1 W hen Israel went forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

I te putanga mai o Iharaira i Ihipa, o te whare o Hakopa i te iwi reo ke,

2 J udah became His sanctuary, Israel, His dominion.

Ko Hura tona wahi tapu, ko Iharaira tona rangatiratanga.

3 T he sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.

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

4 T he mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs.

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

5 W hat ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

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

6 O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

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

7 T remble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob,

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

8 W ho turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.

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