< Psalmowo 148 >
1 Mikafu Yehowa. Mikafu Yehowa tso dziƒowo, mikafui le kɔkɔƒewo le dzi me.
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the heights.
2 Mi eƒe dɔlawo katã mikafui, dziƒoʋakɔwo hã mikafui.
Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts.
3 Ɣe kple ɣleti nekafui, mikafui, mi ɣletivi keklẽwo.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light.
4 Mi dziƒo kɔkɔtɔwo, mikafui, eye mi tsi siwo le alilĩa tame hã mikafui.
Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens.
5 Wo katã nekafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ, elabena eɖe gbe, eye wova dzɔ.
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were made.
6 Etsɔ wo ɖo wo nɔƒe tso mavɔ me yi ɖe mavɔ me, ede se si nu mayi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
And he fixed them for ever and ever by a law which they dare not transgress.
7 Mikafu Yehowa tso anyigba, mi nuwɔwɔ gã siwo le atsiaƒu me kple gogloƒewo katã.
Praise the Lord from the earth: you depths, with your monsters, all.
8 Dzikedzo kple kpetsi, tsikpe kple lilikpowo, ahomya si wɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu,
Fire, hail, snow and ice, and stormy wind doing his word.
9 mi towo kple togbɛwo katã, atikutsetsetiwo kple sedatiwo katã,
All you mountains and hills, all you fruit trees and cedars,
10 gbemelãwo kple nyiwo katã, nuwɔwɔ suewo kple xe dzodzoewo,
all you wild beasts and tame, creeping things, birds on the wing.
11 anyigbadzifiawo kple dukɔwo katã, mi dumegãwo kple dziɖula siwo katã le anyigba dzi,
All you kings and nations of earth; all you princes and judges of earth:
12 ɖekakpuiwo kple ɖetugbiwo, ame tsitsiwo kple ɖeviwo siaa nekafui.
young men and maidens together, old men and children together.
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 the Lord, for his name alone is exalted. Over heaven and earth is his glory.
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.
He has lifted his people to honour. Wherefore this chorus of praise from his saints, from Israel, the people who stand in his fellowship. Hallelujah.