Habacuc 3
1 Una oración del profeta Habacuc, con música victoriosa.
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 Yahvé, he oído hablar de tu fama. Me asombro de tus actos, Yahvé. Renueva tu trabajo en la medio de los años. En medio de los años hazlo saber. En la ira, te acuerdas de la misericordia.
3 Dios vino de Temán, el Santo del Monte Parán. (Selah) Su gloria cubrió los cielos, y su alabanza llenó la tierra.
[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 Su esplendor es como la salida del sol. Los rayos brillan desde su mano, donde se esconde su poder.
His glory was like [SIM] a sunrise; rays flashed from his hands where he hides his power.
5 La peste iba delante de él, y la pestilencia seguía sus pies.
He sent plagues in front of him, and [other] plagues came behind him.
6 Se puso de pie y sacudió la tierra. Miró, e hizo temblar a las naciones. Las antiguas montañas se desmoronaron. Las colinas milenarias se derrumbaron. Sus caminos son eternos.
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 Vi las tiendas de Cusán afligidas. Las viviendas de la tierra de Madián temblaban.
[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 ¿Se disgustó Yahvé con los ríos? ¿Fue su ira contra los ríos, o tu ira contra el mar, que montasteis en vuestros caballos, en sus carros de salvación?
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 Descubriste tu arco. Llamaste a tus flechas juradas. (Selah) Divides la tierra con ríos.
[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 Las montañas te vieron y tuvieron miedo. La tormenta de aguas pasó de largo. Las profundidades rugieron y levantaron sus manos en lo alto.
[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 El sol y la luna se detuvieron en el cielo a la luz de sus flechas cuando pasaron, ante el brillo de tu reluciente lanza.
The sun and moon stopped moving in the sky while your [lightning] flashed [past like] a swift arrow, and your glittering spear flashed.
12 Marchaste por la tierra con ira. Trillaste a las naciones con ira.
Being very angry [DOU], you walked across the earth and trampled the [armies of many] nations.
13 Saliste por la salvación de tu pueblo, para la salvación de tu ungido. Aplastaste la cabeza de la tierra de la maldad. Los desnudaste de pies a cabeza. (Selah)
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 Atravesaste las cabezas de sus guerreros con sus propias lanzas. Vinieron como un torbellino a dispersarme, regodeándose como si fuera a devorar a los desdichados en secreto.
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 Has pisoteado el mar con tus caballos, agitando las poderosas aguas.
You walked through the sea with your horses [to destroy our enemies], and caused the waves to surge.
16 Lo oí, y mi cuerpo se estremeció. Mis labios temblaron al oír la voz. La podredumbre entra en mis huesos, y tiemblo en mi lugar porque debo esperar tranquilamente el día de la angustia, por la llegada de la gente que nos invade.
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 Porque aunque la higuera no florezca ni haya frutos en las viñas, el trabajo de la aceituna falle, y los campos no den comida, los rebaños sean quitados del redil, y no haya manadas en los establos,
[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 aún me regocijaré en Yahvé. Estaré alegre en el Dios de mi salvación.
I will rejoice because [I know] Yahweh. I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
19 Yahvé, el Señor, es mi fuerza. Hace mis pies como pies de ciervo, y me permite ir a lugares altos. Para el director de música, en mis instrumentos de cuerda.
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.)
