Habakkuk 1
1 Profetien, som Habakuk, Profeten, har skuet.
The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
2 Hvor længe, Herre! har jeg dog raabt, og du vil ikke høre! jeg raaber til dig over Vold, og du vil ikke frelse.
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and you will not heed? Shall I shout to you while suffering violence, and you will not save?
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.
Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship, to see plunder and injustice opposite me? And there has been judgment, but the opposition is more powerful.
4 Derfor er Lov magtesløs, og Ret kommer aldrig frem; thi de ugudelige omringe den retfærdige, derfor kommer Retten forvendt ud.
Because of this, the law has been torn apart, and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion. For the impious prevail against the just. Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued.
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.
Gaze among the nations, and see. Admire, and be astounded. For a work has been done in your days, which no one will believe when it is told.
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.
For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.
7 Frygteligt og forfærdeligt er det; fra det gaar dets Ret og Overhøjhed ud.
It is dreadful and terrible. From themselves, judgment and their burden will issue.
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.
Their horses are more nimble than leopards and swifter than wolves in the evening; their horsemen will spread out. And then their horsemen will approach from far away; they will fly like the eagle, hurrying to devour.
9 Alle til Hobe komme de til Voldsdaad, deres Ansigters Higen er fremad, og det samler Fanger som Sand.
They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like 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.
And concerning kings, he will triumph, and sovereign rulers will be his laughingstock, and he will laugh over every fortress, and he will transport a rampart and seize it.
11 Da farer det frem som en Stormvind og drager videre, saa at det paadrager sig Skyld; denne dets Kraft bliver til dets Gud.
Then his spirit will be altered, and he will cross over and fall. Such is his strength from his 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.
Have you not existed from the beginning, Lord my God, my holy one, and so we shall not die? Lord, you have stationed him for judgment, and you have established that his strength will be swept away.
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?
Your eyes are pure, you do not behold evil, and you cannot look towards iniquity. Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent, while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?
14 Du gjorde da Menneskene som Fiske i Havet, som Krybet, der ingen Herre har.
And you will make men like the fish of the sea and like the creeping things 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.
He lifted up everything with his hook. He drew them in with his dragnet, and gathered them into his netting. Over this, he will rejoice and exult.
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.
For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet, and he will sacrifice to his netting. For through them, his portion has been made fat, and his meals elite.
17 Mon han derfor skal tømme sin Vod og altid slaa Folk ihjel uden Skaansel?
Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.
