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 at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
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.
The LORD answered me, "Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who runs may read 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 the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come, and it won't delay.
4 Se, opblæst og ikke ydmyg er hans Sjæl i ham; men den retfærdige skal leve ved sin Tro.
Look, if he holds back, my soul has no pleasure in him, but the righteous will live by 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 moreover, wealth is treacherous; a proud man will not endure. He enlarges his desire as Sheol, and he is like death, and can't be satisfied. He gathers all nations to himself, and collects to 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!
Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion. How long?'
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 rise up suddenly, and wake up those who make you tremble, and you will be their victim?
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, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell in it.
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 gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered 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 shame to your house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against your soul.
11 Thi Stenen fra Væggen skal raabe, og Bjælken fra Træværket skal svare den.
For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
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 establishes 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?
Look, isn't it of the LORD of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?
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 glory of the LORD, as the waters cover 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 him who gives his neighbor drink, pouring your inflaming wine until they are drunk, so that you may gaze at their naked bodies.
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 shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed. The cup of the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace 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 violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of the animals, which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to every city and to those who dwell in them.
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 value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols?
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 the wood, 'Awake.' or to the mute stone, 'Arise.' Shall this teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.
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 before him."
