KG	A teher, amelyet Habakuk próféta látott.
AS	The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
KJV	The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

KG	Meddig kiáltok még oh Uram, és nem hallgatsz meg! Kiáltozom hozzád az erőszak miatt, és nem szabadítasz meg!
AS	O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.
KJV	O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

KG	Miért láttatsz velem hamisságot, és szemléltetsz nyomorgatást? Pusztítás és erőszak van előttem, per keletkezik és versengés támad!
AS	Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.
KJV	Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

KG	Azért inog a törvény, és nem érvényesül az igaz ítélet; mert gonosz hálózza be az igazat, azért származik hamis ítélet!
AS	Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
KJV	Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

KG	Nézzetek szét a népek között, vizsgálódjatok és csodálkozással csodálkozzatok, mert oly dolgot cselekszem a ti napjaitokban, mit el sem hinnétek, ha beszélnék!
AS	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.
KJV	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.

KG	Mert ímé, feltámasztom a Káldeusokat, a kegyetlen és vakmerő nemzetet, amely eljárja a földet széltében, hogy hajlékokat foglaljon el, amelyek nem az övéi.
AS	For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.
KJV	For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not their's.

KG	Rettenetes és iszonyatos ez, maga szerzi törvényét és hatalmát.
AS	They are terrible and dreadful; their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
KJV	They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

KG	És lovai serényebbek a párducoknál, és gyorsabbak az estveli farkasoknál, és előtörtetnek az ő lovasai; és az ő lovasai messziről jőnek, repülnek, mint a zsákmányra siető keselyű.
AS	Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves; and their horsemen press proudly on: yea, their horsemen come from far; they fly as an eagle that hasteth to devour.
KJV	Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

KG	Mindnyája ragadományért jön, arcuk előre néz, és annyi foglyot gyűjt, mint a föveny.
AS	They come all of them for violence; the set of their faces is forwards; and they gather captives as the sand.
KJV	They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

KG	Kacag ez a királyokon, és a fejedelmek néki nevetség, minden erősséget csak nevet, töltést emel és megostromolja azt.
AS	Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.
KJV	And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

KG	Majd tovaszáll viharként és elvonul és bűnbe esik; ő kinek istene az ő hatalma.
AS	Then shall he sweep by `as' a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, `even' he whose might is his god.
KJV	Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

KG	Avagy nem te vagy-é Uram, öröktől fogva az én Istenem, Szentem? Nem veszünk el! Ítéletre rendelted őt, oh Uram, fenyítőül választottad őt, én erősségem!
AS	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.
KJV	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.

KG	Tisztábbak szemeid, hogysem nézhetnéd a gonoszt, és a nyomorgatást nem szemlélheted: miért szemléled hát a hitszegőket? és hallgatsz, mikor a gonosz elnyeli a nálánál igazabbat?!
AS	Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;
KJV	Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

KG	Olyanokká teszed az embert, mint a tenger halai, és mint a csúszómászó állatok, amelyeknek nincsen vezérök?
AS	and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
KJV	And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

KG	Mindnyáját kivonsza horoggal, gyalomjába keríti, és hálójába takarítja be őket; ezért örül és vígad.
AS	He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.
KJV	They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

KG	Ezért áldozik gyalomjának, és füstöl az ő hálójának, mert ezekkel kövér az ő része, és zsíros az ő eledele.
AS	Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
KJV	Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

KG	Vajjon azért ürítheti-é gyalmát, és szüntelen ölheti-é a nemzeteket kímélet nélkül?!
AS	Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations continually?
KJV	Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?