Nnwom 148
1 Monkamfo Awurade! Monkamfo Awurade mfiri ɔsorosoro, monkamfo no wɔ ɔsoro sorɔnsorɔmmea.
Praise Yahweh! Praise him, from up in heaven; praise him from way up in the sky!
2 Nʼabɔfoɔ nyinaa, monkamfo no, ne ɔsoro asafo nyinaa, monkamfo no.
All you angels who belong to him, praise him! All you who are in the armies of heaven, praise him!
3 Owia ne ɔsrane, monkamfo no, nsoromma a ɛhran nyinaa, monkamfo no.
Sun and moon, [you also] praise him! You shining stars, you praise him!
4 Monkamfo no, ɔsoro mu ɔsoro ne mo nsuo a mowɔ ɔsoro atifi.
You highest heavens, praise him! And you waters that are high above the sky, praise him!
5 Momma wɔn nyinaa nkamfo Awurade din, ɛfiri sɛ ɔno na ɔhyɛeɛ na wɔbɔɔ wɔn.
I want [all of] these to praise Yahweh [MTY] because by commanding [them to exist], he created them.
6 Ɔde wɔn sisii hɔ afebɔɔ; na wahyɛ nʼasɛm a ɛrentwam da.
He determined the places where they should be [in the sky], and he commanded that they should be there forever. They cannot disobey that command!
7 Monkamfo Awurade mfiri asase so, mo, ɛpo kɛseɛ mu abɔdeɛ ne ɛpo bunu nyinaa,
And everything on the earth, praise Yahweh! You [huge] sea monsters and [everything else that is] deep [in the ocean],
8 anyinam ne asukɔtweaa, sukyerɛmma ne omununkum, ahum a moyɛ nʼapɛdeɛ,
and fire and hail, and snow and frost, and strong winds that obey what he commands, [I tell] all of you to praise Yahweh!
9 mo, mmepɔ ne nkokoɔ nyinaa, nnua a ɛso aba ne ntweneduro nyinaa,
Hills and mountains, fruit trees and cedar [trees],
10 wira mu mmoa ne anantwie, abɔdeɛ nketewa ne nnomaa a wɔtuo,
all the wild animals and all [you] cattle, and the (reptiles/creatures that scurry across the ground), and [all] the birds, [I tell all of them to praise Yahweh]!
11 asase ne amanaman nyinaa so ahemfo, mo, mmapɔmma ne asase sodifoɔ nyinaa,
You kings on this earth and all the people [that you rule], you princes and all [other] rulers,
12 mmeranteɛ ne mmabaawa mmasiriwa ne mmɔfra nso.
you young men and young women, you old people and children, [everyone, praise Yahweh!]
13 Ma wɔnkamfo Awurade din, na ne din so sene edin biara; nʼanimuonyam korɔn wɔ asase ne ɔsoro so.
I want them [all] to praise Yahweh [MTY] because he is greater than anyone else. His glory is greater than [anything on] the earth or [in] heaven.
14 Wapagya abɛn bi ama ne nkurɔfoɔ, ama nʼahotefoɔ nyinaa animuonyam, Israelfoɔ, nnipa a wɔda nʼakoma so no. Monkamfo Awurade.
He caused us, his people, to be strong in order that we, his people, we Israeli people (who are very precious to him/whom he loves very much), would praise him. So praise Yahweh!
