1:1 [] H orasiV, thn opoian eiden Abbakoum o profhthV.

1:2 EwV pote, Kurie, qelw krazei, kai den qeleiV eisakouei; qelw boa proV se, Adikia× kai den qeleiV swzei;

1:3 Dia ti me kamneiV na blepw anomian kai na qewrw talaipwrian kai arpaghn kai adikian emprosqen mou; kai uparcousi diegeironteV erida kai filoneikian.

1:4 Dia touto o nomoV einai argoV, kai den exercetai krisiV teleia× epeidh o asebhV katadunasteuei ton dikaion, dia touto exercetai krisiV diestrammenh.

1:5 [] Idete metaxu twn eqnwn kai epibleyate kai qaumasate megalwV, dioti egw qelw praxei ergon en taiV hmeraiV saV, to opoion den qelete pisteusei, ean tiV dihghqh auto.

1:6 Dioti, idou, egw exegeirw touV CaldaiouV, to eqnoV to pikron kai ormhtikon, to opoion qelei dielqei to platoV tou topou, dia na klhronomhsh katoikiaV ouci eautou.

1:7 Einai foberoi kai tromeroi× h krisiV autwn kai h exousia autwn qelei proercesqai ex autwn.

1:8 Kai oi ippoi autwn einai tacuteroi pardalewn kai oxuteroi lukwn thV esperaV× kai oi ippeiV autwn qelousi diacuqh kai oi ippeiV autwn qelousin elqei apo makroqen× qelousi petaxei wV aetoV speudwn eiV brwsin,

1:9 panteV qelousin elqei epi arpagh× h oyiV twn proswpwn autwn einai wV o anatolikoV anemoV, kai qelousi sunaxei touV aicmalwtouV wV ammon.

1:10 Kai qelousi peripaizei touV basileiV, kai oi arconteV qelousin eisqai paignion eiV autouV× qelousin empaizei pan ocurwma× dioti qelousin episwreusei cwma kai qelousi kurieusei auto.

1:11 Tote to pneuma autou qelei alloiwqh, kai qelei uperbh pan orion kai qelei asebei, apodidwn thn iscun autou tauthn eiV ton qeon autou.

1:12 [] Den eisai su ap' aiwnoV, Kurie Qee mou, o AgioV mou; den qelomen apoqanei. Su, Kurie, dietaxaV autouV dia krisin× kai su, Iscure, katesthsaV autouV eiV paideian hmwn.

1:13 Oi ofqalmoi sou einai kaqarwteroi para wste na blephV ta ponhra, kai den dunasai na epiblephV eiV thn anomian× dia ti epiblepeiV eiV touV paranomouV kai siwpaV, otan o asebhV katapinh ton dikaioteron eautou,

1:14 kai kamneiV touV anqrwpouV wV touV icquaV thV qalasshV, wV ta erpeta, ta mh econta arconta ef' eautwn;

1:15 Anasurousi pantaV dia tou agkistrou, elkousin autouV eiV to diktuon autwn kai sunagousin autouV eiV thn saghnhn autwn× dia touto eufrainontai kai cairousi.

1:16 Dia touto qusiazousin eiV to diktuon autwn kai kaiousi qumiama eiV thn saghnhn autwn× dioti di' autwn h meriV autwn einai paceia kai to faghton autwn eklekton.