Tingtoeng 128

1 Tangtlaeng Laa BOEIPA aka rhih tih a longpuei ah aka pongpa boeih tah a yoethen.

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Happy are all those who worship the Lord, everyone who follows his ways!

2 Na kut dongkah thatloh vanbangla na yoethen na caak van vetih na taengkah hnothen om ni.

You will eat what your own hands have produced. You will be happy and do well.

3 Na yuu khaw misur bangla na im a imthael ah thaihsu vetih na ca rhoek te olive thingnoe bangla na caboei kong ah om uh ni.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine growing in your home. Your children will be like the shoots of an olive tree around your table.

4 Te dongah BOEIPA aka rhih hlang tah a yoethen pai he.

This will certainly be the Lord's blessing on those who worship him.

5 Zion lamkah BOEIPA loh nang yoethen m'pae saeh lamtah na hingnah khohnin takuem ah Jerusalem kah a thennah te hmuh van.

May the Lord go on blessing you from Zion; may you see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life.

6 Na ca rhoek kah a ca rhoek khaw hmu van. Israel soah rhoepnah om saeh.

May you see your children's children. May Israel be at peace!