4 this is a decree for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 When God went out against Egypt,

he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:

4 For it is a statute for Israel,

a rule of the God of Jacob.

5 He made it a decree in Joseph

when he went out over the land of Egypt.

I hear a language I had not known:

4 For this was a statute for Israel,

And a law of the God of Jacob.

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony,

When he went out through the land of Egypt:

Where I heard a language that I understood not.

4 For this is required by the decrees of Israel;

it is a regulation of the God of Jacob.

5 He made it a law for Israel

when he attacked Egypt to set us free.

I heard an unknown voice say,

4 For this is a statute for Israel,

A law of the God of Jacob.

5 This He established in Joseph as a testimony,

When He went throughout the land of Egypt,

Where I heard a language I did not understand.

4 This is the law for Israel;

it is the command of the God of Jacob.

5 He gave this rule to the people of Joseph

when they went out of the land of Egypt.

I heard a language I did not know, saying:

4 For it is a statute for Israel,

An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony,

When he went out over the land of Egypt,

Where I heard a language that I knew not.

4 This is a law for Israel, 

a legal decision from the God of Jacob. 

5 These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph 

when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. 

I heard a message I did not understand: 

4 For this is a statute for Israel,

a judgment of the God of Jacob.

5 He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph

when He went throughout the land of Egypt.

I heard an unfamiliar language:

4 For it is a statute for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He made it a decree in Joseph,

when he went out over the land of Egypt.

I hear a voice I had not known:

4 because it is a statute for Israel,

an ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He made it a statute in Joseph

when he went out against the land of Egypt,

where I heard a language I did not know.

4 This is an order given to Israel.

It is a law of the God of Jacob.

5 He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph

when God went out to punish Egypt.

There we heard a language we didn’t understand.

4 For it is a statute for Israel,

An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

5 He established it for a testimony in Joseph

When he went throughout the land of Egypt.

I heard a language that I did not know: