Faarfannaa 114

1 Yeroo sabni Israaʼel biyya Gibxii, manni Yaaqoobis saba afaan ormaa dubbatu keessaa baʼetti,

When Israel went out of Egypt, Jacob’s house from a barbarous people,

2 Yihuudaan mana qulqullummaa Waaqaa, Israaʼel immoo bulchiinsa isaa taʼe.

God chose Judah for himself, Israel became his kingdom.

3 Galaanni argee baqate; Yordaanosis duubatti deebiʼe;

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

4 tulluuwwan akka korbeeyyii hoolaa, gaarranis akkuma xobbaallaawwan hoolaa burraaqan.

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

5 Yaa galaana, ati maaliif baqatte? Yaa Yordaanos, atis maaliif duubatti deebite?

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

6 Yaa tulluuwwan, isin maaliif akka korbeeyyii hoolaa, yaa gaarran isinis maaliif akka xobbaallaawwan hoolaa burraaqxu?

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

7 Yaa lafa, fuula Gooftaa duratti, fuula Waaqa Yaaqoob duratti holladhu;

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

8 inni kattaa gara harootti, kattaa jabaa immoo gara burqaa bishaaniitti geeddare.

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