Psalms 48
1 Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.
Bawipa taw Boeimang na a awm dawngawh, ningnih a kyihcah tyng na awm qoe hy.
2 That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].
A sangnaak awh ak leek soeih, khawmdek awmhlynaak na awm hy. Boeimang soeih sangpahrang a khawk bau taw Zaphon tlang a sangnaak soeih Zion tlang amyihna awm hy.
3 God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.
Khawsa taw amah a im awh awm nawh, amah ce vawngnu na chung qu hy.
4 Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],
Sangpahrangkhqi ing za qu unawh, cem a qaal na ami ceh haih awh,
5 but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.
Anih ce hu tawk qat unawh cat uhy, kyih doena cen bang uhy.
6 Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;
Cawh ce thyn ngawng ngawng unawh, nu ca awm tlawh ing a kee amyihna awm uhy.
7 they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
Khawlaw ben nakaw khawhli ing Tarshish awhkaw lawngkhqi a khup phlet peek amyihna cekkhqi ce hqe hyk ti.
8 We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.
Ningmih ing ning zaak amyihna, Boeimang Bawipa ningnih a Khawsa khawk bau khuiawh ni huh hawh amyihna; Khawsa ing khawk bau ce kumqui dyna loet sak hy.
9 God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
Aw Khawsa, na bawkim khuiawh, amak dyt thai na lungnaak ce poek unyng.
10 You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.
Aw Khawsa, namah ang ming amyihna nam kyihnaak ing khawmdek a dytnaak pha nawh, nak tang ben kut ce dyngnaak ing be loet hy.
11 The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.
Nak awidengnaak awh ce, Zion tlang ing zeel nawh, Juda khawkhqi ing amik kaw zeel hy.
12 [You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;
Zion kqang cet lah, a keng kqang cet nawhtaw, qaltoeng imkhqi ce noet lah,
13 notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
Na cadilkhqi venawh nak kqawn peek na qaal a qeh awh dek ak cawhkhqi ingkaw a khawk bau ce toek lah.
14 [Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”
Ve Khawsa ve ningnih a kumqui Khawsa na awm nawh; a dyt dyna ningnih anik sawi khqi kung na awm kaw.
