Halelu 113

1 E HALELU aku ia Iehova: E halelu, e na kauwa a Iehova, E halelu aku oukou i ka inoa o Iehova.

Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, you his servants, praise the name of the Lord.

2 E hoomaikaiia ka inoa o Iehova, Mai keia wa aku a i ka manawa pau ole.

The name of the Lord be blessed from now and for evermore.

3 Mai ka puka ana a ka la, a hiki i kona komo ana, E haleluia ka inoa o Iehova.

From sunrise to sunset is the name of the Lord to be praised.

4 Ua kiekie o Iehova, maluna o ko na aina a pau, A me kona hanohano hoi maluna o ka lani.

High is the Lord above all nations, above the heavens is his glory.

5 Owai la ka i like me Iehova, ko kakou Akua? Ka mea hookiekie i kona wahi nobo ai;

Who is like the Lord our God, seated on high?

6 Ka mea hoohaahaa, e ike i ka lani, A i ka honua no hoi:

He bends down to look at the heavens and earth.

7 Ka mea i hapai i ka mea ilihune, mai ka lepo mai, A hookiekie hoi i ka mea pilikia, mai ke kiona aku;

He raises the weak from the dust, he lifts the poor from the dunghill,

8 I hoonoho ai oia ia ia me na'lii, Me na'lii hoi o kona poe kanaka.

and sets them beside the princes, even the princes of his people.

9 A hoonoho hoi oia i ka wahine pa ma ka hale, I makuwahine, e lealea ana i na keiki ana. E halelu aku oukou ia Iehova.

He gives the childless woman a home, and makes her the happy mother of children. Hallelujah.