Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Habakkuk 1:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Oh, God who is holy, have you not been/existed since long ago and you go on forever? You God who is our shield gave/caused those people to punish us.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “O LORD! Did you not exist from the very beginning?
  My God, my Holy one, we will not die.
  Oh LORD, you have chosen Babylonians to bring punishment.
  You, my Rock, you have ordained them to punish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Habakuk said, ‘O LORD, you (sing.) (are) God since before. You (sing.) (are) my holy God and you (sing.) have-no death. O GOD who (is) a protecting rock/stone, you (sing.) chose the ones from-Babylon/[-Babilonia] to punish us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Habakkuk said, ‘You (sing.) Yahweh are my holy God. You (sing.) have no beginning and no end. You (sing.) God who are a place-of-refuge are the one who appointed them to sentence/condemn and to punish.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who kill people in order to build cities,
  cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)