Psalmowo 148
1 Mikafu Yehowa. Mikafu Yehowa tso dziƒowo, mikafui le kɔkɔƒewo le dzi me.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Mi eƒe dɔlawo katã mikafui, dziƒoʋakɔwo hã mikafui.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Ɣe kple ɣleti nekafui, mikafui, mi ɣletivi keklẽwo.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Mi dziƒo kɔkɔtɔwo, mikafui, eye mi tsi siwo le alilĩa tame hã mikafui.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Wo katã nekafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ, elabena eɖe gbe, eye wova dzɔ.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 Etsɔ wo ɖo wo nɔƒe tso mavɔ me yi ɖe mavɔ me, ede se si nu mayi akpɔ gbeɖe o.
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 Mikafu Yehowa tso anyigba, mi nuwɔwɔ gã siwo le atsiaƒu me kple gogloƒewo katã.
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 Dzikedzo kple kpetsi, tsikpe kple lilikpowo, ahomya si wɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu,
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 mi towo kple togbɛwo katã, atikutsetsetiwo kple sedatiwo katã,
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 gbemelãwo kple nyiwo katã, nuwɔwɔ suewo kple xe dzodzoewo,
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 anyigbadzifiawo kple dukɔwo katã, mi dumegãwo kple dziɖula siwo katã le anyigba dzi,
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 ɖekakpuiwo kple ɖetugbiwo, ame tsitsiwo kple ɖeviwo siaa nekafui.
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 Mikafu Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ, elabena eƒe ŋkɔ ɖeɖe koe de dzi, eye eƒe atsyɔ̃ le anyigba kple dziƒowo tame.
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 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 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!
