1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַמַּשָּׂא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה חֲבַקּ֖וּק הַנָּבִֽיא ׃
τὸ λῆμμα ὃ εἶδεν Αμβακουμ ὁ προφήτης
Onus quod vidit Habacuc propheta .
ተረፈ ፡ ዘርእየ ፡ ዕንባቆም ፡ ነቢይ ።
The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַד ־אָ֧נָה יְהֹוָ֛ה שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע אֶזְעַ֥ק אֵלֶ֛יךָ חָמָ֖ס וְלֹ֥א תוֹשִֽׁיעַ ׃
ἕως τίνος κύριε κεκράξομαι καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃς βοήσομαι πρὸς σὲ ἀδικούμενος καὶ οὐ σώσεις
Usquequo , Domine , clamabo , et non exaudies ? vociferabor ad te , vim patiens , et non salvabis ?
እስከ ፡ ማእዜኑ ፡ እዚኦ ፡ እኬልሕ ፡ ወኢትሰምዕ ፡ አአወዩ ፡ እኬልሕ ፡ ወኢትሰምዕ ፡ አእወዩ ፡ ኀቤከ ፡ ተገፊእየ ፡ ወኢታድኀን ።
Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָ֣מָּה תַרְאֵ֤נִי אָ֙וֶן֙ וְעָמָ֣ל תַּבִּ֔יט וְשֹׁ֥ד וְחָמָ֖ס לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וַיְהִ֧י רִ֦יב וּמָד֖וֹן יִשָּֽׂא ׃
ἵνα τί μοι ἔδειξας κόπους καὶ πόνους ἐπιβλέπειν ταλαιπωρίαν καὶ ἀσέβειαν ἐξ ἐναντίας μου γέγονεν κρίσις καὶ ὁ κριτὴς λαμβάνει
Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem et laborem , videre praedam et injustitiam contra me ? Et factum est judicium , et contradictio potentior .
አምንት ፡ አርአይከኒ ፡ ስራሐ ፡ ወሕማመ ፡ ከመ ፡ አርአይ ፡ ኀሳር ፡ ወሕርትምና ፡ ብቅድሜየ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ፍትሕ ፡ ወመኮንንኒ ፡ ይትሐለይ ፡ ሕልያነ ።
Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹא ־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת ־הַצַּדִּ֔יק עַל ־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל ׃
διὰ τοῦτο διεσκέδασται νόμος καὶ οὐ διεξάγεται εἰς τέλος κρίμα ὅτι ὁ ἀσεβὴς καταδυναστεύει τὸν δίκαιον ἕνεκεν τούτου ἐξελεύσεται τὸ κρίμα διεστραμμένον
Propter hoc lacerata est lex , et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium ; quia impius praevalet adversus justum , propterea egreditur judicium perversum .
በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ዐለዉ ፡ ህግ ፡ ወኢይወ ፡ ፅአ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ እስመ ፡ ይትዔገሎ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ይወፅእ ፡ ፍትሕ ፡ ግፍቱዑ ።
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ רְא֤וּ בַגּוֹיִם֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּ וְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּ תְּמָ֑הוּ כִּי ־פֹ֙עַל֙ פֹּעֵ֣ל בִּימֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ כִּ֥י יְסֻפָּֽר ׃
ἴδετε οἱ καταφρονηταί καὶ ἐπιβλέψατε καὶ θαυμάσατε θαυμάσια καὶ ἀφανίσθητε διότι ἔργον ἐγὼ ἐργάζομαι ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ὑμῶν ὃ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε ἐάν τις ἐκδιηγῆται
Aspicite in gentibus , et videte ; admiramini , et obstupescite : quia opus factum est in diebus vestris , quod nemo credet cum narrabitur .
ርእዩኬ ፡ እለ ፡ ታስተሐቅሩ ፡ ወነጽሩ ፡ ወአንክሩ ፡ መንክረ ፡ ወትማስኑ ፡ እስመ ፡ ግብ ፡ እገብር ፡ አነ ፡ በመዋዕሊክሙ ፡ ዘኢተአምኑ ፡ እመ ፡ ነገሩክሙ ።
“Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days which you will not believe though it is told you.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־הִנְנִ֤י מֵקִים֙ אֶת ־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַגּ֖וֹי הַמַּ֣ר וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר הַהוֹלֵךְ֙ לְמֶרְחֲבֵי ־אֶ֔רֶץ לָרֶ֖שֶׁת מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת לֹּא ־לֽוֹ ׃
διότι ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξεγείρω ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς τοὺς Χαλδαίους τοὺς μαχητάς τὸ ἔθνος τὸ πικρὸν καὶ τὸ ταχινὸν τὸ πορευόμενον ἐπὶ τὰ πλάτη τῆς γῆς τοῦ κατακληρονομῆσαι σκηνώματα οὐκ αὐτοῦ
Quia ecce ego suscitabo Chaldaeos , gentem amaram et velocem , ambulantem super latitudinem terrae , ut possideat tabernacula non sua .
