Salamo 115
1 Jehovah ô, aza izahay, aza izahay no omena voninahitra, Fa ny anaranao ihany, Noho ny famindram-ponao sy ny fahamarinanao.
Not for our sake, O Lord, not for our sake, but unto thy name give glory, for the sake of thy kindness, for the sake of thy truth.
2 Nahoana ny jentilisa no manao hoe: Aiza izay Andriamaniny?
Wherefore should the nations say, Where now is their God?
3 Nefa any an-danitra Andriamanitsika; Efa nanao izay sitrapony rehetra Izy.
Whereas our God is in the heavens: whatsoever he desireth hath he done.
4 Volafotsy sy volamena ny sampin’ ireny, Asan’ ny tanan’ olona:
Their idols are sliver and gold, the work of the hands of man.
5 Manam-bava izy, fa tsy miteny; Mana-maso izy, fa tsy mahita;
A mouth they have, but speak not; eyes they have, but see not;
6 Manan-tsofina izy, fa tsy mandre; Manana orona izy, fa tsy manimbolo:
Ears they have, but hear not; a nose they have, but smell not.
7 Manan-tanana izy, fa tsy mandray; Manan-tongotra izy, fa tsy mandeha; Ary tsy mahaloa-peo ny tendany.
They have hands, but they touch not; they have feet, but they walk not: nor do they give any utterance by their throat.
8 Ho tahaka azy izay manao azy Sy izay rehetra matoky azy.
Like them are those that make them, every one that trusteth in them.
9 Ry Isiraely ô, matokia an’ i Jehovah; Heriny sy ampingany Izy.
O Israel, trust thou in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
10 Ry taranak’ i Arona ô, matokia an’ i Jehovah; Heriny sy ampingany Izy.
O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
11 Hianareo izay matahotra an’ i Jehovah, matokia an’ i Jehovah; Heriny sy ampingany Izy.
Ye that fear the Lord, trust ye in the Lord—he is their help and their shield.
12 Jehovah mahatsiaro ka mitahy antsika; Hitahy ny taranak’ i Isiraely Izy; Hitahy ny taranak’ i Arona Izy;
The Lord hath even been mindful of us, he will bless [us]; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
13 Hotahiny izay matahotra an’ i Jehovah, Na ny kely na ny lehibe.
He will bless those that fear the Lord, the small together with the great.
14 Jehovah anie hampitombo anareo, Dia ianareo mbamin’ ny zanakareo.
May the Lord increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Hitahy anareo anie Jehovah, Mpanao ny lanitra sy ny tany.
Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
16 Ny lanitra dia an’ i Jehovah: fa ny tany nomeny ho an’ ny zanak’ olombelona.
The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 Ny maty tsy mba hidera an’ i Jehovah. Na izay midìna any amin’ ny mangingina;
Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence [of death].
18 Fa izahay hisaotra an’ i Jehovah Hatramin’ izao ka ho mandrakizay. Haleloia.
But as for us, we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Hallelujah.
