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Habacuc 1
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1 La profecía que vio el profeta Habacuc.

¿Por qué tanta injusticia?

2 —¿Hasta cuándo, oh SEÑOR, clamaré y no oirás? ¿Hasta cuándo daré voces a ti diciendo: “¡Violencia!”, sin que tú libres? 3 ¿Por qué me muestras la iniquidad y me haces ver la aflicción? He aquí que surgen pleitos y contiendas; la destrucción y la violencia están delante de mí. 4 La ley pierde su poder y el derecho no prevalece porque el impío cerca al justo. Por eso sale torcida la justicia.

¡Yo levanto a los caldeos!

5 —Observen entre las naciones y miren. Quédense asombrados y atónitos, porque yo haré en sus días algo que aun si se los contara, no lo creerían. 6 He aquí que levanto a los caldeos, pueblo furioso e impetuoso que marcha por la anchura de la tierra para tomar posesión de los lugares habitados que no le pertenecen.

7 »Será temible y terrible. De sí mismo derivará su derecho y su dignidad. 8 Sus caballos serán más veloces que leopardos y más ágiles que lobos vespertinos. Sus jinetes se dispersarán[a] haciendo cabriolas. Vendrán de lejos, volarán como águilas que se apresuran a devorar. 9 Todo este pueblo vendrá para hacer violencia. Todos sus rostros se dirigen hacia adelante y reunirán cautivos como arena. 10 Se mofará de los reyes y hará burla de los príncipes. Se burlará de toda fortificación; levantará terraplenes y la tomará. 11 Entonces su espíritu pasará y se acabará; devolverá[b] a su dios esta su fuerza.

¿Por qué se ensañan los caldeos?

12 —¿Acaso no eres tú desde el principio, oh SEÑOR, Dios mío y Santo mío? ¡No moriremos! Oh SEÑOR, para juicio pusiste a los caldeos; tú, oh Roca, los has establecido para castigar. 13 Eres demasiado limpio como para mirar el mal; tú no puedes ver el agravio. ¿Por qué, pues, contemplas a los traidores y callas cuando el impío destruye al más justo que él?

14 »Permites que los hombres sean como los peces del mar, como reptiles que no tienen quien los gobierne. 15 A todos saca con anzuelo; los atrapa en su red y los junta en su malla, por lo cual se alegra y se regocija. 16 Por eso rinde sacrificios a su red y ofrece incienso a su malla; porque gracias a ellas incrementa su porción y hace suculenta su comida. 17 Por eso sigue vaciando su red para volver a matar continuamente y sin piedad a las naciones.

Footnotes

  1. Habacuc 1:8 Según Rollos MM; TM omite se dispersarán.
  2. Habacuc 1:11 Según Rollos MM y LXX; TM, es culpable.
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Habacuc 1
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Habacuc se queja de injusticia

1 La profecía que vio el profeta Habacuc. 2 ¿Hasta cuándo, oh Jehová, clamaré, y no oirás; y daré voces a ti a causa de la violencia, y no salvarás? 3 ¿Por qué me haces ver iniquidad, y haces que vea molestia? Destrucción y violencia están delante de mí, y pleito y contienda se levantan. 4 Por lo cual la ley es debilitada, y el juicio no sale según la verdad; por cuanto el impío asedia al justo, por eso sale torcida la justicia.

Los caldeos castigarán a Judá

5 Mirad entre las naciones, y ved, y asombraos; porque haré una obra en vuestros días, que aun cuando se os contare, no la creeréis.(A) 6 Porque he aquí, yo levanto a los caldeos,(B) nación cruel y presurosa, que camina por la anchura de la tierra para poseer las moradas ajenas. 7 Formidable es y terrible; de ella misma procede su justicia y su dignidad. 8 Sus caballos serán más ligeros que leopardos, y más feroces que lobos nocturnos, y sus jinetes se multiplicarán; vendrán de lejos sus jinetes, y volarán como águilas que se apresuran a devorar. 9 Toda ella vendrá a la presa; el terror va delante de ella, y recogerá cautivos como arena. 10 Escarnecerá a los reyes, y de los príncipes hará burla; se reirá de toda fortaleza, y levantará terraplén y la tomará. 11 Luego pasará como el huracán, y ofenderá atribuyendo su fuerza a su dios.

