Habakkuk 2
1 [After I said that, I said to myself, ] “I will climb up into my watchtower, and stand there at my guard post. I will wait there to find out what Yahweh will say, what he will reply to what I have complained about.”
Ako'y tatayo sa aking bantayan, at lalagay ako sa moog, at tatanaw upang maalaman ko kung ano ang kaniyang sasalitain sa akin, at kung ano ang aking isasagot tungkol sa aking daing.
2 Then Yahweh replied to me, “Write plainly on tablets [what I am revealing to you in] this vision, [and then read it to a messenger] in order that he can run with it [to tell it to] other people.
At ang Panginoon ay sumagot sa akin, at nagsabi, Isulat mo ang pangitain, at iukit mo na malinaw sa mga tapyas na bato upang makatakbo ang bumabasa niyaon.
3 In this vision [I will be talking about things that will happen] in the future. Now is not the time when those things will happen, but they certainly will happen, and when they occur, they will occur quickly, and they will not be delayed. Now you [want those things to happen immediately, but] they are not happening. But wait patiently for them [to happen]!
Sapagka't ang pangitain ay sa panahong takda pa, at nagmamadali sa pagkatapos, at hindi magbubulaan: bagaman nagluluwat ay hintayin mo; sapagka't walang pagsalang darating, hindi magtatagal.
4 Think about the proud [people of Babylonia]! They are certainly not doing what is righteous. But people who are righteous will live because they faithfully [do what I want them to do].
Narito, ang kaniyang kaluluwa ay nagpapalalo, hindi tapat sa kaniya; nguni't ang ganap ay mabubuhay sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang pananampalataya.
5 If people [trust in their wealth], they will deceive themselves, and proud people are never able to rest. [It is as though] the greedy people [of Babylonia open their mouths] as wide as the place where dead people are, and they never have enough, like [the place where] dead people go never has enough dead people [PRS]. The [armies of Babylonia] conquer many nations for themselves, and capture all their people. (Sheol h7585)
Oo, bukod dito'y ang alak ay magdaraya, isang taong hambog, at hindi natitira sa bahay; na lumaki ang kaniyang nasa na parang Sheol, at siya'y parang kamatayan, at hindi masisiyahan, kundi pinipisan sa kaniya ang lahat na bansa, at ibinubunton sa kaniya ang lahat na bayan. (Sheol h7585)
6 But [soon] all those [whom they have captured] will ridicule [the soldiers from Babylonia]! They will make fun of them, saying, ‘Terrible things will happen to you who have stolen things [from other countries]! You got many things by forcing people to give them to you. [But you certainly will not keep those things] for a long time [RHQ]!’
Hindi baga ang lahat ng ito ay magbabadya ng talinhaga laban sa kaniya, at ng nakagagalit na kawikaan laban sa kaniya, at mangagsasabi, Sa aba niya na nagpaparami ng di kaniya! hanggang kailan? at nagpapasan siya sa kaniyang sarili ng mga sangla!
7 Suddenly those whom you (oppressed/treated cruelly) will cause you to tremble, and they will take away all the things that you have stolen from them.
Hindi baga (sila) mangagtitindig, na bigla na kakagat sa iyo, at magsisigising na babagabag sa iyo, at ikaw ay magiging samsam sa kanila?
8 You stole things from the people of many nations. You murdered [MTY] people of many people-groups, and you destroyed their land and their cities. So those who are still alive will steal valuable things from you.
Dahil sa iyong sinamsaman ang maraming bansa, lahat ng nalabi sa mga tao ay magsisisamsam sa iyo, dahil sa dugo ng mga tao, at dahil sa karahasang ginawa sa lupain, sa bayan at sa lahat ng nagsisitahan doon.
9 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who build big houses with money that you got by forcing others to give it to you. You are proud and you think that your houses will be safe because you have built them in places where you can easily defend them.
Sa aba niya na nagiimpok ng masamang pakinabang para sa kaniyang sangbahayan, upang kaniyang mailagay ang pugad niya sa itaas, upang siya'y maligtas sa kamay ng kasamaan!
