< Psalmowo 148 >
1 Mikafu Yehowa. Mikafu Yehowa tso dziƒowo, mikafui le kɔkɔƒewo le dzi me.
Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
2 Mi eƒe dɔlawo katã mikafui, dziƒoʋakɔwo hã mikafui.
Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Ɣe kple ɣleti nekafui, mikafui, mi ɣletivi keklẽwo.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Mi dziƒo kɔkɔtɔwo, mikafui, eye mi tsi siwo le alilĩa tame hã mikafui.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens.
5 Wo katã nekafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ, elabena eɖe gbe, eye wova dzɔ.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:
6 Etsɔ wo ɖo wo nɔƒe tso mavɔ me yi ɖe mavɔ me, ede se si nu mayi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
And he established them for ever and ever; he made [for them] a statute which shall not pass.
7 Mikafu Yehowa tso anyigba, mi nuwɔwɔ gã siwo le atsiaƒu me kple gogloƒewo katã.
Praise Jehovah from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;
8 Dzikedzo kple kpetsi, tsikpe kple lilikpowo, ahomya si wɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu,
Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;
9 mi towo kple togbɛwo katã, atikutsetsetiwo kple sedatiwo katã,
Mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and all cedars;
10 gbemelãwo kple nyiwo katã, nuwɔwɔ suewo kple xe dzodzoewo,
Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
11 anyigbadzifiawo kple dukɔwo katã, mi dumegãwo kple dziɖula siwo katã le anyigba dzi,
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth;
12 ɖekakpuiwo kple ɖetugbiwo, ame tsitsiwo kple ɖeviwo siaa nekafui.
Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —
13 Mikafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ, elabena eƒe ŋkɔ ɖeɖe koe de dzi, eye eƒe atsyɔ̃ le anyigba kple dziƒowo tame.
Let them praise the name of Jehovah: for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above the earth and the heavens.
14 Ena dzo aɖe do na eƒe dukɔ, esi nye Israel, eƒe ame kɔkɔewo katã ƒe kafukafu, ame siwo tsɔ ɖe eƒe dzi gbɔ. Mikafu Yehowa.
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!