Psalms 44
1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Korah caanawk ih Maskil. Aw Sithaw, naa hoi ka thaih o boeh; canghnii ah, nang mah nihcae khaeah na sak pae ih tok to, kam panawk mah ang thuih o boeh.
2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and didst plant them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk loe na ban hoiah na haek moe, kam panawk hanah to ahmuen to na paek; to kaminawk to na pacaekthlaek moe, kam panawk to na loisak.
3 For they obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour to them.
Nihcae mah to prae to sumsen hoiah pazawk o ai, angmacae bantha hoiah doeh pazawk o ai: toe nihcae to na palung pongah na bantang ban, na ban hoi na mikhmai aanghaih hoiah ni na pahlong.
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
Aw Sithaw, nang loe ka Siangpahrang ah na oh; Jakob pahlonghaih lok to paek ah.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name we will tread them under that rise up against us.
Nang rang hoiah ka misanawk to hnuk kang nawn o sak moe, nangmah ih ahmin hoiah nihcae to ka tit o han.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Kaimah ih kalii hae kang oep haih mak ai, ka sumsen mah doeh na pahlong mak ai.
7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
Toe kai hnuma kaminawk to na zatsak moe, kaicae to misanawk ban thung hoiah nang pahlong.
8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. (Selah)
Kaicae loe athun qui Sithaw ah ni kam oek o, na hmin to dungzan khoek to ka saphaw o. (Selah)
9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Toe vaihi loe nang pahnawt sut boeh moe, azat nang pawsak boeh; kaicae ih misatuh kaminawk hoi doeh nawnto na caeh ai boeh.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.
Kaicae hae misa khae hoiah nam laemsak let: kaicae hnuma kaminawk loe angmacae koeh ah amro o.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Moicaak han suek ih tuu baktiah nang prawt sut boeh moe, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk salakah nang haehsak phang.
12 Thou sellest thy people for nothing, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
Nangmah ih kaminawk to atho kazoi ah na zawh, toe nihcae zawhhaih atho mah nang ih hmuenmae to pung kue mak ai.
13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are around us.
Ka imtaeng ih kaminawk mah kasaethuih han kahoih ah nang sak, ka imtaeng kaminawk mah kasaethuihaih hoi pahnuithuihaih to nang phawsak.
14 Thou makest us a by word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk salakah patahhaih lok ah na thuih moe, minawk salakah lu haek thuih hanah nang sak.
15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Na hmaa ah ni thokkruek ahmin ka set moe, ka mikhmai hae azathaih mah khuk khoep boeh,
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
kasaethuih koeh kami hoi ahmin setsak koeh kami, lulak koeh kami hoi misanawk pongah ni, to tiah ka oh.
17 All this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Hae hmuennawk boih kaicae nuiah phak; toe nang kang pahnet o ai, lok na maihaih doeh ka phrae o ai.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Kaicae ih palungthin loe hnuk bangah amlaem ai moe, kaicae ih khoknawk doeh na loklam hoiah amkhraeng ai;
19 Though thou hast greatly broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
toe tasuinawk ohhaih salakah nang tit moe, duekhaih tahlip hoiah nang kraeng khoep.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Kaicae mah Sithaw ih ahmin ka pahnet o moe, prae kalah sithaw khaeah ban ka payangh o cadoeh,
21 Shall not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Sithaw loe palung thungah tamquta hoi poek ih hmuen to panoek pongah anih mah hnu mak ai maw?
22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Ue, nang pongah athun qui duekhaih ka tong o; hum han ih tuu baktiah ang poek o.
23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Aw Angraeng, anglawt lai ah, tipongah na iih loe? Angthawk ah, kaicae hae dungzan khoek to na haek hmah.
24 Why hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Tipongah mikhmai na hawk ving moe, kaicae raihaih hoi patangkhanghaih to nang pahnet pae ving loe?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.
Kaicae hinghaih loe maiphu thungah krak tathuk boeh moe, kaicae ih zok doeh long ah angbet caeng boeh.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
Kaicae abomh han angthawk ah loe, na palungnathaih hoiah kaicae hae na krang ah.
