Habacuc Propheta 1
1 Onus, quod vidit Habacuc propheta.
The prophecy which was revealed to the prophet Habakkuk.
2 Usquequo Domine clamabo, et non exaudies? vociferabor ad te vim patiens, et non salvabis?
How long, O Jehovah, do I cry, and thou dost not hear! How long do I complain to thee of violence, and thou dost not save!
3 Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem, et laborem, videre praedam, et iniustitiam contra me? Quare respicis contemptores, et taces, conculcante impio iustiorem se? Et facies homines quasi pisces maris; et quasi reptilia non habentia ducem; et factum est iudicium, et contradictio potentior.
Why dost thou suffer me to see iniquity, And why dost thou look upon wickedness? For spoiling and violence are before me; There is contention, and strife exalteth itself.
4 Propter hoc lacerata est lex, et non pervenit usque ad finem iudicium: quia impius praevalet adversus iustum, propterea egreditur iudicium perversum.
Therefore the law faileth, And judgment is not pronounced according to truth; For the wicked encompasseth the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment is pronounced.
5 Aspicite in gentibus, et videte: admiramini, et obstupescite: quia opus factum est in diebus vestris, quod nemo credet cum narrabitur.
Behold ye among the nations, and look! Yea, wonder, and be astonished! For I do a work in your days Which ye will not believe though it be told you.
6 Quia ecce ego suscitabo Chaldaeos, gentem amaram et velocem, ambulantem super latitudinem terrae, ut possideat tabernacula non sua.
For behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, A fierce and swift people, Which go over the breadth of the earth, To take possession of dwelling-places that are not their own.
7 Horribilis, et terribilis est: ex semetipsa iudicium, et onus eius egredietur.
They are terrible and dreadful; From themselves go forth their law and their dignity.
8 Leviores pardis equi eius, et velociores lupis vespertinis: et diffundentur equites eius: equites namque eius de longe venient, volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum.
Their horses are swifter than leopards, And fiercer than evening wolves. Their horsemen leap proudly; Their horsemen come from far; They fly like an eagle, hastening to devour.
9 Omnes ad praedam venient, facies eorum ventus urens: et congregabit quasi arenam, captivitatem.
All of them come for violence; The multitude of their faces is directed forwards, And they gather captives as sand.
10 Et ipse de regibus triumphabit, et tyranni ridiculi eius erunt: ipse super omnem munitionem ridebit, et comportabit aggerem, et capiet eam.
They also scoff at kings, And princes are to them a laughing-stock; They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earth and take it.
11 Tunc mutabitur spiritus, et pertransibit; et corruet: haec est fortitudo eius dei sui.
Then their spirit is uplifted, and they transgress, and become guilty; This their strength is made their god.
12 Numquid non tu a principio Domine Deus meus, sancte meus, et non moriemur? Domine in iudicium posuisti eum: et fortem ut corriperes, fundasti eum.
Art thou not from everlasting, O Jehovah, my God, my Holy One? We shall not die! Thou, O Jehovah, hast appointed them for judgment; Thou, O Rock, hast ordained them for chastisement.
13 Mundi sunt oculi tui, ne videas malum, et respicere ad iniquitatem non poteris. quare respicis super iniqua agentes, et taces devorante impio iustiorem se?
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, And canst not look on wickedness; Why then dost thou look on transgressors, And art silent, when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he?
14 Et facies homines quasi pisces maris, et quasi reptile non habens principem.
And why makest thou men as the fishes of the sea, As the reptiles that have no ruler?
15 Totum in hamo sublevavit, traxit illud in sagena sua, et congregavit in rete suum. Super hoc laetabitur et exultabit.
They take up all of them with the hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their drag; Therefore they rejoice and exult.
16 propterea immolabit sagenae suae, et sacrificabit reti suo: quia in ipsis incrassata est pars eius, et cibus eius electus.
Therefore they sacrifice to their net, And burn incense to their drag; Because by them their portion is fat, And their food plenteous.
17 Propter hoc ergo expandit sagenam suam, et semper interficere Gentes non cessat.
Shall they therefore empty the net, And slay the nations continually without mercy?
