< Sam 148 >
1 Kathutkung: Panuekhoeh BAWIPA teh pholen awh. BAWIPA hah kalvan hoi pholen awh. A rasang poungnae koe pholen awh.
Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens. Praise him in the heights.
2 A kalvantaminaw pueng ama teh pholen awh. Rasahu pueng ama teh pholen awh.
Praise ye him, all his agents. Praise ye him, all his host.
3 Kanî hoi thapa naw ama teh pholen awh. Ka ang e âsinaw pueng ama teh pholen awh.
Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Karasangpoung e kalvannaw hoi, kalvannaw lathueng kaawm e tuinaw ama teh pholen awh.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 Hotnaw pueng teh BAWIPA e kâ lahoi sak e lah ao awh dawkvah, a min teh pholen awh.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah. For he commanded, and they were created.
6 Ama ni hotnaw pueng teh pou acak sak teh kahmat thai hoeh e phung hah a poe.
He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which shall not pass away.
7 Adungpoungnae koe kaawm e naw hoi khoruinaw
Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps,
8 hmai hoi roun, tadamtui hoi a kahû, a lawk patetlah kâroe e kahlî,
fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,
9 monnaw hoi monrui pueng, thingthai rompo hoi sidarkung pueng,
mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars,
10 moithang ka matheng hoi saring ka mawng pueng, vonpui hoi kâva e hoi kamleng e tava pueng,
beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds,
11 talai van e siangpahrangnaw hoi tami pueng, kacuenaw hoi ukkung khobawi pueng,
kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth,
12 thoundounnaw hoi tanglanaw pueng, matawngnaw hoi camonaw pueng, BAWIPA teh talai van hoi pholen awh.
both young men and virgins, old men and sons.
13 A min dueng doeh ka taluepoung, a bawilennae teh talai hoi kalvan lathueng ao dawkvah, BAWIPA min teh pholen awh.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
14 A taminaw e ki teh a tawm pouh dawkvah, ateng kaawm e taminaw, a tami Isarelnaw e pholen lah kaawm e tamikathoungnaw ni pholen e lah na o. Hallelujah.
And he has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his sanctified, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye Jehovah.