Habakkuk 2
1 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower, and I will watch carefully to see what he will say to me and how I should turn from my complaint.
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.
2 Yahweh answered me and said, “Record this vision, and write plainly on the tablets so that the one reading them might run.
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.
3 For the vision is yet for a future time and will finally speak and not fail. Though it delays, wait for it. For it will surely come and will not tarry.
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.
4 Look! The one whose desires are not right within him is puffed up. But the righteous will live by his faith.
Se, opblæst og ikke ydmyg er hans Sjæl i ham; men den retfærdige skal leve ved sin Tro.
5 For wine is a betrayer of the arrogant young man so that he will not abide, but enlarges his desire like the grave and, like death, is never satisfied. He gathers to himself every nation and gathers up for himself all of the peoples. (Sheol h7585)
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)
6 Will not all these create a saying to ridicule him and a taunting song about him, saying, 'Woe to the one increasing what is not his! For how long will you increase the weight of the pledges you have taken?'
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!
7 Will the ones biting at you not rise up suddenly, and the ones terrifying you awaken? You will become a victim for them.
Skulle ikke de, som ville bide dig, pludselig staa frem, og de, som ville forstyrre dig, vaagne op, og du blive dem et Bytte?
8 Because you have plundered many peoples, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you. For you have shed human blood and acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them.
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.
9 'Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil.'
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!
10 You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against yourself.
Du har lagt Raad op til Skam for dit Hus om at ødelægge mange Folk, idet du dog syndede imod din egen Sjæl.
11 For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters of timber will answer them,
Thi Stenen fra Væggen skal raabe, og Bjælken fra Træværket skal svare den.
12 'Woe to the one who builds a city with blood, and who establishes a town in iniquity.'
Ve den, som bygger en By ved Blod og grundlægger en Stad ved Uret.
13 Is it not from Yahweh of hosts that peoples labor for fire and all the other nations weary themselves for nothing?
Se, er det ikke fra den Herre Zebaoth, at Folkene skulle gøre sig Møje for Ilden og Folkefærd arbejde sig trætte for intet?
14 Yet the land will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea.
Thi Jorden skal fyldes med Erkendelse af Herrens Herlighed som Vandene, der dække Havet.
15 'Woe to the one who forces his neighbors to drink— you express your anger over and you make them drunk in order to look at their nakedness.'
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!
16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink, and you will expose your uncircumcised foreskin! The cup in Yahweh's right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
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.
17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you and the destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed human blood and you have acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them.
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.
18 What does the carved figure profit you? For the one who has carved it, or who casts a figure from molten metal, is a teacher of lies; for he trusts his own handiwork when he makes these mute gods.
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?
19 'Woe to the one saying to the wood, Wake up! Or to the silent stone, Arise!' Do these things teach? See, it is overlaid with gold and silver, but there is no breath at all within it.
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.
20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple! Be silent before him, all the land.”
Men Herren er i sit hellige Tempel; stille for hans Ansigt, al Jorden!
