HAB 1:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Διατοῦτο διεσκέδασται νόμος, καὶ οὐ διεξάγεται εἰς τέλος κρίμα, ὅτι ἀσεβὴς καταδυναστεύει τὸν δίκαιον, ἕνεκεν τούτου ἐξελεύσεται τὸ κρίμα διεστραμμένον.
(Diatouto dieskedastai nomos, kai ou diexagetai eis telos krima, hoti asebaʸs katadunasteuei ton dikaion, heneken toutou exeleusetai to krima diestrammenon. )

BrTr Therefore the law is frustrated, and judgment proceeds not effectually, for the ungodly man prevails over the just; therefore perverse judgment will proceed.

ULT Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice does not last for any time.
⇔ For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore false justice goes out.”

UST No one obeys the law of Moses, and no one acts in a right way for very long.
⇔ Wicked people always defeat the righteous people in the courts,
⇔ because judges never make fair decisions.”

BSB Therefore the law is paralyzed,
⇔ and justice never goes forth.
⇔ For the wicked hem in the righteous,
⇔ so that justice is perverted.

OEB ⇔ Therefore the law is weak,
⇔ and justice is never rendered;
⇔ for the wicked surround the righteous,
⇔ so that justice is perverted.

WEBBE Therefore the law is paralysed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For this reason the law lacks power,
⇔ and justice is never carried out.
⇔ Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent.
⇔ For this reason justice is perverted.

LSV Therefore law ceases,
And judgment does not go forth forever,
For the wicked is surrounding the righteous,
Therefore wrong judgment goes forth.

FBV As a result the law is paralyzed, and justice never wins. The wicked crowd out those who do right so that the course of justice is perverted.

T4T No one obeys laws [PRS],
⇔ and judges [PRS] never do what is fair/just.
⇔ Wicked people always defeat righteous people in the courts,
⇔ with the result that matters are never decided fairly/justly.”

LEB • and justice does not go forth perpetually.[fn] • For the wicked surround the righteous; • therefore justice goes forth perverted.
¶

1:? Or “forever”

BBE For this reason the law is feeble and decisions are not effected: for the upright man is circled round by evil-doers; because of which right is twisted.

Moff No Moff HAB book available

JPS Therefore the law is slacked, and right doth never go forth; for the wicked doth beset the righteous; therefore right goeth forth perverted.

ASV Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.

DRA Therefore the law is torn in pieces, and judgment cometh not to the end: because the wicked prevaileth against the just, therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

YLT Therefore doth law cease, And judgment doth not go forth for ever, For the wicked is compassing the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment goeth forth.

Drby Therefore the law is powerless, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked encompasseth the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.

RV Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore judgment goeth forth perverted.

Wbstr Therefore the law is slackened, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth encompass the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

KJB-1769 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.[fn]
(Therefore the law is slacked, and judgement doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgement proceedeth. )

1.4 wrong: or, wrested

KJB-1611 Therefore the Lawe is slacked, and iudgement doeth neuer goe foorth: for the [fn]wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therfore [fn]wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Therefore the Lawe is slacked, and judgement doeth never go forth: for the wicked doeth compass about the righteous: therefore wrong judgement proceedeth.)

1:4 Iob 21.7. iere.12.1.

1:4 Or, wrested.

Bshps Therfore the law is dissolued, & iudgement doth neuer go foorth: for the wicked doth compasse about the righteous, therfore wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Therefore the law is dissolued, and judgement doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous, therefore wrong judgement proceedeth.)

Gnva Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and iudgement doeth neuer go forth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth.
(Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and judgement doeth never go forth: for the wicked doeth compass about the righteous: therefore wrong judgement proceedeth. )

Cvdl for the lawe is torne in peces, and there can no right iudgment go forth. And why? the vngodly is more set by then the rightuous: this is the cause, yt wronge iudgment procedeth.
(for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgement go forth. And why? the ungodly is more set by then the rightuous: this is the cause, it wronge judgement procedeth.)

Wyc For this thing lawe is `to-brokun, and doom cometh not til to the ende; for the vnpitouse man hath miyt ayens the iust, therfor weiward doom schal go out.
(For this thing law is `to-brokun, and doom cometh/comes not till to the ende; for the unpitouse man hath/has miyt against the just, therefore weiward doom shall go out.)

Luth Darum gehet es gar anders denn recht und kann keine rechte Sache gewinnen; denn der GOttlose übervorteilt den Gerechten, darum gehen verkehrte Urteile.
(Therefore gehet it even anders because recht and kann no rechte matter gewinnen; because the/of_the Godlose übervorteilt the Gerechten, therefore go verkehrte Urteile.)

ClVg Propter hoc lacerata est lex, et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium; quia impius prævalet adversus justum, propterea egreditur judicium perversum.
(Because this lacerata it_is lex, and not/no arrived until to finem yudicium; because impius prævalet adversus justum, propterea egreditur yudicium perversum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the law is weakened

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so paralyzed law and=not prevails to,ever justice that/for/because/then/when wicked surround DOM the,righteous on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so goes_forth justice perverted )

Habakkuk speaks of people not obeying or enforcing the law as if they had made the law weak and unable to act. Alternate translation: “no one enforces the law”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the wicked surround the righteous

Habakkuk speaks of wicked people causing righteous people to suffer injustice as if the wicked people surrounded the righteous people.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) false justice goes out

Habakkuk speaks of judges giving decisions that they say are just but that are not as if “false justice” were going out to the people. Alternate translation: “judges give verdicts that are not just”

Parallel HAB 1:4