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Habakkuk 3
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Habakkuk 3
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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.
Habakkuk 3
English Standard Version
Habakkuk 3
English Standard Version
Habakkuk's Prayer
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, (A)I have heard the report of you,
and (B)your work, O Lord, do I fear.
In the midst of the years (C)revive it;
in the midst of the years make it known;
(D)in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from (E)Teman,
(F)and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of his praise.
4 (G)His brightness was like the light;
rays flashed from his hand;
and there he veiled his power.
5 (H)Before him went pestilence,
and plague followed (I)at his heels.[a]
6 He stood (J)and measured the earth;
he looked and shook the nations;
then the (K)eternal mountains (L)were scattered;
the everlasting hills sank low.
His were (M)the everlasting ways.
7 I saw the tents of (N)Cushan in affliction;
(O)the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8 (P)Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord?
Was your anger against the rivers,
(Q)or your indignation against the sea,
(R)when you rode on your horses,
(S)on your chariot of salvation?
9 You stripped the sheath from your bow,
calling for many arrows.[b] Selah
(T)You split the earth with rivers.
10 (U)The mountains saw you and writhed;
the raging waters swept on;
(V)the deep gave forth its voice;
(W)it lifted its hands on high.
11 (X)The sun and moon stood still in their place
(Y)at the light of your arrows as they sped,
at the flash of your glittering spear.
12 (Z)You marched through the earth in fury;
(AA)you threshed the nations in anger.
13 (AB)You went out for the salvation of your people,
for the salvation of (AC)your anointed.
(AD)You crushed the head of the house of the wicked,
laying him bare from thigh to neck.[c] Selah
14 You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
15 (AE)You trampled the sea with your horses,
the surging of mighty waters.
16 (AF)I hear, and (AG)my body trembles;
my lips quiver at the sound;
(AH)rottenness enters into my bones;
my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet (AI)I will quietly wait for the day of trouble
to come upon people who invade us.
Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord
17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 (AJ)yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
(AK)I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
(AL)he makes my feet like the deer's;
he makes me (AM)tread on my (AN)high places.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:5 Hebrew feet
- Habakkuk 3:9 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
- Habakkuk 3:13 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
- Habakkuk 3:19 Hebrew my stringed
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
Hoffnung für Alle
Habakuk 3
Hoffnung für Alle
Gott greift ein
3 Ein Gebet des Propheten Habakuk:[a]
2 Herr, ich habe von deinen großen Taten gehört,
deine Werke erfüllen mich mit Ehrfurcht.
Greif in dieser Zeit noch einmal so machtvoll ein,
lass uns bald wieder dein Handeln erleben![b]
Auch wenn du im Zorn strafen musst –
so hab doch Erbarmen mit uns!
3 Von Teman kommt er, der heilige Gott,
vom Bergland Paran zieht er heran.[c]
Sein Glanz strahlt über den Himmel,
und sein Ruhm erfüllt die ganze Erde.
4 Wie das Sonnenlicht bricht seine Herrlichkeit hervor,
um ihn leuchtet es hell,
und in den Strahlen verbirgt sich seine Macht!
5 Vor ihm her geht die Pest,
und wo er vorbeigezogen ist,
greift die Seuche um sich.
6 Wo immer sein Fuß hintritt, bebt die Erde;
trifft sein Blick die Völker, so erschrecken sie.
Berge aus grauer Vorzeit bersten auseinander,
uralte Hügel sinken in sich zusammen;
so schreitet er wie früher über unsere Erde.
7 Ich sehe die Zelte von Kuschan[d] erzittern,
und auch die der Midianiter geraten ins Wanken.
8 Wem gilt dein Zorn, Herr?
Den großen Strömen oder den Fluten des Meeres?
Gegen wen ziehst du mit deinen Pferden in den Krieg,
wohin rasen deine siegreichen Streitwagen?
9 Jetzt holst du den Bogen zum Kampf hervor,
du hast geschworen,
dass deine Pfeile treffen!
Du spaltest die Erde,
bis Ströme hervorbrechen.
10 Bei deinem Anblick erbeben die Berge,
dichter Regen prasselt vom Himmel nieder,
das Meer braust,
seine Wogen türmen sich auf.
11 Sonne und Mond stehen still,
wenn deine leuchtenden Pfeile fliegen
und dein Speer am Himmel aufblitzt.
12 Ja, voller Zorn schreitest du über die Erde
und schlägst die Völker,
wie man Weizen drischt.
13 Du bist gekommen,
um dein Volk zu retten,
du stehst dem König bei,
den du auserwählt hast!
Vom Palast des Unterdrückers reißt du das Dach herab,
nur noch ein paar Grundmauern bleiben übrig.
14 Seine Heerführer sind entschlossen, uns zu vernichten.
Schon stürmen sie heran und freuen sich darauf,
uns Wehrlose in einen Hinterhalt zu locken
und zu töten wie ein Löwe seine Beute.
Doch du durchbohrst sie mit ihren eigenen Pfeilen!
15 Für deine Pferde bahnst du dir einen Weg,
du reitest mit ihnen mitten durchs Meer,
auch wenn seine Fluten noch so hoch steigen.
Gott, der Herr, macht mich stark!
16 Als Gott mir dies alles zeigte,
fing ich am ganzen Leib an zu zittern.
Seine Worte ließen meine Lippen beben,
der Schreck fuhr mir in die Glieder,
und ich konnte mich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten.
Aber nun will ich ruhig auf den Tag warten,
an dem das Unheil über dieses Volk hereinbricht,
das zum Angriff gegen uns bläst.
17 Noch trägt der Feigenbaum keine Blüten,
und der Weinstock bringt keinen Ertrag,
noch kann man keine Oliven ernten,
und auf unseren Feldern wächst kein Getreide;
noch fehlen Schafe und Ziegen auf den Weiden,
und auch die Viehställe stehen leer.
18 Und doch will ich jubeln,
weil Gott mich rettet,
der Herr selbst ist der Grund meiner Freude!
19 Ja, Gott, der Herr, macht mich stark;
er beflügelt meine Schritte,
wie ein Hirsch kann ich über die Berge springen.
Anweisung für den Dirigenten: Dieses Lied soll mit Saiteninstrumenten begleitet werden.
Footnotes
- 3,1 Im Hebräischen steht hier noch ein Wort, das nicht sicher zu deuten ist. Vermutlich handelt es sich um eine musikalische Anweisung, wie das folgende Gebet gesungen werden soll.
- 3,2 Oder: Herr, ich habe deine Botschaft gehört, dein Plan erfüllt mich mit Ehrfurcht. Führe ihn aus, sobald es geht, vollende dein Werk, solange wir leben!
- 3,3 Im hebräischen Text steht hier noch das Wort »Sela«. Vermutlich handelt es sich dabei um eine musikalische Anweisung, die genaue Bedeutung ist jedoch unsicher. Man könnte zum Beispiel an ein Lauterwerden der Instrumente oder an ein musikalisches Zwischenspiel denken. Ebenso in den Versen 9 und 13 sowie an vielen Stellen in den Psalmen.
- 3,7 Möglicherweise eine Region in der Nähe von Midian oder eine andere Bezeichnung für Kusch, das heutige Äthiopien.
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Hoffnung für Alle (HOF)
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