Habakuku 2
1 Nĩngũrũgama handũ hakwa ha kũrangĩra, na njikare o hau rũthingo igũrũ. Njetereire njigue ũrĩa ekũnjĩĩra, nĩguo menye ũrĩa ingĩcookia nĩ ũndũ wa iteta rĩĩrĩ.
[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 Nake Jehova akĩnjookeria atĩrĩ, “Andĩka ũguũrio ũyũ, ũwandĩke wega ihengere-inĩ na ndemwa nene, nĩgeetha ũthomeke wega, o na mũndũ angĩkorwo atengʼerete.
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 Nĩgũkorwo ũguũrio ũyũ wetereire ihinda rĩrĩa rĩtuĩtwo; waragia ũhoro wa matukũ ma mũthia, na ndũngĩtuĩka wa maheeni. O na ũngĩikara mũno-rĩ, weterere. Ti-itherũ nĩũkahingio, na ndũgatĩĩrio.
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 “Atĩrĩrĩ, mũndũ mwĩtĩĩi-rĩ, merirĩria maake ti marũngĩrĩru; no mũndũ ũrĩa mũthingu agatũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia gwake;
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 ti-itherũ, mũndũ ũcio mwĩtĩĩi nĩakunyanagĩrwo nĩ ndibei; nĩ mwĩtĩĩi na ndarĩ hĩndĩ ahurũkaga. Tondũ akorokete ta mbĩrĩra, na o ta ũrĩa gĩkuũ gĩtaiganagia, o nake ndaiganagia; acookanagĩrĩria ndũrĩrĩ ciothe harĩ we, na agataha andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe. (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 “Githĩ andũ othe matikamũthekerera makĩmũnyũrũragia, na mamũnyarare, makiugaga atĩrĩ, “‘Kaĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wĩigagĩra indo cia ũici, na agetongia na indo cia ũtunyani arĩ na haaro-ĩ! Egũtũũra ekaga ũguo nginya-rĩ?’
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 Andũ arĩa ũrĩ na thiirĩ wao githĩ matigagũũkĩrĩra o rĩmwe? Githĩ matikaarahũka, na matũme ũinaine, macooke makũnyamarie?
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 Tondũ nĩũtahĩte ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ indo ciao, matigari ma ndũrĩrĩ icio, nĩmagagũtaha indo o nawe. Nĩ ũndũ nĩũitĩte thakame ya andũ, na ũkaananga mabũrũri, na matũũra manene, o na arĩa othe marĩ kuo.
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 “Mũndũ ũrĩa wakaga wathani wake, na agetongia na uumithio ũtarĩ wa kĩhooto, nĩgeetha aake nyũmba yake handũ igũrũ nĩguo ehonokie ndakanyiitwo nĩ mwanangĩko, kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
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 Wee wanaciirĩra kũniinwo kwa ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ, ũgaconorithia nyũmba yaku mwene, na ũkoorwo nĩ muoyo waku.
But because you have destroyed others, you have caused your family [MTY] to be shamed/disgraced, and you yourselves will be killed.
11 Mahiga ma rũthingo nĩmakanĩrĩra, na mĩgamba ya mbaũ nĩĩkamũkĩria.
[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 “Mũndũ ũrĩa wakithagia itũũra inene na ũiti wa thakame, na akahaanda itũũra na njĩra cia ũmaramari, kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
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 Githĩ Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ndatuĩte atĩ wĩra wa andũ no ngũ cia gwakĩrĩria mwaki, na atĩ ndũrĩrĩ ciĩnogagia o tũhũ?
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 Nĩgũkorwo thĩ nĩĩkaiyũrwo nĩ ũmenyo wa riiri wa Jehova, o ta ũrĩa maaĩ maiyũrĩte iria-inĩ.
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 “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũheaga andũ a itũũra rĩake njoohi, akamatahĩria mondo-inĩ ya rũũa ya ndibei nginya makarĩĩo, nĩgeetha erorere njaga yao, kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ!
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 Ũkaiyũrwo nĩ thoni, handũ ha kũgĩa na riiri. Rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ihinda rĩaku! Nyua, ũrĩĩo, nayo njaga yaku yoneke! Gĩkombe kuuma guoko-inĩ kwa ũrĩo kwa Jehova nĩkĩragũkora, na njono nĩikũhumbĩra riiri waku.
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 Haaro ĩrĩa ũrutĩire Lebanoni-rĩ, nĩĩgakũhubĩkania, na wanangi waku wa nyamũ-rĩ, nĩũgakũmakia mũno. Nĩ ũndũ nĩũitĩte thakame ya andũ, na ũkaananga mabũrũri, na matũũra manene, na arĩa othe marĩ kuo.
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 “Mũhianano mũicũhie nĩ wa bata ũrĩkũ mũndũ aarĩkia kũwacũhia? O naguo mũhianano wa gũtwekio ũrĩa ũtũmaga andũ maheeneke nĩ wa bata ũrĩkũ? Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa ũũthondekaga ehokaga kĩrĩa ombĩte; athondekaga mĩhianano ĩtaaragia.
[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 Mũndũ ũrĩa wĩraga rũbaũ atĩrĩ, ‘Gĩa na muoyo!’ Kana akeera ihiga rĩtarĩ muoyo atĩrĩ, ‘Arahũka!’ Kaĩ arĩ na haaro-ĩ! Indo ta icio ciakĩhota kuonia mũndũ njĩra? Ihumbĩtwo thahabu na betha; no itirĩ na mĩhũmũ thĩinĩ wacio.
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 No rĩrĩ, Jehova arĩ hekarũ-inĩ yake theru; thĩ yothe nĩĩkire ki ĩrĩ mbere yake.”
But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”
