Habakuk 2
1 Őrhelyemre állok, és megállok a bástyán, és vigyázok, hogy lássam, mit szól hozzám, és mit feleljek én panaszom dolgában.
[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 És felele nékem az Úr, és mondá: Írd fel e látomást, és vésd táblákra, hogy könnyen olvasható legyen.
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 Mert e látomás bizonyos időre szól, de vége felé siet és meg nem csal; ha késik is, bízzál benne; mert eljön, el fog jőni, nem marad el!
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 Ímé, felfuvalkodott, nem igaz ő benne az ő lelke; az igaz pedig az ő hite által él.
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 És bizony, a bor is megcsal: felgerjed a férfiú és nincsen nyugalma; ő, a ki tátja száját, mint a Seol, és olyan ő, mint a halál: telhetetlen, és magához ragad minden népet és magához csatol minden nemzetet. (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 Avagy nem költenek-é ezek mindnyájan példabeszédet róla, és találós mesét reá, mondván: Jaj annak, a ki rakásra gyűjti, a mi nem övé! De meddig? És a ki adóssággal terheli magát!
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 Avagy nem támadnak-é hirtelen, a kik téged mardossanak, és nem serkennek-é fel, a kik háborgassanak téged? És zsákmányul esel nékik.
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 Mivelhogy kifosztogattál sok nemzetet, kifosztanak téged mind a többi népek az emberek véréért, és az országok, városok és minden bennök lakozók ellen való erőszaktételért.
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 Jaj annak, a ki bűnös szerzeményt szerez házának, hogy magasra rakhassa fészkét, hogy megszabadulhasson a gonosz hatalma elől.
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 Házadnak gyalázatára tervezted a sok nép kiirtását, és bűnössé tetted lelkedet.
But because you have destroyed others, you have caused your family [MTY] to be shamed/disgraced, and you yourselves will be killed.
11 Mert a kő is ellened kiált a falból, és a gerenda a fa-alkotmányból visszhangoz néki.
[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 Jaj annak, a ki várost épít vérengzéssel, és a ki várat emel álnoksággal.
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 Avagy ímé, nem a Seregek Urától van-é ez, hogy a népek tűznek építenek, és a nemzetek a hiábavalóságnak fáradoznak?
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 Mert az Úr dicsőségének ismeretével betelik a föld, a miképen a folyamok megtöltik a tengert.
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 Jaj annak, a ki megitatja felebarátját, epédet keverve belé, hogy megrészegítsed őt, hogy láthassad az ő szemérmöket!
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 Gyalázattal telsz meg dicsőség helyett; igyál te is és láttassék szemérmed; reád fordul az Úr jobbjának pohara, és gyalázat borítja el dicsőségedet.
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 Bizony, a libanoni erőszakoskodás gyászba borít téged, és a vadak pusztítása, a mely rettegteté őket, az emberek véréért és az országon, a városon és annak minden lakosán űzött erőszakosságért.
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 Mit használ a faragott kép, hogy a faragója kifaragta azt? vagy az öntött kép és a mely hazugságot tanít, hogy a képnek faragója bízik abban, csinálván néma bálványokat?
[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 Jaj annak, aki fának mondja: Serkenj fel! néma kőnek: Ébredj fel! Taníthat-é ez? Ímé, borítva van aranynyal és ezüsttel, lélek pedig nincs benne semmi!
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 Ellenkezőleg az Úr az ő szent templomában, hallgasson előtte az egész föld!
But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”
