大海啊，你為何奔逃？約旦河啊，你為何倒流？

沧海啊，你为何奔逃？约旦哪，你为何倒流？

沧海啊，你为何奔逃？约旦哪，你为何倒流？

沧海啊，你为何奔逃？约旦哪，你为何倒流？

大海啊，你为何奔逃？约旦河啊，你为何倒流？

大海啊！你为什么奔逃？约旦河啊！你为什么倒流？

海水啊，你为什么逃跑呢？约旦河啊，你为什么倒流呢？

滄海啊，你為何奔逃？約旦哪，你為何倒流？

滄海啊，你為何奔逃？約旦哪，你為何倒流？

滄海啊，你為何奔逃？約旦哪，你為何倒流？

大海啊！你為甚麼奔逃？約旦河啊！你為甚麼倒流？

洋海啊，你為甚麼奔逃？約但河啊，你為甚麼倒流？

海水啊，你為什麼逃跑呢？約旦河啊，你為什麼倒流呢？

海歟、爾何為而逃遁、約但歟、爾何為而返流、

滄海何為中判兮、約但何為回流兮、

滄海因何奔逃、約但因何反退、

借問紅海胡為不敢潮。約但胡為逡巡逃。

Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?

Red Sea, why did you part? Jordan River, why did you stop flowing?

What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?

Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you turned back?

What ails you, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?

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

What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you turned back?

What[ ailed] thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan,[ that] thou wast driven back?

Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?

耶和華啊，你是向江河發怒嗎？你乘著得勝的戰車而來，是向江河生氣嗎？是向海洋發怒嗎？

你們大喊，『耶和華的刀啊，你何時才停下來呢？求你入鞘吧！停下來吧！』但耶和華已命令它攻擊亞實基倫和沿海一帶，它怎能停下來呢？」