| 1:1 |
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahwehs word came by Haggai the prophet, to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, |
In the second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of YHWH came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying: |
| 1:2 |
This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, The time hasnt yet come, the time for Yahwehs house to be built. |
This is what YHWH of Armies says: These people say, The time has not yet come, the time to rebuild the house of YHWH. |
| 1:3 |
Then Yahwehs word came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
Then the word of YHWH came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| 1:4 |
Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste? |
Is it a time for yall to dwell in your* paneled houses, while this house lies waste? |
| 1:5 |
Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways. |
Now therefore this is what YHWH Almighty says: Yall must think carefully about your* ways. |
| 1:6 |
You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you dont have enough. You drink, but you arent filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it. |
Yall have planted much, but bring in little. Yall eat, but dont have enough. Yall drink, but not enough to be tipsy. Yall clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. The one who earns wages puts them into a bag with holes. |
| 1:7 |
This is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways. |
This is what YHWH Almighty says: Yall must think carefully about your* ways. |
| 1:8 |
Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says Yahweh. |
Yall go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says YHWH. |
| 1:9 |
You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says Yahweh of Armies, Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house. |
Yall expected much, but it came to little, and when yall brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says YHWH Almighty, Because my house lies in waste while yall are busy with your own houses. |
| 1:10 |
Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. |
Therefore because of yall the heavens have withheld their dew, and the earth has withheld its fruit. |
| 1:12 |
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed Yahweh their Gods voice, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yahweh their God had sent him; and the people feared Yahweh. |
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed YHWH their Gods voice, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as YHWH their God had sent him; and the people feared YHWH. |
| 1:13 |
Then Haggai, Yahwehs messenger, spoke Yahwehs message to the people, saying, I am with you, says Yahweh. |
Then Haggai, YHWHs messenger, spoke YHWHs message to the people, saying, I am with yall, this is the declaration of YHWH. |
| 1:14 |
Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of Yahweh of Armies, their God, |
YHWH stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of YHWH Almighty, their God, |
| 2:1 |
In the seventh month, in the twenty first day of the month, Yahwehs word came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
In the seventh month, in the twenty first day of the month, the word of YHWH came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| 2:3 |
Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Isnt it in your eyes as nothing? |
Who is left among yall who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to yall now? Isnt it nothing in yalls eyes? |
| 2:4 |
Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel, says Yahweh. Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, says Yahweh, and work, for I am with you, says Yahweh of Armies. |
But now you be strong, Zerubbabel, says YHWH. Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all people of the land, says YHWH. Yall must work, for I am with yall, says YHWH Almighty. |
| 2:5 |
This is the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit lived among you. Dont be afraid. |
This is the word that I covenanted with yall when yall came out of Egypt, and my Spirit lived among yall. Yall must not be afraid. |
| 2:6 |
For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Yet once more, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land; |
For this is what YHWH Almighty says: Yet once more, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land; |
| 2:7 |
and I will shake all nations. The treasure of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies. |
and I will shake all nations. The treasure of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says YHWH Almighty. |
| 2:8 |
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says Yahweh of Armies. |
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says YHWH Almighty. |
| 2:9 |
The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says Yahweh of Armies; and in this place I will give peace, says Yahweh of Armies. |
The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says YHWH Almighty; and in this place I will give peace, says YHWH Almighty. |
| 2:10 |
In the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, Yahwehs word came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
In the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| 2:11 |
Yahweh of Armies says: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, |
YHWH Almighty says: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, |
| 2:13 |
Then Haggai said, If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean? The priests answered, It will be unclean. |
Then Haggai said, If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, will it be unclean? The priests answered, It will be unclean. |
| 2:14 |
Then Haggai answered, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, says Yahweh; and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean. |
Then Haggai answered, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, says YHWH; and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean. |
| 2:15 |
Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in Yahwehs temple. |
Now, put this on yalls heart from this day onward: before a stone was put on a stone in the temple of YHWH, |
| 2:16 |
Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty. |
from that time, when someone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty. |
| 2:17 |
I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands; yet you didnt turn to me, says Yahweh. |
I struck yall with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of yalls hands, but yall didnt turn to me, declares YHWH. |
| 2:18 |
Consider, please, from this day and backward, from the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Yahwehs temple was laid, consider it. |
Put on yalls hearts, from this day onward, from the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of the temple of YHWH was laid, think carefully. |
| 2:20 |
Yahwehs word came the second time to Haggai in the twenty fourth day of the month, saying, |
The word of YHWH came the second time to Haggai in the twenty fourth day of the month, saying, |
| 2:22 |
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother. |
I will overthrow the throne of empires. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother. |
| 2:23 |
In that day, says Yahweh of Armies, I will take you, Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says Yahweh, and will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, says Yahweh of Armies. |
In that day, says YHWH Almighty, I will take you, Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says YHWH, and will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, says YHWH Almighty. |