Solomon Laa 1
1 Laa rhoek khuikah Laa he Solomon kah ni.
The Song of Songs, which is by Solomon.
2 Namah hlo tah misurtui lakah then tih a ka dongkah moknah neh kai m'mok lah sue.
[[M.]] O that he would kiss me with one of the kisses of his mouth! For thy love is better than wine.
3 Namah tah situi bo neh na then pai tih situi loh na ming a puem pai. Te dongah ni hula rhoek long nang n'lungnah.
Because of the savor of thy precious perfumes, (Thy name is like fragrant oil poured forth, ) Therefore do the virgins love thee.
4 Namah hnukah kai m'mawt lamtah yong mai sih. Kai he manghai loh amah imhman la n' khuen coeng. Namah ah ka omngaih uh tih ka kohoe uh. Nang kah hlo rhoek tah misurtui lakah ka poek uh tih vanat la nang n'lungnah uh.
Draw me after thee; let us run! The king hath led me to his chambers! We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will praise thy love more than wine. Justly do they love thee!
5 Ka muem cakhaw Jerusalem nu rhoek tah Kedar dap banglam khaw, Solomon himbaiyan banglam khaw rhoeprhui mai.
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Khomik loh kai n'hmuh tih ka muem dongah nim kai nan hmuh pawh? Ka manu ca rhoek te kai taengah sai tih misurdum aka hung la kai n'khueh uh. Kamah taengkah ka misurdum ka hung pawt ah.
Gaze not upon me because I am black, Because the sun hath looked upon me! My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; My vineyard, my own, have I not kept.
7 Ka hinglu kah a lungnah te kamah taengah thui lah. Melam na luem sak? Khothun ah melam na kol sak? Te boel tah balae tih na hui rhoek kah tuping taengah aka kulup bangla ka om?
Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou leadest it to rest at noon; For why should I be like a veiled one by the flocks of thy companions?
8 Huta rhoek khuiah sakthen te na ming pawt atah boiva kholaeh ah namah cet. Na maae-ca te aka dawn rhoek kah dungtlungim ah luem sak.
[[Lad.]] If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Trace thou thy way by the tracks of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents!
9 Ka cangyaeh namah tah Pharaoh leng dongkah ka marhang manu kam puet sak.
[[Lov.]] To the horses in the chariots of Pharaoh Do I compare thee, my love!
10 Na kam te aitlaeng neh, na rhawn khaw oidik neh damyal mai.
Comely are thy cheeks with rows of jewels, Thy neck with strings of pearls.
11 Nang hamla sui aitlaeng neh cak hnathawn khaw n'saii bitni.
Golden chains will we make for thee, With studs of silver.
12 Kamah kah rhai-ul tah manghai amah loh a caboei dongah a hmuehmuei la a khueh.
[[M.]] While the king reclineth at his table, My spikenard sendeth forth its fragrance.
13 Kamah hlo kah murrah cun tah kamah ham ka rhangsuk laklo ah rhaeh coeng.
A bunch of myrrh is my beloved to me; He shall abide between my breasts.
14 Kamah taengkah kamah hlo tah Engedi misurdum kah tlansum thaihsu ni.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna-flowers From the gardens of Engedi.
15 Ka cangyaeh tah na rhoep ne, vahui na mik khaw na sakthen ne.
[[Lov.]] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
16 Ka hlo nang tah na sakthen ne, mah kah soengca hingsuep khaw naepnoi bal.
[[M.]] Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, lovely; And green is our bed.
17 Lamphai tah mah im kah tungpum saeh lamtah hmaical tah mah kah paekhop saeh.
The cedars are the beams of our house, And its roof the cypresses.
