1 I srael came out of Egypt. The house of Jacob came from a people who spoke a strange language.

Da Israel aus Ägypten zog, das Haus Jakob aus dem fremden Volk,

2 T hen Judah became His holy place, and Israel became the place of His rule.

da ward Juda sein Heiligtum, Israel seine Herrschaft.

3 T he sea looked and ran away. The Jordan turned back.

Das Meer sah es und floh; der Jordan wandte sich zurück;

4 T he mountains jumped like sheep, the hills like lambs.

die Berge hüpften wie die Lämmer, die Hügel wie die jungen Schafe.

5 W hy did you try to get away, O sea? Why did you turn back, O Jordan?

Was war dir, du Meer, daß du flohest, und du, Jordan, daß du dich zurückwandtest,

6 O mountains, why did you jump like sheep? O hills, why did you jump like lambs?

ihr Berge, daß ihr hüpftet wie die Lämmer, ihr Hügel wie die jungen Schafe?

7 S hake in fear before the Lord, O earth, before the God of Jacob.

Vor dem HERRN bebte die Erde, vor dem Gott Jakobs,

8 H e changed the rock into a pool of water. He made water flow out of hard rock.

der den Fels wandelte in einen Wassersee und die Steine in Wasserbrunnen.