Habakkuk 2
1 Jeg vil staa paa min Vagt og stille mig paa Varen og spejde for at se, hvad han vil tale til mig, og hvad jeg skal svare paa min Klage.
I will stand firm during my watch, and fix my position over the fortification. And I will observe carefully, to see what might be said to me and what I might respond to my opponent.
2 Og Herren svarede mig og sagde: Skriv Synet, og gør det tydeligt paa Tavlerne, for at den, som læser det, kan gøre det i en Fart.
And the Lord responded to me and said: Write the vision and explain it on tablets, so that he who reads it may run through it.
3 Thi endnu gaar Synet paa den bestemte Tid, og det taler om Enden og lyver ikke; dersom det tøver, da bi efter det; thi det skal visselig komme, det skal ikke udeblive.
For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.
4 Se, opblæst og ikke ydmyg er hans Sjæl i ham; men den retfærdige skal leve ved sin Tro.
Behold, he who is unbelieving, his soul will not be right within himself; but he who is just shall live in his faith.
5 Saa er og Vinen en Bedrager; en hovmodig Mand skal ikke bestaa, han, der som Dødsriget opspiler sit Svælg og er som Døden, saa han ikke mættes; og han sankede til sig alle Folkeslag og samlede til sig alle Folkestammer. (Sheol h7585)
And in the manner that wine deceives the heavy drinker, so will the arrogant man be deceived, and he will not be honored. He has enlarged his life like hellfire, and himself like death, and he is never fulfilled. And he will gather to himself all nations, and he will amass for himself all peoples. (Sheol h7585)
6 Mon ikke alle disse skulle fremkomme imod ham med Lignelser og Tankesprog og Gaadetaler om ham? saa at man siger: Ve den, som opdynger, hvad der ej er hans! — hvor længe skal det vare —? og den, som betynger sig med Skyld!
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and an enigmatic utterance about him? And it will be said, “Woe to him who increases what is not his own.” How long, then, will he lay down dense clay against himself?
7 Skulle ikke de, som ville bide dig, pludselig staa frem, og de, som ville forstyrre dig, vaagne op, og du blive dem et Bytte?
Shall they not suddenly rise up, who would bite you, and be stirred up, who would tear you, so that you will be a prey for them?
8 Thi du har udplyndret mange Folkefærd; dig skulle de overblevne af Folkene plyndre, for Menneskers Blods Skyld og for Voldsfærd imod Jorden, imod Staden og alle, som bo deri.
Because you have despoiled many peoples, all those who are left of the people shall despoil you, because of the blood of men, and the iniquity of the earth, of the city and all who dwell therein.
9 Ve den, som gør sig skændig Vinding for sit Hus for at sætte sin Rede i det høje, for at redde sig fra Ulykkens Haand!
Woe to him who gathers together an evil greed for his house, so that his nest may be exalted, and thinking that he might free himself from the hand of evil.
10 Du har lagt Raad op til Skam for dit Hus om at ødelægge mange Folk, idet du dog syndede imod din egen Sjæl.
You have devised confusion for your house, you have cut to pieces many peoples, and your soul has sinned.
11 Thi Stenen fra Væggen skal raabe, og Bjælken fra Træværket skal svare den.
For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wood that is between the joints of the building will respond.
12 Ve den, som bygger en By ved Blod og grundlægger en Stad ved Uret.
Woe to him who builds a town with blood and prepares a city by iniquity.
13 Se, er det ikke fra den Herre Zebaoth, at Folkene skulle gøre sig Møje for Ilden og Folkefærd arbejde sig trætte for intet?
Are not these things before the Lord of hosts? For the people will labor amid a great fire, and the nations will labor in emptiness, and they will fail.
14 Thi Jorden skal fyldes med Erkendelse af Herrens Herlighed som Vandene, der dække Havet.
For the earth shall be filled, that they might know the glory of the Lord, like the waters spreading over the sea.
15 Ve den, som giver sin Næste en Drik, idet du blander din Vrede deri, og derhos gør dem drukne for at se paa deres Nøgenhed!
Woe to anyone who gives a drink to a friend, releasing a drug and inebriating, so as to look upon their nakedness.
16 Du har mættet dig med Skam og ikke med Ære; saa drik da ogsaa du og lad dig se som uomskaaren! Herrens højre Haands Bæger skal vende sig til dig, og Skændsel skal være over din Herlighed.
You are filled with disgrace in place of glory. So then, drink and fall fast asleep, for the cup of the right hand of the Lord will surround you, and a disgraceful vomit will cover your glory.
17 Thi Voldsdaaden imod Libanon og Ødelæggelsen paa Dyrene, der forfærdede dem, skal bedække dig formedelst Menneskers Blod og Voldsfærd imod Jorden, imod Staden og alle dem, som bo deri.
For the iniquity of Lebanon will cover you, and the devastation of animals which will deter them from the blood of men, and the iniquity of the earth and the city, and of all who dwell therein.
18 Hvad gavner et udskaaret Billede, at den, som dannede det, har udskaaret det? eller et støbt Billede og en Løgnens Lære, at den, som danner dens Billede, forlader sig paa den, idet han gør stumme Afguder?
Of what benefit is the graven image? For its maker has formed it, a molten and imaginary deception. For its maker has hoped in a figment of his own creation, so as to make a dumb likeness.
19 Ve den, som siger til en Træklods: Vaagn op! til en tavs Sten: Vaagn! — den skulde kunne belære? — se, den er overdragen med Guld og Sølv, og der er aldeles ingen Aand i den.
Woe to him who says to wood, “Awaken,” to the silent stone, “Arise.” Is it able to teach? Behold, it has been entirely covered with gold and silver; and there is no spirit at all in its inner workings.
20 Men Herren er i sit hellige Tempel; stille for hans Ansigt, al Jorden!
But the Lord is in his holy temple. May all the earth be silent before his face.