ወናሁ ፡ እፌኑ ፡ ላዕሌክሙ ፡ አነ ፡ ፋርስሃ ፡ ህዝበ ፡ መሪራነ ፡ ዋራዋድነ ፡ እለ ፡ የሐውሩ ፡ በስፍሐ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይረሰሱ ፡ አብያተ ፡ ዘኢኮነ ፡ ዚአሆሙ ።
For, behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation who march through the width of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָיֹ֥ם וְנוֹרָ֖א ה֑וּא מִמֶּ֕נּוּ מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ יֵצֵֽא ׃
φοβερὸς καὶ ἐπιφανής ἐστιν ἐξ αὐτοῦ τὸ κρίμα αὐτοῦ ἔσται καὶ τὸ λῆμμα αὐτοῦ ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται
Horribilis et terribilis est : ex semetipsa judicium et onus ejus egredietur .
ግሩም ፡ ራእዩ ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ፍትሑ ፡ ወተረፋሂ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ይወፅእ ።
They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְקַלּ֨וּ מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים סוּסָ֗יו וְחַדּוּ֙ מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי עֶ֔רֶב וּפָ֖שׁוּ פָּרָשָׁ֑יו וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ מֵרָח֣וֹק יָבֹ֔אוּ יָעֻ֕פוּ כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר חָ֥שׁ לֶאֱכֽוֹל ׃
καὶ ἐξαλοῦνται ὑπὲρ παρδάλεις οἱ ἵπποι αὐτοῦ καὶ ὀξύτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς λύκους τῆς Ἀραβίας καὶ ἐξιππάσονται οἱ ἱππεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁρμήσουσιν μακρόθεν καὶ πετασθήσονται ὡς ἀετὸς πρόθυμος εἰς τὸ φαγεῖν
Leviores pardis equi ejus , et velociores lupis vespertinis : et diffundentur equites ejus : equites namque ejus de longe venient ; volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum .
ወይሰሩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ነምር ፡ አፍራሲሆሙ ፡ ወይበድሩ ፡ እምተኲላተ ፡ ዐረብ ። ወይሩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንስር ፡ ዘይጐጒዕ ፡ ለበሊዕ ፡ ወይበጽሑ ፡ እምርኁቅ ፡ አፍራሲኖሙ ።
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֻּלֹּה֙ לְחָמָ֣ס יָב֔וֹא מְגַמַּ֥ת פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם קָדִ֑ימָה וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף כַּח֖וֹל שֶֽׁבִי ׃
συντέλεια εἰς ἀσεβεῖς ἥξει ἀνθεστηκότας προσώποις αὐτῶν ἐξ ἐναντίας καὶ συνάξει ὡς ἄμμον αἰχμαλωσίαν
Omnes ad praedam venient , facies eorum ventus urens ; et congregabit quasi arenam captivitatem .
ወይበጽሖሙ ፡ ጥፍአት ፡ ለኃጥኦን ፡ እለ ፡ ይትቃወሙ ፡ ፍጽመ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ገጾሙ ፡ ወያስተጋብአኡ ፡ ፄዋሆሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኖፃ ።
All of them come for violence. Their hordes face forward. They gather prisoners like sand.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהוּא֙ בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים יִתְקַלָּ֔ס וְרֹזְנִ֖ים מִשְׂחָ֣ק ל֑וֹ ה֚וּא לְכׇל ־מִבְצָ֣ר יִשְׂחָ֔ק וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר עָפָ֖ר וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ ׃
καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν βασιλεῦσιν ἐντρυφήσει καὶ τύραννοι παίγνια αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς εἰς πᾶν ὀχύρωμα ἐμπαίξεται καὶ βαλεῖ χῶμα καὶ κρατήσει αὐτοῦ
Et ipse de regibus triumphabit , et tyranni ridiculi ejus erunt ; ipse super omnem munitionem ridebit , et comportabit aggerem , et capiet eam .
ወውእቱሰ ፡ ይንስ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ወይፍግዕ ፡ ላዕሆሙ ፡ ወኃይላን ፡ ተውኔቱ ፡ ወይሣለቅ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኲሉ ፡ አጽዋኒሆሙ ፡ ወይደፍኖሙ ፡ በመሬት ፡ ወይእኀዞሙ ።
Yes, they scoff at kings, and princes are a derision to them. They laugh at every stronghold, for they build up an earthen ramp and take it.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָ֣ז חָלַ֥ף ר֛וּחַ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר וְאָשֵׁ֑ם ז֥וּ כֹח֖וֹ לֵאלֹהֽוֹ ׃
τότε μεταβαλεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ διελεύσεται καὶ ἐξιλάσεται αὕτη ἡ ἰσχὺς τῷ θεῷ μου
Tunc mutabitur spiritus , et pertransibit , et corruet : haec est fortitudo ejus dei sui .
ወእምዝ ፡ ይመይጥ ፡ መንፈሶ ፡ ወየኀልፍ ፡ ወያመስጥ ፡ ለዛ ፡ ኃይሉ ፡ ለአምላኪየ ።
Then they sweep by like the wind and go on. They are indeed guilty, whose strength is their god.”
