nathilgon aboncha lolhing ding ahi.
4 Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
Yahweh Pakai in thil jouse akiman chahna ding dol cheh'a aumsah ahin, migilou jeng jong hahsat nikhoa dinga aumsah ahi.
5 Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
Yahweh Pakai in mikiletsah kiti athet in, hijeh chun hethem un, amaho chu gotna chang tei diu ahi.
6 Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
Tahsan theija chonna le kitahna hin, themmona jeng jong adihsah in, Yahweh Pakai ginna jeh'in mihem in thilphalou apeldoh thei jin ahi.
7 When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
Mihem chu achena lam jouse Yahweh Pakai lungdei ahitengleh, Yahweh Pakai in ama chu amelmate toh jong akichamsah jitai.
8 It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
Thildihlou pum'a kai-tampi kidon khom sang in, thildih'a lhomcha nei ding aphajoi.
9 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
Mihem in alung in chena ding lampi akisem in, Yahweh Pakai in achena ding lam ako-peh jin ahi.
10 [If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
Lengpa kamsunga kon'in Elohim Pathen thusei ahung gingdoh jin, hijeh chun lengpan thu a tankhel jipon ahi.
11 Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
Yahweh Pakai in thil adih in atetoh jin, hijeh chun thil ijakai Yahweh Pakai in atetohsa jeng ahi.
12 Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
Leng ho din thil adihlouva bol hi thet umtah ahin, ajeh chu Ama vaihomna hi thudih a kingam ahi.
13 Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
Leiguia kon thudih kiseidoh hi lengpa din lunglhai aum in, ajeh chu lengpan thu adih'a sei chu angailun ahi.
14 If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
Lengpa lunghan nahi gihsalna ahin, hinlah miching chun lengpa lunghanna adamsah jin ahi.
15 If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
Lengpa mailhai sel'a aum teng, damna akibe jin, lengpa lunglhaina jong hi, go hung phin lhaji meilhang tobang ahi.
16 Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
Sana sang in chihna kimu dei aum jon, dangka sang'a jong thil hetthemna kisan ding ahi.
17 Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
Michondih chu thilse lam'a kon'in akiheidoh jin, achena tinchenga limgehpa chu kihinso teiding ahi.
18 Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
Manthah ding kon le kiletsahna ahung lhung loi jin, kipal lhuh ding konleh, lhagaova hoithana ahung um loi jitai.
19 It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
Mikiletsah hotoh thil kichomdoh kihop sang in, kineosah a vaichate toh lhat khom anom e.
20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
Min ahilna ngaija chu khangtou jing ding, chule Yahweh Pakaija kisong chan chu anunnom ahi.
21 People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
Mi-lungchingpa chu thil hethemmi kiti ding, chule lunglhaina'a thuseipan mi athujo tei ding ahi.
22 Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
Chihna nei mi chu hinna twinah tobang ahin, mingol ho ngolna hi talen matna bep ahi.
23 Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
Miching lung sunga kon chihna thucheng hungpot chan chu, Dan toh akikal jipon, akamcheng soh jouse chu mi thununna ahibouve.
24 Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Ngailutna'a thu kisei hi khoiju tobang ahin, lhagao le tahsa ding in antuitah damna ahi.
25 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
Mikhat ding in lampi khat chu lamdih jeng in akimun, hinlah alampi chu ajona thina ahi.
26 If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
Natong gimpa hin, aneh ding gelna'a atoh ahin, ajeh chu aneh nomna alol chun achama atohsah ahitai.
27 Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
Mihem pannabei chun thilphalou jeng agel in, akamcheng soh jong melkah gin tobang ahi.
28 Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
Thilphalou bolpan, baotamna aso-sah jin, aguh a thuphong lepan golcha kingaitah jong asukhen in ahi.
29 Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
Pumthoa natong hon aheng akom jeng jong atilseu-vin, chuting aheng akompa jong lamdih-lou alhung jitai.
30 People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
Koi hileh mit teni-singa phetsah jichun, thilpha lou jeng angaiton, muh phunsah sah pan jong thilphalou abolsoh ahita bouve.
31 Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
Sam-kang liuva hinna hi, loupina lallukhuh ahin, adih jenga hinkho akiman teng, hitobanga hi hinkhosot thei ahibouve.
32 Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
Ki hatsah sang in thohhat tah'a lungneng apha jon, alungput athua nunsah joupa chu, khopi khat nokhum'a kilah sang in aphachom joi.
33 People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
Khutphang sunga vang akive jin, hinlah vang phatna leh phatlouna chu Yahweh Pakaija hung kon bou ahi.
