Psalmi 148
1 Aleluja! Hvalite Jahvu s nebesa, hvalite ga u visinama!
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Hvalite ga, svi anđeli njegovi, hvalite ga, sve vojske njegove!
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Hvalite ga, sunce i mjeseče, hvalite ga, sve zvijezde svjetlosne!
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Hvalite ga, nebesa nebeska, i vode nad svodom nebeskim!
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Neka hvale ime Jahvino jer on zapovjedi i postadoše.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 Postavi ih zauvijek i dovijeka po zakonu koji neće proći.
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!
7 Hvalite Jahvu sa zemlje, nemani morske i svi bezdani!
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 Ognju i grÓade, sniježe i maglo, olujni vjetre, što riječ njegovu izvršavaš!
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 Gore i svi brežuljci, plodonosna stabla i svi cedrovi!
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 Zvijeri i sve životinje, gmizavci i ptice krilate!
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]!
11 Zemaljski kraljevi i svi narodi, knezovi i suci zemaljski!
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 Mladići i djevojke, starci s djecom zajedno:
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 nek' svi hvale ime Jahvino, jer jedino je njegovo ime uzvišeno! Njegovo veličanstvo zemlju i nebo nadvisuje,
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.
14 on podiže snagu svom narodu, on proslavlja svete svoje, sinove Izraelove - narod njemu blizak. Aleluja!
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!
