< Tingtoeng 148 >
1 BOEIPA thangthen sak. BOEIPA te vaan lamloh thangthen sak, amah te hmuensang ah thangthen sak.
Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
2 A puencawn boeih loh amah te thangthen uh. A caempuei khuikah a caempuei boeih loh amah te thangthen uh.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Khomik neh hla loh amah te thangthen lah. Vangnah aisi boeih loh amah te thangthen lah.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Vaan phoeikah vaan, vaan dong sokah tui rhoek loh amah te thangthen uh.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 Amah loh a uen tih a suen dongah BOEIPA ming te thangthen saeh.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:
6 Te rhoek kumhal duela a cak sak yoeyah dongah oltlueh he a paek phoeiah tah khum mahpawh.
And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.
7 Diklai lamkah tuihnam rhoek neh tuidung boeih loh BOEIPA te thangthen lah.
Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
8 Hmai neh rhael, vuelsong neh tuikhu, hlipuei khohli loh a ol a vai.
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
9 Tlang neh som boeih, thing thaih neh lamphai thing boeih,
Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;
10 mulhing neh rhamsa boeih, rhulcai neh phae aka khueh vaa boeih,
Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
11 diklai manghai rhoek neh namtu rhoek boeih, mangpa rhoek neh diklai laitloek boeih,
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
12 tongpang rhoek neh oila rhoek khaw, patong rhoek neh camoe rhoek loh BOEIPA ming te thangthen saeh.
Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —
13 Diklai hman neh vaan kah a mueithennah ham amah long ni a ming a pomdoep.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
14 Te dongah a pilnam kah ki, a hlangcim boeih neh a hui pilnam Israel ca rhoek kah koehnah te a pomsang coeng. BOEIPA te thangthen uh.
And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah!