Habacuc Propheta 3
1 oratio Abacuc prophetae pro ignorationibus
This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:
2 Domine audivi auditionem tuam et timui Domine opus tuum in medio annorum vivifica illud in medio annorum notum facies cum iratus fueris misericordiae recordaberis
O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
3 Deus ab austro veniet et Sanctus de monte Pharan semper operuit caelos gloria eius et laudis eius plena est terra
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. (Selah) His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
4 splendor eius ut lux erit cornua in manibus eius ibi abscondita est fortitudo eius
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
5 ante faciem eius ibit mors et egredietur diabolus ante pedes eius
Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
6 stetit et mensus est terram aspexit et dissolvit gentes et contriti sunt montes saeculi incurvati sunt colles mundi ab itineribus aeternitatis eius
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.
7 pro iniquitate vidi tentoria Aethiopiae turbabuntur pelles terrae Madian
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
8 numquid in fluminibus iratus es Domine aut in fluminibus furor tuus vel in mari indignatio tua quia ascendes super equos tuos et quadrigae tuae salvatio
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
9 suscitans suscitabis arcum tuum iuramenta tribubus quae locutus es semper fluvios scindes terrae
You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. (Selah) You split the earth with rivers.
10 viderunt te et doluerunt montes gurges aquarum transiit dedit abyssus vocem suam altitudo manus suas levavit
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
11 sol et luna steterunt in habitaculo suo in luce sagittarum tuarum ibunt in splendore fulgurantis hastae tuae
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
12 in fremitu conculcabis terram in furore obstupefacies gentes
You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.
13 egressus es in salutem populi tui in salutem cum christo tuo percussisti caput de domo impii denudasti fundamentum usque ad collum semper
You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe.
14 maledixisti sceptris eius capiti bellatorum eius venientibus ut turbo ad dispergendum me exultatio eorum sicut eius qui devorat pauperem in abscondito
With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.
15 viam fecisti in mari equis tuis in luto aquarum multarum
You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.
16 audivi et conturbatus est venter meus ad vocem contremuerunt labia mea ingrediatur putredo in ossibus meis et subter me scateat ut requiescam in die tribulationis ut ascendam ad populum accinctum nostrum
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
17 ficus enim non florebit et non erit germen in vineis mentietur opus olivae et arva non adferent cibum abscidetur de ovili pecus et non erit armentum in praesepibus
Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
18 ego autem in Domino gaudebo exultabo in Deo Iesu meo
yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
19 Dominus Deus fortitudo mea et ponet pedes meos quasi cervorum et super excelsa mea deducet me victori in psalmis canentem
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights!
