1 When Israel went out of Egypt,

the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,

2 Judah became his sanctuary,

Israel his dominion.

3 The sea saw it, and fled.

The Jordan was driven back.

4 The mountains skipped like rams,

the little hills like lambs.

5 What was it, you sea, that you fled?

You Jordan, that you turned back?

6 You mountains, that you skipped like rams?

You little hills, like lambs?

7 Tremble, you earth, at the presence of the Lord,

at the presence of the God of Jacob,

8 who turned the rock into a pool of water,

the flint into a spring of waters.

1 Da Israel drog ut av Egypten, Jakobs hus fra et folk med fremmed tungemål, 2 da blev Juda hans {Herrens.} helligdom, Israel hans rike. 3 Havet så det og flydde, Jordan vendte om og løp tilbake. 4 Fjellene hoppet som værer, haugene som unge lam. 5 Hvad har hendt dig, du hav, at du flyr, du Jordan, at du vender om og løper tilbake, 6 I fjell, at I hopper som værer, I hauger som unge lam? 7 For Herrens åsyn bev, du jord, for Jakobs Guds åsyn, 8 han som gjør klippen til en vannrik sjø, den hårde sten til en vannkilde!