Faarfannaa 29
1 Faarfannaa Daawit. Isin jajjabeeyyiin, Waaqayyoof fidaa; ulfinaa fi jabina Waaqayyoof fidaa.
You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.
2 Ulfina maqaa isaatiif malu Waaqayyoof kennaa; iddoo qulqullummaa isaatti Waaqayyoon waaqeffadhaa.
Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].
3 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo bishaanota irra jira; Waaqni ulfinaa ni qaqawweessaʼa; Waaqayyo bishaanota baayʼee irratti ni qaqawweessaʼa.
Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].
4 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo humna qaba; sagaleen Waaqayyoo surra qabeessa.
His voice is powerful and majestic.
5 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo birbirsa ni cabsa; Waaqayyo birbirsa Libaanoon ni caccabsa.
The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.
6 Inni Libaanoonin akka jabbiitti, Siiriyoonin immoo akka dibicha gafarsaatti ni utaalchisa.
He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.
7 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo balaqqeessa bakakkaatiin rukuta.
Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.
8 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo gammoojjii sochoosa; Waaqayyo Gammoojjii Qaadesh sochoosa.
His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].
9 Sagaleen Waaqayyoo qilxuu micciira; bosonas qullaatti hambisa. Hundinuus mana qulqullummaa isaa keessatti, “Ulfina!” jedhee iyya.
Yahweh’s voice shakes the huge oak trees and strips the leaves from the trees while the people in the temple shout, “Praise [God]!”
10 Waaqayyo lolaa badiisaatiin olitti teessoo isaa irra taaʼa; Waaqayyo Mootii taʼee bara baraan teessoo isaa irra taaʼa.
Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.
11 Waaqayyo saba isaatiif jabina kenna; Waaqayyo saba isaa nagaadhaan eebbisa.
Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.
