HAB 1:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὐχὶ σὺ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἅγιός μου; καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν· Κύριε εἰς κρίμα τέταχας αὐτὸ, καὶ ἔπλασέ με τοῦ ἐλέγχειν παιδείαν αὐτοῦ.
(Ouⱪi su apʼ arⱪaʸs Kurie ho Theos ho hagios mou; kai ou maʸ apothanōmen; Kurie eis krima tetaⱪas auto, kai eplase me tou elegⱪein paideian autou.)

BrTr Art not thou from the beginning, O Lord God, my Holy One? and surely we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast established it for judgment, and he has formed me to chasten with his correction.

ULT “Are you not from ancient times, Yahweh my God, my Holy One?
⇔ We will not die.
⇔ Yahweh, you have appointed him for judgment,
⇔ and Rock, you have established him for correcting.

UST Then I said, “Yahweh, you have always been God from ancient times.
⇔ You are my Holy One; we will not die.
⇔ You have appointed the Chaldeans to judge us and punish us.
⇔ You are our Rock, and you have sent them to correct us.

BSB Are You not from everlasting,
⇔ O LORD, my God, my Holy One?
⇔ We will not die.
⇔ O LORD, You have appointed them
⇔ to execute judgment;
⇔ O Rock, You have established them
⇔ for correction.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Are you not eternal, Lord,
⇔ my holy one, who does not die?
⇔ Lord you have appointed them to execute judgment,
⇔ my rock, you have established them to punish.

WEBBE Aren’t you from everlasting, LORD my God,[fn] my Holy One? We will not die. LORD, you have appointed them for judgement. You, Rock, have established him to punish.

1:12 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Lord, you have been active from ancient times;
⇔ my sovereign God, you are immortal.
⇔ Lord, you have made them your instrument of judgment.
⇔ Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.

LSV Are You not of old, O YHWH, my God, my Holy One? We do not die, O YHWH,
You have appointed him for judgment,
And, O Rock, You have founded him for reproof.

FBV Haven't you existed from eternity past? You are Lord my God, my Holy One, you do not die. Lord, you appointed them to execute judgment; God our Rock, you sent them to punish us.

T4T Then I said, “Yahweh, you have certainly [RHQ] always/forever been God.
⇔ You are my Holy One; you will not die.
⇔ So why have you appointed those men from Babylonia to judge and get rid of us?
⇔ You are like [MET] a huge rock under which we are protected/safe,
⇔ so why have you sent them to punish us?

LEB • Are you not from of old,
  • O Yahweh my God, my Holy One?
  • You[fn] shall not die.
• O Yahweh, you have marked them[fn] for judgment;
  • O Rock, you have established them[fn] for reproof.

1:? Hebrew “we shall not die,” considered a deliberate scribal change of the text to avoid offensive language toward Yahweh

1:? Hebrew “him”

BBE Are you not eternal, O Lord my God, my Holy One? for you there is no death. O Lord, he has been ordered by you for our punishment; and by you, O Rock, he has been marked out to put us right.

Moff Art thou not the Eternal from of old,
⇔ my God, my Majestic One?-- thou diest not.
⇔ Are they a judgment from thee, O Eternal,
⇔ messengers of chastisement?

JPS Art not Thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, Thou hast ordained them for judgment, and Thou, O Rock, hast established them for correction.

ASV Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.

DRA Wast thou not from the beginning, O Lord my God, my holy one, and we shall not die? Lord, thou hast appointed him for judgment: and made him strong for correction.

YLT Art not Thou of old, O Jehovah, my God, my Holy One? We do not die, O Jehovah, For judgment Thou hast appointed it, And, O Rock, for reproof Thou hast founded it.

Drby — Art thou not from everlasting, Jehovah my [fn]God, my Holy One? We shall not die. Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast appointed him for correction.

1.12 Elohim

RV Art not thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.
(Art not thou/you from everlasting, Oh LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. Oh LORD, thou/you hast ordained him for judgement; and thou/you, Oh Rock, hast established him for correction.)

