< Psalms 114 >
1 When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;
Alléluiah! Lorsque Israël sortit d'Egypte, et la maison de Jacob d'un peuple barbare,
2 Judah became his holy place, and Israel his kingdom.
Juda devint son peuple saint, Israël sa puissance.
3 The sea saw it, and went in flight; Jordan was turned back.
La mer le vit, et s'enfuit; le Jourdain retourna en arrière.
4 The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.
Les montagnes bondirent comme des béliers, et les collines comme des agneaux.
5 What was wrong with you, O sea, that you went in flight? O Jordan, that you were turned back?
Qu'avais-tu en toi, ô mer, pour fuir ainsi, et toi, Jourdain, pour retourner en arrière?
6 You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?
Et vous, montagnes, pourquoi bondissiez-vous comme des béliers, et vous, collines, comme des agneaux?
7 Be troubled, O earth, before the Lord, before the God of Jacob;
La terre a tremblé à la face du Seigneur, à la face du Dieu de Jacob,
8 Who made the rock into a water-spring, and the hard stone into a fountain.
Qui a changé la pierre en nappes d'eau, et la roche en fontaines.