Waiata 114

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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