ΑΜΒΑΚΟΥΜ - Abacuc - Habakkuk 1

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Η ορασις, την οποιαν ειδεν Αββακουμ ο προφητης.	1 The burden that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
2 Εως ποτε, Κυριε, θελω κραζει, και δεν θελεις εισακουει; θελω βοα προς σε, Αδικια? και δεν θελεις σωζει;	2 How long, O Lord, shall I cry out, and you will not heed? Shall I shout to you while suffering violence, and you will not save?
3 Δια τι με καμνεις να βλεπω ανομιαν και να θεωρω ταλαιπωριαν και αρπαγην και αδικιαν εμπροσθεν μου; και υπαρχουσι διεγειροντες εριδα και φιλονεικιαν.	3 Why have you revealed to me iniquity and hardship, to see plunder and injustice opposite me? And there has been judgment, but the opposition is more powerful.
4 Δια τουτο ο νομος ειναι αργος, και δεν εξερχεται κρισις τελεια? επειδη ο ασεβης καταδυναστευει τον δικαιον, δια τουτο εξερχεται κρισις διεστραμμενη.	4 Because of this, the law has been torn apart, and judgment does not persevere to its conclusion. For the impious prevail against the just. Because of this, a perverse judgment is issued.
5 Ιδετε μεταξυ των εθνων και επιβλεψατε και θαυμασατε μεγαλως, διοτι εγω θελω πραξει εργον εν ταις ημεραις σας, το οποιον δεν θελετε πιστευσει, εαν τις διηγηθη αυτο.	5 Gaze among the nations, and see. Admire, and be astounded. For a work has been done in your days, which no one will believe when it is told.
6 Διοτι, ιδου, εγω εξεγειρω τους Χαλδαιους, το εθνος το πικρον και ορμητικον, το οποιον θελει διελθει το πλατος του τοπου, δια να κληρονομηση κατοικιας ουχι εαυτου.	6 For behold, I will raise up the Chaldeans, a bitter and swift people, marching across the width of the earth, to possess tabernacles not their own.
7 Ειναι φοβεροι και τρομεροι? η κρισις αυτων και η εξουσια αυτων θελει προερχεσθαι εξ αυτων.	7 It is dreadful and terrible. From themselves, judgment and their burden will issue.
8 Και οι ιπποι αυτων ειναι ταχυτεροι παρδαλεων και οξυτεροι λυκων της εσπερας? και οι ιππεις αυτων θελουσι διαχυθη και οι ιππεις αυτων θελουσιν ελθει απο μακροθεν? θελουσι πεταξει ως αετος σπευδων εις βρωσιν,	8 Their horses are more nimble than leopards and swifter than wolves in the evening; their horsemen will spread out. And then their horsemen will approach from far away; they will fly like the eagle, hurrying to devour.
9 παντες θελουσιν ελθει επι αρπαγη? η οψις των προσωπων αυτων ειναι ως ο ανατολικος ανεμος, και θελουσι συναξει τους αιχμαλωτους ως αμμον.	9 They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like sand.
10 Και θελουσι περιπαιζει τους βασιλεις, και οι αρχοντες θελουσιν εισθαι παιγνιον εις αυτους? θελουσιν εμπαιζει παν οχυρωμα? διοτι θελουσιν επισωρευσει χωμα και θελουσι κυριευσει αυτο.	10 And concerning kings, he will triumph, and sovereign rulers will be his laughingstock, and he will laugh over every fortress, and he will transport a rampart and seize it.
11 Τοτε το πνευμα αυτου θελει αλλοιωθη, και θελει υπερβη παν οριον και θελει ασεβει, αποδιδων την ισχυν αυτου ταυτην εις τον θεον αυτου.	11 Then his spirit will be altered, and he will cross over and fall. Such is his strength from his god.
12 Δεν εισαι συ απ' αιωνος, Κυριε Θεε μου, ο Αγιος μου; δεν θελομεν αποθανει. Συ, Κυριε, διεταξας αυτους δια κρισιν? και συ, Ισχυρε, κατεστησας αυτους εις παιδειαν ημων.	12 Have you not existed from the beginning, Lord my God, my holy one, and so we shall not die? Lord, you have stationed him for judgment, and you have establish that his strength will be swept away.
13 Οι οφθαλμοι σου ειναι καθαρωτεροι παρα ωστε να βλεπης τα πονηρα, και δεν δυνασαι να επιβλεπης εις την ανομιαν? δια τι επιβλεπεις εις τους παρανομους και σιωπας, οταν ο ασεβης καταπινη τον δικαιοτερον εαυτου,	13 Your eyes are pure, you do not behold evil, and you cannot look towards iniquity. Why do you look upon the agents of iniquity, and remain silent, while the impious is devouring one who is more just than himself?
14 και καμνεις τους ανθρωπους ως τους ιχθυας της θαλασσης, ως τα ερπετα, τα μη εχοντα αρχοντα εφ' εαυτων;	14 And you will make men like the fish of the sea and like the creeping things that have no ruler.
15 Ανασυρουσι παντας δια του αγκιστρου, ελκουσιν αυτους εις το δικτυον αυτων και συναγουσιν αυτους εις την σαγηνην αυτων? δια τουτο ευφραινονται και χαιρουσι.	15 He lifted up everything with his hook. He drew them in with his dragnet, and gathered them into his netting. Over this, he will rejoice and exult.
16 Δια τουτο θυσιαζουσιν εις το δικτυον αυτων και καιουσι θυμιαμα εις την σαγηνην αυτων? διοτι δι' αυτων η μερις αυτων ειναι παχεια και το φαγητον αυτων εκλεκτον.	16 For this reason, he will offer victims to his dragnet, and he will sacrifice to his netting. For through them, his portion has been made fat, and his meals elite.
17 Μη δια τουτο θελουσι παντοτε εκκενονει το δικτυον αυτων; και δεν θελουσι φειδεσθαι φονευοντες παντοτε τα εθνη;	17 Because of this, therefore, he expands his dragnet and will not be lenient in continually putting to death the peoples.