حَجَّي 2

١ 1 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السَّابِعِ (أَيْ شَهْرِ تِشْرِينَ الأَوَّلِ – أُكْتُوبَرَ) أَوْحَى الرَّبُّ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ إِلَى حَجَّيِ النَّبِيِّ:

In the seventh month, in the twenty-first day of the month, the word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

٢ 2 «خَاطِبْ زَرُبَّابِلَ بْنَ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ حَاكِمَ يَهُوذَا، وَيَهُوشَعَ بْنَ يَهُوصَادِقَ رَئِيسَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَجَمِيعَ الْبَقِيَّةِ النَّاجِيَةِ مِنَ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلاً:

Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

٣ 3 مَنْ بَقِيَ مِنْكُمْ مِمَّنْ شَاهَدُوا هَذَا الْهَيْكَلَ فِي مَجْدِهِ السَّابِقِ؟ كَيْفَ تَرَوْنَهُ الآنَ؟ أَلَيْسَ هُوَ فِي نَظَرِكُمْ كَلا شَيْءٍ؟

Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not in your eyes as nothing?

٤ 4 وَالآنَ تَشَجَّعْ يَازَرُبَّابِلُ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَتَشَدَّدْ يَا يَهُوشَعُ بْنُ يَهُوصَادِقَ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ، وَأَنْتُمْ كَذَلِكَ يَا جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ الأَرْضِ. تَشَجَّعُوا وَاعْمَلُوا بِجَدٍّ لأَنِّي مَعَكُمْ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ.

Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says Jehovah, and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and be strong, all ye people of the land, says Jehovah, and work. For I am with you, says Jehovah of hosts,

٥ 5 بِمُقْتَضَى عَهْدِي الَّذِي أَبْرَمْتُهُ مَعَكُمْ عِنْدَمَا خَرَجْتُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ. إِنَّ رُوحِي مَاكِثٌ مَعَكُمْ، فَلا تَفْزَعُوا.

according to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, and my Spirit abode among you. Fear ye not.

٦ 6 لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: هَا أَنَا مُزْمِعٌ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ، أَنْ أُزَلْزِلَ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ وَالْبَحْرَ وَالْيَابِسَةَ.

For thus says Jehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.

٧ 7 وَأُزَعْزِعَ أَرْكَانَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ فَتُجْلَبَ نَفَائِسُهُمْ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ وَأَمْلأَ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلَ بِالْمَجْدِ.

And I will shake all nations, and the precious things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Jehovah of hosts.

٨ 8 فَالذَّهَبُ وَالْفِضَّةُ لِي يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says Jehovah of hosts.

٩ 9 وَيَكُونُ مَجْدُ هَذَا الْهَيْكَلِ الأَخِيرِ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ مَجْدِ الْهَيْكَلِ السَّابِقِ، وَأَجْعَلُ السَّلامَ يَسُودُ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ».

The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says Jehovah of hosts, and in this place I will give peace, says Jehovah of hosts.

١٠ 10 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ (أَيْ شَهْرِ كَانُونَ الأَوَّلِ – دِيسَمْبَر)، فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ لِحُكْمِ دَارِيُّوسَ أَوْحَى الرَّبُّ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ حَجَّيِ:

In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

١١ 11 «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: اسْأَلِ الْكَهَنَةَ عَمَّا تَقُولُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ بِشَأْنِ هَذَا السُّؤَالِ:

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

١٢ 12 إِنْ حَمَلَ إِنْسَانٌ لَحْماً مُقَدَّساً بَيْنَ طَيَّاتِ ثَوْبِهِ، وَلَمَسَ طَرَفُهُ خُبْزاً أَوْ طَبِيخاً أَوْ خَمْراً أَوْ زَيْتاً أَوْ أَيَّ طَعَامٍ آخَرَ، فَهَلْ يُصْبِحُ ذَاكَ مُقَدَّساً؟» فَأَجَابَ الْكَهَنَةُ: «لا».