10 But because you have destroyed others, you have caused your family [MTY] to be shamed/disgraced, and you yourselves will be killed.
Ikaw ay naghaka ng ikahihiya ng iyong sangbahayan, sa paghihiwalay ng maraming tao, at ikaw ay nagkasala laban sa iyong sarili.
11 [It is as though] the stones in the walls [of your houses] cry out to accuse you, and [it is as though] the beams [in your ceilings] also say the same things.
Sapagka't ang bato ay dadaing mula sa pader, at ang tahilan mula sa mga kahoy ay sasagot.
12 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who kill people [MTY] in order to build cities, cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.
Sa aba niya na nagtatayo ng bayan sa pamamagitan ng dugo, at nagtatatag ng bayan sa pamamagitan ng kasamaan!
13 But the Commander of the armies of angels has [RHQ] declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that [will be destroyed by] fire; they will have worked hard uselessly.
Narito, hindi baga dahil sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo na ang mga tao ay nagsisigawa para sa apoy, at ang mga bansa ay nangagpapakapagod sa walang kabuluhan?
14 But [in contrast], like [SIM] the oceans are filled with water, the earth will be filled with [people who] know that Yahweh is very great.
Sapagka't ang lupa ay mapupuno ng kaalaman ng kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon, gaya ng pagtakip ng tubig sa dagat.
15 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who cause people who live in nearby countries to become drunk. You force them to drink a lot of wine from wineskins [until they are drunk and then they walk around] naked, in order that you can see that.
Sa aba niya na nagpapainom ng alak sa kaniyang kapuwa, na idinadagdag mo ang iyong kamandag, at nilalasing mo rin naman siya, upang iyong mamasdan ang kaniyang kahubaran!
16 But you are the ones who [soon] will be disgraced instead of being honored. [It will be as though you are forced to] drink [a lot of wine] in order that you will also stagger [around, drunk]. You will drink the wine [that symbolizes that Yahweh will punish you], and he will cause you to be disgraced instead of being greatly respected [any more].
Ikaw ay puno ng kahihiyan, at hindi ng kaluwalhatian: uminom ka naman, at maging gaya ng isang hindi tuli; ang saro ng kanan ng Panginoon ay mababalik sa iyo, at kasuklamsuklam na kahihiyan ang mahahalili sa iyong kaluwalhatian.
17 You did violent [PRS] things to [the people in] Lebanon, and you killed the wild animals [there], but you will be punished severely for doing that. You have killed [MTY] many people and you have destroyed their lands and their cities.
Sapagka't ang pangdadahas na ginawa sa Libano ay tatakip sa iyo, at ang panggigiba sa mga hayop na nakatakot sa kanila; dahil sa dugo ng mga tao, at dahil sa pangdadahas na ginawa sa lupain, sa bayan, at sa lahat na nagsisitahan doon.
18 [You people of Babylonia need to know that your] idols are completely [RHQ] useless, because it is people who made them. Statues that have been carved or made in a mold deceive you. Those who trust in idols are trusting in things that they themselves created, things that cannot speak!
Anong napapakinabang ng larawang inanyuan na yao'y inanyuan ng manggagawa niyaon; ng binubong larawan, na tagapagturo ng mga kasinungalingan, na tinitiwalaan ng nagaanyo sa kaniya, na gumawa ng mga piping diosdiosan?
19 Terrible things will happen to you who say to lifeless idols that are made of wood, ‘Wake up!’ Idols certainly cannot [RHQ] tell you what you should do; they [look nice/beautiful because] they are covered with silver and gold, but they are not alive.
Sa aba niya na nagsasabi sa kahoy, Gumising ka; sa piping bato, Bumangon ka! Magtuturo baga ito? Narito, nababalot ng ginto at pilak, at walang hinga sa loob niyaon.
20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”
Nguni't ang Panginoo'y nasa kaniyang banal na templo: tumahimik ang buong lupa sa harap niya.
