Habakuk 2
1 Ich stehe auf meiner Hut, und habe mich auf die Festung gestellt und spähe, um zu sehen, was Er in mir will reden, und was ich erwidern soll in meiner Rüge.
[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.”
2 Und Jehovah antwortete mir und sprach: Schreibe das Gesicht und grabe es auf Tafeln ein, daß es durchlaufe, wer es liest.
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.
3 Denn das Gesicht ist noch auf eine bestimmte Zeit und wird ausgesprochen am Ende und täuscht nicht. Wenn es säumt, so harre darauf, denn es kommt gewißlich und zögert nicht.
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]!
4 Siehe, wer aufgetrieben ist, dessen Seele handelt nicht redlich in ihm; aber der Gerechte lebt in seinem Glauben.
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].
5 Und ebenso wie der Wein berückt, so ist der übermütige Mann, und er verweilt nicht und macht breit wie die Hölle seine Seele, und ist wie der Tod und wird nicht satt, und versammelt zu sich alle Völkerschaften, und bringt zu sich zusammen alle Völker. (Sheol h7585)
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)
6 Werden nicht alle diese einen Spruch erheben über ihn, und ein Spottlied, Rätsel über ihn, und sprechen: Wehe dem, der mehret was sein nicht ist. Wie lange? und er beschwert sich mit dichtem Kot.
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]!’
7 Werden nicht unversehens aufstehen, die dich beißen, und erwachen, die dich verschütteln, und du wirst ihnen zur Plünderung?
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.
8 Denn du hast viele Völkerschaften ausgebeutet, alle die übrigen Völker sollen dich ausbeuten, ob dem Blute des Menschen, und der Gewalttat am Lande, an der Hauptstadt und allen, die darin wohnen.
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.
9 Wehe ihm, der nach bösem Gewinn geizt für sein Haus, um in die Höhe sein Nest zu setzen, auf daß er sich errette von des Bösen Hand.
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.
10 Schande hast du deinem Haus beraten, daß du so viele Völker hast abgeschnitten und dich versündigt an deiner Seele.
But because you have destroyed others, you have caused your family [MTY] to be shamed/disgraced, and you yourselves will be killed.
11 Denn der Stein schreit von der Wand, und ihm antwortet der Sparren von dem Holzwerk.
[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.
12 Wehe dem, der die Stadt mit Blut baut, und die Hauptstadt mit Verkehrtheit festigt.
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.
13 Ist es nicht so? Siehe, von Jehovah der Heerscharen geschieht es, daß Völker sich für das Feuer müde machen, und Volksstämme sich abmatten für das Leere.
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.
14 Denn voll wird werden die Erde von der Erkenntnis der Herrlichkeit Jehovahs, wie die Wasser sich decken über das Meer.
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.
15 Wehe dem, der seinen Genossen trinken läßt, der du aus deinem Schlauche einschenkst, und ihn auch berauschest, um auf ihre Blöße zu blicken.
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.
16 Satt wirst du an Unehre werden statt an Herrlichkeit. Trinke auch du und zeige die Vorhaut. Umgehen zu dir wird der Becher der Rechten Jehovahs, und Gespei der Unehre über deine Herrlichkeit.
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].
17 Denn die Gewalttat des Libanon wird dich bedecken, und die Verheerung der Tiere sie entsetzen, ob dem Blute der Menschen und der Gewalttat am Lande, an der Hauptstadt und an allen, die darin wohnen.
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.
18 Was nützt das Schnitzbild, daß sein Bildner es schnitzte, das Gußbild und der Lüge Unterweiser, daß seines Bildes Bildner ihm vertraut und macht stumme Götzen?
[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!
19 Wehe dem, der zum Holze spricht: Erwache!, zum stillen Stein: Wache auf! Er soll dich unterweisen! Siehe, in Gold und Silber ist es gefaßt, aber kein Geist ist in seinem Inneren.
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.
20 Aber Jehovah ist im Tempel Seiner Heiligkeit. Stille sei vor Seinem Angesicht die ganze Erde.
But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”
