< Waiata 148 >
1 Whakamoemititia a Ihowa. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa i runga i nga rangi: whakamoemititia ia i nga wahi tiketike.
to boast: praise LORD to boast: praise [obj] LORD from [the] heaven to boast: praise him in/on/with height
2 Whakamoemititia ia, e ana anahera katoa: whakamoemititia ia, e ana mano whaioio.
to boast: praise him all messenger: angel his to boast: praise him all (army his *Q(K)*)
3 Whakamoemititia ia, e te ra, e te marama: whakamoemititia ia, e nga whetu whakamarama katoa.
to boast: praise him sun and moon to boast: praise him all star light
4 Whakamoemititia ia, e nga rangi o nga rangi, e nga wai hoki o runga atu i nga rangi.
to boast: praise him heaven [the] heaven and [the] water which from upon [the] heaven
5 Kia whakamoemititia e ratou te ingoa o Ihowa: nana hoki i whakahau, a kua hanga ratou.
to boast: praise [obj] name LORD for he/she/it to command and to create
6 Nana hoki aua mea i whakapumau ake ake: i whakatakotoria e ia he tikanga e kore e taka.
and to stand: stand them to/for perpetuity to/for forever: enduring statute: decree to give: give and not to pass
7 Whakamoemititia a Ihowa, i runga i te whenua, e nga tarakona, e nga rire katoa;
to boast: praise [obj] LORD from [the] land: country/planet serpent: monster and all abyss
8 E te kapura, e te whatu; e te hukarere, e te kohu; e te tupuhi, e mahi nei i tana kupu;
fire and hail snow and smoke spirit: breath tempest to make: do word his
9 E nga maunga, e nga puke katoa; e nga rakau hua, e nga hita katoa;
[the] mountain: mount and all hill tree fruit and all cedar
10 E nga kirehe, e nga kararehe katoa; e nga mea ngokingoki, e nga manu whai pakau:
[the] living thing and all animal creeping and bird wing
11 E nga kingi o te whenua, e nga iwi katoa; e nga rangatira, e nga kaiwhakawa katoa o te whenua:
king land: country/planet and all people ruler and all to judge land: country/planet
12 E nga taitama, e nga taitamahine; e nga koroheke ratou ko nga tamariki:
youth and also virgin old with youth
13 Kia whakamoemititia e ratou te ingoa o Ihowa: nona anake hoki te ingoa e nui ana; kei runga ake i te whenua, i te rangi, tona kororia.
to boast: praise [obj] name LORD for to exalt name his to/for alone him splendor his upon land: country/planet and heaven
14 Ko ia hoki te kaiwhakaara o te haona o tana iwi; e whakamoemititia ana e ana tangata tapu katoa; e nga tama a Iharaira, e te iwi e tata ana ki a ia. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.
and to exalt horn to/for people his praise to/for all pious his to/for son: descendant/people Israel people near his to boast: praise LORD