¹{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; -- a song of the Beloved.} My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

¹[Tonon-kiram-panambadiana, fiderana ny mpanjaka be voninahitra] Ho an'ny mpiventy hira. Al-shoshanim. Nataon'ny Koraita. Maskila. Tonon-kiram-pitiavana. Mampiboiboika teny tsara ny foko; miteny aho, ka ny hilaza ny mpanjaka no teny ataoko; fanoratan'ny faingan-tsoratra ny lelako.

²Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

²Tsara tarehy noho ny zanak'olombelona ianao; fahasoavana no naidina tamin'ny molotrao; izany no nitahian'Andriamanitra anao mandrakizay.

³Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O mighty one, [in] thy majesty and thy splendour;

³Fehezo eo am-balahanao ny sabatrao, ry ilay mahery, dia ny fiandriananao sy ny voninahitrao.

⁴And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

⁴Ary mitangena handroso soa aman-tsara amin'ny voninahitrao, noho ny teny marina ny fahalemem-panahim-pahamamarinana; ary hampianatra anao zava-mahatsiravina ny tananao ankavanana.

⁵Thine arrows are sharp -- peoples fall under thee -- in the heart of the king's enemies.

⁵Ny zana-tsipìkanao dia voaranitra - Firenena maro no ringana ka hitsakitsahinao - ka mitsatoka ao am-pon'ny fahavalon'ny mpanjaka.

⁶Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:

⁶Ny seza fiandriananao, Andriamanitra ô, dia mandrakizay doria; tehim-pahamarinana ny tehim-panjakanao.

⁷Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

⁷Tianao ny fahamarinana, fa halanao ny heloka; koa Andriamanitra, dia Andriamanitrao, efa nanoso-diloilo fifaliana anao mihoatra noho ny namanao.

⁸Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.

⁸Miora sy hazo manitra ary kasia ny fitafianao rehetra, zava-maneno avy ao amin'ny lapa ivory no mampifaly anao.[Heb: ahalota]

⁹Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

⁹Zanakavavin'andriamanjaka no isan'ny malalanao; eo ankavananao no itoeran'ny vadin'ny mpanjaka, miravaka volamena avy any Ofira.

¹⁰Hearken, daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; and forget thine own people and thy father's house:

¹⁰Henoy, razazavavy, dia jereo, ka atongilano ny sofinao, ary hadinoy ny firenenao sy ny tranon-drainao;

¹¹And the king will desire thy beauty; for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him.

¹¹Raha irin'ny mpanjaka ny hatsaran-tarehinao - fa izy no tomponao - dia miankohofa eo anatrehany.

¹²And the daughter of Tyre with a gift, the rich ones among the people, shall court thy favour.

¹²Ary ny zanakavavin'i Tyro hitondra fanatitra; eny, ny manan-karena amin'ny vahoaka hila sitraka aminao.

¹³All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:

¹³Be voninahitra ny zanakavavin'ny mpanjaka ao anaty trano; tenona misy volamena no fitafiany.

¹⁴She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee:

¹⁴Mitafy lamba misoratsoratra izy ka entina ho ao amin'ny mpanjaka: ny zazavavy sakaizany izay manaraka azy dia entina ao aminao.

¹⁵With joy and gladness shall they be brought; they shall enter into the king's palace.

¹⁵Entina amin'ny fifaliana sy ny firavoravoana ireny; hiditra ao an-dapan'ny mpanjaka izy.

¹⁶Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.

¹⁶Ho solon-drainao ny zanakao, hotendrenao ho mpanapaka eny amin'ny tany rehetra izy.Hampahatsiaro ny anaranao hatramin'ny taranaka fara mandimby aho. Izany rehetra izany no hideran'ny firenena anao mandrakizay doria.

¹⁷I will make thy name to be remembered throughout all generations; therefore shall the peoples praise thee for ever and ever.

¹⁷Hampahatsiaro ny anaranao hatramin'ny taranaka fara mandimby aho. Izany rehetra izany no hideran'ny firenena anao mandrakizay doria.