المَزامِير 148

١ 1 هَلِّلُويَا! سَبِّحُوا الرَّبَّ مِنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ. سَبِّحُوهُ فِي الأَعَالِي.

Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!

٢ 2 سَبِّحُوهُ يَا جَمِيعَ مَلائِكَتِهِ. سَبِّحُوهُ يَا جَمِيعَ أَجْنَادِهِ.

All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!

٣ 3 سَبِّحِيهِ يَا شَمْسُ وَيَا قَمَرُ. سَبِّحِيهِ يَا جَمِيعَ الكَوَاكِبِ المُشْرِقَةِ.

Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!

٤ 4 سَبِّحِيهِ يَا سَمَاءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَيَا أَيَّتُهَا السُّحُبُ الَّتِي فَوْقَ الجَلَدِ.

You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!

٥ 5 لِتُسَبِّحْ هَذِهِ اسْمَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهَا بِأَمْرِهِ خُلِقَتْ،

I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.

٦ 6 وَثَبَّتَهَا إِلَى الدَّهْرِ وَالأَبَدِ، وَاضِعاً لَهَا حَدّاً لَا تَتَجَاوَزُهُ.

He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!

٧ 7 سَبِّحِي الرَّبَّ مِنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ يَا وُحُوشَ الْبَحْرِ وَيَا كُلَّ اللُّجَجِ.

And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],

٨ 8 أَيَّتُهَا النَّارُ وَالْبَرَدُ، وَالثَّلْجُ والضَّبَابُ، الرِّيحُ الْعَاصِفَةُ الْمُنَفِّذَةُ لأَمْرِهِ،

and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!

٩ 9 الْجِبَالُ وَالتِّلالُ جَمِيعاً، الأَشْجَارُ الْمُثْمِرَةُ وَالأَرْزُ كُلُّهُ،

Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],

١٠ 10 الْحَيْوَانَاتُ الْبَرِّيَّةُ وَالْمَوَاشِي كُلُّهَا، الزَّوَاحِفُ وَالطُّيُورُ.

all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!

١١ 11 مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَجَمِيعُ الشُّعُوبِ وَحُكَّامُ الأَرْضِ وَجَمِيعُ الرُّؤَسَاءِ،

You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,

١٢ 12 الْفِتْيَانُ وَالْفَتَيَاتُ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَالشُّبَّانُ،

you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]

١٣ 13 لِيُسَبِّحُوا اسْمَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ وَحْدَهُ مُتَعَالٍ. مَجْدُهُ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ.

I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.

١٤ 14 يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَ شَعْبِهِ إِكْرَاماً لِكُلِّ أَتْقِيَائِهِ، لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الشَّعْبِ الْمُقَرَّبِ إِلَيْهِ. هَلِّلُويَا.

He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!