Habakkuk 2
King James Version
2 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?
8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy 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 stablisheth a city by iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
哈巴谷書 2
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
2 我要登上瞭望塔，
站在望樓上等候，
看耶和華要對我說什麼，
要怎樣答覆我的抱怨。
耶和華的答覆
2 耶和華對我說：
「將我的啟示記下來，
清楚地刻在版上，
便於人們閱讀。
3 這啟示實現的日期還沒到，
它是關於末後的事，沒有虛假。
即使緩慢，也要等候，
因為這事終必發生，不再遲延。
4 看那驕傲之人，他們心術不正，
但義人必靠信心[a]而活。
5 財富[b]會欺騙人，
使驕傲之人永不安分，
像陰間一樣貪得無厭，
如死亡一般永不滿足。
因此，他們征服列國，
擄掠萬民。
6 「但那些被擄的人必用詩歌和俗語嘲諷他們，說，
『你們有禍了！
你們吞沒別人的財產，
靠剝削別人囤積財富，
要到何時呢？』
7 向你們借債的人必突然攻擊你們，
使你們戰戰兢兢，
成為俘虜。
8 你們從前擄掠許多國家，
殺人流血，
摧毀他們的土地、城市和人民，
所以各國的餘民必掠奪你們。
9 「為自己的家積蓄不義之財、
在高處搭窩躲避災禍的人啊，
你們有禍了！
10 你們陰謀毀滅各族，
以致自辱己家，自害己命。
11 牆上的石頭必高聲指控你們，
房子的梁木必同聲回應。
12 「以人血建城邑，
以罪惡造城池的人啊，
你們有禍了！
13 列邦的財富都化為灰燼，
列國勞碌卻是一場空。
這不都是出於萬軍之耶和華嗎？
14 大地必充滿對耶和華之榮耀的認識，
就像海洋充滿了水一樣。
15 「用酒灌醉鄰居以觀看他們祼體的人啊，
你們有禍了！
16 你們必飽受羞辱，毫無榮耀。
你們喝吧，露出下體吧！
耶和華右手中的杯將傳給你們，
你們的榮耀將變成羞辱。
17 你們以暴虐對待黎巴嫩，
自己必被暴虐吞噬；
你們毀滅野獸，
自己必被恐怖籠罩。
因為你們殺人流血，
摧毀土地、城市和人民。
18 「雕刻的偶像有什麼益處？
騙人的鑄像有什麼用處？
製造者竟信靠自己造的啞巴偶像！
19 對木頭說『醒醒吧』，
對啞巴石頭說『起來吧』的人啊，你們有禍了！
它們能教導你們嗎？
看啊，它們外面包金裹銀，
裡面卻毫無生命。
20 但耶和華住在祂的聖殿中，
世人都要在祂面前肅靜。」
Habakkuk 2
English Standard Version
2 I will (A)take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and (B)look out to see (C)what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith
2 And the Lord answered me:
(D)“Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
3 For still (E)the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, (F)wait for it;
(G)it will surely come; it will not delay.
4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but (H)the righteous shall live by his faith.[a]
5 “Moreover, wine[b] is (I)a traitor,
an arrogant man who is never at rest.[c]
His greed is as wide as Sheol;
like death (J)he has never enough.
(K)He gathers for himself all nations
and collects as his own all peoples.”
Woe to the Chaldeans
6 Shall not all these (L)take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,
(M)“Woe to him (N)who heaps up what is not his own—
for (O)how long?—
and (P)loads himself with pledges!”
7 (Q)Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
8 (R)Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
(S)for the blood of man and (T)violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
9 (U)“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
(V)to (W)set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
10 You have devised shame for your house
(X)by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
11 For (Y)the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.
12 (Z)“Woe to him (AA)who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that (AB)peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14 (AC)For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of (AD)the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
15 (AE)“Woe to him (AF)who makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze (AG)at their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill (AH)of shame instead of glory.
(AI)Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
(AJ)The cup in the Lord's right hand
will come around to you,
and (AK)utter shame will come upon your glory!
17 (AL)The violence (AM)done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
(AN)for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.
18 (AO)“What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, (AP)a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes (AQ)speechless idols!
19 (AR)Woe to him (AS)who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and (AT)there is no breath at all in it.
20 But (AU)the Lord is in his holy temple;
(AV)let all the earth keep silence before him.”
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 2:4 Or faithfulness
- Habakkuk 2:5 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll wealth
- Habakkuk 2:5 The meaning of the Hebrew of these two lines is uncertain
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
