Psalmorum 114

1 Alleluia. In exitu Israel de Ægypto, domus Iacob de populo barbaro:

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

2 Facta est Iudæa sanctificatio eius, Israel potestas eius.

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

3 Mare vidit, et fugit: Iordanis conversus est retrorsum.

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

4 Montes exultaverunt ut arietes: et colles sicut agni ovium.

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

5 Quid est tibi mare quod fugisti: et tu Iordanis, quia conversus es retrorsum?

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

6 Montes exultastis sicut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium?

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

7 A facie Domini mota est terra, a facie Dei Iacob.

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

8 Qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum, et rupem in fontes aquarum.

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