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִקֶּ֗דֶם יְהֹוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י קְדֹשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א נָמ֑וּת יְהֹוָה֙ לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ וְצ֖וּר לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ יְסַדְתּֽוֹ ׃
οὐχὶ σὺ ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἅγιός μου καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν κύριε εἰς κρίμα τέταχας αὐτόν καὶ ἔπλασέν με τοῦ ἐλέγχειν παιδείαν αὐτοῦ
Numquid non tu a principio , Domine , Deus meus , sancte meus , et non moriemur ? Domine , in judicium posuisti eum , et fortem , ut corriperes , fundasti eum .
አኮኑ ፡ እንተ ፡ ቀደምከ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ አምላኪየ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ወኢንመውት ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ለኲኔ ፡ ሠራዕከሁ ፡ ወተጠረኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ እዛለፍ ፡ በተግሣጹ ።
Aren’t you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed them for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ טְה֤וֹר עֵינַ֙יִם֙ מֵרְא֣וֹת רָ֔ע וְהַבִּ֥יט אֶל ־עָמָ֖ל לֹ֣א תוּכָ֑ל לָ֤מָּה תַבִּיט֙ בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּבַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
καθαρὸς ὀφθαλμὸς τοῦ μὴ ὁρᾶν πονηρά καὶ ἐπιβλέπειν ἐπὶ πόνους οὐ δυνήσῃ ἵνα τί ἐπιβλέπεις ἐπὶ καταφρονοῦντας παρασιωπήσῃ ἐν τῷ καταπίνειν ἀσεβῆ τὸν δίκαιον
Mundi sunt oculi tui , ne videas malum , et respicere ad iniquitatem non poteris . Quare respicis super iniqua agentes , et taces devorante impio justiorem se ?
በዐይን ፡ ንጹሕ ፡ ኢይኔጽር ፡ ውስተ ፡ እይ ፡ ወሕማም ፡ ወጻዕር ፡ ለምንት ፡ ታረምም ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትሬእዩሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ያስተአክዩ ፡ ወይውሕጦ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለጻድቅ ።
You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֖ם כִּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ לֹא ־מֹשֵׁ֥ל בּֽוֹ ׃
καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὡς τοὺς ἰχθύας τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ὡς τὰ ἑρπετὰ τὰ οὐκ ἔχοντα ἡγούμενον
Et facies homines quasi pisces maris , et quasi reptile non habens principem .
ወትሬስዩሙ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዓሣተ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወከመ ፡ አርዌ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ መኮንነ ።
and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֻּלֹּה֙ בְּחַכָּ֣ה הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ עַל ־כֵּ֖ן יִשְׂמַ֥ח וְיָגִֽיל ׃
συντέλειαν ἐν ἀγκίστρῳ ἀνέσπασεν καὶ εἵλκυσεν αὐτὸν ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ καὶ συνήγαγεν αὐτὸν ἐν ταῖς σαγήναις αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν τούτου εὐφρανθήσεται καὶ χαρήσεται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ
Totum in hamo sublevavit , traxit illud in sagena sua , et congregavit in rete suum . Super hoc laetabitur , et exsultabit .
በመስገርቱ ፡ አውፅአ ፡ ያኃልቆ ፡ ወሰሐቦ ፡ በመርበብቱ ፡ ወስተጋብኦ ፡ በመስገርቱ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ይትፌስህ ፡ ወይትኀሠይ ፡ ልቡ ።
He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּן֙ יְזַבֵּ֣חַ לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י בָהֵ֙מָּה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן חֶלְק֔וֹ וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ בְּרִאָֽה ׃
ἕνεκεν τούτου θύσει τῇ σαγήνῃ αὐτοῦ καὶ θυμιάσει τῷ ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐλίπανεν μερίδα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ βρώματα αὐτοῦ ἐκλεκτά
Propterea immolabit sagenae suae , et sacrificabit reti suo , quia in ipsis incrassata est pars ejus , et cibus ejus electus .
በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ይሠውዕ ፡ ለመስገርቱ ፡ ወየዐጥን ፡ ለመርበብቱ ፡ ወኀሩይ ፡ ሲሳዩ ።
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious and his food is good.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַ֥עַל כֵּ֖ן יָרִ֣יק חֶרְמ֑וֹ וְתָמִ֛יד לַהֲרֹ֥ג גּוֹיִ֖ם לֹ֥א יַחְמֽוֹל ׃ {ס}
διὰ τοῦτο ἀμφιβαλεῖ τὸ ἀμφίβληστρον αὐτοῦ καὶ διὰ παντὸς ἀποκτέννειν ἔθνη οὐ φείσεται
Propter hoc ergo expandit sagenam suam , et semper interficere gentes non parcet .
በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ይረብብ ፡ መስገርቶ ፡ ወዘልፈ ፡ ይቀትሎሙ ፡ ለአሕዛብ ፡ ወኢይምሕኮሙ ።
Will he therefore continually empty his net, and kill the nations without mercy?