1 Cînd a ieşit Israel din Egipt, cînd a plecat casa lui Iacov dela un popor străin,

2 Iuda a ajuns locaşul Lui cel sfînt, şi Israel stăpînirea Lui.

3 Marea a văzut lucrul acesta şi a fugit, Iordanul s'a întors înapoi:

4 munţii au sărit ca nişte berbeci, şi dealurile ca nişte miei.

5 Ce ai tu, mare, de fugi, şi tu, Iordanule, de te întorci înapoi?

6 Ce aveţi, munţilor, de săltaţi ca nişte berbeci, şi voi, dealurilor, ca nişte miei?

7 Da, cutremură-te, pămîntule, înaintea Domnului, înaintea Dumnezeului lui Iacov,

8 care preface stînca în iaz, şi cremenea în izvor de ape.

1 When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;

2 Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom.

3 The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.

4 The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.

5 What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?

6 You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?

7 Be troubled, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob;

8 Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.