Habakkuk 1:4 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah ukhaih daan loe thazok boeh, toenghaih doeh hmabang caeh thai ai boeh: kasae kami mah katoeng kami to ven khoep pongah, amsoem ai lokcaekhaih to hmacawn lat boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah olkhueng he dap tih tiktamnah he a yoeyah la cet pawh. Halang loh a dueng te a dum dongah laitloeknah he a haeh la cet.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah olkhueng he dap tih tiktamnah he a yoeyah la cet pawh. Halang loh a dueng te a dum dongah laitloeknah he a haeh la cet.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ia mea, ua nawaliwali ke kanawai, aole e hele aku ka hoopono ana me ka oiaio; Aka, o ka mea hewa ke hoopuni i ka mea pono; Nolaila, ua hookahuliia ka pono.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lalwa a la, li pa sèvi anyen. Ou pa ka jwenn jistis. Mechan yo ap kraze moun k'ap mache dwat. Lajistis devan dèyè.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Propter hoc lacerata est lex, et non pervenit usque ad finem judicium; quia impius prævalet adversus justum, propterea egreditur judicium perversum.

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

C’est pourquoi la loi reste impuissante, et le juste jugement ne vient jamais au jour ; car le méchant cerne le juste ; c’est pourquoi le jugement sort perverti.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Odkudž se děje opuštění zákona, a nedochází nikdá soud. Nebo bezbožný obkličuje spravedlivého, pročež vychází soud převrácený.

Kosraean Bible

Ma sap uh munasla ac wanginla sripa, ac nununku suwohs tiana orek. Mwet koluk uh kutangla mwet wo, ouinge nununku suwohs ikilyukelik.

World Portuguese Bible

Portanto a lei está paralisada, e a justiça nunca prevalece; pois os ímpios cercam os justos; por isso a justiça sai pervertida.

Romanian BTF Bible

De aceea legea este neglijată și judecata niciodată nu înaintează, căci cel stricat împresoară pe cel drept; de aceea judecata nedreaptă merge înainte.

Brenton English Septuagint

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

Burmese Common Language Bible

တရားဥပဒေသည်ပျော့ညံ့၍အသုံးမဝင်သဖြင့် အဘယ်အခါ၌တရားသဖြင့်စီရင်ဆုံးဖြတ်မှုမပြုနိုင်ကြပါ။ သူယုတ်မာတို့သည်သူတော်ကောင်းများကိုအနိုင်ရကြသည်ဖြစ်၍ တရားစီရင်မှုသည်အမှောက်မှောက်အမှားမှားဖြစ်လျက်ရှိပါတော့၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Darum wird das Gesetz kraftlos, und das Recht kommt nimmermehr hervor; denn der Gesetzlose umzingelt den Gerechten: darum kommt das Recht verdreht hervor.

Dutch Bible 1917

Daarom wordt de wet onderlaten, en het recht komt nimmermeer voort; want de goddeloze omringt den rechtvaardige; daarom komt het recht verdraaid voor.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De Wet ligt verkracht, Het Recht wordt verstikt: Want de goddeloze houdt den vrome gevangen, Het recht wordt geschonden!

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciò, la legge è indebolita, e il giudicio non esce giammai fuori; perciocchè l'empio intornia il giusto ; perciò esce il giudicio tutto storto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore the Lawe is dissolued, and iudgement doeth neuer go forth: for the wicked doeth compasse about the righteous: therefore wrong iudgement proceedeth.

Noyes Bible

Therefore the law faileth, And judgment is not pronounced according to truth; For the wicked encompasseth the righteous, Therefore wrong judgment is pronounced.

Danish Bible 1931

Derfor ligger Loven lammet, og Ret kommer aldrig frem. Thi når gudløse trænger retfærdige, fremkommer krøget Ret.

Leeser Tanakh

Therefore is the law powerless, and justice cometh not forth victorious; for the wicked encompasseth about the righteous; therefore doth justice come forth perverted.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy nên luật pháp không quyền, sự chánh trực không hề tỏ ra. Kẻ hung ác vây chung quanh ngươi công bình, vì cớ đó sự xét đoán ra trái ngược.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: For the wicked doth compass about the righteous; Therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

Revised West Version

Ko ia ʻoku vaivai ai ʻae fono, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻalu atu ʻae fakamaau: he kuo kāpui ʻae māʻoniʻoni ʻe he angahala; ko ia kuo ʻalu atu ai ʻae fakamaau taʻetotonu.

French Ostervald Bible

Aussi la loi est impuissante, et le jugement n'est jamais rendu selon la vérité; le méchant environne le juste, c'est pourquoi l'on rend des jugements iniques.

Esperanto Bible

Tial la instruo perdis sian forton, la justeco neniam venkas; ĉar la malvirtulo superfortas la virtulon, tial la rezultoj de juĝo estas malĝustaj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Aussi la loi n’a point de vie, La justice n’a point de force; Car le méchant triomphe du juste, Et l’on rend des jugements iniques.

German Luther Bible 1912

Darum ist das Gesetz ohnmächtig, und keine rechte Sache kann gewinnen. Denn der Gottlose übervorteilt den Gerechten; darum ergehen verkehrte Urteile.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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

British English Septuagint 2012

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

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

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

Open English Bible (US)

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Perciò la legge è senza forza e il diritto non fa strada, perché l’empio aggira il giusto, e il diritto n’esce pervertito.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

C'est pourquoi la loi est paralysée et la justice ne triomphe jamais ; car le méchant encercle le juste ; c'est pourquoi la justice en ressort faussée.

Reina Valera 1909

Por lo cual la ley es debilitada, y el juicio no sale verdadero: por cuanto el impío asedia al justo, por eso sale torcido el juicio.

Spanish BLL

Por eso la ley ha perdido su fuerza y la justicia nunca se aplica; los malvados acosan a los justos, y por eso la justicia sale pervertida.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por eso la ley se debilita y la justicia no prevalece nunca; porque el impío acosa al justo, y así sale torcida la justicia.

Croatian Bible

Zakon je izgubio snagu, a pravda se ni načas ne pomalja. Da, zlikovac progoni pravednika, pravo je stoga izopačeno.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Zato se ostavlja zakon, i sud ne izlazi nikada, jer bezbožnik opteče pravednika, zato sud izlazi izopačen.

German Textbibel

So kommt es, daß das Gesetz erlahmt, und das Recht niemals mehr ans Licht tritt. Denn die Gottlosen umgarnen die Frommen; darum tritt das Recht verdreht ans Licht.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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

Hebrew OT (WLC)

עַל־כֵּן֙ תָּפ֣וּג תּוֹרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֤י רָשָׁע֙ מַכְתִּ֣יר אֶת־הַצַּדִּ֔יק עַל־כֵּ֛ן יֵצֵ֥א מִשְׁפָּ֖ט מְעֻקָּֽל׃