Chabakuk 1 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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הַמַּשָׂא֙ SDBH [This is] the burden אֲשֶׁ֣ר SDBH that חָזָ֔ה SDBH received in a vision חֲבַקּ֖וּק SDBH Habakkuk הַנָּבִֽיא׃ SDBH the prophet

The burden which Chabakuk HaNavi did see. [

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עַד־ SDBH How long אָ֧נָה SDBH . . . יְהוָ֛ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי SDBH must I call for help וְלֹ֣א SDBH but You do not תִשְׁמָ֑ע SDBH hear אֶזְעַ֥ק SDBH or cry out אֵלֶ֛יךָ to You חָמָ֖ס SDBH Violence וְלֹ֥א SDBH but You do not תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ SDBH save

Until when, Hashem, must I cry for help, and Thou wilt not hear? Even cry out unto Thee, Chamas (violence!), and Thou wilt not save?

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לָ֣מָּה SDBH Why תַרְאֵ֤נִי SDBH do You make me see אָ֙וֶן֙ SDBH iniquity וְעָמָ֣ל SDBH wrongdoing תַּבִּ֔יט SDBH Why do You tolerate וְשֹׁ֥ד SDBH Destruction וְחָמָ֖ס SDBH and violence לְנֶגְדִּ֑י [are] before me וַיְהִ֧י is ongoing רִ֦יב SDBH Strife וּמָד֖וֹן SDBH and conflict יִשָּֽׂא׃ SDBH abounds

Why dost Thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold trouble? For plundering and chamas are before me; and there are those that raise up strife and contention.

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עַל־ Therefore כֵּן֙ SDBH . . . תָּפ֣וּג SDBH is paralyzed תּוֹרָ֔ה SDBH the law וְלֹֽא־ SDBH never יֵצֵ֥א SDBH goes forth לָנֶ֖צַח SDBH . . . מִשְׁפָּ֑ט SDBH and justice כִּ֤י For רָשָׁע֙ SDBH the wicked מַכְתִּ֣יר SDBH hem in אֶת־ SDBH - הַצַּדִּ֔יק SDBH the righteous עַל־ so that כֵּ֛ן SDBH . . . יֵצֵ֥א SDBH is מִשְׁפָּ֖ט SDBH justice מְעֻקָּֽל׃ SDBH perverted

Therefore the torah is slacked, and mishpat (judgment) doth never prevail; for the rasha doth hem in the tzadik; therefore mishpat (justice) proceedeth perverted.

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רְא֤וּ SDBH Look בַגּוֹיִם֙ SDBH at the nations וְֽהַבִּ֔יטוּ SDBH and observe וְהִֽתַּמְּה֖וּ SDBH be utterly astounded תְּמָ֑הוּ SDBH . . . כִּי־ For פֹ֙עַל֙ SDBH a work פֹּעֵ֣ל SDBH [I am] doing בִּֽימֵיכֶ֔ם SDBH in your days לֹ֥א SDBH that you would never תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ SDBH believe כִּ֥י even if יְסֻפָּֽר׃ SDBH [someone] told you

[Hashem says:] Behold ye the Goyim, and regard, and wonder marvelously; for I will work a work in your yamim which, though it be told you, of it ye will have no emunah (faith).

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כִּֽי־ For הִנְנִ֤י behold מֵקִים֙ SDBH I am raising up אֶת־ SDBH - הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים SDBH the Chaldeans הַגּ֖וֹי SDBH nation הַמַּ֣ר SDBH that ruthless וְהַנִּמְהָ֑ר SDBH and impetuous הַֽהוֹלֵךְ֙ SDBH which marches לְמֶרְחֲבֵי־ SDBH through the breadth אֶ֔רֶץ SDBH of the earth לָרֶ֖שֶׁת SDBH to seize מִשְׁכָּנ֥וֹת SDBH dwellings לֹּא־ SDBH not לֽוֹ׃ their own

For, hineni, I raise up the Kasdim (Chaldeans), that Goy bitter and impetuous, which shall march far and wide over the earth, to confiscate the mishkanot (dwelling places) that are not their own.

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אָיֹ֥ם SDBH are dreaded וְנוֹרָ֖א SDBH and feared ה֑וּא SDBH They מִמֶּ֕נּוּ from themselves מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ SDBH justice וּשְׂאֵת֖וֹ SDBH and sovereignty יֵצֵֽא׃ SDBH they derive

They are terrible and dreadful; their mishpat and their dignity shall proceed from themselves.

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וְקַלּ֨וּ SDBH are swifter מִנְּמֵרִ֜ים SDBH than leopards סוּסָ֗יו SDBH Their horses וְחַדּוּ֙ SDBH fiercer מִזְּאֵ֣בֵי SDBH than wolves עֶ֔רֶב SDBH of the night וּפָ֖שׁוּ SDBH charge ahead פָּֽרָשָׁ֑יו SDBH Their horsemen וּפָֽרָשָׁיו֙ SDBH and their cavalry מֵרָח֣וֹק SDBH from afar יָבֹ֔אוּ SDBH comes יָעֻ֕פוּ SDBH They fly כְּנֶ֖שֶׁר SDBH like a vulture חָ֥שׁ SDBH swooping down לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃ SDBH to devour

Their susim also are swifter than the leopards, keener than the evening wolves; and their parash (cavalry) shall charge ahead, and their parash shall come from afar; they shall fly as the nesher (eagle), swooping to devour.

