¹Oratio Habacuc prophetæ, pro ignorantiis.A Prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet on Behalf of Those Who Are Ignorant.

¹Oratio Habacuc prophetæ, pro ignorantiis.A Prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet on Behalf of Those Who Are Ignorant.

²Domine, audivi auditionem tuam,Lord, I heard what has been said about you,et timui. Domine,and I was afraid. Lord,opus tuum,your work,in medio annorum vivifica illud;in the midst of years, revive it.in medio annorum notum facies:In the midst of years, you will make it known.cum iratus fueris, misericordiæ recordaberis.When you have become angry, you will remember mercy.

²Domine, audivi auditionem tuam,Lord, I heard what has been said about you,et timui. Domine,and I was afraid. Lord,opus tuum,your work,in medio annorum vivifica illud;in the midst of years, revive it.in medio annorum notum facies:In the midst of years, you will make it known.cum iratus fueris, misericordiæ recordaberis.When you have become angry, you will remember mercy.

³Deus ab austro veniet,God will come from the south,et Sanctus de monte Pharan:and the Holy One from mount Pharan.operuit cælos gloria ejus,His glory has covered the heavens,et laudis ejus plena est terra.and the earth is full of his praise.

³Deus ab austro veniet,God will come from the south,et Sanctus de monte Pharan:and the Holy One from mount Pharan.operuit cælos gloria ejus,His glory has covered the heavens,et laudis ejus plena est terra.and the earth is full of his praise.

⁴Splendor ejus ut lux erit,His brightness shall be like the light;cornua in manibus ejus:horns are in his hands.ibi abscondita est fortitudo ejus.There, his strength has been hidden.

⁴Splendor ejus ut lux erit,His brightness shall be like the light;cornua in manibus ejus:horns are in his hands.ibi abscondita est fortitudo ejus.There, his strength has been hidden.

⁵Ante faciem ejus ibit mors,Death will go forth before his face.et egredietur diabolus ante pedes ejus.And the devil shall depart before his feet.

⁵Ante faciem ejus ibit mors,Death will go forth before his face.et egredietur diabolus ante pedes ejus.And the devil shall depart before his feet.

⁶Stetit,He stood,et mensus est terram;and measured the earth.aspexit,He looked,et dissolvit gentes,and dissolved the Gentiles.et contriti sunt montes sæculi:And the mountains of ages past have been shattered.incurvati sunt colles mundi ab itineribus æternitatis ejus.The hills of the world became curved by the journeys of his eternity.

⁶Stetit,He stood,et mensus est terram;and measured the earth.aspexit,He looked,et dissolvit gentes,and dissolved the Gentiles.et contriti sunt montes sæculi:And the mountains of ages past have been shattered.incurvati sunt colles mundi ab itineribus æternitatis ejus.The hills of the world became curved by the journeys of his eternity.

⁷Pro iniquitate vidi tentoria Æthiopiæ;I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity;turbabuntur pelles terræ Madian.the tent-skins of the land of Midian will be thrown into confusion.

⁷Pro iniquitate vidi tentoria Æthiopiæ;I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity;turbabuntur pelles terræ Madian.the tent-skins of the land of Midian will be thrown into confusion.

⁸Numquid in fluminibus iratus es,Could you have been angry with the rivers,Domine?Lord?aut in fluminibus furor tuus?Or was your fury within the rivers,vel in mari indignatio tua?or your indignation in the sea?Qui ascendes super equos tuos,He will ascend upon your horses,et quadrigæ tuæ salvatio.and your four-horse chariots are salvation.

⁸Numquid in fluminibus iratus es,Could you have been angry with the rivers,Domine?Lord?aut in fluminibus furor tuus?Or was your fury within the rivers,vel in mari indignatio tua?or your indignation in the sea?Qui ascendes super equos tuos,He will ascend upon your horses,et quadrigæ tuæ salvatio.and your four-horse chariots are salvation.

⁹Suscitans suscitabis arcum tuum,Being stirred up, you will take up your bow,juramenta tribubus quæ locutus es; fluvios scindes terræ.the oaths you have spoken to the tribes. You will split apart the Rivers of the earth.

⁹Suscitans suscitabis arcum tuum,Being stirred up, you will take up your bow,juramenta tribubus quæ locutus es; fluvios scindes terræ.the oaths you have spoken to the tribes. You will split apart the Rivers of the earth.

¹⁰Viderunt te,They saw you,et doluerunt montes;and the mountains grieved.gurges aquarum transiit:The great body of waters crossed over.dedit abyssus vocem suam;The abyss uttered its voice.altitudo manus suas levavit.The pinnacle lifted up its hands.

¹⁰Viderunt te,They saw you,et doluerunt montes;and the mountains grieved.gurges aquarum transiit:The great body of waters crossed over.dedit abyssus vocem suam;The abyss uttered its voice.altitudo manus suas levavit.The pinnacle lifted up its hands.

