Habakkuk 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 I will stande vpon my watche, and set me vpon the towre, & will loke, and see what he will say vnto me, and what I shall aunswere to him that rebuketh me. I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
2 And the Lord aunswered me, and said: write the vision, and make it plaine vpon tables, that he may run that readeth it. And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appoynted time, but at the last it shall speake, and not lye: though it tary, wayte: for it shall surely come, and shall not stay. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
4 Behold, he that lifteth vp him selfe, his minde is not vpright in him: but the iust shall liue by his fayth. “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness —
5 Yea in deede the proude man is as he that transgresseth by wine, therfore shall he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, & is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people. “Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples.” indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.
6 Shall not all these take vp a parable against him? and a taunting prouerbe against him, and say: Wo he that increaseth that which is not his? how long? and he that ladeth him selfe with thicke clay? Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say, “Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own— for how long?— and loads himself with pledges!” “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “’Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’
7 Shall they not rise vp sodenly that shall byte thee? and awake that shall stirre thee, & thou shalt be their pray? Will not your debtors suddenly arise, and those awake who will make you tremble? Then you will be spoil for them. Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.
8 Because thou hast spoyled many nations, all the remnaunt of the people shall spoyle thee, because of mens blood, and for the wrong done in the lande, in the citie, and vnto all that dwell therin. Because you have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
9 Wo he that coueteth an euyll couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euyll. “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of harm! “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thyne owne house, by destroying many people, & hast sinned against thyne owne soule. You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 For the stone shall crye out of the wal, and the beame out of the timber shall aunswere it. For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the beam from the woodwork respond. The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
12 Wo vnto him that buyldeth a towne with blood, and erecteth a citie by iniquitie. “Woe to him who builds a town with blood and founds a city on iniquity! “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!
13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hoastes that the people shall labour in the very fire? the people shall euen weery them selues for very vanitie. Behold, is it not from the LORD of hosts that peoples labor merely for fire, and nations weary themselves for nothing? Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?
14 For the earth shalbe filled with the knowledge of the glorie of the Lorde, as the waters couer the sea. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
15 Wo vnto him that geueth his neyghbour drinke, thou ioynest thy heate, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest see their priuities. “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink— you pour out your wrath and make them drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!
16 Thou art filled with shame for glorie, drinke thou also and be made naked: the cup of the Lordes right hand shalbe turned vnto thee, and shamefull spuyng shalbe for thy glorie. You will have your fill of shame instead of glory. Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter shame will come upon your glory! You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the LORD’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
17 For the crueltie of Libanus shall couer thee: so shal the spoyle of the beastes which he made afrayde, because of mens blood, and for the wrong done in the land, in the citie, and vnto all that dwell therin. The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them, for the blood of man and violence to the earth, to cities and all who dwell in them. The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
18 What profiteth the image? for the maker therof hath made it an image and a teacher of lyes, though he that made it trust therin when he maketh dumbe idoles. “What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols! “Of what value is an idol carved by a craftsman? Or an image that teaches lies? For the one who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
19 Wo vnto hym that sayth to the wood, Awake: and to the dumbe stone, Rise vp, it shall teache thee: beholde it is layde ouer with gold and siluer, & there is no breath in it. Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.”
20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth kepe scilence before hym. But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.” The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.
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