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Habackuk 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
Habackuk 2
Svenska Folkbibeln
2 Jag vill stå på min vaktpost och ställa mig i tornet.
Jag vill spana för att se
vad han skall tala till mig,
vilket svar jag skall få
på min klagan.
Herrens svar
2 Herren svarade mig och sade:
Skriv upp synen
och rista in den på skrivtavlor,
så att den lätt kan läsas.
3 Ty ännu måste synen vänta på sin tid,
men den skyndar mot sin fullbordan och ljuger inte.
Om den dröjer, vänta på den,
ty den kommer helt visst,
den skall inte utebli.
4 Se, uppblåst och oärlig är hans själ i honom.
Men den rättfärdige skall leva genom sin tro.
5 Ja, vinet bedrar honom.
Han är en högmodig man och skall inte komma till ro.
Han spärrar upp sitt gap som dödsriket,
han är som döden och kan inte mättas.
Han samlar alla hednafolk till sig,
han drar till sig alla folkslag.
Ve över förtryckaren
6 Skall de inte alla stämma upp
en visa om honom,
en smädesång med gåtfulla ord och säga:
Ve dig som lägger på hög det som inte är ditt
- hur länge till? -
och tynger dig med pantsatt gods.
7 Kommer inte dina fordringsägare att plötsligt resa sig
och de som ansätter dig att vakna upp
så att du blir ett byte för dem?
8 Eftersom du själv har plundrat många hednafolk,
skall också andra folk plundra dig
på grund av blodsdåd mot människor
och våld mot land och stad
och alla som bor där.
9 Ve den som skaffar orätt vinning åt sitt hus
för att bygga sin boning högt upp
och så rädda sig undan olyckans våld.
10 Till skam för ditt eget hus har du planerat
att förgöra många folk
och syndar så mot dig själv.
11 Ty stenarna i muren skall ropa
och bjälkarna i trävirket skall svara dem.
12 Ve den som bygger upp en stad med blodsdåd
eller grundar en stad med orättfärdighet!
13 Se, kommer det inte från Herren Sebaot,
att folken arbetar sig trötta för det som bränns upp
och sliter ut sig till ingen nytta?
14 Ty jorden skall bli full av kunskap om Herrens härlighet,
så som vatten täcker havets djup.
15 Ve dig som bjuder din nästa att dricka,
som blandar i ditt gift och gör dem berusade
för att få se deras nakenhet.
16 Du är mättad med skam och inte med ära.
Drick också du och visa att du är oomskuren!
Bägaren i Herrens högra hand skall vändas mot dig,
vanära skall komma över din härlighet.
17 Ty våldet mot Libanon skall övertäcka dig,
och ödeläggelsen, som förskräckte dess djur,
på grund av blodsdåd mot människor
och våld mot land och stad
och alla som bor där.
18 Vad nytta gör en avgud
som en människa har skurit till,
eller en gjuten avgud
som är en falsk lärare?
Ty den som gör den
förtröstar på sitt eget verk.
Han gör avgudar som inte kan tala.
19 Ve den som säger till träbiten: "Vakna!"
och till en stum sten: "Stå upp!"
Kan den undervisa?
Visst är den överdragen med guld och silver,
men det finns ingen ande i den.
20 Men Herren är i sitt heliga tempel.
Var stilla inför honom, hela jorden!
Habakkuk 2
Darby Translation
Habakkuk 2
Darby Translation
2 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer as to my reproof.
2 And Jehovah answered me and said, Write the vision, and engrave it upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay.
4 Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright within him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5 And moreover, the wine is treacherous: he is a proud man, and keepeth not at rest, he enlargeth his desire as Sheol, and he is like death and cannot be satisfied; and he assembleth unto him all nations, and gathereth unto him all peoples.
6 Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long?—and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and they awake up that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8 Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall plunder thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence [done] to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and hast sinned against thine own soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
13 Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink,—that pourest out thy flask, and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16 Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of Jehovah's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and a shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17 For the violence [done] to Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts which made them afraid; because of men's blood, and for the violence [done] to the land, to the city, and all that dwell therein.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it? the molten image, and the teacher of falsehood, that the maker of his work dependeth thereon, to make dumb idols?
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall it teach? Behold it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
20 But Jehovah is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him!
Habakkuk 2
New International Version
Habakkuk 2
New International Version
2 I will stand at my watch(A)
and station myself on the ramparts;(B)
I will look to see what he will say(C) to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.[a](D)
The Lord’s Answer
2 Then the Lord replied:
“Write(E) down the revelation
and make it plain on tablets
so that a herald[b] may run with it.
3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(F)
it speaks of the end(G)
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(H) for it;
it[c] will certainly come
and will not delay.(I)
4 “See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person(J) will live by his faithfulness[d](K)—
5 indeed, wine(L) betrays him;
he is arrogant(M) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
and like death is never satisfied,(N)
he gathers to himself all the nations
and takes captive(O) all the peoples.
6 “Will not all of them taunt(P) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,
“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!(Q)
How long must this go on?’
7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
Then you will become their prey.(R)
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
the peoples who are left will plunder you.(S)
For you have shed human blood;(T)
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.(U)
9 “Woe to him who builds(V) his house by unjust gain,(W)
setting his nest(X) on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin(Y) of many peoples,
shaming(Z) your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones(AA) of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed(AB)
and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Has not the Lord Almighty determined
that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire,(AC)
that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?(AD)
14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory(AE) of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.(AF)
15 “Woe to him who gives drink(AG) to his neighbors,
pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16 You will be filled with shame(AH) instead of glory.(AI)
Now it is your turn! Drink(AJ) and let your nakedness be exposed[e]!(AK)
The cup(AL) from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you,
and disgrace will cover your glory.
17 The violence(AM) you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
and your destruction of animals will terrify you.(AN)
For you have shed human blood;(AO)
you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
18 “Of what value(AP) is an idol(AQ) carved by a craftsman?
Or an image(AR) that teaches lies?
For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation;
he makes idols that cannot speak.(AS)
19 Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’(AT)
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;(AU)
there is no breath in it.”(AV)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:1 Or and what to answer when I am rebuked
- Habakkuk 2:2 Or so that whoever reads it
- Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he
- Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith
- Habakkuk 2:16 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint) and stagger
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