Habakkuk 1
1 [I am] Habakkuk, a prophet. This is the [message that Yahweh] gave to me in a vision.
Este es el mensaje que Habacuc vio en visión.
2 [I said, ] “Yahweh, how long must I continue to call [to you] for help before you respond? I cry out to you [for help], saying that [people are acting] violently [everywhere], but you do not rescue us!
Señor, ¿hasta cuándo tendré que clamar por tu ayuda sin que me escuches? Clamo a ti y digo: “¡Violencia!” pero tú no nos libras de ella.
3 (Must I/I do not want to) continue seeing people doing what is unjust [RHQ]. Why do you not punish people who are doing what is wrong [RHQ]? I see people destroying things and [acting] violently. There is fighting and quarreling [everywhere].
¿Por qué me obligas a ver esta maldad y sufrimiento? ¿Por qué te quedas allí simplemente observando la destrucción y la violencia? ¡Hay riñas y pleitos frente ante mis propios ojos!
4 No one obeys laws [PRS], and judges [PRS] never do what is fair/just. Wicked people always defeat righteous people [in the courts], with the result that matters are never decided fairly/justly.”
Por eso es que la ley está paralizada, y nunca gana la justicia. Los malvados son más numerosos que los que hacen el bien, y por eso manipulan la justicia.
5 [Yahweh replied to me, ] “[I know that what you say is true, but] look around at [what is happening in] the other nations; [if you look, ] you will be amazed, because I am doing something during this time that you would not believe [would happen], even if someone told you about it.
Mira a tu alrededor las naciones; observa y te sorprenderás. Sucederá algo en tu tiempo que no lo creerías al oírlo.
6 The soldiers of Babylonia are fierce/cruel and swift. And now I am causing them [to become very powerful]; they will march across the world and conquer [many] other countries.
¡Mira! Yo levantaré a Babilonia, y serán un pueblo cruel y salvaje que andará por el mundo conquistando otras tierras.
7 They are people whom [others] fear very much [DOU], and they do whatever they want to, paying no attention to the laws of other countries.
Son temibles y espantosos, y están tan llenos de orgullo que solo siguen sus propias reglas.
8 The horses [that pull their chariots] go faster than leopards, and they are fiercer than wolves are in the evening. The horses on which the soldiers ride gallop swiftly; the soldiers riding them come from distant places. They are like [SIM] eagles that swoop down to [snatch and] kill small animals.
Sus caballos son más rápidos que leopardos y más feroces que lobos hambrientos. Sus jinetes vienen a gran velocidad desde muy lejos. Son como águilas que descienden en picada para comerse a su presa.
9 As they ride along, [they are] determined to act violently. They advance like [SIM] a wind from the desert, gathering prisoners that are as [numerous as grains of] sand.
Aquí vienen, con toda la intención de causar violencia. Sus ejércitos avanzan para atacar por el frente tan rápidamente como el viento del desierto, y son como la arena cuando salen a caprturar a los prisioneros.
10 They make fun of kings and princes [of other countries], and they ridicule all the cities that have high walls around them. They pile dirt [outside those walls] [in order to climb up] and capture those cities.
Se ríen de los reyes se burlan en la cara de los gobernantes. Se ríen con desprecio de los castillos, y amontonan rampas de tierra para sitiarlos.
11 They rush past like the wind, and then they go [to attack other cities]. But they are very guilty, because [they think that] their own power is their god.”
Luego desaparecen como el viento y se van. Son culpables porque han hecho de su propia fuerza su dios.
12 [Then I said, ] “Yahweh, you have certainly [RHQ] always/forever been God. You are my Holy One; you will not die. So [why] have you appointed those men [from Babylonia] to judge and get rid of [us]? You are like [MET] a huge rock [under which we are protected/safe], so why have you sent them to punish us?
¿No has existido desde la eternidad pasada? Tú eres el Señor mi Dios, mi Santo, y no mueres. Señor, tu los nombraste para dar juicio; Dios, nuestra Roca, tú los enviaste para castigarnos.
13 You [SYN] are pure, and you cannot endure looking at what is evil, [so why] are you ignoring men who are treacherous? Why do you do nothing [to punish] those wicked men [from Babylonia] who destroy people who are more righteous than they [are]?
Tus ojos son demasiado puros para ver el mal. No toleras ver el mal. ¿Por qué has soportado a personas infieles? ¿Por qué guardas silencio mientas los malvados destruyen a los que hacen menos mal que ellos?
14 [Do you consider that] we are like fish in the sea, or like other creatures in the sea, that have no ruler?
Tú haces que las personas se vuelvan como peces en el mar, o como insectos que se arrastran, que no tienen quien los gobierne.
15 [The soldiers of Babylonia think that we are fish] [RHQ] for them to pull out of the sea with hooks or to catch in their nets, while they rejoice and celebrate.
Ellos arrastran a todos con ganchos, los sacan con redes y los atrapan. Luego celebran felices.
16 If they catch us, they will [worship] their weapons [MET] with which they captured us, and offer sacrifices to them and burn incense in front of them! [They will say] ‘Those weapons have enabled us to become rich and be able to eat expensive food.’
Adoran sus redes como si fueran sus dioses, hacienda sacrificios y quemando incienso para ellos, porque con sus redes pueden vivir en medio de lujos, comiendo comida rica.
17 [Will you allow] them to continue [to conquer people] [MET] forever? [Will you allow] them to destroy people of other nations without their being merciful [to anyone]?”
¿Seguirán acaso sacando sus espadas para siempre, matando a las naciones sin piedad?
