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Habacuc 1
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Habacuc 1
Reina Valera Actualizada
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
- Habacuc 1:8 Según Rollos MM; TM omite se dispersarán.
- Habacuc 1:11 Según Rollos MM y LXX; TM, es culpable.
Habakkuk 1
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 1
English Standard Version
1 (A)The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
Habakkuk's Complaint
2 O Lord, (B)how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not hear?
Or cry to you (C)“Violence!”
and you will not save?
3 (D)Why do you make me see iniquity,
and why do you idly look at wrong?
Destruction (E)and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
4 (F)So the law is paralyzed,
and justice never goes forth.
(G)For the wicked surround the righteous;
so justice goes forth perverted.
The Lord's Answer
5 (H)“Look among the nations, and see;
wonder and be astounded.
(I)For I am doing a work in your days
that you would not believe if told.
6 For behold, (J)I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter and hasty nation,
(K)who march through the breadth of the earth,
(L)to seize dwellings not their own.
7 They are dreaded and fearsome;
(M)their justice and dignity go forth from themselves.
8 (N)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than (O)the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
(P)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9 They all come (Q)for violence,
all their faces forward.
They gather captives (R)like sand.
10 At kings they scoff,
and at rulers they laugh.
(S)They laugh at every fortress,
for (T)they pile up earth and take it.
11 Then they sweep by like the wind and go on,
(U)guilty men, (V)whose own might is their god!”
Habakkuk's Second Complaint
12 Are you not (W)from everlasting,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
(X)We shall not die.
O Lord, (Y)you have ordained them as a judgment,
and you, O (Z)Rock, have established them for reproof.
13 You who are (AA)of purer eyes than to see evil
and cannot look at wrong,
(AB)why do you idly look at traitors
and (AC)remain silent when the wicked swallows up
the man more righteous than he?
14 You make mankind like the fish of the sea,
like crawling things that have no ruler.
15 (AD)He[a] brings all of them up (AE)with a hook;
he drags them out with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
16 (AF)Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet;
for by them he lives in luxury,[b]
and his food is rich.
17 Is he then to keep on emptying his net
(AG)and mercilessly killing nations forever?
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:15 That is, the wicked foe
- Habakkuk 1:16 Hebrew his portion is fat
Habakkuk 1
New International Version
Habakkuk 1
New International Version
1 The prophecy(A) that Habakkuk the prophet received.
Habakkuk’s Complaint
2 How long,(B) Lord, must I call for help,
but you do not listen?(C)
Or cry out to you, “Violence!”
but you do not save?(D)
3 Why do you make me look at injustice?
Why do you tolerate(E) wrongdoing?(F)
Destruction and violence(G) are before me;
there is strife,(H) and conflict abounds.
4 Therefore the law(I) is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice(J) is perverted.(K)
The Lord’s Answer
5 “Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.(L)
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.(M)
6 I am raising up the Babylonians,[a](N)
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth(O)
to seize dwellings not their own.(P)
7 They are a feared and dreaded people;(Q)
they are a law to themselves
and promote their own honor.
8 Their horses are swifter(R) than leopards,
fiercer than wolves(S) at dusk.
Their cavalry gallops headlong;
their horsemen come from afar.
They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
9 they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes[b] advance like a desert wind
and gather prisoners(T) like sand.
10 They mock kings
and scoff at rulers.(U)
They laugh at all fortified cities;
by building earthen ramps(V) they capture them.
11 Then they sweep past like the wind(W) and go on—
guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”(X)
Habakkuk’s Second Complaint
12 Lord, are you not from everlasting?(Y)
My God, my Holy One,(Z) you[c] will never die.(AA)
You, Lord, have appointed(AB) them to execute judgment;
you, my Rock,(AC) have ordained them to punish.
13 Your eyes are too pure(AD) to look on evil;
you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(AE)
Why then do you tolerate(AF) the treacherous?(AG)
Why are you silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(AH)
14 You have made people like the fish in the sea,
like the sea creatures that have no ruler.
15 The wicked(AI) foe pulls all of them up with hooks,(AJ)
he catches them in his net,(AK)
he gathers them up in his dragnet;
and so he rejoices and is glad.
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and burns incense(AL) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
and enjoys the choicest food.
17 Is he to keep on emptying his net,
destroying nations without mercy?(AM)
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 1:6 Or Chaldeans
- Habakkuk 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Habakkuk 1:12 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text we
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