Haggaj 1
1 I Kong Darius's andet Regeringsaar paa den første Dag i den sjette Maaned kom HERRENS Ord ved Profeten Haggaj saaledes: Sig til Judas Statholder Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, og til Ypperstepræsten Josua, Jozadaks Søn:
In the second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, this message from the Lord came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest:
2 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Dette Folk siger: »Endnu er det ikke Tid at bygge HERRENS Hus.«
The Lord of hosts says: The people say that the time has not yet come to rebuild the temple of the Lord.
3 Og HERRENS Ord kom ved Profeten Haggaj saaledes:
Then this message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet:
4 Er det da Tid for eder at bo i Huse med træklædte Vægge, naar dette Hus ligger øde?
Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your own well-roofed houses, while this temple lies in ruins?
5 Derfor, saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Læg Mærke til, hvorledes det gaar eder!
The Lord of hosts says: Consider your past experiences.
6 I saar meget, men bringer lidet i Hus; I spiser, men mættes ikke; I drikker, men faar ikke Tørsten slukket; I klæder eder paa, men bliver ikke varme; og Daglejerens Løn gaar i en hullet Pung.
You sow much, but bring in little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but are not filled; you clothe yourselves, but not enough to be warm; and those who earn wages, put those wages in a bag with holes.
7 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Læg Mærke til, hvorledes det gaar eder!
The Lord of hosts says: Consider your experiences.
8 Gaa op i Bjergene, hent Tømmer og byg Templet, saa jeg kan have Glæde deraf og blive æret, siger HERREN.
Go up to the mountains, and bring wood and rebuild the temple; then I will be pleased with it, and I will reveal my glory. The Lord says:
9 I venter rig Høst, men det bliver kun til lidt; og naar I bringer det i Hus, blæser jeg derpaa. Hvorfor? lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE. Fordi mit Hus ligger øde, medens enhver af eder har travlt med sit eget Hus.
You looked for much, and it came to little; and when you brought the harvest home, I blew it away. Why? The Lord of hosts says: Because my temple lies in ruins, while you shelter in your own houses.
10 Derfor holder Himmelen sin Dug og Jorden sin Afgrøde tilbage;
The heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit,
11 og jeg har kaldt Tørke hid over Land og Bjerge, over Korn, Most og Olie, over alt, hvad Jorden frembringer, over Folk og Fæ, over alt, hvad Hænder virker.
and I have called forth a drought upon the land and upon the mountains, and upon the grain and the new wine and the oil and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon people and animals, and upon all the labor of your hands.
12 Og Zerubbabel, Sjaltiels Søn, og Ypperstepræsten Josua, Jozadaks Søn, og hele Resten af Folket adlød HERREN deres Guds Røst og Profeten Haggajs Ord, eftersom HERREN havde sendt ham til dem, og Folket frygtede HERREN.
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Jehozadak the high priest, with all the rest of the people, obeyed the command of the Lord their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him to them. They showed proper respect for the Lord.
13 Da sagde Haggaj, HERRENS Sendebud, i HERRENS Ærinde til Folket: Jeg er med eder, lyder det fra HERREN.
Haggai, the prophet of the Lord, as the Lord commanded him, told the people: “The Lord says: I am with you.”
14 Og HERREN vakte Aanden i Judas Statholder Zerubbabel, Sjaltiels Søn, og i Ypperstepræsten Josua, Jozadaks Søn, og i hele Resten af Folket, saa de kom og tog fat paa Arbejdet med deres Guds, Hærskarers HERRES, Hus
And the Lord 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 rest of the people, so that they came and worked on the temple of the Lord of hosts, their God,
15 paa den fire og tyvende Dag i den sjette Maaned i Kong Darius's andet Regeringsaar.
in the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month. In the second year of Darius the king,
