Psalms 147
1 Praise Yahweh! It is good to sing to praise our God. It is a delightful thing to do and the right thing to do.
Bawipa taw kyihcah lah uh. Ningmih Khawsa venawh kyihcahnaak laa sak ve leek nawh amah zoeksang doena kyihcah ve zeel aham awm mah hy!
2 [Jerusalem was destroyed, but] Yahweh is [enabling us to] build Jerusalem again. He is bringing back the people who were taken [to Babylonia].
Bawipa ing Jerusalem ce thawh tlaih nawh; thlang a qam na ak pla Israelkhqi ce cawi tlaih hy.
3 He enables those who were very discouraged to be encouraged again; [it is as though] they have wounds and he bandages them.
Kawlung ak kqek khqi ce qoei sak nawh a ngawha khqi ce zeen pehy.
4 He has determined how many stars there will be, and he gives names to all of them.
Aihchikhqi boeih ce noet nawh ang ming ing khy boeih hy.
5 Yahweh is great and very powerful, and no one can measure how much he understands.
Bawipa taw bau soeih nawh, ak tha awm soeih hy; a simnaak ing dytnaak am tahy.
6 Yahweh lifts up those who have been oppressed, and he throws the wicked down to the ground.
Dung voeng na ak awm thlangkhqi ce Bawipa ing dawm a hlai hy, cehlai thlakchekhqi cetaw dek na khawng hy.
7 Thank Yahweh while you are singing to him to praise him; on the harps, play music to our God.
Zeel awi kqawn doena Bawipa venawh laa sa lah uh; tingtoeng ningnih Khawsa venawh tumding tum lah uh.
8 He covers the sky with clouds, [and then] he sends rain to the earth and causes grass to grow on the hills.
Khawnghi ce myi ing zawl hy; khawmdek awh khaw tlan sak nawh tlangkhqi awh sai cawt sak hy.
9 He gives to animals the food that they [need], and gives food to young crows/birds when they cry out [because they are hungry].
Khqin ce buh pe nawh vangaak ca ak khy khqi awm buh pehy.
10 He is not pleased with strong horses or with men who can run [MTY] fast.
Anih a zeelnaak taw meqang ak thaawmnaak awh amni, ak kawzeelnaak awm thlanghqing a khawkhqi awh amni;
11 Instead, what pleases him are those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to continue to faithfully love them.
Bawipa a zeelnaak taw amah ak kqihkhqi ingkaw amak dyt thai a lungnaak ak ngaih-ukhqi ak khan awh ni a awm.
12 [You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, praise Yahweh! Praise your God!
Aw Jerusalem, Bawipa ce zoeksang lah; Aw Zion, na Khawsa ce kyihcah lah,
13 He [guards your city] by keeping its gates strong. He blesses the people who live there.
anih ing na vawk chawh tlangkhqi ce zoseennaak pehy.
14 He protects the borders [of your country, so that enemies from other countries cannot attack you]. He gives you plenty of very good wheat/grain to eat.
Na qamqi ak khan awh qoepnaak sai nawh buh ak tui soeih ing nak phoen phyi law sak hy.
15 He commands what he wants to be done on the earth, and his words quickly come to the place to which he sends them.
Ak awipeek ce khawmdek awh nuk tyi law nawh; ak awi ce ang tawnna dawng hy.
16 He sends snow which [covers the ground] like a white wool blanket [SIM], and he scatters frost [on the ground] like [wind scatters] ashes [SIM].
Vyl ce tuu myi amyihna theh nawh maikhu amyihna vyl pai bawk ding sak hy.
17 He sends hail down like (pebbles/tiny stones); [when that happens], (it is very difficult to endure because the air becomes very cold./who can endure because the air becomes very cold?) [RHQ]
Reel ce lunkqel amyihna hlah hy. Tuikhal a dingnaak awh u nu ak dyi thai kaw?
18 [But] he commands the wind to blow, and it blows. [Then the hail] melts and [the water] flows [into the streams].
Ak awi ce tyi nawh tui na zut sak hy; zilhding law sak nawh, tui ce lawng hy.
19 He sent his message to [the descendants of] Jacob; [he tells to his] Israeli people the laws and regulations that he had decreed.
Jakob a venawh ak awi ce dang pe sak nawh a cawngpyinaak awi ingkaw ak awitlyhnaak ce Israel a venawh dang sak hy.
20 He has not done that for any other nation; the other nations do not know his laws. Praise Yahweh!
Qapchang thlang a hamna ve ve am sai pehy, cekkhqi ing a cawngpyinaak awi ce am sim uhy. Bawipa taw kyihcah lah uh.
