Saam 94
1 Aw Bawipa, lu ak lokung Khawsa, lu ak lokung Aw Khawsa, vang pheng lah.
A Psalm of David for the fourth [day] of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.
2 Aw Khawmdek awi ak dengkung, tho lah; ak oek qukhqi ce a nai a koem na thung lah.
Be thou exalted, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
3 Thlakchekhqi iqyt dy, Aw Bawipa, thlakche khqi iqyt dy ami hoel poeng kaw?
How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?
4 Oek qunaak ak awi sa unawh; thlakchekhqi ing oek qunaak ak awi ing be uhy.
They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak [so].
5 Aw Bawipa, nak thlangkhqi ce phep a re unawh; na qo ak pangkhqi ce the a kha na uhy.
They have afflicted thy people, O Lord, and hurt thine heritage.
6 Nuhaikhqi ingkaw khinkhqi ce him unawh, pa ak naikhqi ce him uhy.
They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.
7 Bawipa ing am hu hy; Jacob a Khawsa ing kawna am sui hy,” ti uhy.
And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
8 Nangmih thlang khqing lak awh poeknaak amak takhqi aw, poek hqeet lah thaw voei uk ti; nangmih thlakqaw tloek aw, ityk awh nami cyih kaw?
Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise.
9 Haa ak saikung ing am za hly nawh nu? Mik ak saikung ing am hu hly nawh nu?
He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?
10 Pilnam thlang ak cawngpyikung ing am toel hly nawh nu? Thlang ak cawngpyikung ce cyihnaak voet nawh hy voei nu?
He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, [even] he that teaches man knowledge?
11 Thlanghqing ak kawpoek Bawipa ing sim nawh; cekkhqi taw zilh mai ni tice sim hy.
The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
12 Aw Bawipa, nang ing nam cuuk thlangkhqi taw a zoseen hy, nang a anaa awi ak cawngkhqi taw a zoseen hy;
Blessed is the man whomsoever thou shalt chasten, O Lord, and shalt teach him out of thy law;
13 thlakche aham lawk-kqawng ak co na a awm hlan dy kyinaak khawnghi ak khui awhkawng cekhqi ce hawih khangnaak pe hyk ti.
to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.
14 Ikawtih, Bawipa ing ak thlangkhqi cetaw am qoek tang; a qo ak pang hly tyng thlangkhqi ce am hlah tikaw.
For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
15 Awidengnaak ce dyngnaak awh awm kawmsaw, kawlung ak dyng thlangkhqi boeih ing ce ce hquut kawm uh.
until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. (Pause)
16 Thlakche ak tuk aham ka ham u nu ak dyi kaw? Ik-oeih che ak saikhqi ce u ing nu a oelh law lah voei?
Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? or who will stand up with me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Bawipa ing ama nik pyi mantaw, thihnaak dek khuiawh ni ka awm hly hawh hy.
If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
18 Kai ing, Ka khaw bah hy,” ka ti awh ce, Aw Bawipa, na lungnaak ing nim thawh hy.
If I said, My foot has been moved;
19 Ka kawpoek a kyi soeih awh, nang ngaihqepnaak ing ka hqingnaak zeel sak hy.
thy mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, thy consolation have soothed my soul.
20 Ak awi tlyhnaak ing kyinaak pe nawh, ak plawci thai boei ngawihdoelh ingkaw nang anglakawh phaqunaak ak awm hly thai aw?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by an ordinance?
21 Cekhqi ing za qu unawh thlakdyng ce tuk uhy, ak awm dym ce thih ham dyna dawk sak uhy.
They will hunt for the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
22 Cehlai Bawipa taw kai a vawngbau cak na awm nawh, kai kang thuknaak lungnu taw Khawsa ni.
But the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.
23 Cekkhqi a thawlhnaak ce thung pe kawmsaw ak che sainaak awh cekkhqi ce hqe kaw; Bawipa ningnih a Khawsa ing cekkhqi ce hqe kaw.
And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.
