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BrLXX Ἴδετε οἱ καταφρονηταὶ, καὶ ἐπιβλέψατε, καὶ θαυμάσατε θαυμάσια, καὶ ἀφανίσθητε· διότι ἔργον ἐγὼ ἐργάζομαι ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ὑμῶν, ὃ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσητε, ἐάν τις ἐκδιηγῆται.
(Idete hoi katafronaʸtai, kai epiblepsate, kai thaumasate thaumasia, kai afanisthaʸte; dioti ergon egō ergazomai en tais haʸmerais humōn, ho ou maʸ pisteusaʸte, ean tis ekdiaʸgaʸtai. )

BrTr Behold, ye despisers, and look, and wonder marvellously, and vanish: for I work a work in your days, which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.

ULT “Look at the nations and observe them; be amazed and astonished!
⇔ For I am surely about to do something in your days that you will not believe even if it is told to you.

UST Yahweh replied to me,
⇔ “This is happening, but look around at what is happening in the other nations.
⇔ If you look, you will be amazed, and even astonished, since I am doing something
⇔ during this time that you would never have believed would happen,
⇔ even if someone told you about it.

BSB ⇔ “Look at the nations and observe—
⇔ be utterly astounded![fn]
⇔ For I am doing a work in your days
⇔ that you would never believe
⇔ even if someone told you.[fn]

1:5 LXX Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish!

1:5 Cited in Acts 13:41

OEB Look at the nations, look well,
⇔ be shocked and amazed.
⇔ For I am about to do a work in your days;
⇔ you will not believe it when it is told.

WEBBE “Look amongst the nations, watch, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days which you will not believe though it is told you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Look at the nations and pay attention!
⇔ You will be shocked and amazed!
⇔ For I will do something in your lifetime
⇔ that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.

LSV “Look on nations, and behold and marvel greatly. For a work He is working in your days,
You do not believe though it is declared.

FBV Look around at the nations, watch and be surprised and amazed.[fn] Something is going to happen in your time that you wouldn't believe even if you were told.

1:5 The is the beginning of the Lord's response.

T4T Yahweh replied to me,
⇔ “I know that what you say is true, but look around at what is happening in the other nations;
⇔ if you look, you will be amazed,
⇔ because I am doing something during this time that you would not believe would happen,
⇔ even if someone told you about it.

LEB • be astonished and astounded. • For a work is about to be done in your days • that you will not believe if it is told.

BBE See among the nations, and take note, and be full of wonder: for in your days I am doing a work in which you will have no belief, even if news of it is given to you.

Moff No Moff HAB book available

JPS Look ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for, behold, a work shall be wrought in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.

ASV Behold ye among the nations, and look, and wonder marvellously; for I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.

DRA Behold ye among the nations, and see: wonder, and be astonished: for a work is done in your days, which no man will believe when it shall be told.

YLT Look ye on nations, and behold and marvel greatly. For a work He is working in your days, Ye do not believe though it is declared.

Drby See ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for [I] work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be declared [to you].

RV Behold ye among the nations, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I work a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.

Wbstr Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you .

KJB-1769 ¶ Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.
(¶ Behold ye/you_all among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye/you_all will not believe, though it be told you. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Behold ye [fn]among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marueilously: for I wil worke a worke in your daies, which yee will not beleeue, though it be tolde you.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

1:5 Actes 13. 41.

Bshps Behold among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and marueyll: for I will worke a worke in your dayes, ye will not beleue it though it be tolde you.
(Behold among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and marueyll: for I will work a work in your days, ye/you_all will not believe it though it be told you.)

Gnva Beholde among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and maruaile: for I will worke a worke in your dayes: yee will not beleeue it, though it be tolde you.
(Behold among the heathen, and regarde, and wonder, and maruaile: for I will work a work in your days: ye/you_all will not believe it, though it be told you. )

Cvdl Beholde amonge the Heithen, and loke wel: wondre at it, and be aba?shed: for I wil do a thinge in youre tyme, which though it be tolde you, ye shal not beleue.
(Behold among the Heithen, and look wel: wondre at it, and be aba?shed: for I will do a thing in your(pl) time, which though it be told you, ye/you_all shall not believe.)

Wycl Biholde ye in hethene men, and se ye, and wondre ye, and greetli drede ye; for a werk is doon in youre daies, which no man schal bileue, whanne it schal be teld.
(Behold ye/you_all in heathen men, and see ye/you_all, and wondre ye/you_all, and greatly dread ye; for a work is done in your(pl) days, which no man shall believe, when it shall be teld.)

Luth Schauet unter den Heiden, sehet und verwundert euch; denn ich will etwas tun zu euren Zeiten, welches ihr nicht glauben werdet, wenn man davon sagen wird.
(Schauet under the Heiden, sehet and verwundert you; because I will etwas do/put to yours Zeiten, which you/their/her not believe becomet, when man davon say wird.)

ClVg Aspicite in gentibus, et videte; admiramini, et obstupescite: quia opus factum est in diebus vestris, quod nemo credet cum narrabitur.
(Aspicite in gentibus, and videte; admiramini, and obstupescite: because opus done it_is in days vestris, that nemo credet when/with narrabitur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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Yahweh responds to Habakkuk.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

(Occurrence 0) be amazed and astonished

(Some words not found in UHB: look in/on/at/with,nations and,see and,astonished astounded that/for/because/then/when something doing in/on/at/with,days,your_all's not believe that/for/because/then/when told )

The words “amazed” and “astonished” share similar meanings. Together they emphasize the strength of the emotion. Alternate translation: “be very amazed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) in your days

This idiom refers to Habakkuk’s lifetime. Alternate translation: “during your lifetime”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) when it is reported to you

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “when someone reports it to you” or “when you hear about it”

Parallel HAB 1:5

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