La Bu 80
1 O Israel neingaipehun, nangma Joseph chilhahte gancha hon ho banga puihoija kelngoi chin a chingpa. O Pathen Cherubim chunga laltouna a toupan naloupinavah hoi chu hin kimudoh sah in.
[Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
2 Ephraim, Benjamin leh Mannaseh chungah hintah langin, nathahatna gimneitah chu neimusah unlang neihung huhdoh tauvin.
Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
3 O Pathen nangma komah neihoilutnun, namaivah chun neihin salvah un, chuteng boule huhhing kachandiu ahi.
God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
4 Pakai Pathen, phat itihchan gei a kataona sanlou a nakoi dingham?
Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
5 Nangin lungkhamna a ichan gei a neivah uva chuleh khondimset a mitlhi neilonsah diuham?
[It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
6 Nangin hengle kom chiding namdangte taitomna neichansah tauvin kagalmi teuvin totnan einei tauve.
You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
7 O Pathen hatchungnung nangma kom neingatsah un, namaivah chun neisalvah’un chuteng lebou huhhing kachandiu ahi.
God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
8 Nangin lengpiga twi bangin Egyptma kon in neihin puidohun, nangin chiding namdangho nadel mangna nagamsunga neipuilutnu ahi.
[Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
9 Nangman keiho ding amun neisuhtheng pehun chuleh hichea chun keiho kajung khouvin gamsung chu kadimset tauve.
[Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
10 keiho le'n molsangho atomjouvin, kabah houvin Cedar thingphung lentah tahho atomjouvin,
[Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
11 keihon kabah hou lhumlam Mediterranean twikhanglen gei in kathejalun chuleh kajungun Euphrate vadung gei ka thejallun ahi.
[your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
12 Hinla tunvang, kabangu ipi dinga neivoh lhahpeh uva, hilang lampia hinhopa jousen kagao akiguh u hitam?
So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
13 Gammanga kon in ngalchang hangin avallhu in, gamlah ganchahon kivahnan anei un ahi.
and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
14 Hungkile kit in O Pathen hatchungnung, kahung tao un ahi. Van'a kon in neihin veuvin kahahsatnau neihin vetpehun, hiche lengpigui hi hin khoukhah’in.
You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
15 Nangma tahin nanatu ahi. Hiche chapa hi nangma tahin nangma dinga nahin khoukhah ahi.
who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
16 Ajeh chu keihohi thing banga eikitan bong bonga kagal miteuvin eihal lhah’u ahitai. Nangman navetsah chu amuteng uleh manthahnan juiju hen.
Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
17 Mihem nangailut nacha nadeilhen chu hatsah-in,
But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
18 Chutengleh keihon itihchan injong nanungsun pouvinge. Nei suhal kit un chutileh namin avella kahin koukit theidiu ahi.
When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
19 Nangma komlang nei ngatsah kitnun, O Pakai Pathen hatchungnung namaivah chun neihin salvah’un, chuteng lebou huhhing kachandiu ahi.
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
