Mga Awit 99

1 Naghahari si Yahweh; hayaang manginig ang mga bansa. Siya ay nakaluklok sa itaas ng mga kerubin; ang daigdig ay yumayanig.

Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!

2 Si Yahweh ay dakila sa Sion; itinataas siya sa lahat ng mga bansa.

Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.

3 Hayaan mong purihin nila ang iyong dakila at kahanga-hangang pangalan; siya ay banal.

[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!

4 Ang hari ay malakas, at minamahal niya ang katarungan. Itinatag mo ang pagkakapantay-pantay; nilikha mo ang makatarungang pamamahala kay Jacob.

He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.

5 Purihin si Yahweh ang ating Diyos at sambahin siya sa kanyang tuntungan. Siya ay banal.

Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!

6 Sina Moises at Aaron ay kabilang sa kanyang mga pari, at si Samuel ay kabilang sa mga nanalangin sa kanya. Nanalangin (sila) kay Yahweh, at sinagot niya (sila)

Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.

7 Kinausap niya (sila) mula sa haliging ulap. Iningatan nila ang kanyang tapat na mga kautusan at mga batas na ibinigay sa kanila.

He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.

8 Sinagot mo (sila) Yahweh na aming Diyos. Ikaw ang Diyos na nagpatawad sa kanila, kahit na pinarusahan mo ang kanilang mga kasalanan.

Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.

9 Purihin si Yahweh ang ating Diyos, at sambahin siya sa kanyang banal na burol, dahil si Yahweh ang ating Diyos na banal.

Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!