Nnwom 114

1 Bere a Israelfo fii Misraim, na Yakobfifo fii ananafo asase so no,

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

2 Yuda bɛyɛɛ Awurade kronkronbea na Israel bɛyɛɛ nʼaheman.

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

3 Po no hwɛe, na eguanee, Yordan san nʼakyi;

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

4 Mmepɔw huruhuruwii sɛ adwennini, nkoko nso huruhuruwii sɛ nguantenmma.

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

5 Dɛn na ɛbae, ɛpo, na wuguanee? Yordan, adɛn, na wosan wʼakyi?

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

6 Mmepɔw, adɛn, na muhuruhuruw sɛ adwennini, na mo nkoko, muhuruhuruw sɛ nguantenmma yi?

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

7 Asase, ma wo ho mpopo wɔ Awurade anim, wɔ Yakob Nyankopɔn anim,

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

8 ɔno na ɔmaa ɔbotan no dan asubura, na ɔbotan dennen dan nsuwa aniwa no.

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