Cântico de Habacuc
O Lord, I have heard thy hearing, and was afraid.
Dómine, audívi auditiónem tuam, et tímui.
O Lord, thy work, in the midst of the years bring it to life:
Dómine, opus tuum, in médio annórum vivífica illud:
In the midst of the years thou shalt make it known: when thou art angry, thou wilt remember mercy.
In médio annórum notum fácies: cum irátus fúeris, misericórdiae recordáberis.
God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan:
Deus ab Austro véniet, et sanctus de monte Pharan:
His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.
Opéruit caelos glória eius: et laudis eius plena est terra.
His brightness shall be as the light: horns are in his hands:
Splendor eius ut lux erit: córnua in mánibus eius:
There is his strength hid: (5a) Death shall go before his face.
Ibi abscóndita est fortitúdo eius: (5a) ante fáciem eius ibit mors.
And the devil shall go forth before his feet. (6a) He stood and measured the earth.
Et egrediétur diábolus ante pedes eius. (6a) Stetit, et mensus est terram.
He beheld, and melted the nations: and the ancient mountains were crushed to pieces.
Aspéxit, et dissólvit gentes: et contríti sunt montes saéculi.
The hills of the world were bowed down by the journeys of his eternity.
Incurváti sunt colles mundi, ab itinéribus aeternitátis eius.
I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled.
Pro iniquitáte vidi tentória Aethiópiae, turbabúntur pelles terrae Mádian.
Wast thou angry, O Lord, with the rivers? or was thy wrath upon the rivers? or thy indignation in the sea?
Numquid in flumínibus irátus es, Dómine? aut in flumínibus furor tuus? vel in mari indignátio tua?
Who will ride upon thy horses: and thy chariots are salvation.
Qui ascéndes super equos tuos: et quadrígae tuae salvátio.
Thou wilt surely take up thy bow: according to the oaths which thou hast spoken to the tribes.
Súscitans suscitábis arcum tuum: iuraménta tríbubus quae locútus es.
Thou wilt divide the rivers of the earth. † (10a) The mountains saw thee, and were grieved: the great body of waters passed away.
Flúvios scindes terrae: † (10a) vidérunt te, et doluérunt montes: gurges aquárum tránsiit.
The deep put forth its voice: the deep lifted up its hands.
Dedit abýssus vocem suam: altitúdo manus suas levávit.
The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.
Sol, et luna stetérunt in habitáculo suo, in luce sagittárum tuárum, ibunt in splendóre fulgurántis hastae tuae.
In thy anger thou wilt tread the earth under foot: in thy wrath thou wilt astonish the nations.
In frémitu conculcábis terram: et in furóre obstupefácies gentes.
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people: for salvation with thy Christ.
Egréssus es in salútem pópuli tui: in salútem cum Christo tuo.
Thou struckest the head of the house of the wicked: thou hast laid bare his foundation even to the neck.
Percussísti caput de domo ímpii: denudásti fundaméntum eius usque ad collum.
Thou hast cursed his sceptres, † the head of his warriors, them that came out as a whirlwind to scatter me.
Maledixísti sceptris eius, † cápiti bellatórum eius, veniéntibus ut turbo ad dispergéndum me.
Their joy was like that of him that devoureth the poor man in secret.
Exsultátio eórum sicut eius, qui dévorat páuperem in abscóndito.
Thou madest a way in the sea for thy horses, in the mud of many waters.
Viam fecísti in mari equis tuis, in luto aquárum multárum.
I have heard and my bowels were troubled: my lips trembled at the voice.
Audívi, et conturbátus est venter meus: a voce contremuérunt lábia mea.
Let rottenness enter into my bones, and swarm under me.
Ingrediátur putrédo in óssibus meis, et subter me scáteat.
That I may rest in the day of tribulation: that I may go up to our people that are girded.
Ut requiéscam in die tribulatiónis: ut ascéndam ad pópulum accínctum nostrum.
For the fig tree shall not blossom: and there shall be no spring in the vines.
Ficus enim non florébit: et non erit germen in víneis.
The labour of the olive tree shall fail: and the fields shall yield no food:
Mentiétur opus olívae: et arva non áfferent cibum.
The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.
Abscindétur de ovíli pecus: et non erit arméntum in praesépibus.
But I will rejoice in the Lord: and I will joy in God my Jesus.
Ego autem in Dómino gaudébo: et exsultábo in Deo Iesu meo.
The Lord God is my strength: and he will make my feet like the feet of harts:
Deus Dóminus fortitúdo mea: et ponet pedes meos quasi cervórum.
And he the conqueror will lead me upon my high places singing psalms.
Et super excélsa mea dedúcet me victor in psalmis canéntem.
Glória ao Pai
Glória ao Pai, e ao Filho, e ao Espírito Santo.
Assim como era no princípio, agora e sempre, e pelos séculos dos séculos.
Amém.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Amen.