حَبَقُّوق 2

١ 1 عَلَى مَرْصَدِي أَقِفُ، وَعَلَى ٱلْحِصْنِ أَنْتَصِبُ، وَأُرَاقِبُ لِأَرَى مَاذَا يَقُولُ لِي، وَمَاذَا أُجِيبُ عَنْ شَكْوَايَ.

Upon my watch will I stand, and place myself upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer to my reproof.

٢ 2 فَأَجَابَنِي ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «ٱكْتُبِ ٱلرُّؤْيَا وَٱنْقُشْهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَلْوَاحِ لِكَيْ يَرْكُضَ قَارِئُهَا،

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write down the vision, and make it plain upon the tables, that everyone may read it fluently.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّ ٱلرُّؤْيَا بَعْدُ إِلَى ٱلْمِيعَادِ، وَفِي ٱلنِّهَايَةِ تَتَكَلَّمُ وَلَا تَكْذِبُ. إِنْ تَوَانَتْ فَٱنْتَظِرْهَا لِأَنَّهَا سَتَأْتِي إِتْيَانًا وَلَا تَتَأَخَّرُ.

For there is yet a vision for the appointed time, and it speaketh of the end, and it will not deceive: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not be delayed.

٤ 4 «هُوَذَا مُنْتَفِخَةٌ غَيْرُ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ نَفْسُهُ فِيهِ. وَٱلْبَارُّ بِإِيمَانِهِ يَحْيَا.

Behold, disturbed, not at rest is the soul of [the wicked] in him; but the righteous ever liveth in his [trustful] faith.

٥ 5 وَحَقًّا إِنَّ ٱلْخَمْرَ غَادِرَةٌ. ٱلرَّجُلَ مُتَكَبِّرٌ وَلَا يَهْدَأُ. ٱلَّذِي قَدْ وَسَّعَ نَفْسَهُ كَٱلْهَاوِيَةِ، وَهُوَ كَٱلْمَوْتِ فَلَا يَشْبَعُ، بَلْ يَجْمَعُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ كُلَّ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَيَضُمُّ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ. (Sheol h7585)

And though the wine-[drunken] traitor, the proud man, whose house will not stand, who enlargeth his desire as the grave, and is like death, which cannot be satisfied, —though he gather unto him all the nations, and assemble unto him all the people: (Sheol h7585)

٦ 6 فَهَلَّا يَنْطِقُ هَؤُلَاءِ كُلُّهُمْ بِهَجْوٍ عَلَيْهِ وَلُغْزِ شَمَاتَةٍ بِهِ، وَيَقُولُونَ: وَيْلٌ لِلْمُكَثِّرِ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ! إِلَى مَتَى؟ وَلِلْمُثَقِّلِ نَفْسَهُ رُهُونًا!

Will not all these take up a parable against him, and a proverb and a satire concerning him? and they will say, Woe to him that increaseth what is not his! for how long? and to him that loadeth himself with a burden of guilt!

٧ 7 أَلَا يَقُومُ بَغْتَةً مُقَارِضُوكَ، وَيَسْتَيْقِظُ مُزَعْزِعُوكَ، فَتَكُونَ غَنِيمَةً لَهُمْ؟

Behold, suddenly will rise up those that afflict thee, and awake those that plague thee, and thou shalt become a booty unto them.

٨ 8 لِأَنَّكَ سَلَبْتَ أُمَمًا كَثِيرَةً، فَبَقِيَّةُ ٱلشُّعُوبِ كُلِّهَا تَسْلُبُكَ لِدِمَاءِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَظُلْمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَجَمِيعِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِيهَا.

Because thou hast despoiled many nations will all the remnant of the people despoil thee; because of the blood of men, and the violence against the land, the town, and all that dwell therein.

٩ 9 «وَيْلٌ لِلْمُكْسِبِ بَيْتَهُ كَسْبًا شِرِّيرًا لِيَجْعَلَ عُشَّهُ فِي ٱلْعُلُوِّ لِيَنْجُوَ مِنْ كَفِّ ٱلشَّرِّ!

Woe to him that obtaineth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of the wicked!

