Halelu 114

1 KA hale o Iakoha hoi, mai waena aku o na kanaka olelo e;

At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,

2 O Iuda no kona keenakapu, A o Iseraela kona aupuni.

the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

3 Ike mai la ke kai, a holo aku la; A huli hope o Ioredane.

The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.

4 Lelele ae la na mauna e like me na hipakane, A me na puu hoi e like me na keikihipa.

Mountains jumped in fright like rams, hills startled like lambs.

5 Heaha kau, e ke kai, i holo aku ai oe? E Ioredane hoi, i hoohuliia'i oe ihope?

Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?

6 E na mauna, i lelele ai oukou e like me na hipakane? A me na puu hoi e like me na keikihipa?

Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

7 E naueue oe, e ka honua, imua o ka Haku, Imua hoi o ke Akua o Iakoha.

Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!

8 Ka mea i hoolilo i ka pohaku, i wai lana, A me ka pohaku paea, i punawai.

He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.