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Habakkuk 3
King James Version
Habakkuk 3
King James Version
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
Habakuk 3
Schlachter 1951
Habakuk 3
Schlachter 1951
Der Herr erscheint zum Gericht
3 Ein Gebet des Propheten Habakuk, nach Art einer Ode.
2 O Herr, ich habe die Kunde von dir vernommen, ich bin erschrocken.
O Herr, belebe dein Werk inmitten der Jahre!
Inmitten der Jahre tue dich kund! Im Zorn sei eingedenk deiner Barmherzigkeit! -
3 Gott kommt von Teman her und der Heilige vom Berge Paran (Pause).
Seine Pracht bedeckt den Himmel,
und seines Lobes ist die Erde voll.
4 Ein Glanz entsteht, wie Licht;
Strahlen gehen aus seiner Hand hervor,
und daselbst ist seine Kraft verborgen.
5 Vor ihm her geht die Pestilenz,
und die Seuche folgt ihm auf dem Fuße.
6 Bleibt er stehen, so erbebt die Erde,
sieht er die Völker an, so schrecken sie auf,
und die uralten Berge zerstieben,
es sinken die ewigen Hügel;
er wandelt ewige Pfade.
7 In Nöten sehe ich die Hütten Kuschans,
es zittern die Zelte des Landes Midian.
8 Ist der Herr über die Ströme ergrimmt?
Ergießt sich dein Zorn über die Flüsse,
dein Grimm über das Meer,
daß du auf deinen Rossen reitest,
auf deinen Wagen des Heils?
9 Bloß, enthüllt ist dein Bogen;
deine Eide sind die Pfeile, gemäß deinem Wort (Pause).
Durch Ströme zerteilst du das Land.
10 Wenn die Berge dich sehen, erzittern sie;
die Wasserfluten wogen einher,
der Ozean läßt seine Stimme hören,
hoch gehen seine Wellen.
11 Sonne und Mond bleiben in ihrer Wohnung
beim Leuchten deiner fliegenden Pfeile,
beim Glanz deines blitzenden Speers.
12 Im Grimm schreitest du über die Erde,
im Zorn zerdrischest du die Heiden[a].
13 Du ziehst aus zum Heil deines Volkes,
zum Heil deines Gesalbten;
du zerschmetterst das Haupt von dem Hause des Gottlosen,
entblößest den Grund bis an den Hals (Pause).
14 Du durchbohrst mit ihren eigenen Speeren das Haupt seiner Horden;
sie stürmten einher, um mich in die Flucht zu schlagen,
und erhoben ihr Freudengeschrei,
als wollten sie den Elenden im Verborgenen verzehren.
15 Du betrittst das Meer mit deinen Rossen,
die schäumenden Wassermassen.
16 Als ich das hörte, erzitterte mein Leib;
ob dieser Stimme erbebten meine Lippen;
Fäulnis drang in mein Gebein,
und meine Füße zitterten,
denn sollte ich ruhig sein können am Tage der Not,
da gegen das Volk heranzieht, der es angreifen will?
17 Denn der Feigenbaum wird nicht ausschlagen
und der Weinstock keinen Ertrag abwerfen;
die Frucht des Ölbaums wird trügen,
und die Äcker werden keine Nahrung liefern;
die Schafe werden aus den Hürden verschwinden
und kein Rind mehr in den Ställen sein.
18 Ich aber will mich im Herrn freuen
und frohlocken über den Gott meines Heils!
19 Der Herr, der Herr, ist meine Kraft;
er hat meine Füße denen der Hindinnen gleich gemacht
und wird mich auf meine Höhen treten lassen!
Dem Vorsteher, auf meinem Saiteninstrument.
Footnotes
- Habakuk 3:12 Heiden, die nichtjüdischen Völker oder Nationen, S. Ps 2:1
Habakkuk 3
New International Version
Habakkuk 3
New International Version
Habakkuk’s Prayer
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.[a](A)
2 Lord, I have heard(B) of your fame;
I stand in awe(C) of your deeds, Lord.(D)
Repeat(E) them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.(F)
3 God came from Teman,(G)
the Holy One(H) from Mount Paran.[b](I)
His glory covered the heavens(J)
and his praise filled the earth.(K)
4 His splendor was like the sunrise;(L)
rays flashed from his hand,
where his power(M) was hidden.
5 Plague(N) went before him;
pestilence followed his steps.
6 He stood, and shook the earth;
he looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled(O)
and the age-old hills(P) collapsed(Q)—
but he marches on forever.(R)
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,
the dwellings of Midian(S) in anguish.(T)
8 Were you angry with the rivers,(U) Lord?
Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea(V)
when you rode your horses
and your chariots to victory?(W)
9 You uncovered your bow,
you called for many arrows.(X)
You split the earth with rivers;
10 the mountains saw you and writhed.(Y)
Torrents of water swept by;
the deep roared(Z)
and lifted its waves(AA) on high.
11 Sun and moon stood still(AB) in the heavens
at the glint of your flying arrows,(AC)
at the lightning(AD) of your flashing spear.
12 In wrath you strode through the earth
and in anger you threshed(AE) the nations.
13 You came out(AF) to deliver(AG) your people,
to save your anointed(AH) one.
You crushed(AI) the leader of the land of wickedness,
you stripped him from head to foot.
14 With his own spear you pierced his head
when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,(AJ)
gloating as though about to devour
the wretched(AK) who were in hiding.
15 You trampled the sea(AL) with your horses,
churning the great waters.(AM)
16 I heard and my heart pounded,
my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
and my legs trembled.(AN)
Yet I will wait patiently(AO) for the day of calamity
to come on the nation invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,(AP)
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,(AQ)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(AR)
I will be joyful in God my Savior.(AS)
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;(AT)
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.(AU)
For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1 Probably a literary or musical term
- Habakkuk 3:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the middle of verse 9 and at the end of verse 13.
Schlachter 1951 (SCH1951)
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