Habacuc 1
1 Ang hula na nakita ni Habacuc na propeta.
[I am] Habakkuk, a prophet. This is the [message that Yahweh] gave to me in a vision.
2 Oh Panginoon, hanggang kailan dadaing ako, at hindi mo didinggin? Ako'y dadaing sa iyo dahil sa pangdadahas, at hindi ka magliligtas.
[I said, ] “Yahweh, how long must I continue to call [to you] for help before you respond? I cry out to you [for help], saying that [people are acting] violently [everywhere], but you do not rescue us!
3 Bakit pinagpapakitaan mo ako ng kasamaan, at iyong pinamamasdan ang kasamaan? sapagka't ang kasiraan at pangdadahas ay nasa harap ko; at may pakikipagalit, at pagtatalong bumabangon.
(Must I/I do not want to) continue seeing people doing what is unjust [RHQ]. Why do you not punish people who are doing what is wrong [RHQ]? I see people destroying things and [acting] violently. There is fighting and quarreling [everywhere].
4 Kaya't ang kautusan ay natitigil, at ang katarungan ay hindi lumalabas kailan man; sapagka't kinukulong ng masama ang matuwid; kaya't ang kahatulan ay lumalabas na liko.
No one obeys laws [PRS], and judges [PRS] never do what is fair/just. Wicked people always defeat righteous people [in the courts], with the result that matters are never decided fairly/justly.”
5 Mangagmasid kayo sa gitna ng mga bansa, at tumingin kayo at mamangha kayo ng kagilagilalas; sapagka't ako'y gumagawa ng isang gawain sa inyong mga kaarawan na hindi ninyo paniniwalaan bagaman saysayin sa inyo.
[Yahweh replied to me, ] “[I know that what you say is true, but] look around at [what is happening in] the other nations; [if you look, ] you will be amazed, because I am doing something during this time that you would not believe [would happen], even if someone told you about it.
6 Sapagka't narito, aking itinitindig ang mga Caldeo, yaong makapangingilabot at marahas na bansa, na lumalakad sa kaluwangan ng lupa, upang magari ng mga tahanang dako na hindi kanila.
The soldiers of Babylonia are fierce/cruel and swift. And now I am causing them [to become very powerful]; they will march across the world and conquer [many] other countries.
7 Sila'y kakilakilabot at nangakatatakot; ang kanilang kahatulan at ang kanilang karangalan ay mula sa kanilang sarili.
They are people whom [others] fear very much [DOU], and they do whatever they want to, paying no attention to the laws of other countries.
8 Ang kanilang mga kabayo naman ay matutulin kay sa mga leopardo, at mababangis kay sa lobo sa gabi; at ang kanilang mga mangangabayo ay nagtutumulin na may kapalaluan: oo, ang kanilang mga mangangabayo ay nanganggagaling sa malayo; sila'y nagsisilipad na parang aguila na nagmamadali upang manakmal.
The horses [that pull their chariots] go faster than leopards, and they are fiercer than wolves are in the evening. The horses on which the soldiers ride gallop swiftly; the soldiers riding them come from distant places. They are like [SIM] eagles that swoop down to [snatch and] kill small animals.
9 Sila'y nagsisiparitong lahat sa pangdadahas; ang kanilang mga mukha ay nangakatitig sa silanganan; at sila'y nangagpipisan ng mga bihag na parang buhangin.
As they ride along, [they are] determined to act violently. They advance like [SIM] a wind from the desert, gathering prisoners that are as [numerous as grains of] sand.
10 Oo, siya'y nanunuya sa mga hari, at ang mga prinsipe ay katuyaan sa kaniya; kaniyang kinukutya ang bawa't katibayan; sapagka't nagbubunton siya ng alabok, at sinasakop.
They make fun of kings and princes [of other countries], and they ridicule all the cities that have high walls around them. They pile dirt [outside those walls] [in order to climb up] and capture those cities.
11 Kung magkagayo'y lalampas siya na parang hangin, at magdaraan, at magiging salarin, sa makatuwid baga'y siya na ang kapangyarihan ay ang kaniyang dios.
They rush past like the wind, and then they go [to attack other cities]. But they are very guilty, because [they think that] their own power is their god.”
12 Di baga ikaw ay mula sa walang hanggan, Oh Panginoon kong Dios, aking Banal? kami ay hindi mangamamatay. Oh Panginoon, iyong itinakda siya ukol sa kahatulan; at ikaw, Oh Malaking Bato, ay iyong itinatag siya na pinakasaway.
[Then I said, ] “Yahweh, you have certainly [RHQ] always/forever been God. You are my Holy One; you will not die. So [why] have you appointed those men [from Babylonia] to judge and get rid of [us]? You are like [MET] a huge rock [under which we are protected/safe], so why have you sent them to punish us?
13 Ikaw na may mga matang malinis kay sa tumingin ng kasuwailan, at hindi ka makatitingin sa kasamaan, bakit mo minamasdan ang nagsisigawa ng paglililo, at tumatahimik ka pagka sinasakmal ng masama ang tao na lalong matuwid kay sa kaniya;
You [SYN] are pure, and you cannot endure looking at what is evil, [so why] are you ignoring men who are treacherous? Why do you do nothing [to punish] those wicked men [from Babylonia] who destroy people who are more righteous than they [are]?
14 At kaniyang ginagawa ang mga tao na parang mga isda sa dagat, parang nagsisigapang na walang nagpupuno sa kanila?
[Do you consider that] we are like fish in the sea, or like other creatures in the sea, that have no ruler?
15 Kaniyang binubuhat ng bingwit silang lahat, kaniyang hinuhuli (sila) sa kaniyang dala, at kaniyang pinipisan (sila) sa kaniyang lambat: kaya't siya'y nagagalak at siya'y masaya.
[The soldiers of Babylonia think that we are fish] [RHQ] for them to pull out of the sea with hooks or to catch in their nets, while they rejoice and celebrate.
16 Kaya't siya'y naghahain sa kaniyang lambat, at nagsusunog ng kamangyan sa kaniyang lambat; sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng mga yao'y ang kaniyang bahagi ay mataba, at ang kaniyang pagkain ay sagana.
If they catch us, they will [worship] their weapons [MET] with which they captured us, and offer sacrifices to them and burn incense in front of them! [They will say] ‘Those weapons have enabled us to become rich and be able to eat expensive food.’
17 Mawawalan nga baga ng laman ang kaniyang lambat, at hindi mahahabag na pumatay na palagi sa mga bansa.
[Will you allow] them to continue [to conquer people] [MET] forever? [Will you allow] them to destroy people of other nations without their being merciful [to anyone]?”
