Palungha Lok 30
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Jakeh capa Agur mah thuih ih, palunghahaih loknawk loe hae tiah oh; kami maeto mah, Ithiel, Ithiel hoi Ukal khaeah, taphong pae;
1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the burden. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2kai loe minawk boih pongah poek ka ham kue, kami poekhaih to ka tawn ai.
2Surely I am brutish, unlike a man, and have not the understanding of a man;
3Palunghahaih to kam tuk ai moe, ciimhaih kawng doeh ka panoek ai.
3And I have not learned wisdom, that I should have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Mi maw van ah daw tahang moe, long ah anghum tathuk? Azom pui ah takhi naeh kami loe mi maw? Mi maw kahni pongah tui tapawk vai? Long boenghaih ahmuennawk boih caksakkung loe mi maw? To tiah sahkung ih ahmin hoi a caa ih ahmin loe mi maw? Na thui thai tih maw?
4Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
5Sithaw ih lok loe ciim boih; anih loe angmah khae amha kaminawk boih hanah abuephaih ah oh.
5Every word of God is tried; He is a shield unto them that take refuge in Him.
6Angraeng ih lok to patomh hmah, to tih ai nahaeloe anih mah na zoeh ueloe, na thuih ih amsawnlok to amtueng moeng tih.
6Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7Aw Angraeng, ka dueh ai naah nang sak pae hanah, hnik ih hmuen hnetto oh;
7Two things have I asked of Thee; deny me them not before I die:
8amsoem ai lok hoi amsawn lok hae kai khae hoiah na takhoe pae ving ah; amtanghaih hoi angraenghaih doeh na paek hmah; ni thokkruek caak khawt caaknaek to na paek ah:
8Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;
9to tih ai ah pop hmoek ah ka tawnh nahaeloe, nang kang pahnet ving ueloe, Angraeng loe mi aa? tiah ka thui moeng tih; kam tang hmoek nahaeloe, ka paqu moeng ueloe, ka Sithaw ih ahmin to ka saesak moeng tih.
9Lest I be full, and deny, and say: 'Who is the LORD?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, and profane the name of my God.
10Angmah ih angraeng khaeah tamna sethaih kawng to thui hmah, kasae na thuih nahaeloe nang to na pasoih ueloe, na nuiah zaehaih om moeng tih.
10Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11Ampa to kasae thui kami, amno tahamhoihaih paek ai kami to oh.
11There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
12Angmacae amhnonghaih to pasae ai ah, angmah mik ah kai loe ciim, tiah poekhaih tawn kami to oh.
12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13Amoekhaih hoiah mikpadai kami, patoekhaih hoi minawk khen kami to oh.
13There is a generation, Oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14Haa loe sumsen baktiah oh moe, long ah kaom kamtang hoi mithoenawk to paaeh hanah, toektaboe ahuh haita baktih kaom kami doeh oh.
14There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15Taqawt loe canu hnetto tawnh; nihnik loe na paek ah, na paek ah, tiah hangh hoi. Amhah thai ai hmuen thumto oh, ue, khawt boeh, tiah thui vai ai hmuen palitonawk loe,
15The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':
16taprong, caa kak nongpata ih zok, tui amhah thai ai long karoem; zetto mah tiah thui vai ai hmai.
16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.'
17Ampa pahnui thuih moe, amno patoek kami loe, azawn ih pangaahnawk mah anih ih mik to taprok pae ueloe, tahmunawk mah a ngan to caa o tih.
17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young vultures shall eat it.
18Ka dawnrai ih hmuen thumto khue ai ah, ka panoek thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
18There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19van ih tahmu azawkhaih loklam, cathaeng nui ih pahui caehhaih loklam, tuipui thung ih palongpui caehhaih loklam, thendoeng mah tangla paqaihaih loklam hae ni.
19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
20Sava nuiah oep om ai nongpata caehhaih loklam doeh to tiah oh; to nongpata loe buh to caak moe, pakha a huk pacoengah, kai loe hmuen sakpazaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah thuih.
20So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'
21Long tasoehsak hmuen thumto khue ai ah, pauep thai ai ih hmuen palitonawk loe,
21For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:
22siangpahrang ah kangcoeng tamna, caaknaek tawn mangh kamthu;
22For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;
23amram aak nongpata sava sakhaih hoi tamna nongpata mah angraeng ih qawktoephaih hae ni.
23For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24Long nuiah tetta ah ni oh, toe paroeai palungha hmuen palitonawk loe,
24There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25thacak ai, toe nipui tueah caaknaek patung thaih, cahmatnawk;
25The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
26thacak ai, toe lungsong thungah tabu sah savehnawk;
26The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;
27siangpahrang tawn ai, toe nawnto hmabangah kacaeh pakhunawk;
27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28angmah ih ban hoiah angdoet, toe siangpahrang im ah ohhaih ahmuen katawn caneknawk cae hae ni.
28The spider thou canst take with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
29Kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen thumto khue ai, ue, kahoih ah kacaeh thaih hmuen palitonawk loe,
29There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
30kasan moinawk thungah thacak koek, kawbaktih hmuen om cadoeh hnuk angnawk taak ai kaipui;
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31misatukhaih hrang, maeh tae hoi misa tawn ai siangpahrang cae hae ni.
31The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
32Kamthu ah nang coeng moe, nangmah hoi nangmah nam koeh naah maw, to tih ai boeh loe kahoih ai hmuen na poek naah maw, na pakha to tamuep khoep ah!
32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33Maitaw tahnutui loe ahaeh khing nahaeloe, amkhawk tih, hnah doeh na hnoih khing nahaeloe, athii long tih; to baktih toengah palungphui hanah pahrue khing nahaeloe, angzoehhaih to om tih.
33For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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