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 climb my watchtower; I will take my place on the city wall. I will keep watch and see what he will say to me, how he will answer my grievances.
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.
Then the Lord told me, Write down the vision, inscribe it on tablets, so it can be easily read.
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 the vision is for a future time, it is about the end and it does not lie. If it seems slow in being fulfilled, wait for it, for it will definitely come—it will not be delayed!
4 Se, opblæst og ikke ydmyg er hans Sjæl i ham; men den retfærdige skal leve ved sin Tro.
Look at those who are proud! They do not live right. But those who live right do so through their trust in God.
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)
In addition wealth provides no security. Those who are arrogant never have any peace; their greedy mouths are as wide open as the grave, and like death they are never satisfied. They gather nations like possessions, swallowing up many 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!
Won't all these peoples taunt them? They will ridicule them, saying, “What disaster is coming to you who pile up things that don't belong to you! You make yourselves rich by forcing debtors to pay! How long can you go on doing this?”
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?
Won't your debtors suddenly act? Won't they wake up to the situation and make you tremble? You will be plunder 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 plundered many nations, those who are left will plunder you—for the human blood you have shed and the destruction you brought on lands and cities, and those who lived there.
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!
What disaster is coming to you who build houses through dishonest gain! You think you can place your “nest” so high it will be safe from disaster.
10 Du har lagt Raad op til Skam for dit Hus om at ødelægge mange Folk, idet du dog syndede imod din egen Sjæl.
Your evil schemes have brought shame upon your families, by destroying many nations you have forfeited your own lives.
11 Thi Stenen fra Væggen skal raabe, og Bjælken fra Træværket skal svare den.
Even the stones in the wall cry out in condemnation, and the wooden rafters join in too.
12 Ve den, som bygger en By ved Blod og grundlægger en Stad ved Uret.
What disaster is coming to you who build cities with bloodshed, who found cities built on wickedness!
13 Se, er det ikke fra den Herre Zebaoth, at Folkene skulle gøre sig Møje for Ilden og Folkefærd arbejde sig trætte for intet?
Hasn't the Lord Almighty decided that all such nations work for will be destroyed by fire, that they wear themselves out for nothing?
14 Thi Jorden skal fyldes med Erkendelse af Herrens Herlighed som Vandene, der dække Havet.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord's glory as the waters fill 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!
What disaster is coming to you who make your neighbors drunk! You force your cup of anger on them and make them drink so you may see them naked.
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.
In turn you will be filled with shame instead of glory. Drink yourself and expose your nakedness! The cup the Lord holds in his right hand will be passed round to you and your glory will turn to shame.
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.
As you destroyed the forests of Lebanon you will also be destroyed; you hunted the animals there, and now they will hunt you. For you shed human blood and you destroyed lands and cities, along with those who lived there.
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?
What use is a wooden idol carved by human hands, or a metal image that teaches lies? What is the point of their makers trusting in their own handiwork, creating idols that can't speak?
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.
What disaster is coming to you who say to something made of wood, “Wake up!” or to lifeless stone, “Get up!” Can it teach you anything? Look at it! It's covered with gold and silver, but there is no life inside it.
20 Men Herren er i sit hellige Tempel; stille for hans Ansigt, al Jorden!
But the Lord is in his holy Temple; let all the earth be silent in his presence.