¹¹Sol et luna steterunt in habitaculo suo:The sun and the moon have stood firm in their dwelling place;in luce sagittarum tuarum ibunt,with the light of your arrows,in splendore fulgurantis hastæ tuæ.they shall go forth in the splendor of your flashing spear.

¹¹Sol et luna steterunt in habitaculo suo:The sun and the moon have stood firm in their dwelling place;in luce sagittarum tuarum ibunt,with the light of your arrows,in splendore fulgurantis hastæ tuæ.they shall go forth in the splendor of your flashing spear.

¹²In fremitu conculcabis terram;With a roar, you will trample the earth. In your fury,in furore obstupefacies gentes.you will cause the nations to be stupefied.

¹²In fremitu conculcabis terram;With a roar, you will trample the earth. In your fury,in furore obstupefacies gentes.you will cause the nations to be stupefied.

¹³Egressus es in salutem populi tui,You have gone forth for the salvation of your people,in salutem cum christo tuo:for salvation with your Christ.percussisti caput de domo impii,You struck the head of the house of the impious.denudasti fundamentum ejus usque ad collum.You have laid bare his foundation all the way to the neck.

¹³Egressus es in salutem populi tui,You have gone forth for the salvation of your people,in salutem cum christo tuo:for salvation with your Christ.percussisti caput de domo impii,You struck the head of the house of the impious.denudasti fundamentum ejus usque ad collum.You have laid bare his foundation all the way to the neck.

¹⁴Maledixisti sceptris ejus,You have cursed his scepters,capiti bellatorum ejus,the head of his warriors,venientibus ut turbo ad dispergendum me: exsultatio eorum,those who approached like a whirlwind so as to scatter me.sicut ejus qui devorat pauperem in abscondito.Their exultation was like one who devours the poor in secret.

¹⁴Maledixisti sceptris ejus,You have cursed his scepters,capiti bellatorum ejus,the head of his warriors,venientibus ut turbo ad dispergendum me: exsultatio eorum,those who approached like a whirlwind so as to scatter me.sicut ejus qui devorat pauperem in abscondito.Their exultation was like one who devours the poor in secret.

¹⁵Viam fecisti in mari equis tuis,You made a way in the sea for your horses,in luto aquarum multarum.in the mud of great waters.

¹⁵Viam fecisti in mari equis tuis,You made a way in the sea for your horses,in luto aquarum multarum.in the mud of great waters.

¹⁶Audivi,I heard,et conturbatus est venter meus;and my stomach became troubled.a voce contremuerunt labia mea.My lips trembled at the voice.Ingrediatur putredo in ossibus meis,Let decay enter into my boneset subter me scateat:and gush forth from within me.ut requiescam in die tribulationis,Then I may rest in the day of tribulation,ut ascendam ad populum accinctum nostrum.so that I may ascend to our people well-prepared.

¹⁶Audivi,I heard,et conturbatus est venter meus;and my stomach became troubled.a voce contremuerunt labia mea.My lips trembled at the voice.Ingrediatur putredo in ossibus meis,Let decay enter into my boneset subter me scateat:and gush forth from within me.ut requiescam in die tribulationis,Then I may rest in the day of tribulation,ut ascendam ad populum accinctum nostrum.so that I may ascend to our people well-prepared.

¹⁷Ficus enim non florebit,For the fig tree will not flower,et non erit germen in vineis;and there will be no bud on the vines.mentietur opus olivæ,The labor of the olive tree will be misleading,et arva non afferent cibum:and the farmland will produce no food.abscindetur de ovili pecus,The sheep will be cut off from the sheepfold,et non erit armentum in præsepibus.and there will be no herd at the manger.

¹⁷Ficus enim non florebit,For the fig tree will not flower,et non erit germen in vineis;and there will be no bud on the vines.mentietur opus olivæ,The labor of the olive tree will be misleading,et arva non afferent cibum:and the farmland will produce no food.abscindetur de ovili pecus,The sheep will be cut off from the sheepfold,et non erit armentum in præsepibus.and there will be no herd at the manger.

¹⁸Ego autem in Domino gaudebo;But I will rejoice in the Lord;et exsultabo in Deo Jesu meo.and I will exult in God my Jesus.

¹⁸Ego autem in Domino gaudebo;But I will rejoice in the Lord;et exsultabo in Deo Jesu meo.and I will exult in God my Jesus.

¹⁹Deus Dominus fortitudo mea,The Lord God is my strength.et ponet pedes meos quasi cervorum:And he will set my feet like those of the stag.et super excelsa mea deducet me victor in psalmis canentem.And he, the victor, will lead me beyond my high places while singing psalms.

¹⁹Deus Dominus fortitudo mea,The Lord God is my strength.et ponet pedes meos quasi cervorum:And he will set my feet like those of the stag.et super excelsa mea deducet me victor in psalmis canentem.And he, the victor, will lead me beyond my high places while singing psalms.