Habakuk 3
1 En bønn av profeten Habakuk; efter Sjigjonot.
Yahweh, I have heard about you; I revere you because of [all the amazing] things that you have done. In our time, do again [some of] those things that you did long ago! Even when you are angry [with us], be merciful [to us]!
2 Herre, jeg har hørt budskapet om dig, jeg er forferdet. Herre, din gjerning - kall den til live før mange år er lidd, ja, kunngjør den før mange år er lidd! I din vrede komme du i hu å forbarme dig!
3 Gud kommer fra Teman, den Hellige fra Paran-fjellet. (Sela) Hans prakt dekker himmelen, og jorden er full av hans herlighet.
[In the vision, I saw] God, the Holy One, coming from the Teman [district in Edom]; [and I also saw] him coming from the Paran Hills [in the Sinai area]. His glory filled the sky, and the earth was full of [people who were] praising him.
4 En glans som solens lys bryter frem, stråler omgir ham, og i dem er hans makt skjult.
His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
5 Pest går frem for hans åsyn, og sott følger hans fottrin.
He sent plagues in front of him, and [other] plagues came behind him.
6 Han stiger frem og ryster jorden; han ser op og får folkene til å skjelve; de evige fjell sprenges i stykker, de eldgamle hauger synker sammen; hans gang er som i eldgammel tid.
When he stopped, the earth shook. When he looked at the nations, [all the people] trembled. The hills and mountains that have existed for a very long time [HYP] collapsed and crumbled. Yahweh is the one who exists eternally/forever!
7 Jeg ser Kusans telter i sorg, teltteppene i Midians land bever.
[In the vision] I saw the [people who live in] tents in the Cushan [region] being afflicted, and the people in the Midian [region] trembling.
8 Harmes du, Herre, på elvene, er din vrede optendt mot dem, eller din harme mot havet, siden du farer frem på dine hester, på dine seierrike vogner?
Yahweh, was it because you were angry with the rivers and streams that you were angry with them? Did the seas cause you to be furious, with the result that you rode through them with horses that were pulling chariots that enabled you to defeat them?
9 Bar og naken er din bue - dine eder til stammene, ditt ord! (Sela) Til elver kløver du jorden.
[It was as though] you uncovered your bow, took arrows from your quiver, [and prepared to shoot them]. [Then with lightning] you split open the earth, and streams burst forth.
10 Fjellene ser dig og bever, vannstrømmer styrter frem; avgrunnen lar sin røst høre, den løfter sine hender mot det høie.
[It is as though] the mountains saw you [doing that], and they trembled. Floods rushed by; [it was as though] the deep ocean roared and caused its waves to rise up high.
11 Sol og måne treder inn i sin bolig for lyset av dine piler, som farer frem, for glansen av ditt lynende spyd.
The sun and moon stopped moving in the sky while your [lightning] flashed [past like] a swift arrow, and your glittering spear flashed.
12 I harme skrider du frem over jorden, i vrede treder du folkene ned.
Being very angry [DOU], you walked across the earth and trampled the [armies of many] nations.
13 Du drar ut til frelse for ditt folk, til frelse for din salvede; du knuser taket på den ugudeliges hus, du avdekker grunnvollen like til halsen. (Sela)
But you [also] went to rescue us, your people, and to save the [king] (Or, [people]) whom you had chosen [MTY]. You struck down the leader [MTY] of those wicked people and stripped off his clothes, from his head to his feet.
14 Du gjennemborer med hans eget spyd hodene på hans skarer, som stormer frem for å sprede mig og gleder sig likesom de skulde til å opete en arming i lønndom.
With his own spear you destroyed the leader of those soldiers who rushed like [SIM] a whirlwind to [attack and] scatter us, thinking that they could conquer us [Israelis] easily.
15 Du farer gjennem havet med dine hester, gjennem en haug av store vann.
You walked through the sea with your horses [to destroy our enemies], and caused the waves to surge.
16 Jeg hørte det; da bevet mitt indre, ved lyden dirret mine leber; det kommer råttenhet i mine ben, og jeg bever hvor jeg står, fordi jeg rolig må bie på nødens dag, bie på at han drar op mot folket, han som skal trenge det.
When I saw that vision, my heart pounded and my lips quivered [because I became afraid]. My legs became weak and I shook, [because I was terrified]. But I will wait quietly for the people [of Babylonia], those who invaded our country, to experience disasters!
17 For fikentreet springer ikke ut, og vintrærne bærer ikke, oljetreets frukt slår feil, og markene gir ingen føde; han har utryddet fårene av kveen, og det finnes ikke fe i fjøsene.
[Therefore, ] even if there are no blossoms on the fig trees, and there are no grapes on the grapevines, and even if there are no olives growing on the olive trees, and there are no crops in the fields, and even if the flocks [of sheep and goats] die in the fields, and there are no cattle in the stalls/barns,
18 Men jeg vil fryde mig i Herren, jeg vil juble i min frelses Gud.
I will rejoice because [I know] Yahweh. I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
19 Herren, Israels Gud, er min kraft, han gjør mine føtter som hindenes og lar mig skride frem over mine høider. Til sangmesteren, med min strengelek.
Yahweh the Lord is the one who causes me to be strong; he enables me to climb [(safely/without falling)] in the [rocky] mountains, like [SIM] a deer does. (This message is for the choir director: [When this prayer is sung, it is to be accompanied by people playing] stringed instruments.)