Protesta de Habacuc

12 ¿No eres tú desde el principio, oh Jehová, Dios mío, Santo mío? No moriremos. Oh Jehová, para juicio lo pusiste; y tú, oh Roca, lo fundaste para castigar. 13 Muy limpio eres de ojos para ver el mal, ni puedes ver el agravio; ¿por qué ves a los menospreciadores, y callas cuando destruye el impío al más justo que él, 14 y haces que sean los hombres como los peces del mar, como reptiles que no tienen quien los gobierne? 15 Sacará a todos con anzuelo, los recogerá con su red, y los juntará en sus mallas; por lo cual se alegrará y se regocijará. 16 Por esto hará sacrificios a su red, y ofrecerá sahumerios a sus mallas; porque con ellas engordó su porción, y engrasó su comida. 17 ¿Vaciará por eso su red, y no tendrá piedad de aniquilar naciones continuamente?

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Habacuc 1
Dios Habla Hoy

1 Éste es el mensaje que el Señor reveló al profeta Habacuc.

2 Señor, ¿hasta cuándo gritaré pidiendo ayuda
sin que tú me escuches?
¿Hasta cuándo clamaré a causa de la violencia
sin que vengas a librarnos?
3 ¿Por qué me haces ver
tanta angustia y maldad?
Estoy rodeado de violencia y destrucción;
por todas partes hay pleitos y luchas.
4 No se aplica la ley,
se pisotea el derecho,
el malo persigue al bueno
y se tuerce la justicia.
5 «Miren ustedes a las naciones que los rodean;
mírenlas y llénense de espanto.
Estoy a punto de hacer cosas tales
que ustedes no las creerían, si alguien se las contara.
6 Voy a poner en pie de guerra a los caldeos,
que son gente cruel, que siempre están dispuestos
a recorrer el mundo de lado a lado
para adueñarse de tierras que no les pertenecen.
7 Son espantosos y terribles,
y no reconocen más ley que la suya.
8 Sus caballos son más veloces que los leopardos,
más salvajes que los lobos del desierto.
Sus jinetes galopan en gran número
y se lanzan al ataque desde lejos,
como el águila se lanza sobre su presa.
9 Todo lo destruyen a su paso;
en su avance van sembrando el terror,
y son más los prisioneros que hacen
que las arenas que hay en el mar.
10 Se burlan de los reyes
y de la gente importante.
Se ríen de las fortalezas,
pues levantan rampas ante ellas
y las toman por asalto.
11 Pasan como un huracán;
no reconocen más dios que su propia fuerza.»
12 Señor, ¿acaso no existes tú eternamente,
mi Dios santo e inmortal?
Señor y protector mío,
tú has dado fuerza a los caldeos
para que ellos ejecuten tu justicia.
13 Tú eres demasiado puro para consentir el mal,
para contemplar con agrado la iniquidad;
¿cómo, pues, contemplas callado a los criminales,
y guardas silencio mientras el malvado
destruye a los que son mejores que él?
14 ¿Por qué tratas a los hombres
como a peces del mar,
como a animales sin gobierno?
15 Los caldeos se apoderan de otras naciones
como el pescador se apodera del pescado:
lo atrapa con anzuelos y con redes,
y luego, al verlo todo junto, se llena de alegría.
16 Por eso el pescador adora sus redes y anzuelos,
y ofrece sacrificios y quema incienso en su honor,
pues gracias a ellos tiene comida buena y abundante.
17 Así, ¿seguirán los caldeos pescándonos con sus redes?
¿Seguirán matando sin compasión a la gente?

