Psalms 79
1 God, other people-groups have invaded your land. They have (desecrated your temple/caused your temple to be unfit for worship), and they have destroyed all the buildings in Jerusalem.
Aw Khawsa, pilnam thlangkhqi ing na qo ak pangkhqi tuk hawh uhy; na bawkim ciim ce tyih kap sak unawh, Jerusalem ce qawp sak hawh uhy.
2 [Instead of burying] the corpses of your people [whom they killed], they allowed vultures and wild animals to eat the flesh of those corpses,
Na tyihzawih thlangkhqi qawk ce khan nakaw phakhqi a buh na pe uhy; nak thlang ciimkhqi a sa ce khawmdek qamsakhqi a buh na pe uhy.
3 When they killed your people, your people’s blood flowed like water through [the streets of] Jerusalem, and there was [almost] no one [HYP] left to bury their corpses.
Jerusalem a kengsam awh tui amyihna thi ce hawk uhy, qawk ak pup hly kawi u pynoet awm am awm hy.
4 The people-groups that live in countries that surround our land insult us; they laugh at us and deride/belittle us.
Kami kengsam awhkaw thlangkhqi a qaihbu nani kami awm hawh hy.
5 Yahweh, how long [will this continue]? Will you be angry with us forever? Will your being angry [destroy us like] a burning fire [destroys things]?
Iqyt dy nu, Aw Bawipa? Kumqui dyna nak kaw so hly hawh nawh nu? Iqyt dy nu nak thatlainaak ce mai amyihna a uih kaw?
6 [Instead of being angry with us], be angry with the people-groups that do not know/worship you! Be angry with kingdoms whose people do not pray to you,
Nang ama nik sim pilnam ak khan awh nak kawsonaak ce hawk lah, nang ming amak khy pilnam ak khan awh nak kawsonaak ce hawk lah;
7 because they have killed Israeli people and they have ruined your country.
kawtih cekhqi ing Jacob ce daih unawh a im a lokhqi ce hqe pe pheng hawh uhy.
8 Do not punish us because of the sins that our ancestors committed! Be merciful to us now/quickly, because we are very discouraged.
Ami pakhqi a thawlhnaak ce kaimih koeh nik kawqut nak khqi; nam qeennaak ing kaimih hqum aham ang tawnna law hlah seh, voet a hlauh na awm hqoeng hawh unyng.
9 God, you have saved/rescued [us many times], [so] help us [now]; rescue us and forgive us for having sinned in order that other people will honor you [MTY].
Aw Khawsa kaimih a hulkung, kaimih ve ni hul khqi lah, nang ming thangleeknaak aham; namah ang ming ak caming kaimih ve ni hul khqi nawhtaw ni thaawng khqi lah.
10 It is not right that [RHQ] other people-groups say [about us], “If their God [is very powerful], (surely he should help them/why does he not [help them])?” Allow us to see you punishing the people of other nations in return for their shedding our blood; they have killed many of us, your people.
Ikawtih pilnam thlangkhqi ing, “Hana a Khawsa a awm?” ami ti hly paqap? Kaimih amik huh awh pilnam thlangkhqi a sim na kqawn unawh, na tyihzawih thlangkhqi a thi phu nang ing lo hy tice sim lah u seh.
11 Listen to your people groaning while they are in prison, and by your great power free those whom our enemies say that they will certainly execute.
Thawng ak tlakhqi ak khynaak awi ing na haai pha law seitaw; na bantha ing thih aham ami thawlh sak ce dem sak lah.
12 In return for their having [often] insulted you, punish them seven times as much!
Ka kengsam awhkaw thlangkhqi namah a nik thekhanaakkhqi ce a phai awh pyh ak khqih dy awh Bawipa nang ing thung lah.
13 After you do that, we, whom you [take care of like a shepherd takes care of] his sheep, will continue praising you; we will continue to praise you forever [HYP].
Cawhtaw nang ak thlangkhqi, na qamno a sainaak awhkaw tuukhqi ing nang ce kumqui dyna nim kyihcah hawh kawm uh; cadil dyna nang kyihcahnaak ce kqawn kawng unyng.
