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, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

2 K o Hura tona wahi tapu, ko Iharaira tona rangatiratanga.

Judah became His sanctuary, And Israel His dominion.

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

The sea saw it and fled; Jordan turned back.

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

The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.

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

What ails you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?

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

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

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

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

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

Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.