Palungha Lok 8
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
Berean Standard Bible
1Palunghahaih mah kami to kawk ai maw? Panoekhaih mah doeh tha hoi lokthui ai maw?
1Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
2Anih loe hmuensang hoi lamkrung taengah angdoet.
2On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
3Anih loe vangpui thung akunhaih khongkha taeng, thoknawk taengah angdoet moe, tha hoi a hangh.
3Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
4Aw kahing kaminawk, kang kawk o; kaminawk hanah lok ka thuih pae.
4“To you, O men, I call out, and my cry is to the sons of men.
5Aw poekhaih tawn ai kami rumramnawk, palunghahaih to panoek oh; Aw amthu kaminawk, panoekhaih palungthin to tawn oh.
5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
6Tahngai oh, hmuen kahoih kang thuih o han; toenghaih lok to kang thuih o han.
6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.
7Ka pakha mah loktang lok to thui ueloe, ka pahni mah sethaih to panuet tih.
7For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
8Ka pakha pong ih loknawk boih loe toeng, angkawnh moe, amsoem ai lok maeto doeh om ai.
8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
9Thaikop kami hanah loe hmuennawk boih to zoi, palunghahaih pakrong kami han loe toenghaih ah oh.
9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
10Sumkanglung pongah loe ka thuitaekhaih hae talawk ah loe, sui pongah loe palunghahaih to qoi ah.
10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11Atho kana thlung kathim pongah loe palunghahaih to hoih kue, to loe koeh ih hmuennawk boih hoiah patah thai ai.
11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
12Ka palunghahaih loe acoehaih hoiah amraep pongah, palunghahaih hoi panoekhaih to ohsak.
12I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
13Kahoih ai hmuen zithaih loe, Angraeng zithaih ah oh; amoekhaih, poeksanghaih, sethaih loklam hoi lok kangkoiah thuihaih to ka hnukma.
13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
14Poek kahoih paekhaih hoi palunghahaih loe kai ih ni; kai loe panoekhaih hoi sakthaihaih tha to ka tawnh.
14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
15Siangpahrangnawk loe kai rang hoiah ni angraeng tangkhang nuiah anghnut o moe, katoeng patukhaih to angraengnawk mah pazui o.
15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
16Kai rang hoiah angraeng capanawk, angraengnawk hoi lokcaekkungnawk mah, long kaminawk to uk o.
16By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
17Kai palung kaminawk to ka palung, palung tang hoi kai pakrong kaminawk mah loe kai to ang hnuk o.
17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
18Angraenghaih hoi pakoehhaih loe kai khaeah oh; ue, atue kasawkah kakaan angraenghaih hoi toenghaih doeh oh.
18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
19Kai ih athaih loe sui pongah hoih kue; ue, kaciim suitui pongah doeh hoih kue; kai khae hoi hakih hmuen loe, qoih het ih sumkanglung pongah doeh hoih kue.
19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
20Kai loe toenghaih hoi katoeng lokcaekhaih loklam um li ah ka caeh pongah,
20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
21kai palung kaminawk khaeah qawktoephaih to ka paek, nihcae hmuen patunghaih ahmuen to ka koisak han.
21bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
22Kai loe canghnii ih hmuennawk sah ai nathuem, a tok sak amtong tangsuek na hoi boeh ni Angraeng ih hmuen ah ka oh.
22The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
23Kai loe long om ai vop, long oh amtong tangsuek nathuem hoiah dungzan ah ang caksak boeh.
23From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.
24Tuipuinawk om o ai vop, vapui tui doeh long ai naah, kai hae ang tapen boeh.
24When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
25Maenawk om ai vop, maesomnawk doeh om ai naah, kai hae ang tapen boeh;
25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
26long hoi tawnawk to sah ai vop, long nui ih maiphu doeh sah ai naah, kai hae ang tapen boeh.
26before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
27Vannawk to sak moe, tuipuinawk hmaa ah kaom hmuennawk to a sak nathuem,
27I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
28van ranui ih tamainawk to a sak moe, tuipui thung ih tuinawk to thacaksak nathuem;
28when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
29a paek ih lok to tui mah poeng thai han ai ah, long angdoethaih ahmuen a sak naah kai ka oh boeh:
29when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
30to naah kai loe anih hoi nawnto qoeng tahang capa baktiah, anih taengah ka oh; ni thokkruek anih anghoehaih ah ka oh; a hmaa ah anghoehaih hoiah ka koi poe;
30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
31a sak ih long nuiah anghoehaih ka tawnh moe, kami capanawk nuiah doeh oephaih ka tawnh.
31I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.
32To pongah Aw ka caanawk, ka lok hae tahngai oh; kai ih loklam pazui kaminawk loe tahamhoih o.
32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
33Kang thuitaekhaih lok to tahngai oh, pahnawt o hmah loe, palungha oh.
33Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
34Ka lok tahngaih moe, ni thokkruek kai ih khongkhanawk to toep pacoengah, kai ih thok tungnawk taengah zing kami loe, tahamhoih.
34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
35Kai hnu kami loe hinghaih to hnuk; Angraeng anghoehaih to a hnuk.
35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
36Toe ka hmaa ah zaehaih sah kami loe, a hinghaih paro kami ah oh; kai hnuma kaminawk boih loe, duekhaih palung kami ah ni oh o.
36But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
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