¹Onus quod vidit Habacuc propheta.The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

¹Onus quod vidit Habacuc propheta.The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.

²Usquequo,How long,Domine, clamabo,O Lord, shall I cry out,et non exaudies?and you will not heed?vociferabor ad te, vim patiens,Shall I shout to you while suffering violence,et non salvabis?and you will not save?

²Usquequo,How long,Domine, clamabo,O Lord, shall I cry out,et non exaudies?and you will not heed?vociferabor ad te, vim patiens,Shall I shout to you while suffering violence,et non salvabis?and you will not save?

³Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem et laborem,Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship,videre prædam et injustitiam contra me?to see plunder and injustice opposite me?Et factum est judicium,And there has been judgment,et contradictio potentior.but the opposition is more powerful.

³Quare ostendisti mihi iniquitatem et laborem,Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship,videre prædam et injustitiam contra me?to see plunder and injustice opposite me?Et factum est judicium,And there has been judgment,et contradictio potentior.but the opposition is more powerful.

⁴Propter hoc lacerata est lex,Because of this, the law has been torn apart,et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium;and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion.quia impius prævalet adversus justum,For the impious prevail against the just.propterea egreditur judicium perversum.Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued.

⁴Propter hoc lacerata est lex,Because of this, the law has been torn apart,et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium;and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion.quia impius prævalet adversus justum,For the impious prevail against the just.propterea egreditur judicium perversum.Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued.

⁵Aspicite in gentibus,Gaze among the nations,et videte;and see.admiramini,Admire,et obstupescite:and be astounded.quia opus factum est in diebus vestris,For a work has been done in your days,quod nemo credet cum narrabitur.which no one will believe when it is told.

⁵Aspicite in gentibus,Gaze among the nations,et videte;and see.admiramini,Admire,et obstupescite:and be astounded.quia opus factum est in diebus vestris,For a work has been done in your days,quod nemo credet cum narrabitur.which no one will believe when it is told.

⁶Quia ecce ego suscitabo Chaldæos,For behold,gentem amaramI will raise up the Chaldeans,et velocem,a bitter and swift people,ambulantem super latitudinem terræ,marching across the width of the earth,ut possideat tabernacula non sua.to possess tabernacles not their own.

⁶Quia ecce ego suscitabo Chaldæos,For behold,gentem amaramI will raise up the Chaldeans,et velocem,a bitter and swift people,ambulantem super latitudinem terræ,marching across the width of the earth,ut possideat tabernacula non sua.to possess tabernacles not their own.

⁷Horribilis et terribilis est:It is dreadful and terrible.ex semetipsa judicium et onus ejus egredietur.From themselves, judgment and their burden will issue.

⁷Horribilis et terribilis est:It is dreadful and terrible.ex semetipsa judicium et onus ejus egredietur.From themselves, judgment and their burden will issue.

⁸Leviores pardis equi ejus,Their horses are more nimble than leopards and swifter than wolves in the evening;et velociores lupis vespertinis:their horsemen will spread out.et diffundentur equites ejus:And then their horsemen will approach from far away;equites namque ejus de longe venient;they will fly like the eagle,volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum.hurrying to devour.

⁸Leviores pardis equi ejus,Their horses are more nimble than leopards and swifter than wolves in the evening;et velociores lupis vespertinis:their horsemen will spread out.et diffundentur equites ejus:And then their horsemen will approach from far away;equites namque ejus de longe venient;they will fly like the eagle,volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum.hurrying to devour.

⁹Omnes ad prædam venient,They will all approach towards the prey;facies eorum ventus urens;their face is like a burning wind.et congregabit quasi arenam captivitatem.And they will gather captives together like sand.

⁹Omnes ad prædam venient,They will all approach towards the prey;facies eorum ventus urens;their face is like a burning wind.et congregabit quasi arenam captivitatem.And they will gather captives together like sand.

¹⁰Et ipse de regibus triumphabit,And concerning kings,et tyranni ridiculi ejus erunt;he will triumph,ipse super omnem munitionem ridebit,and sovereign rulers will be his laughingstock,et comportabit aggerem,and he will laugh over every fortress,et capiet eam.and he will transport a rampart and seize it.

¹⁰Et ipse de regibus triumphabit,And concerning kings,et tyranni ridiculi ejus erunt;he will triumph,ipse super omnem munitionem ridebit,and sovereign rulers will be his laughingstock,et comportabit aggerem,and he will laugh over every fortress,et capiet eam.and he will transport a rampart and seize it.

¹¹Tunc mutabitur spiritus,Then his spirit will be altered,et pertransibit,and he will cross overet corruet:and fall.hæc est fortitudo ejus dei sui.Such is his strength from his god.

¹¹Tunc mutabitur spiritus,Then his spirit will be altered,et pertransibit,and he will cross overet corruet:and fall.hæc est fortitudo ejus dei sui.Such is his strength from his god.

¹²Numquid non tu a principio, Domine,Have you not existed from the beginning,Deus meus,Lord my God,sancte meus,my holy one,et non moriemur? Domine,and so we shall not die? Lord,in judicium posuisti eum,you have stationed him for judgment,et fortem, ut corriperes, fundasti eum.and you have established that his strength will be swept away.

¹²Numquid non tu a principio, Domine,Have you not existed from the beginning,Deus meus,Lord my God,sancte meus,my holy one,et non moriemur? Domine,and so we shall not die? Lord,in judicium posuisti eum,you have stationed him for judgment,et fortem, ut corriperes, fundasti eum.and you have established that his strength will be swept away.

¹³Mundi sunt oculi tui,Your eyes are pure,ne videas malum,you do not behold evil,et respicere ad iniquitatem non poteris.and you cannot look towards iniquity.Quare respicis super iniqua agentes,Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent,et taces devorante impio justiorem se?while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?

¹³Mundi sunt oculi tui,Your eyes are pure,ne videas malum,you do not behold evil,et respicere ad iniquitatem non poteris.and you cannot look towards iniquity.Quare respicis super iniqua agentes,Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent,et taces devorante impio justiorem se?while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?

¹⁴Et facies homines quasi pisces maris,And you will make men like the fish of the seaet quasi reptile non habens principem.and like the creeping things that have no ruler.

¹⁴Et facies homines quasi pisces maris,And you will make men like the fish of the seaet quasi reptile non habens principem.and like the creeping things that have no ruler.

¹⁵Totum in hamo sublevavit,He lifted up everything with his hook.traxit illud in sagena sua,He drew them in with his dragnet,et congregavit in rete suum.and gathered them into his netting.Super hoc lætabitur,Over this,et exsultabit.he will rejoice and exult.

¹⁵Totum in hamo sublevavit,He lifted up everything with his hook.traxit illud in sagena sua,He drew them in with his dragnet,et congregavit in rete suum.and gathered them into his netting.Super hoc lætabitur,Over this,et exsultabit.he will rejoice and exult.

¹⁶Propterea immolabit sagenæ suæ,For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet,et sacrificabit reti suo,and he will sacrifice to his netting.quia in ipsis incrassata est pars ejus,For through them, his portion has been made fat,et cibus ejus electus.and his meals elite.

¹⁶Propterea immolabit sagenæ suæ,For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet,et sacrificabit reti suo,and he will sacrifice to his netting.quia in ipsis incrassata est pars ejus,For through them, his portion has been made fat,et cibus ejus electus.and his meals elite.

¹⁷Propter hoc ergo expandit sagenam suam, et semper interficere gentes non parcet.Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.

¹⁷Propter hoc ergo expandit sagenam suam, et semper interficere gentes non parcet.Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.