Waiata 114

1 I te putanga mai o Iharaira i Ihipa, o te whare o Hakopa i te iwi reo ke,

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people:

2 Ko Hura tona wahi tapu, ko Iharaira tona rangatiratanga.

Judea made his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

3 I kite te moana, a whati ana: i whakahokia ki muri a Horano.

The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.

4 Pekepeke ana nga maunga ano he hipi toa, nga pukepuke ano he reme.

The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like the lambs of the flock.

5 I ahatia koe, e te moana, i whati ai koe e Horano, i whakahokia ai koe ki muri?

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee: and thou, O Jordan, that thou wast turned back?

6 E nga maunga, i pekepeke ai koutou ano he hipi toa; e nga pukepuke, ano he reme?

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs of the flock?

7 E wiri, e te whenua, i te aroaro o te Ariki; i te aroaro o te Atua o Hakopa;

At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved, at the presence of the God of Jacob:

8 I meinga ai te toka hei hopua wai; te kiripaka hei puna wai.

Who turned the rock into pools of water, and the stony hill into fountains of waters.