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，你為何奔逃？約旦河啊，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?

耶和华啊，你岂是向江河发怒，向江河生气，向海洋发烈怒吗？你骑在马上，坐在得胜的战车上，

耶和华的刀剑哪，你要到几时才止息呢？要入鞘，安静不动。耶和华吩咐它攻击亚实基伦和海边之地，既已派定它，你怎能静止不动呢？