Psalms 73
1 A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those with a pure heart.
Asaph ih Saam laa. Sithaw loe poekciim kami hoi Israelnawk nuiah hoih tangtang.
2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slipped out from under me
Toe ka khok loe amthaek tom boeh; kang doethaih ahmuen angthuih tom boeh.
3 because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Poeksae kaminawk mah hnuk o ih tahamhoihaih to ka hnuk naah, amthu kaminawk to ka khit moeng boeh.
4 For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed.
Nihcae loe duek naah patangkhang o ai; ngantui o moe, thacak o.
5 They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men.
Nihcae loe minawk kalah baktiah raihaih panoek o ai; minawk baktiah patang o ai.
6 Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe.
To pongah amoekhaih to bungmu baktiah a oih o; pacaekthlaekhaih to khukbuen baktiah angkhuk o.
7 Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts.
Hmuenmae hoi angraeng o pongah, nihcae ih mik loe tasa bangah tacawt dok; nihcae loe palung thung hoi poek ih hmuen pongah kamthlai ah koeh o.
8 They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
Nihcae mah kahoih ai pacaekthlaekhaih to pahnuih o thuih; amoekhaih lok apaeh o.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth.
Nihcae loe pakha hoiah vannawk to kasae thuih o moe, palai to long pum ah amkaeh o sak.
10 Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out.
To pongah Sithaw mah angmah ih kaminawk to amlaemsak let moe, a paek ih tui to kamhah ah naek o.
11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
Nihcae mah, Kawbangmaw Sithaw mah panoek tih? Kasang koek ah kaom loe panoekhaih tawnh maw? tiah thuih o.
12 Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer.
Khenah, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk loe hae tiah oh o; nihcae loe long nuiah khosak hoih o moe, angraeng o aep aep.
13 Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart and washed my hands in innocence.
Tangtang ni, ka suek ih kaciim poekhaih loe azom pui ni; zaehaih om ai ah kam saeh ih ban doeh azom pui ah ni oh.
14 For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.
Ni thokkruek patang ka khang, akhawnbang kruek thuitaekhaih to ka tongh.
15 If I had said, “I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children.
To tiah kasae thuih han ka poek nahaeloe, khenah, na caanawk nuiah kasae sah kami ah ni ka om tih.
16 Though I tried to understand these things, it was too difficult for me.
Hae hmuen hae kawbangmaw ka panoek thaih han, tiah ka poek naah, kai hanah loe panoek han rai parai hmuen ah oh;
17 Then I went into God's sanctuary and came to understand their fate.
hnukkhuem ah loe Sithaw ih hmuenciim thungah ka phak, to naah ni to hmuennawk boenghaih to ka panoek thai vop.
18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
Tangtang thuih nahaeloe nang mah ni nihcae to kamnae ahmuen ah na suek moe, nihcae to amrohaih thungah na vah.
19 How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors.
Nihcae loe kawbangmaw, nawnetta thungah amro o halat! Hnukkhuem ah loe zitthok hmuen mah nihcae to paduek boih boeh.
20 They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams.
Kami mah angthawk naah amang to poek baktih toengah, Aw Angraeng, nang thawk tahang naah, nihcae poekhaih to tiah doeh sah pae hmah.
21 For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded.
To tiah palung ka nat moe, ka poekhaih anghmang sut.
22 I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you.
Kai loe amthu kami, tidoeh panoek ai kami ah ka oh; na hmaa ah kasan moi baktiah ni ka oh sut boeh.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
Toe kai loe nang khaeah ka oh poe; ka bantang ban hae nang patawnh pae.
24 You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory.
Nangmah loe na thoemhaih hoiah loklam nang patuek ueloe, lensawkhaih thungah nang caeh haih tih.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you.
Nang ai ah loe van ah ka tawnh ih mi maw oh vop? Nang pacoengah loe long nuiah ka koeh ih mi doeh om ai.
26 My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever.
Ka ngan hoi ka palung loe amro boeh; toe Sithaw loe ka palungthin thacakhaih ah oh moe, dungzan ah kai ih taham ah ni oh.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you.
Khenah, nang hoi angthla kaminawk loe amro o boih tih; nang khae hoi amkhraeng moe, oep om ai ah khosah kaminawk loe nam rosak boih tih.
28 But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds.
Toe kai loe Sithaw khaeah anghnaih han hoih; na toksakhaihnawk boih ka thuih hanah, Angraeng Sithaw khaeah ka buep.
