Habakkuk · Chapter 1
Peshitta OT
17 verses
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ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܬ ܘܩܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܘܦܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܦܨܐ ܐܢܬ
'nth mpts' wl' khTwp' el lwthk 'n' wqe' 'nth shme wl' 'n' ge' mry' l'mthy edm'
Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?
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ܠܡܢܐ ܚܘܝܬܢܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܥܬܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܩܒܠ ܫܘܚܕܐ
shwkhd' qbl wdyn' dyn' hw' qdmy wbyshth' khTwpy' 'n' wkhz' weth' ewl' khwythny lmn'
Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܦܓ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܩ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܒܙܟܝܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܡܥܩܡ
meqm kd dyn' wnpq lzdyq' bysh bysh dbr dewl' mTl bzkywth' dyn' npq wl' nmws' pg hn' mTl
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.
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ܚܙܘ ܡܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܚܘܪܘ ܘܐܬܕܡܪܘ ܘܬܡܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ
lkwn nshthe' 'nsh 'n 'nthwn mhymnyn wl' bywmykwn 'n' ebd debd' mTl wthmhw w'thdmrw wkhwrw mrkh' khzw
“Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days which you will not believe though it is told you.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ ܥܡܐ ܡܪܚܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܒܦܬܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܐܪܬ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ
dylh dl' mshkn' lm'rth d're' bpthyh d'zl wmryr' mrkh' em' lkldy' 'n' mqym 'n' dh' mTl
For, behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation who march through the width of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
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ܥܫܝܢ ܗܘ ܘܕܚܝܠ ܘܕܝܢܗ ܡܢܗ ܘܚܙܘܗ ܡܦܩ
mpq wkhzwh mnh wdynh wdkhyl hw eshyn
They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
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ܩ̈ܠܝܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܟܫܗ ܡܢ ܢܫܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܪ̈ܝܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܐ̈ܒܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܘܢܛܘܣܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܘܢܐܬܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܘܢܛܘܣܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܢܫܪܐ ܕܟܦܢ ܠܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ
lm'kwlth' dkpn nshr' 'yk wnTwswn rwkhq' mn prshwhy wn'thwn prshwhy wnTwswn drmsh' d'b' mn wkhrypyn nshr' mn rkshh qlylyn
Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
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ܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܥܫܝܢ ܘܟܢܫܝܢ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ
khl' 'yk shbyth' wknshyn eshyn d'pyhwn khzw' 'thyn lkhTwpy' klhwn
All of them come for violence. Their hordes face forward. They gather prisoners like sand.
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ܘܗܘ ܒܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡܡܝܩ ܘܒܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܡܒܙܚ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܟܪ̈ܟܝܢ ܓܚܟ ܘܡܩܒܪ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܐܚܕ ܠܗ
lh w'khd epr' wmqbr gkhk krkyn kl wel mbzkh wbshlyTn' mmyq bmlk' whw
Yes, they scoff at kings, and princes are a derision to them. They laugh at every stronghold, for they build up an earthen ramp and take it.
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ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܬܚܠܦ ܪܘܚܗ ܘܬܥܒܪ ܘܢܬܚܝܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܗ
l'lhh khylh wnthkhyb wthebr rwkhh thkhlp dyn hy
Then they sweep by like the wind and go on. They are indeed guilty, whose strength is their god.”
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ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܣ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܣܡܬܝܗܝ ܠܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܘܓܒܠܬܢܝ ܠܡܟܣܘܬܗ
lmkswthh wgblthny ldyn' smthyhy mry' 'nth nmws dl' qdysh' 'lhy mry' rshyth' mn hw d'nth mTl
Aren’t you from everlasting, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. Yahweh, you have appointed them for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.
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ܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܡܚܪ ܒܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܢܐ ܚܐܪ ܐܢܬ ܒܡܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܫܬܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܟܕ ܒܠܥ ܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ
lzdyq' ewl' ble kd 'nth wshthyq bmrkh' 'nth kh'r lmn' 'nth mshkkh l' bewl' wlmkhr byshth' khzyn wl' eynyk 'nyn dkyn
You who have purer eyes than to see evil, and who cannot look on perversity, why do you tolerate those who deal treacherously and keep silent when the wicked swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,
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ܘܥܒܕܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܚܫܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ
mdbrn' lh dlyth rkhsh' w'yk dbym' nwn' 'yk 'nsh' lbny 'nwn webdth
and make men like the fish of the sea, like the creeping things that have no ruler over them?
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ܕܟܠܗ ܒܨܢܪܬܐ ܣܠܩ ܘܡܬܢܓܕ ܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܘܡܬܟܢܫ ܒܓܘܦܐ ܘܟܕ ܟܢܫ ܚܕܝ ܘܕܨ
wdts khdy knsh wkd bgwp' wmthknsh bmtsydth' wmthngd slq btsnrth' dklh
He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.
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ܘܕܒܚ ܠܡܨܝܕܬܗ ܘܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܓܘܦܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܫܡܢܬ ܡܢܬܗ ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܐ
gbyth' wm'kwlthh mnthh shmnth dbhyn mTl lgwph bsm' wsm lmtsydthh wdbkh
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious and his food is good.