Habakkuk 2
1 I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.
我要站在守望所， 立在望樓上觀看， 看耶和華對我說甚麼話， 我可用甚麼話向他訴冤。
2 And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.
他對我說：將這默示明明地寫在版上， 使讀的人容易讀。
3 For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
因為這默示有一定的日期， 快要應驗，並不虛謊。 雖然遲延，還要等候； 因為必然臨到，不再遲延。
4 As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.
迦勒底人自高自大，心不正直； 惟義人因信得生。
5 A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself. (Sheol h7585)
迦勒底人因酒詭詐，狂傲， 不住在家中， 擴充心欲，好像陰間。 他如死不能知足， 聚集萬國，堆積萬民都歸自己。 (Sheol h7585)
6 Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
這些國的民豈不都要提起詩歌並俗語譏刺他說： 禍哉！迦勒底人，你增添不屬自己的財物， 多多取人的當頭，要到幾時為止呢？
7 Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war?
咬傷你的豈不忽然起來， 擾害你的豈不興起， 你就作他們的擄物嗎？
8 Because you have taken their goods from great nations, all the rest of the peoples will take your goods from you; because of men's blood and violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.
因你搶奪許多的國，殺人流血， 向國內的城並城中一切居民施行強暴， 所以各國剩下的民都必搶奪你。
9 A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
為本家積蓄不義之財、 在高處搭窩、指望免災的有禍了！
10 You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.
你圖謀剪除多國的民，犯了罪， 使你的家蒙羞，自害己命。
11 For the stone will give a cry out of the wall, and it will be answered by the board out of the woodwork.
牆裏的石頭必呼叫； 房內的棟樑必應聲。
12 A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
以人血建城、 以罪孽立邑的有禍了！
13 See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?
眾民所勞碌得來的被火焚燒， 列國由勞乏而得的歸於虛空， 不都是出於萬軍之耶和華嗎？
14 For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
認識耶和華榮耀的知識要充滿遍地， 好像水充滿洋海一般。
15 A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
給人酒喝、又加上毒物、 使他喝醉、好看見他下體的有禍了！
16 You are full of shame in place of glory: take your part in the drinking, and let your shame be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand will come round to you and your glory will be covered with shame.
你滿受羞辱，不得榮耀； 你也喝吧，顯出是未受割禮的！ 耶和華右手的杯必傳到你那裏； 你的榮耀就變為大大地羞辱。
17 For the violent acts against Lebanon will come on you, and the destruction of the cattle will be a cause of fear to you, because of men's blood and the violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.
你向黎巴嫩行強暴與殘害 驚嚇野獸的事必遮蓋你； 因你殺人流血， 向國內的城並城中一切居民施行強暴。
18 What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?
雕刻的偶像，人將它刻出來， 有甚麼益處呢？ 鑄造的偶像就是虛謊的師傅。 製造者倚靠這啞巴偶像有甚麼益處呢？
19 A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.
對木偶說：醒起！ 對啞巴石像說：起來！那人有禍了！ 這個還能教訓人嗎？ 看哪，是包裹金銀的，其中毫無氣息。
20 But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.
惟耶和華在他的聖殿中； 全地的人都當在他面前肅敬靜默。
