Habakkuk 2
1 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.
Nitasimama katika zamu yangu, na kujiweka mwenyewe juu ya maboma; nitatazama nione atakaloniambia, na ni jibu gani nitakalotoa kuhusu lalamiko hili.
2 Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
Kisha Bwana akajibu: “Andika ufunuo huu, na ukaufanye wazi juu ya vibao, ili mpiga mbiu akimbie nao.
3 For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Kwa kuwa ufunuo huu unasubiri wakati uliokubalika; unazungumzia mambo ya mwisho, na kamwe hautakosea. Iwapo utakawia, wewe usubiri; kwa hakika utakuja na hautachelewa.
4 Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —
“Tazama, amejaa majivuno; anavyovitamani si vya unyofu: lakini mwenye haki ataishi kwa imani yake:
5 and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own. (Sheol h7585)
hakika mvinyo humsaliti; ni mwenye kiburi na hana amani. Kwa sababu ni mlafi kama kuzimu na kama kifo kamwe hatosheki; anajikusanyia mataifa yote na kuchukua watu wote mateka. (Sheol h7585)
6 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
“Je, watu wote hawatamsuta kwa dhihaka na kumbeza, wakisema, “‘Ole wake yeye akusanyaye bidhaa zilizoibwa na kujifanyia utajiri kwa kutoza kwa nguvu! Ataendelea hivi kwa muda gani?’
7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
Je, wadai wako hawatainuka ghafula? Je, hawataamka na kukufanya utetemeke? Kisha utakuwa mhanga kwao.
8 Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
Kwa kuwa umeteka nyara mataifa mengi, watu waliobaki watakuteka nyara wewe. Kwa kuwa umemwaga damu ya mtu; umeharibu nchi na miji, na kila mmoja ndani yake.
9 Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
“Ole wake yeye ajengaye milki yake kwa mapato ya udhalimu, awekaye kiota chake juu, ili kukimbia makucha ya uharibifu!
10 You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.
Umefanya shauri la maangamizi ya watu wengi, ukiaibisha nyumba yako mwenyewe, na kupotewa na maisha yako.
11 For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
Mawe ya kuta yatapiga kelele, na mihimili ya kazi ya mbao itarudisha mwangwi wake.
12 Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
“Ole wake yeye ajengaye mji kwa kumwaga damu na kuusimamisha mji kwa uhalifu!
13 Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
Je, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote hakuonyesha kwamba kazi ya wanadamu ni mafuta tu kwa ajili ya moto, na kwamba mataifa yanajichosha bure?
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Kwa kuwa dunia itajazwa na maarifa ya utukufu wa Bwana, kama maji yaifunikavyo bahari.
15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
“Ole wake yeye awapaye jirani zake kileo, akiimimina kutoka kwenye kiriba cha mvinyo mpaka wamelewa, ili apate kutazama miili yao iliyo uchi.
16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
Utajazwa na aibu badala ya utukufu. Sasa ni zamu yako! Kunywa na ujifunue! Kikombe kutoka kwenye mkono wa kuume wa Bwana kinakujia, na aibu itafunika utukufu wako.
17 For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
Ukatili ulioifanyia Lebanoni utakufunika, na uharibifu uliowafanyia wanyama utakutisha. Kwa sababu umemwaga damu ya mtu; umeharibu nchi na miji na kila mmoja aliyeko ndani yake.
18 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it— or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
“Sanamu ina thamani gani, kwani mwanadamu ndiye alichonga? Ama kinyago kinachofundisha uongo? Kwa kuwa yeye aliyekitengeneza hutegemea kazi ya mikono yake mwenyewe; hutengeneza sanamu zisizoweza kuzungumza.
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
Ole wake yeye auambiaye mti, ‘Uwe hai!’ Ama asemaye na jiwe lisilo na uhai, ‘Amka!’ Je, linaweza kuongoza? Limefunikwa kwa dhahabu na fedha; hakuna pumzi ndani yake.
20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
Lakini Bwana yuko katika Hekalu lake takatifu; dunia yote na inyamaze mbele yake.”