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Habakkuk 1
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Habakkuk Complains to the Lord

1 This is the oracle[a] that the prophet Habakkuk saw:

2 How long, Lord, must I cry for help?
But you do not listen!
I call out to you, “Violence!”
But you do not deliver!
3 Why do you force me to witness injustice?[b]
Why do you put up with wrongdoing?[c]
Destruction and violence confront[d] me;
conflict is present and one must endure strife.[e]
4 For this reason the law lacks power,[f]
and justice is never carried out.[g]
Indeed,[h] the wicked intimidate[i] the innocent.[j]
For this reason justice is perverted.[k]

The Lord’s Surprising Answer

5 “Look at the nations and pay attention![l]
You will be shocked and amazed![m]
For I will do something in your lifetime[n]
that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.[o]
6 Look, I am about to empower[p] the Babylonians,
that ruthless[q] and greedy[r] nation.
They sweep across the surface[s] of the earth,
seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
7 They are frightening and terrifying;
they decide for themselves what is right.[t]
8 Their horses are faster than leopards
and more alert[u] than wolves in the desert.[v]
Their horses[w] gallop,[x]
their horses come a great distance;
like vultures[y] they swoop down quickly to devour their prey.[z]
9 All of them intend[aa] to do violence;
every face is determined.[ab]
They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.[ac]
10 They mock kings
and laugh at rulers.
They laugh at every fortified city;
they build siege ramps[ad] and capture them.
11 They sweep by like the wind and pass on.[ae]
But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.”[af]

Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns

12 Lord, you have been active from ancient times;[ag]
my sovereign God,[ah] you are immortal.[ai]
Lord, you have made them[aj] your instrument of judgment.[ak]
Protector,[al] you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.[am]
13 You are too just[an] to tolerate[ao] evil;
you are unable to condone[ap] wrongdoing.
So why do you put up with such treacherous people?[aq]
Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour[ar] those more righteous than they are?[as]
14 You made people like fish in the sea,
like animals in the sea[at] that have no ruler.
15 The Babylonian tyrant[au] pulls them all up with a fishhook;
he hauls them in with his throw net.[av]
When he catches[aw] them in his dragnet,
he is very happy.[ax]
16 Because of his success[ay] he offers sacrifices to his throw net
and burns incense to his dragnet;[az]
for because of them he has plenty of food,[ba]
and more than enough to eat.[bb]
17 Will he then[bc] continue to fill and empty his throw net?[bd]
Will he always[be] destroy[bf] nations and spare none?[bg]

Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:1 tn See note at Isa 13:1.
  2. Habakkuk 1:3 tn Heb “Why do you make me see injustice?”
  3. Habakkuk 1:3 tn Heb “Why do you look at wrongdoing?” sn Habakkuk complains that God tolerates social injustice and fails to intervene on behalf of the oppressed (put up with wrongdoing).
  4. Habakkuk 1:3 tn Heb “are before.”
  5. Habakkuk 1:3 tn Heb “and there is conflict and strife he lifts up.” The present translation takes the verb יִשָּׂא (yisaʾ) in the sense of “carry, bear,” and understands the subject to be indefinite (“one”).
  6. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Heb “the law is numb,” i.e., like a hand that has “fallen asleep” (see Ps 77:2). Cf. NAB “is benumbed”; NIV “is paralyzed.”
  7. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Heb “never goes out.”
  8. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Or “for.”
  9. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Heb “surround” (so NASB, NRSV).
  10. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Or “righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
  11. Habakkuk 1:4 tn Heb “comes out crooked.”
  12. Habakkuk 1:5 tn Or “look among the nations and observe.” The imperatival forms in v. 5 are plural, indicating that the Lord’s message is for the whole nation, not just the prophet.
  13. Habakkuk 1:5 tn The Hebrew text combines the Hitpael and Qal imperatival forms of the verb תָּמַה (tamah, “be amazed”). A literal translation might read, “Shock yourselves and be shocked!” The repetition of sounds draws attention to the statement. The imperatives here have the force of an emphatic assertion. On this use of the imperative in Hebrew, see GKC 324 §110.c and IBHS 572-73 §34.4c.
  14. Habakkuk 1:5 tc Heb “for a work working in your days.” Following the LXX reading, some supply a first person singular pronoun with the participle פֹּעֵל (poʿel). Ellipsis of a first singular pronoun before participles is relatively rare (see GKC 360 §116.s); perhaps an original אֲנֹכִי (ʾanoki; or אֲנִי, ʾani) followed the initial כִּי (ki) and was omitted by homoioteleuton.
  15. Habakkuk 1:5 tn Heb “you will not believe when it is told.” In this context the force of כִּי (ki) may be “when,” “if,” or “even though.”
  16. Habakkuk 1:6 tn Heb “raise up” (so KJV, ASV).
  17. Habakkuk 1:6 tn Heb “bitter.” Other translation options for this word in this context include “fierce” (NASB, NRSV); “savage” (NEB); or “grim.”
  18. Habakkuk 1:6 tn Heb “hasty, quick.” Some translate here “impetuous” (so NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “rash,” but in this context greed may very well be the idea. The Babylonians move quickly and recklessly ahead in their greedy quest to expand their empire.
  19. Habakkuk 1:6 tn Heb “the open spaces.”
  20. Habakkuk 1:7 tn Heb “from him his justice, even his lifting up, goes out.” In this context שְׂאֵת (seʾet) probably has the nuance “authority.” See R. D. Patterson, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (WEC), 150.
  21. Habakkuk 1:8 tn Heb “sharper,” in the sense of “keener” or “more alert.” Some translate “quicker” on the basis of the parallelism with the first line (see HALOT 291 s.v. חדד).
  22. Habakkuk 1:8 tn Heb “wolves of the evening,” that is, wolves that prowl at night. The present translation assumes an emendation to עֲרָבָה (ʿaravah, “desert”). On this phrase see also Zeph 3:3.
  23. Habakkuk 1:8 tn Or “horsemen,” “cavalry.”
  24. Habakkuk 1:8 tn The precise nuance of the rare verb פּוּשׁ (push) is unclear here. Elsewhere it is used of animals jumping or leaping (see Jer 50:11; Mal 4:2).
  25. Habakkuk 1:8 tn Or “eagle” (so NASB, NRSV). The term can refer to either eagles or vultures, but in this context of gruesome destruction and death “vulture” is preferred.
  26. Habakkuk 1:8 tn Heb “they fly like a vulture/an eagle quickly to devour.” The direct object “their prey” is not included in the Hebrew text but is implied, and has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  27. Habakkuk 1:9 tn Heb “come.”
  28. Habakkuk 1:9 tn Heb “The totality of their faces is to the east” (or “is forward”). The precise meaning of the Hebrew term מְגַמַּת (megammat) is unclear. For a discussion of options see J. J. M. Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL), 93. NEB has “a sea of faces rolls on”; NIV “their hordes advance like a desert wind”; NRSV “with faces pressing forward.”
  29. Habakkuk 1:9 tn Heb “and he gathers like sand, prisoners.”
  30. Habakkuk 1:10 tn Heb “they heap up dirt.” This is a reference to the piling up of earthen ramps in the process of laying siege to a fortified city.
