Habakkuk 2
1 [After I said that, I said to myself, ] “I will climb up into my watchtower, and stand there at my guard post. I will wait there to find out what Yahweh will say, what he will reply to what I have complained about.”
Ich will mich auf meine Warte stellen und auf den Wall treten, um auszuspähn, damit ich erfahre, was er mit mir reden und was er mir auf meine Beschwerde erwidern wird.
2 Then Yahweh replied to me, “Write plainly on tablets [what I am revealing to you in] this vision, [and then read it to a messenger] in order that he can run with it [to tell it to] other people.
Da antwortete mir Jahwe und sprach: Schreibe das Gesicht nieder und bringe es deutlich auf die Tafeln, damit man es geläufig lesen könne.
3 In this vision [I will be talking about things that will happen] in the future. Now is not the time when those things will happen, but they certainly will happen, and when they occur, they will occur quickly, and they will not be delayed. Now you [want those things to happen immediately, but] they are not happening. But wait patiently for them [to happen]!
Denn noch bewegt sich das Gesicht nach dem bestimmten Ziel und eilt dem Ende zu und trügt nicht. Wenn es verzieht, so harre seiner; denn es kommt gewiß und bleibt nicht aus!
4 Think about the proud [people of Babylonia]! They are certainly not doing what is righteous. But people who are righteous will live because they faithfully [do what I want them to do].
Fürwahr in dem Vermessenen ist kein redlicher Sinn; aber der Fromme wird durch seinen Glauben am Leben bleiben,
5 If people [trust in their wealth], they will deceive themselves, and proud people are never able to rest. [It is as though] the greedy people [of Babylonia open their mouths] as wide as the place where dead people are, and they never have enough, like [the place where] dead people go never has enough dead people [PRS]. The [armies of Babylonia] conquer many nations for themselves, and capture all their people. (Sheol h7585)
Wehe über den Treulosen, den Mann, der begehrt und nicht satt wird, der wie die Hölle seinen Rachen aufsperrt und an Unersättlichkeit dem Tode gleicht, der alle Völker an sich zog und alle Nationen um sich versammelte. (Sheol h7585)
6 But [soon] all those [whom they have captured] will ridicule [the soldiers from Babylonia]! They will make fun of them, saying, ‘Terrible things will happen to you who have stolen things [from other countries]! You got many things by forcing people to give them to you. [But you certainly will not keep those things] for a long time [RHQ]!’
Werden nicht diese alle ein Spottlied auf ihn anstimmen und Stichelrede, Rätselsprüche in Bezug auf ihn? Man wird sagen: Wehe über den, der fremdes Gut anhäuft - auf wie lange wohl? - und der sich mit gepfändeter Habe belastet.
7 Suddenly those whom you (oppressed/treated cruelly) will cause you to tremble, and they will take away all the things that you have stolen from them.
Werden sich nicht plötzlich deine Gläubiger erheben, und deine Peiniger erwachen? Dann wirst du ihre Beute werden!
8 You stole things from the people of many nations. You murdered [MTY] people of many people-groups, and you destroyed their land and their cities. So those who are still alive will steal valuable things from you.
Denn wie du viele Völker ausgeplündert hast, werden nun dich alle übrigen Völker ausplündern, wegen des vergossenen Menschenbluts und wegen der Gewaltthaten an der Erde,
9 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who build big houses with money that you got by forcing others to give it to you. You are proud and you think that your houses will be safe because you have built them in places where you can easily defend them.
Wehe über den, der nach bösem Gewinne für sein Haus trachtet, um sein Nest in der Höhe anzulegen, um sich aus der Gewalt des Unglücks zu erretten!
10 But because you have destroyed others, you have caused your family [MTY] to be shamed/disgraced, and you yourselves will be killed.
Du hast Enttäuschung für dein Haus beschlossen, nämlich viele Völker zu vernichten, während du gegen dein Leben frevelst.
11 [It is as though] the stones in the walls [of your houses] cry out to accuse you, and [it is as though] the beams [in your ceilings] also say the same things.
Denn die Steine werden aus der Wand heraus schreien, und die Sparren aus dem Holzwerk werden ihnen Antwort geben.
12 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who kill people [MTY] in order to build cities, cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.
Wehe über den, der eine Stadt mit Blutvergießen baut und eine Ortschaft mit Frevel gründet!
13 But the Commander of the armies of angels has [RHQ] declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that [will be destroyed by] fire; they will have worked hard uselessly.
Kommt solches nicht von Jahwe der Heerscharen? Völker arbeiten fürs Feuer, und Nationen mühen sich ab für nichts!
14 But [in contrast], like [SIM] the oceans are filled with water, the earth will be filled with [people who] know that Yahweh is very great.
Denn die Erde wird von der Erkenntnis der Heerlichkeit Jahwes so voll werden, wie von den Wassern, die das Meer bedecken.
15 Terrible things will happen to you [people of Babylonia] who cause people who live in nearby countries to become drunk. You force them to drink a lot of wine from wineskins [until they are drunk and then they walk around] naked, in order that you can see that.
Wehe über den, der seinen Genossen zu trinken giebt aus der Schale seines Ingrimms und sie sogar trunken macht, um ihre Blöße zu beschauen!
16 But you are the ones who [soon] will be disgraced instead of being honored. [It will be as though you are forced to] drink [a lot of wine] in order that you will also stagger [around, drunk]. You will drink the wine [that symbolizes that Yahweh will punish you], and he will cause you to be disgraced instead of being greatly respected [any more].
Du hast dich an Schande ersättigt und nicht an Ehre: Trinke nun auch du und taumele! Der Becher in der Rechten Jahwes kommt nun an dich und tiefe Schande über deine Herrlichkeit!
17 You did violent [PRS] things to [the people in] Lebanon, and you killed the wild animals [there], but you will be punished severely for doing that. You have killed [MTY] many people and you have destroyed their lands and their cities.
Denn die Gewaltthat am Libanon wird dich erdrücken, und das Gemetzel unter den Tieren dir Schrecken einjagen, wegen des vergossenen Menschenbluts und wegen der Gewaltthaten an der Erde, an der Stadt und allen ihren Bewohnern.
18 [You people of Babylonia need to know that your] idols are completely [RHQ] useless, because it is people who made them. Statues that have been carved or made in a mold deceive you. Those who trust in idols are trusting in things that they themselves created, things that cannot speak!
Was hat je ein Schnitzbild genützt, daß sein Bildner es schnitzte? Was ein Gußbild und ein falscher Wahrsager, daß sein Bilner darauf vertraute, so daß er stumme Götter verfertigte?
19 Terrible things will happen to you who say to lifeless idols that are made of wood, ‘Wake up!’ Idols certainly cannot [RHQ] tell you what you should do; they [look nice/beautiful because] they are covered with silver and gold, but they are not alive.
Wehe über den, der zum Holze spricht: Erwache! Rege dich! zum starren Stein. Sollte er Bescheid geben? Ist er doch in Gold und Silber gefaßt, und keinerlei Geist belebt sein Inneres.
20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple; everyone on the earth should be silent in his presence.”
Aber Jahwe in seinem heiligen Tempel - vor dem schweige die ganze Erde!