١٠ 10 تَآمَرْتَ ٱلْخِزْيَ لِبَيْتِكَ. إِبَادَةَ شُعُوبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَأَنْتَ مُخْطِئٌ لِنَفْسِكَ.

Thou hast counselled shame to thy house, by cutting off many people, and sinning [against] thy soul.

١١ 11 لِأَنَّ ٱلْحَجَرَ يَصْرُخُ مِنَ ٱلْحَائِطِ فَيُجِيبُهُ ٱلْجَائِزُ مِنَ ٱلْخَشَبِ.

For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the wood [-work] will answer it.

١٢ 12 «وَيْلٌ لِلْبَانِي مَدِينَةً بِٱلدِّمَاءِ، وَلِلْمُؤَسِّسِ قَرْيَةً بِٱلْإِثْمِ!

Woe to him that buildeth a city with blood-guiltiness, and layeth the foundation of a town by wrong-doing.

١٣ 13 أَلَيْسَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ أَنَّ ٱلشُّعُوبَ يَتْعَبُونَ لِلنَّارِ، وَٱلْأُمَمَ لِلْبَاطِلِ يَعْيَوْنَ؟

Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that people shall labor for the very fire, and nations shall weary themselves for naught but vanity!

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ تَمْتَلِئُ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ مَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَمَا تُغَطِّي ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلْبَحْرَ.

For the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

١٥ 15 «وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يَسْقِي صَاحِبَهُ سَافِحًا حُمُوَّكَ وَمُسْكِرًا أَيْضًا، لِلنَّظَرِ إِلَى عَوْرَاتِهِمْ.

Woe unto him that maketh his neighbors drink, [to thee] that pourest out thy poisonous [wine], and makest them also drunken, in order to look on their nakedness!

١٦ 16 قَدْ شَبِعْتَ خِزْيًا عِوَضًا عَنِ ٱلْمَجْدِ. فَٱشْرَبْ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا وَٱكْشِفْ غُرْلَتَكَ! تَدُورُ إِلَيْكَ كَأْسُ يَمِينِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَقُيَاءُ ٱلْخِزْيِ عَلَى مَجْدِكَ.

Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy nakedness be uncovered: there shall be turned around thee the cup of the Lord's right hand, and filthy spittle shall be on thy glory.

١٧ 17 لِأَنَّ ظُلْمَ لُبْنَانَ يُغَطِّيكَ، وَٱغْتِصَابَ ٱلْبَهَائِمِ ٱلَّذِي رَوَّعَهَا، لِأَجْلِ دِمَاءِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَظُلْمِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَجَمِيعِ ٱلسَّاكِنِينَ فِيهَا.

For the violence against Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts, which he terrified away; because of the blood of men, and the violence against the land, the town, and all that dwell therein.

١٨ 18 «مَاذَا نَفَعَ ٱلتِّمْثَالُ ٱلْمَنْحُوتُ حَتَّى نَحَتَهُ صَانِعُهُ؟ أَوِ ٱلْمَسْبُوكُ وَمُعَلِّمُ ٱلْكَذِبِ حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلصَّانِعَ صَنْعَةً يَتَّكِلُ عَلَيْهَا، فَيَصْنَعُ أَوْثَانًا بُكْمًا؟

What profiteth the graven image that its maker hath graven it? the molten image, and a teacher of falsehood? that the maker of his image trusteth therein, while making dumb idols?

١٩ 19 وَيْلٌ لِلْقَائِلِ لِلْعُودِ: ٱسْتَيْقِظْ! وَلِلْحَجَرِ ٱلْأَصَمِّ: ٱنْتَبِهْ! أَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ؟ هَا هُوَ مَطْلِيٌّ بِٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَلَا رُوحَ ٱلْبَتَّةَ فِي دَاخِلِهِ!

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! Rouse up to the dumb stone. Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and no breath whatever is in its bosom.

٢٠ 20 أَمَّا ٱلرَّبُّ فَفِي هَيْكَلِ قُدْسِهِ. فَٱسْكُتِي قُدَّامَهُ يَا كُلَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ».

But the Lord is in his holy temple: be silent before him all the earth.