Habakkuk 1
1 Profetien, som Habakuk, Profeten, har skuet.
[I am] Habakkuk, a prophet. This is the [message that Yahweh] gave to me in a vision.
2 Hvor længe, Herre! har jeg dog raabt, og du vil ikke høre! jeg raaber til dig over Vold, og du vil ikke frelse.
[I said, ] “Yahweh, how long must I continue to call [to you] for help before you respond? I cry out to you [for help], saying that [people are acting] violently [everywhere], but you do not rescue us!
3 Hvorfor lader du mig skue Uret og ser selv paa Jammer? Ødelæggelse og Vold er for mit Ansigt, og der kom Trætte, og Kiv rejser sig.
(Must I/I do not want to) continue seeing people doing what is unjust [RHQ]. Why do you not punish people who are doing what is wrong [RHQ]? I see people destroying things and [acting] violently. There is fighting and quarreling [everywhere].
4 Derfor er Lov magtesløs, og Ret kommer aldrig frem; thi de ugudelige omringe den retfærdige, derfor kommer Retten forvendt ud.
No one obeys laws [PRS], and judges [PRS] never do what is fair/just. Wicked people always defeat righteous people [in the courts], with the result that matters are never decided fairly/justly.”
5 Ser ud iblandt Hedningerne, og skuer; forundrer eder, og vorder forundrede; thi jeg gør en Gerning i eders Dage, I vilde ikke tro den, naar den fortaltes.
[Yahweh replied to me, ] “[I know that what you say is true, but] look around at [what is happening in] the other nations; [if you look, ] you will be amazed, because I am doing something during this time that you would not believe [would happen], even if someone told you about it.
6 Thi se, jeg opvækker Kaldæerne, et barsk og hastigt Folk, som farer frem, saa vidt som Jorden naar, for at tage Boliger til Eje, som ikke høre det til.
The soldiers of Babylonia are fierce/cruel and swift. And now I am causing them [to become very powerful]; they will march across the world and conquer [many] other countries.
7 Frygteligt og forfærdeligt er det; fra det gaar dets Ret og Overhøjhed ud.
They are people whom [others] fear very much [DOU], and they do whatever they want to, paying no attention to the laws of other countries.
8 Og dets Heste ere lettere end Pardere og hidsigere end Ulve om Aftenen, og dets Ryttere brede sig ud, ja, dets Ryttere komme langt borte fra, de flyve som en Ørn, der haster efter Æde.
The horses [that pull their chariots] go faster than leopards, and they are fiercer than wolves are in the evening. The horses on which the soldiers ride gallop swiftly; the soldiers riding them come from distant places. They are like [SIM] eagles that swoop down to [snatch and] kill small animals.
9 Alle til Hobe komme de til Voldsdaad, deres Ansigters Higen er fremad, og det samler Fanger som Sand.
As they ride along, [they are] determined to act violently. They advance like [SIM] a wind from the desert, gathering prisoners that are as [numerous as grains of] sand.
10 Og det spotter Konger, og Fyrster ere til Latter for det; det ler ad hver Befæstning, saa det dynger Støv op og indtager den.
They make fun of kings and princes [of other countries], and they ridicule all the cities that have high walls around them. They pile dirt [outside those walls] [in order to climb up] and capture those cities.
11 Da farer det frem som en Stormvind og drager videre, saa at det paadrager sig Skyld; denne dets Kraft bliver til dets Gud.
They rush past like the wind, and then they go [to attack other cities]. But they are very guilty, because [they think that] their own power is their god.”
12 Er du ikke fra fordums Tid Herren, min Gud, min Hellige! vi skulle ikke dø; Herre! du har sat det til Dom; o Klippe! du har grundfæstet det til at straffe os.
[Then I said, ] “Yahweh, you have certainly [RHQ] always/forever been God. You are my Holy One; you will not die. So [why] have you appointed those men [from Babylonia] to judge and get rid of [us]? You are like [MET] a huge rock [under which we are protected/safe], so why have you sent them to punish us?
13 Du, som er ren af Øjne, saa at du ikke kan se paa ondt og ikke formaar at skue Jammer, hvorfor skuer du hen til de troløse, hvorfor tier du, naar den ugudelige opsluger den, som er retfærdigere end han?
You [SYN] are pure, and you cannot endure looking at what is evil, [so why] are you ignoring men who are treacherous? Why do you do nothing [to punish] those wicked men [from Babylonia] who destroy people who are more righteous than they [are]?
14 Du gjorde da Menneskene som Fiske i Havet, som Krybet, der ingen Herre har.
[Do you consider that] we are like fish in the sea, or like other creatures in the sea, that have no ruler?
15 Han drager dem alle sammen op med Krog, samler dem i sin Vod og sanker dem i sit Garn; derover glæder og fryder han sig.
[The soldiers of Babylonia think that we are fish] [RHQ] for them to pull out of the sea with hooks or to catch in their nets, while they rejoice and celebrate.
16 Derfor ofrer han til sin Vod og bringer Røgoffer til sit Garn; thi ved dem er hans Del fed, og hans Mad er det fede.
If they catch us, they will [worship] their weapons [MET] with which they captured us, and offer sacrifices to them and burn incense in front of them! [They will say] ‘Those weapons have enabled us to become rich and be able to eat expensive food.’
17 Mon han derfor skal tømme sin Vod og altid slaa Folk ihjel uden Skaansel?
[Will you allow] them to continue [to conquer people] [MET] forever? [Will you allow] them to destroy people of other nations without their being merciful [to anyone]?”
