ǃKhūsib ai ǂgomǃgâs di gâsis
ǁNaeǃnans ǂgaeǂgui-aob ǃoa: Koraxi ôagu di Psalms
1 Nēsa ǃgâ re hoa ǁaeso!
ǂGaede ǂō re hoa ǁanǂgāsabedu ǃhūbaib dido,
2 hoado, khoe-e ǁaraǂui tamase,
ǃkhū hân kas, ǀgâsan kas hoasa.
3 Ti ams ge gā-aisiba nî ǃhoa
tsîs ge ǂâiǂâisens ti ǂgaob disa nî ǁnâuǃā.
4 Tita ge ǂkhoamîs ǃoa ti ǂgaesa nî ǂō,
harps ǀkha ta ǂganǃgâsa mîsa nî ǁguiǃā.
5 Tare-i ǃaroma ta tsūǃgâb di tsēdi,
khākhoeb di tsūdīgu nî ǃnamiǂgā tede nî ǃao.
6 ǁNān hîa ǁîn ūhâxūn ai ǂgomǃgâ
tsî kai ǃkhūsib ân ǀkha ra koasena.
7 Khoe-i ge ǂanǂansase nau-e a ǁamaǂui ǁoa
tsî Elob ai ǁî-i di ǁamaǂuimarisa matare ǁkhā tide.
8 ǁÎ-e ǁamaǂuis di maris ge kaise ǀgapi
tsî tātsēs tsîna ǂâu tide;
9 ǁîb nî ǀamose ûi tsî
kāǁōsiba mû tidese.
10 Khoe-i hoa-i gā-ai khoen ra ǁōsa ra mû
ǃkhais ǁkhās khamin ge gâna ra kāǁō,
tsî ūhâxūn âna nau khoena ra ǁnāxūba.
11 ǀHobas ge a ǁîn di ǁanǃkhai ǀamos kōse;
ǁîn di hâǃkhai, ǃhaosa xu ǃhaos kōse.
ǂKhari ǃhūǃânan ǁîn di ǀonde ra mā,
12 xawe i ge ǀgui-i tsîna ǃgôasib ân ǃnâ hâhâ tide,
xamarin tsî ǀgurun khamin ge nî hîkākāhe.
13 Nētib ge gâresis di ǂnīǂnīsensa ūhân daoba ra ǀam,
ǁnān hîa gârese ra koasenn di ǀamsa.
14 ǀUiǀnūǀgoan ǀkhas khamib ge ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaib ǃaroma daob âna ǂhomihe hâ;
ǁōb ge a ǁîn di ǃûi-ao.
ǂHanu-ain ge ǁgoaga ǁîn ai nî dā;
sorodi ân ge ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaib xa hapuhes ǃoa ǂhomihe hâ,
ǁîn di mûmûsa hâǃkhaiga xu.
15 ǂAnǂansaseb ge Eloba ti ûiba ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaiba xu nî ore,
ǁîb nî huiǂui te xui-ao.
16 Tā khoe-i ga ǃkhūo ǃao,
ǁî-i oms di ǃkhūsiba i ga ǂguiǂguio.
17 ǁŌ-i ka o-i xū-i xare-e ūsao tide xuige,
ǃkhūsib â-i ǁî-e sao tide xui-ao.
18 Ûib â-i ǃnâ i ga ǁî-aitsama koasen tsî
“ǁÎba du ge ǃgâiǃgâxab a xui-ao nî koa” ti mî,
19 xaweb ge ǁîb aboxan tawa nî sī
tsî ǀamose ǃnâba mû tide.
20 ǃKhūsiba ūhâǃâ a gân ge
ǀgurun tsî xamarin hîa nî kān khami nî hîkākāhe.
(A psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
Don't Depend on Wealth
1 Everyone on this earth,
now listen to what I say!
2 Listen, no matter who you are,
rich or poor.
3 I speak words of wisdom,
and my thoughts make sense.
4 I have in mind a mystery
that I will explain
while playing my harp.
5 Why should I be afraid
in times of trouble,
when I am surrounded
by vicious enemies?
6 They trust in their riches
and brag about
all their wealth.
7 You cannot buy back your life
or pay off God!
8 It costs far too much
to buy back your life.
You can never pay God enough
9 to stay alive forever
and safe from death.
10 We see that wise people die,
and so do stupid fools.
Then their money is left
for someone else.
11 The grave will be their home
forever and ever,
although they once had land
of their own.
12 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
13 Here is what happens to fools
and to those who trust
the words of fools:
14 They are like sheep
with death as their shepherd,
leading them to the grave.
In the morning God's people
will walk all over them,
as their bodies lie rotting
in their home, the grave.
15 But God will rescue me
from the power of death.
16 Don't let it bother you
when others get rich
and live in luxury.
17 Soon they will die
and all their wealth
will be left behind.
18 We humans are praised
when we do well,
and all of us are glad
to be alive.
19 But we each will go down
to our ancestors,
never again to see
the light of day.
20 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
