Psalms 49
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
Abụ Ọma dịrị onyeisi abụ. Abụ ụmụ Kora. Abụ Ọma. Nụrụnụ nke a, unu mmadụ niile! Geenụ ntị, unu ndị niile bi nʼụwa,
2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
ma ndị dị ala ma ndị dị elu, ma onye ọgaranya ma onye ogbenye.
3 My mouth will speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart will be of understanding.
Aga m ekwu okwu amamihe, ihe sị nʼobi m ga-enye nghọta.
4 I will incline my ear to a parable; I will begin my parable with the harp.
Aga m aṅa ntị nye ilu, aga m e ji ụbọ akwara kọwaa ilu m.
5 Why should I fear the days of evil, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels?
Nʼihi gịnị ka m ga-eji tụọ egwu mgbe ụbọchị ọjọọ bịara, mgbe ndị aghụghọ ọjọọ gbara m gburugburu,
6 Why should I fear those who trust in their wealth and boast about the amount of their riches?
ndị na-atụkwasị obi nʼakụnụba ha ma na-anyakwa isi nʼihi oke ụba ha.
7 It is certain that no one can redeem his brother or give God a ransom for him,
O nweghị onye pụrụ ịgbapụta ndụ onye ọzọ, maọbụ nye Chineke ụgwọ e ji agbara onye ahụ,
8 For the redemption of one's life is costly, and no one can pay what we owe.
nʼihi na ụgwọ e ji agbara ndụ dị oke ọnụ, o nweghị ụgwọ a ga-akwụ nke ga-ezu,
9 No one can live forever so that his body should not decay.
nke ga-eme ka mmadụ dịrị ndụ ruo ebighị ebi, ma hapụ ịnwụ.
10 For he will see decay. Wise men die; the fool and the brute alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
Nʼihi na mmadụ niile na-ahụ na ndị amamihe na-anwụ, ndị nzuzu na ndị na-enweghị uche na-anwụkwa, si otu a hapụrụ ndị ọzọ akụnụba ha.
11 Their inner thought is that their families will continue forever, and the places where they live, to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Ili ha na-aghọ ụlọ ha ruo ebighị ebi, ebe obibi ha ruo ọgbọ niile nʼagbanyeghị na ha gụrụ ọtụtụ ala aha ha.
12 But man, having wealth, does not remain alive; he is like the beasts that perish.
Ma mmadụ, nʼagbanyeghị akụnụba ya, aghaghị ịnwụ, dịka anụ ọhịa, ọ ga-anwụkwa.
13 This, their way, is their folly; yet after them, men approve of their sayings. (Selah)
Nke a bụ ihe na-adakwasị ndị na-atụkwasị obi nʼonwe ha, na ndị na-eso ụzọ ha, ndị na-akwado okwu ha. (Sela)
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol, and death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their bodies will be consumed in Sheol, with no place for them to live. (Sheol h7585)
Dịka atụrụ, ọ bụ ala mmụọ ka a kwadooro ha, ọnwụ ga-abụ onye na-azụ ha dịka atụrụ, ma ndị na-eme ihe ziri ezi ga-emeri ha nʼụtụtụ. Ozu ha ga-erekasị nʼime ili nʼebe dị anya site nʼụlọeze ha. (Sheol h7585)
Ma Chineke ga-agbapụta ndụ m site nʼili, nʼezie, ọ ga-akpọrọ m nye onwe ya. (Sela) (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, and the glory of his house increases.
Amala jijiji mgbe mmadụ na-aba oke ụba, mgbe ịdị ebube nke ụlọ ya na-amụba,
17 For when he dies he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
nʼihi na ọ ga-agba aka laa ma ọ nwụọ, ịdị ebube ya agaghị eso ya banye nʼili.
18 He blessed his soul while he lived— and men praise you when you live for yourself—
Nʼagbanyeghị na ọ gụrụ onwe ya dịka onye a gọziri agọzi mgbe ọ dị ndụ, ọ bụ ezie na ndị mmadụ na-eto gị mgbe ị na-enwe ọganihu,
19 he will go to the generation of his fathers and they will never see the light again.
ọ ga-eso ọgbọ ndị nna nna ya ndị na-agaghị ahụkwa ìhè ọzọ.
20 One who has wealth but no understanding is like the beasts, which perish.
Ndị bara ụba nke na-enweghị nghọta dịka anụ ọhịa nke ga-ala nʼiyi.
