< Psalmorum 135 >

1 alleluia laudate nomen Domini laudate servi Dominum
Praise ye Yah, Praise ye the Name of Yahweh, Praise, O ye servants of Yahweh;
2 qui statis in domo Domini in atriis domus Dei nostri
Who stand In the house of Yahweh, In the courts of the house of our God.
3 laudate Dominum quia bonus Dominus psallite nomini eius quoniam suave
Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight;
4 quoniam Iacob elegit sibi Dominus Israhel in possessionem sibi
For, Jacob, hath Yah chosen for himself, Israel, for his own treasure.
5 quia ego cognovi quod magnus est Dominus et Deus noster prae omnibus diis
For, I, know that great is Yahweh, yea, our Lord, is beyond all gods.
6 omnia quae voluit Dominus fecit in caelo et in terra in mare et in omnibus abyssis
Whatsoever Yahweh hath pleased, he hath done, —in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas, and all resounding deeps:
7 educens nubes ab extremo terrae fulgora in pluviam fecit qui producit ventos de thesauris suis
Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, —Lightnings for the rain, hath he made, bringing forth wind out of his treasuries.
8 qui percussit primogenita Aegypti ab homine usque ad pecus
Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man, and of beast;
9 emisit signa et prodigia in medio tui Aegypte in Pharaonem et in omnes servos eius
Sent signs and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 qui percussit gentes multas et occidit reges fortes
Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings:
11 Seon regem Amorreorum et Og regem Basan et omnia regna Chanaan
Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan;
12 et dedit terram eorum hereditatem hereditatem Israhel populo suo
And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.
13 Domine nomen tuum in aeternum Domine memoriale tuum in generationem et generationem
O Yahweh! thy Name, is age-abiding, —O Yahweh! thy memorial, is to generation after generation.
14 quia iudicabit Dominus populum suum et in servis suis deprecabitur
For Yahweh will vindicate his people, —and, on his servants, have compassion.
15 simulacra gentium argentum et aurum opera manuum hominum
The idols of the nations, are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men:
16 os habent et non loquentur oculos habent et non videbunt
A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not;
17 aures habent et non audient neque enim est spiritus in ore eorum
Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose, —there is no breath in their mouth.
18 similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea et omnes qui sperant in eis
Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them.
19 domus Israhel benedicite Domino domus Aaron benedicite Domino
O house of Israel! bless Yahweh, O house of Aaron! bless Yahweh;
20 domus Levi benedicite Domino qui timetis Dominum benedicite Domino
O house of Levi! bless Yahweh, Ye that revere Yahweh! bless Yahweh.
21 benedictus Dominus ex Sion qui habitat in Hierusalem
Blessed be Yahweh out of Zion, Who inhabiteth Jerusalem, Praise ye Yah!

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