  31. Habakkuk 1:11 tn The precise meaning of v. 11a is uncertain. The present translation assumes the first line further describes the Babylonian hordes, comparing them to a destructive wind. Another option is to understand רוּחַ (ruakh) as “spirit,” rather than “wind,” and take the form וְאָשֵׁם (veʾashem) with what precedes (as suggested by the scribal punctuation). Repointing this form as a geminate verb from שָׁמַם (shamam, “be astonished”), one could then translate the line, “The spirit passed on and departed, and I was astonished.” In this case the line would describe the cessation of the divine revelation which began in v. 5. For a detailed defense of this view, see J. J. M. Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL), 97-100.
  32. Habakkuk 1:11 tn Heb “and guilty is the one whose strength is his god.” This assumes that אָשֵׁם (ʾashem) is a predicate adjective meaning “guilty” and that it relates to what follows.
  33. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “Are you not from antiquity, O Lord?” The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Yes, of course.” The present translation reflects the force of the rhetorical question, rendering it as an affirmation. When used in a temporal sense the phrase מִקֶדֶם (miqedem) means “from antiquity, ancient times,” often referring to earlier periods in Israel’s history. See its use in Neh 12:46; Pss 74:12; 77:11; Isa 45:21; 46:10; Mic 5:2.
  34. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “My God, my holy one.” God’s “holiness” in this context is his sovereign transcendence as the righteous judge of the world (see vv. 12b-13a), thus the translation “My sovereign God.”
  35. Habakkuk 1:12 tc The MT reads, “we will not die,” but an ancient scribal tradition has “you [i.e., God] will not die.” This is preferred as a more difficult reading that can explain the rise of the other variant. Later scribes who copied the manuscripts did not want to associate the idea of death with God in any way, so they softened the statement to refer to humanity.
  36. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “him,” a collective singular referring to the Babylonians. The plural pronoun “them” has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.
  37. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “for judgment.”
  38. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “Rock” or “Cliff.” This divine epithet views God as a place where one can go to be safe from danger. The translation “Protector” conveys the force of the metaphor (cf. KJV, NEB “O mighty God”).
  39. Habakkuk 1:12 tn Heb “to correct, reprove.”
  40. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Heb “[you] are too pure of eyes.” God’s “eyes” here signify what he looks at with approval. His “eyes” are “pure” in that he refuses to tolerate any wrongdoing in his presence.
  41. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Heb “to see.” Here “see” is figurative for “tolerate,” “put up with.”
  42. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Heb “to look at.” Cf. NEB “who canst not countenance wrongdoing”; NASB “You can not look on wickedness with favor.”
  43. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Heb “Why do you look at treacherous ones?” The verb בָּגַד (bagad, “be treacherous”) is often used of those who are disloyal or who violate agreements. See S. Erlandsson, TDOT 1:470-73.
  44. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Or “swallow up.”
  45. Habakkuk 1:13 tn Heb “more innocent than themselves.”
  46. Habakkuk 1:14 tn The Hebrew word רֶמֶשׂ (remesh) usually refers to animals that creep, but here the referent seems to be marine animals that glide through the water (note the parallelism in the previous line). See also Ps 104:25.
  47. Habakkuk 1:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Babylonian tyrant) has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. NASB “The Chaldeans”; NIV “The wicked foe”; NRSV “The enemy”). Babylonian imperialism is here compared to a professional fisherman who repeatedly brings in his catch and has plenty to eat.
  48. Habakkuk 1:15 tn Apparently two different types of fishing nets are referred to here. The חֵרֶם (kherem, “throw net”) was used by fishermen standing on the shore (see Ezek 47:10), while the מִכְמֶרֶת (mikhmeret, “dragnet”) was used by men in a boat. See R. D. Patterson, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (WEC), 165.
  49. Habakkuk 1:15 tn Heb “and he gathers.”
  50. Habakkuk 1:15 tn Heb “Therefore he is happy and rejoices.” Here two synonyms are joined for emphasis.
  51. Habakkuk 1:16 tn Heb “therefore.”
  52. Habakkuk 1:16 sn The fishing implements (throw net and dragnet) represent Babylonian military might. The prophet depicts the Babylonians as arrogantly worshiping their own power (sacrifices…burns incense, see also v. 11b).
  53. Habakkuk 1:16 tn Heb “for by them his portion is full [or, “fat”].”
  54. Habakkuk 1:16 tn Heb “and his food is plentiful [or, “fat”].”
  55. Habakkuk 1:17 tn Or “therefore.”
  56. Habakkuk 1:17 tn Heb “Will he then empty his throw net?” The words “continue to fill and” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  57. Habakkuk 1:17 tn Or “continually.”
  58. Habakkuk 1:17 tn Heb “kill.”
  59. Habakkuk 1:17 tn Or “without showing compassion.”
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