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, Jacob’s house from a barbarous people,

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

God chose Judah for himself, Israel became his kingdom.

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

The sea saw it, and fled, Jordan river ran backwards.

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

Mountains skipped like rams, hills like the young of the flock.

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

Why, sea, do you flee? Jordan, why run backwards?

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

Mountains, why skip ram-like? Why, hills, like the young of the flock?

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

Earth, tremble before the Lord, at the presence of Jacob’s God,

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

who turns rocks into pools of water, and flint into fountains of water.