Salamo 34
1 Andriañeko an-tsà an-tsà t’Iehovà, am-bavako ao nainai’e ty fandrengeañ’ aze.
I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
2 Mirenge am’ Iehovà ty troko; ie ho janjiñe’ o tretram-poo le hifalea’e.
I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.
3 Antao hañonjoñe Iehovà, hitrao-pibango i Tahina’ey.
Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!
4 Nitsoeheko t’Iehovà, le tinoi’e, fonga nafaha’e amako ty fangebahebako.
I prayed to Yahweh, and he (answered my prayer/did what I asked him to do); he rescued me from [all those who caused me] to be afraid.
5 Niandra ama’e iereo le niloeloe, tsy ho kolopofen-kameñarañe ka ty tarehe’ iareo.
Those who trust [IDM] that he [will help them] will be joyful; (they will never be disappointed/he will always do for them the things that he promises) [LIT].
6 Nitoreo ty rarake, naho nijanjiñ’ aze t’Iehovà, vaho rinomba’e amo hasotria’e iabio.
I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
7 Mitobe mañohoke o mpañeveñe ama’eo ty anjeli’ Iehovà, vaho haha’e.
An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.
8 Tsopeho vaho mahaisaha te soa t’Iehovà; fale t’indaty mitsolok’ ama’e!
Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.
9 Mañeveña am’ Iehovà, ry navahe’eo! amy te tampe-draha irieñe ze mañeveñ’ ama’e.
All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
10 Mete mililitse vaho mifeake ty kerè o liona tora’eo; fe tsy ho po-kasoa o mitsoek’ Iehovào.
Lions [are usually] very strong, [but sometimes] even young lions are hungry and become weak, but those who trust in Yahweh will (have everything/not lack any good thing) [LIT] [that they need].
11 Mb’etoa, ry anake, tsendreño; hatoroko anahareo ty fañeveñañe am’ Iehovà.
You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.
12 Ia t’indaty misalala ho veloñe, naho mpitea andro, hahaisaha’e ty hasoa?
If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
13 Afofio ami’ty raty ty famele’o, naho o soñi’oo tsy hivolam-pìtake.
do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
14 Iholiaro ty raty, le anò ty soa; mitsoeha filongoañe—le heaño.
Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]
15 Miatreke o vantañeo ty fihaino’ Iehovà, naho o fitoreo’eo o ravembia’eo.
Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who [act] righteously; he always responds [MTY] to them when they call [to him for help].
16 Atreatrè’ Iehovà an-daharañe o mpanao ratio; aitoa’e an-tane atoy ty fitiahiañe iareo.
But Yahweh [SYN] (is opposed to/turns away from) those who do what is evil. [And after they die], people will forget them completely.
17 Mikaike, le mijanjiñe t’Iehovà, ie haha’e amo hasotriañe iabio.
Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.
18 Marine’ ty mikoretse añ’arofo t’Iehovà, vaho rombahe’e o demok’ an-trok’aoo.
Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
19 Maro ty mañembetse o vañoñeo, fe avotso’ Iehovà ama’e iaby.
Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.
20 Ambena’e iaby o taola’eo, leo raike tsy rifotse.
Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.
21 Havetra’ ty haratiañe ty lo-tsereke, vaho hafàtse ze malaiñe o vantañeo.
Wicked people will be killed by their own evil deeds (OR, by [people doing to them] the same evil things [that the wicked do to others]) [PRS], and Yahweh will punish those who oppose righteous people.
22 Jebañe’ Iehovà ty fiai’ o mpitoro’eo, leo raik’ amo mitsolok’ ama’eo tsy hafàtse.
Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
