1 Da Israel dro ut fra Egypt,Jakobs hus fra et folk med fremmed språk,
1 When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2 Ble Juda hans hellige sted,Israel, hans rike.
2 Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.
3 Havet så det og flyktet;Jordan snudde tilbake.
3 The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
4 Fjellene hoppet som værer,Haugene som unge lam.
4 the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5 Hva er det med deg, hav, at du flykter?Jordan, at du snur tilbake?
5 Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
6 Fjell, at dere hopper som værer?Haugene, som unge lam?
6 O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
7 Skjelv, jord, for Herrens åsyn,For Jakobs Guds åsyn,
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 Han som forvandlet klippen til en vannpytt,Flint til en rennende kilde.
8 who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
