Habakkuk 3

tefillah lakhavaqquq hannavi al shigyonot

A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk. In the mode of Shigionoth.

Adonai shamati shimakha yareti Adonai po'olkha beqerev shanim khayyehu beqerev shanim todia berogez rakhem tizkor

O ETERNAL One! I have learned of Your renown; I am awed, O ETERNAL One, by Your deeds. Renew them in these years, Oh, make them known in these years! Though angry, may You remember compassion.

eloah mitteman yavo veqadosh mehar-paran selah kissah shamayim hodo utehillato male'ah ha'arets

God is coming from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. God’s majesty covers the skies, Such splendor fills the earth:

venogah ka'or tihyeh qarnayim miyyado lo vesham khevyon uzzoh

It is a brilliant light That gives off rays on every side— And therein God’s glory is enveloped.

lefanayw yelekh daver veyetse reshef leraglayw

Pestilence marches in front, And plague comes forth at God’s heels.

amad vayemoded erets ra'ah vayyatter goyim vayyitpotsetsu harre-ad shakhu givot olam halikhot olam lo

God’s standing up makes the earth shake; A mere glance makes nations tremble. The age-old mountains are shattered, The primeval hills sink low. God’s routes are ancient:

takhat aven ra'iti ohole khushan yirgezun yeri'ot erets midyan

As a scene of havoc I behold The tents of Cushan; Shaken are the pavilions Of the land of Midian!

havinharim kharah Adonai im banneharim appekha im-bayyam evratekha ki tirkav al-susekha markevotekha yeshu'ah

Are You wroth, O ETERNAL One, with Neharim? Is Your anger against Neharim, Your rage against Yam— That You are driving Your steeds, Your victorious chariot?

eryah te'or qashtekha shevu'ot mattot omer selah neharot tevaqqa-arets

All bared and ready is Your bow. Sworn are the rods of the word. Selah. You make the earth burst into streams,

ra'ukha yakhilu harim zerem mayim avar natan tehom qolo rom yadehu nasa

The mountains rock at the sight of You, A torrent of rain comes down; Loud roars the deep, The sky returns the echo.

shemesh yareakh amad zevulah le'or khitsekha yehallekhu lenogah beraq khanitekha

Sun [and] moon stand still on high As Your arrows fly in brightness, Your flashing spear in brilliance.

beza'am titsad-arets be'af tadush goyim

You tread the earth in rage, You trample nations in fury.

yatsata leyesha ammekha leyesha et-meshikhekha makhatsta rosh mibbet rasha arot yesod ad-tsavvar selah

You have come forth to deliver Your people, To deliver Your anointed. You will smash the roof of the villain’s house, Raze it from foundation to top. Selah.

naqavta vemattayw rosh perazav yisaru lahafitseni alitsutam kemo-le'ekhol ani bammistar

You will crack [the enemy’s] skull with Your bludgeon; Blown away shall be his warriors, Whose delight is to crush me suddenly, To devour a pauper in an ambush.

darakhta vayyam susekha khomer mayim rabbim

You will make Your steeds tread the sea, Stirring the mighty waters.

shamati vattirgaz bitni leqol tsalelu sefatay yavo raqav ba'atsamay vetakhtay ergaz asher anuakh leyom tsarah la'alot le'am yegudennu

I heard and my bowels quaked, My lips quivered at the sound; Rot entered into my bone, I trembled where I stood. Yet I wait calmly for the day of distress, For a people to come to attack us.

ki-te'enah lo-tifrakh ve'en yevul baggefanim kikhesh ma'aseh-zayit ushedemot lo-asah okhel gazar mimmikhlah tson ve'en baqar barefatim

Though the fig tree does not bud And no yield is on the vine, Though the olive crop has failed And the fields produce no grain, Though sheep have vanished from the fold And no cattle are in the pen,

va'ani ba-Adonai elozah agilah belohe yishi

Yet will I rejoice in GOD, Exult in the God who delivers me.

Adonai adonay kheli vayyasem raglay ka'ayyalot ve'al bamotay yadrikheni lamnatseakh binginotay

The Sovereign GOD is my strength, Making my feet like the deer’s And letting me stride upon the heights. For the leader; with instrumental music.