SLT Art thou not from of old, O Jehovah, my holy God? We shall not die. O Jehovah, thou didst set him for judgment; and O Rock, thou didst found him for correction.

Wbstr Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

KJB-1769 ¶ Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.[fn][fn]
(¶ Art thou/you not from everlasting, Oh LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. Oh LORD, thou/you hast ordained them for judgement; and, Oh mighty God, thou/you hast established them for correction.)

1.12 mighty…: Heb. rock

1.12 established: Heb. founded

KJB-1611 ¶ Art thou not from euerlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy one? we shall not die: O LORD, thou hast ordained them for iudgement, and O [fn]mightie God, thou hast [fn]established them for correction.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

1:12 Heb. rocke.

1:12 Heb. founded.

Bshps Art not thou of olde, O Lord my God, my holy one? we shall not dye, O Lord thou hast ordeined them for iudgement, and O God thou hast established them for correction.
(Art not thou/you of old, Oh Lord my God, my holy one? we shall not dye, Oh Lord thou/you hast ordained them for judgement, and Oh God thou/you hast established them for correction.)

Gnva Art thou not of olde, O Lord my God, mine holy one? we shall not die: O Lord, thou hast ordeined them for iudgement, and O God, thou hast established them for correction.
(Art thou/you not of old, Oh Lord my God, mine holy one? we shall not die: Oh Lord, thou/you hast ordained them for judgement, and Oh God, thou/you hast established them for correction.)

Cvdl But thou o LORDE my God, my holy one, thou art from the begynnynge, therfore shal we not dye. O LORDE, thou hast ordened them for a punyshmet, and set them to reproue the mightie.
(But thou/you o LORD my God, my holy one, thou/you art from the beginning, therefore shall we not die. Oh LORD, thou/you hast ordained them for a punishmet, and set them to reprove the mighty.)

Wycl Whether `thou, Lord, art not my God, myn hooli, and we schulen not die? Lord, in to doom thou hast set hym, and thou groundidist hym strong, that thou schuldist chastise.
(Whether thou/you, Lord, art not my God, mine holy, and we should not die? Lord, in to judgement thou/you hast set him, and thou/you grounded him strong, that thou/you shouldest/should chastise.)

Luth Aber du, HErr, mein GOtt, mein Heiliger, der du von Ewigkeit her bist, laß uns nicht sterben, sondern laß sie uns, o HErr, nur eine Strafe sein und laß sie, o unser Hort, uns nur züchtigen!
(But you(sg), LORD, my God, my saint/holy_one, the/of_the you(sg) from eternity her are, let us/to_us/ourselves not die, rather let they/she/them us/to_us/ourselves, o LORD, only a/one penalty be and let they/she/them, o our refuge/stronghold, us/to_us/ourselves only chastise!)

ClVg [Numquid non tu a principio, Domine, Deus meus, sancte meus, et non moriemur? Domine, in judicium posuisti eum, et fortem, ut corriperes, fundasti eum.
([Is_it not/no you(sg) from at_the_beginning, Master, God mine, purely/with_holiness mine, and not/no to_dieemur? Master, in/into/on judgement you_put him, and brave, as to_reprimands, you_founded him.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠ל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִ⁠קֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛⁠י קְדֹשִׁ֖⁠י

am=not (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

Habakkuk is using the question form to affirm that Yahweh has existed from ancient times. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You have existed from ancient times, Yahweh my God, my Holy One.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛⁠י קְדֹשִׁ֖⁠י

YHWH God_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

The terms Yahweh my God and my Holy One mean similar things. The writer is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, my holy God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠מִשְׁפָּ֣ט

(Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for judging us]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠צ֖וּר

and,O_rock

Habakkuk is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a Rock, to emphasize his stability and reliability. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and our firm foundation]

Note 5 topic: writing-newevent

הֲ⁠ל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִ⁠קֶּ֗דֶם

am=not (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

Here Habakkuk begins a second complaint to Yahweh, preparing to question why Yahweh would use the Chaldeans to punish Judah. In your translation, introduce this new event in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [Have you not been from long ago]

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