Habacuc 2
1 Me pondré sobre mi torre de vigilante. Me plantaré en mi muro y observaré desde arriba para ver lo que Él me dice y qué responde a mi queja.
I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.
2 Y Yavé me respondió: Escribe la visión y escúlpela en tablillas, para que cualquiera la pueda leer con rapidez.
And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.
3 Porque aún es visión para el tiempo señalado. Ella se apresura hacia la meta y no fallará. Aunque demore, espérala, porque ciertamente vendrá y no tardará.
For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.
4 Mira, aquel cuya alma no es recta está envanecido, pero el justo vivirá por su fe.
As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.
5 Además, el vino traiciona al arrogante, de manera que no se queda en casa. Ensancha su apetito como el Seol, y es como la muerte que nunca está satisfecha. Además, reúne a todos los pueblos y apila a todas las naciones para él. (Sheol h7585)
A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself. (Sheol h7585)
6 ¿Todos ellos no levantarán refranes y sarcasmos contra él? Dirán: ¡Ay del que multiplica lo que no es suyo! ¿Hasta cuándo acumula prenda tras prenda?
Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
7 ¿Sus acreedores no se levantarán de pronto? ¿No se despertarán los burladores, los que lo oprimen con violencia? Será objeto de su rapiña.
Will not your creditors suddenly be moved against you, and your troublers get up from their sleep, and you will be to them like goods taken in war?
8 Porque despojaste a muchas naciones, las demás naciones te despojarán, por causa de la sangre humana derramada y de la violencia hecha a la tierra, a la ciudad y a sus habitantes.
Because you have taken their goods from great nations, all the rest of the peoples will take your goods from you; because of men's blood and violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.
9 ¡Ay del que obtiene ganancia injusta para su casa y pone en alto su nido para escapar de la calamidad!
A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!
10 Tomaste consejo vergonzoso para tu casa, aniquilaste a muchos pueblos y pecaste contra tu vida.
You have been a cause of shame to your house by cutting off a number of peoples, and sinning against your soul.
11 Por eso la piedra clamará desde el muro, y la viga del enmaderado le responderá.
For the stone will give a cry out of the wall, and it will be answered by the board out of the woodwork.
12 ¡Ay del que edifica la ciudad con derramamiento de sangre, y del que funda una ciudad con iniquidad!
A curse on him who is building a place with blood, and basing a town on evil-doing!
13 ¿No procede esto de Yavé de las huestes? Los pueblos trabajan para el fuego y las naciones se fatigan en vano.
See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?
14 Porque la tierra será llena del conocimiento de la gloria de Yavé como las aguas cubren el mar.
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
15 ¡Ay del que da de beber a su prójimo, y le añade su veneno, y lo embriaga para recrearse en su desnudez!
A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
16 Te llenaste de deshonra más que de honra. ¡Bebe tú también, y deja al descubierto tu prepucio! La copa de la mano derecha de Yavé se volverá contra ti, y lo fétido caerá sobre tu resplandor.
You are full of shame in place of glory: take your part in the drinking, and let your shame be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand will come round to you and your glory will be covered with shame.
17 Porque te cubrirá la violencia hecha al Líbano, la matanza de las bestias aterrorizadas, la sangre humana derramada y la violencia hecha a la tierra, a la ciudad y a todos los que viven en ella.
For the violent acts against Lebanon will come on you, and the destruction of the cattle will be a cause of fear to you, because of men's blood and the violent acts against the land and the town and all who are living in it.
18 ¿De qué sirve la escultura que talla el artífice, si es una imagen, un maestro de mentiras? ¿De qué sirve al artífice confiar en su obra, cuando hace ídolos mudos?
What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?
19 Ay del que dice al leño: ¡Despierta! Y a la piedra muda: ¡Levántate! ¿Podrá el ídolo enseñar? Ciertamente está recubierto de oro y plata, pero no hay espíritu en él.
A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.
20 Pero Yavé está en su santo Templo: ¡Calle delante de Él toda la tierra!
But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.