If a man bears holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt touches bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ سَأَلَ حَجَّي: «إِنْ لَمَسَ إِنْسَانٌ تَنَجَّسَ بِمَسِّ مَيْتٍ شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذِهِ هَلْ تُصْبِحُ نَجِسَةً؟» فَأَجَابَ الْكَهَنَةُ: «نَعَمْ، تُصْبِحُ نَجِسَةً».

Then Haggai said, If a man who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

١٤ 14 عِنْدَئِذٍ قَالَ حَجَّي: «هَذَا هُوَ حَالُ الشَّعْبِ، وَهَذَا هُوَ حَالُ الأُمَّةِ أَمَامِي يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، فَكُلُّ أَعْمَالِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَجَمِيعُ مَا يُقَدِّمُونَهُ نَجِسٌ.

Then Haggai answered and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, says Jehovah, and so is every work of their hands. And that which they offer there is unclean.

١٥ 15 وَالآنَ تَأَمَّلُوا فِيمَا صَنَعْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَالأَيَّامَ السَّالِفَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَضَعُوا حَجَراً فَوْقَ حَجَرٍ لِبِنَاءِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah.

١٦ 16 عِنْدَمَا كَانَ يُقْبِلُ أَحَدٌ عَلَى كَوْمَةِ حُبُوبٍ ظَنّاً مِنْهُ أَنَّ الأَرْضَ قَدْ غَلَّتْ عِشْرِينَ مِكْيَالاً، يَجِدُ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تُغِلَّ سِوَى عَشَرَةٍ فَقَطْ. وَحِينَ يَدْنُو مِنَ الْمِعْصَرَةِ لِيَغْرُفَ مِلْءَ خَمْسِينَ وِعَاءً، لَا يَجِدُ إِلّا عِشْرِينَ.

Through all that time, when a man came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When he came to the wine vat to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty.

١٧ 17 إِنِّي ابْتَلَيْتُ تَعَبَ أَيْدِيكُمْ بِالْقَحْطِ وَالذُّبُولِ وَالْبَرَدِ، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَرْجِعُوا تَائِبِينَ إِلَيَّ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands, yet ye turned not to me, says Jehovah.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنْ تَأَمَّلُوا فِيمَا يَجْرِي مُنْذُ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَصَاعِداً، مِنَ الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ، مُنْذُ أَنْ تَمَّ وَضْعُ أَسَاسِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ. تَأَمَّلُوا.

Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Jehovah's temple was laid, consider it.

١٩ 19 هَلْ فِي الأَهْرَاءِ بِذَارٌ بَعْدُ؟ حَتَّى الْكُرُومُ وَالتِّينُ وَالرُّمَّانُ وَالزَّيْتُونُ لَمْ تُثْمِرْ بَعْدُ. لَكِنْ مُنْذُ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ أُبَارِكُ فِيهَا».

Is the seed yet in the barn? Yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not brought forth. From this day I will bless you.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى الرَّبُّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ إِلَى حَجَّي لِلْمَرَّةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الرَّابِعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ قَائِلاً:

And the word of Jehovah came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,

٢١ 21 «كَلِّمْ زَرُبَّابِلَ حَاكِمَ يَهُوذَا وَقُلْ لَهُ: أَنَا مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ أُزَلْزِلَ السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ.

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth.

٢٢ 22 وَأُطَوِّحَ بِعُرُوشِ مَمَالِكِ الأُمَمِ، وَأُدَمِّرَ قُوَّتَهَا وَأَقْلِبَ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَفُرْسَانَهَا، فَتَهْوِي الْخُيُولُ وَرُكَّابُهَا وَيَلْقَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَتْفَهُ بِسَيْفِ صَاحِبِهِ.

And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. And I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. And the horses and their riders shall come down, each one by the sword of his brother.

٢٣ 23 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ، أَصْطَفِيكَ يَازَرُبَّابِلُ بْنُ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ عَبْدِي، وَأَجْعَلُكَ كَخَاتَمٍ فِي إِصْبَعِي (حَاكِماً بِاسْمِي) لأَنِّي اخْتَرْتُكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ».

In that day, says Jehovah of hosts, I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says Jehovah, and will make thee as a signet. For I have chosen thee, says Jehovah of hosts.