1{A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:
1Toupan in a lam kei leh, a lamten a semgim thawn phet uhi: Toupan khopi a ven hoih kei leh, a vengmi a hak thawn lel ahi.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
2Jingsangpiin na thou ua, na khawl hak mahmah ua, sepgimna an na nek uh: nou din a thawn lel ahi: a mi deihtak bel ihmut a pe nak ngala.
3Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.
3Ngaiin, tate tuh Toupa laka I goutan ahi ua: gila gah tuh a kipahman honpiak ahi.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
4Hatlai tate tuh mi hat khuta thal omte bang ahi uhi.A thal bawm thala dim neimi tuh kipak takin a om naknak ahi; kulh konga a doute uh a biak lai un leng a zahlak kei ding uhi.
5Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
5A thal bawm thala dim neimi tuh kipak takin a om naknak ahi; kulh konga a doute uh a biak lai un leng a zahlak kei ding uhi.