Salmenes 114

1 Då Israel drog ut or Egyptarland, Jakobs hus frå eit folk med framand tunga,

When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

2 då vart Juda hans heilagdom, Israel hans rike.

Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.

3 Havet såg det og flydde, Jordan drog seg attende.

The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;

4 Fjelli hoppa som verar, haugarne som lamb.

the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

5 Kva hev hendt deg, hav, at du flyr? du Jordan, at du dreg deg attende?

Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

6 de fjell, at de hoppar som verar, de haugar som lamb?

O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

7 For Herrens åsyn må du skjelva, jord, for Jakobs Guds åsyn!

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

8 Han som gjer berget til ein sjø, harde steinen til ei vatskjelda.

who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!