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כֻּלֹּה֙ All לְחָמָ֣ס SDBH on violence יָב֔וֹא SDBH of them come מְגַמַּ֥ת SDBH bent פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם their hordes קָדִ֑ימָה SDBH [advance like] the east [wind] וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף SDBH they gather כַּח֖וֹל SDBH like sand שֶֽׁבִי׃ SDBH prisoners

They shall come all for chamas; the swarm of their faces is directed forward, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

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וְהוּא֙ SDBH They בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים SDBH kings יִתְקַלָּ֔ס SDBH scoff at וְרֹזְנִ֖ים SDBH and {make} rulers מִשְׂחָ֣ק SDBH an object of scorn ל֑וֹ ה֚וּא SDBH They לְכָל־ at every מִבְצָ֣ר SDBH fortress יִשְׂחָ֔ק SDBH laugh וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר SDBH and build up עָפָ֖ר SDBH siege ramps וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ SDBH to seize it

And they shall scoff at the melachim, and the roznim (dignitaries) shall be a scorn unto them; they shall laugh at every stronghold; for they shall heap dirt (earthen ramps), and take it.

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אָ֣ז SDBH Then חָלַ֥ף SDBH they sweep by ר֛וּחַ SDBH like the wind וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר SDBH and pass through וְאָשֵׁ֑ם SDBH are guilty ז֥וּ SDBH They כֹח֖וֹ SDBH their own strength לֵאלֹהֽוֹ׃ SDBH is their g-d

Then they sweep on like the ruach (wind), guilty men whose g-d is his own koach.

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הֲל֧וֹא SDBH not אַתָּ֣ה SDBH Are You מִקֶּ֗דֶם SDBH from everlasting יְהוָ֧ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֱלֹהַ֛י SDBH my G-d קְדֹשִׁ֖י SDBH my Holy One לֹ֣א SDBH vvv נָמ֑וּת SDBH We will not die יְהוָה֙ SDBH Hashem/Adonoi לְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט SDBH to execute judgment שַׂמְתּ֔וֹ SDBH You have appointed them וְצ֖וּר SDBH O Rock לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ SDBH for correction יְסַדְתּֽוֹ׃ SDBH You have established them

Art thou not mikedem (from everlasting, [T.N. Also said of Moshiach, indicating Moshiach's coeternal divine nature: see Michoh 5:1[2]; see Dan 7:13-14; 3:12), Hashem Elohai (my G-d) Kedoshi (my Holy One)? We shall not die. Hashem, Thou hast appointed them for mishpat; O Tzur, Thou hast ordained them for reproof.

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טְה֤וֹר SDBH are too pure עֵינַ֙יִם֙ SDBH Your eyes מֵרְא֣וֹת SDBH to look upon רָ֔ע SDBH evil וְהַבִּ֥יט SDBH tolerate אֶל־ . . . עָמָ֖ל SDBH wrongdoing לֹ֣א SDBH and You cannot תוּכָ֑ל SDBH . . . לָ֤מָּה SDBH So why תַבִּיט֙ SDBH do You tolerate בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים SDBH the faithless תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ SDBH Why are You silent בְּבַלַּ֥ע SDBH swallow up רָשָׁ֖ע SDBH while the wicked צַדִּ֥יק SDBH those more righteous מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ than themselves

Thou art of eyes of tehor (pureness), not to behold rah, and canst not look on wickedness; why lookest Thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest Thy tongue when the rasha devoureth the tzaddik, the man that is more righteous than he?

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וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה SDBH You have made אָדָ֖ם SDBH men כִּדְגֵ֣י SDBH like the fish הַיָּ֑ם SDBH of the sea כְּרֶ֖מֶשׂ SDBH like creeping things לֹא־ SDBH [that have] no מֹשֵׁ֥ל SDBH ruler בּֽוֹ׃

And makest adam as the dagim of the yam, as the creeping things, that have no moshel over them?

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כֻּלֹּה֙ [The foe] pulls all of them בְּחַכָּ֣ה SDBH with a hook הֵֽעֲלָ֔ה SDBH up יְגֹרֵ֣הוּ SDBH he catches them בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ SDBH in his dragnet וְיַאַסְפֵ֖הוּ SDBH and gathers them בְּמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ SDBH in his fishing net עַל־ so כֵּ֖ן SDBH . . . יִשְׂמַ֥ח SDBH he rejoices gladly וְיָגִֽיל׃ SDBH . . .

They take up all of them with a khakkah (hook), they catch them in their net, and gather them in their dragnet; therefore they have simcha (joy) and are glad.

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עַל־ Therefore כֵּן֙ SDBH . . . יְזַבֵּ֣חַ SDBH he sacrifices לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ SDBH to his dragnet וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר SDBH and burns incense לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ SDBH to his fishing net כִּ֤י for בָהֵ֙מָּה֙ SDBH by these things שָׁמֵ֣ן SDBH is sumptuous חֶלְק֔וֹ SDBH his portion וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ SDBH and his food בְּרִאָֽה׃ SDBH is rich

Therefore they make zevakhim (sacrifices) unto their net, and burn incense unto their dragnet; because by them their portion is sumptuous, and their food plenteous.

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הַ֥עַל Will he כֵּ֖ן SDBH therefore יָרִ֣יק SDBH empty חֶרְמ֑וֹ SDBH his net וְתָמִ֛יד SDBH and continue לַהֲרֹ֥ג SDBH to slay גּוֹיִ֖ם SDBH nations לֹ֥א SDBH without יַחְמֽוֹל׃ס SDBH mercy

Shall they therefore empty their net, and without mercy continually slay the Goyim?