Haggaj 2
1 Paa den een og tyvende Dag i den syvende Maaned kom HERRENS Ord ved Profeten Haggaj saaledes:
In the seventh month, on the twenty-first [day] of the month, the Lord spoke by Aggaeus the prophet, saying,
2 Sig til Judas Statholder Zerubbabel, Sjaltiels Søn, til Ypperstepræsten Josua, Jozadaks Søn, og til Resten af Folket saaledes:
Speak now to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, of the tribe of Juda, and to Jesus the son of Josedec, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, saying,
3 Er der nogen tilbage iblandt eder af dem, der har set dette Hus i dets fordums Herlighed? Hvorledes tykkes det eder da nu? Er det ikke som intet i eders Øjne?
Who [is there] of you that saw this house in her former glory? and how do you now look upon it, as it were nothing before your eyes?
4 Dog vær kun trøstig, Zerubbabel, lyder det fra HERREN, vær kun trøstig, du Ypperstepræst Josua, Jozadaks Søn, vær kun trøstigt, alt Folket i Landet, lyder det fra HERREN. Arbejd kun, thi jeg er med eder, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE,
Yet now be strong, O Zorobabel, says the Lord; and strengthen yourself, O Jesus the high priest, the son of Josedec; and let all the people of the land strengthen themselves, says the Lord, and work, for I am with you, says the Lord Almighty;
5 og min Aand bliver iblandt eder med den Pagt, jeg sluttede med eder, da I drog bort fra Ægypten; frygt ikke!
and my Spirit remains in the midst of you; be of good courage.
6 Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Endnu en Gang om en liden Stund vil jeg ryste Himmel og Jord, Hav og tørt Land,
For thus says the Lord Almighty; Yet once I will shake the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];
7 og jeg vil ryste alle Folkene, og da skal alle Folkenes Skatte komme hid, og jeg fylder dette Hus med Herlighed, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
and I will shake all nations, and the choice [portions] of all the nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord Almighty.
8 Mit er Sølvet, og mit er Guldet, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
Mine is the silver, and mine the gold, says the Lord Almighty.
9 Dette Hus's kommende Herlighed bliver større end den tidligere, siger Hærskarers HERRE, og paa dette Sted vil jeg give Fred, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
For the glory of this house shall be great, the latter more than the former, says the Lord Almighty: and in this place will I give peace, says the Lord Almighty, even peace of soul for a possession to every one that builds, to raise up this temple.
10 Paa den fire og tyvende Dag i den niende Maaned i Darius's andet Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord ved Profeten Haggaj saaledes:
On the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Aggaeus the prophet, saying,
11 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Bed Præsterne om Svar paa følgende Spørgsmaal:
Thus says the Lord Almighty; Inquire now of the priest [concerning] the law, saying,
12 »Dersom en Mand bærer helligt Kød i sin Kappeflig og med Fligen rører ved Brød eller noget, som er kogt, eller ved Vin eller Olie eller nogen Slags Mad, bliver disse Ting saa hellige?« Præsterne svarede nej.
If a man should take holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and the skirt of his garment should touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
13 Haggaj spurgte da: »Hvis en, som er blevet uren ved Lig, rører ved nogen af disse Ting, bliver den saa uren?« Præsterne svarede ja.
And Aggaeus said, If a defiled person who is unclean by reason of a dead body, touch any of these, shall it be defiled? And the priests answered and said, It shall be defiled.
14 Saa tog Haggaj til Orde og sagde: Saaledes er det i mine Øjne med disse Mennesker, saaledes med dette Folk, lyder det fra HERREN, og saaledes med alt deres Hænders Værk og med, hvad de ofrer der: det er urent.
And Aggaeus answered and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, says the Lord; and so are all the works of their hands: and whoever shall approach them, shall be defiled [because of their early burdens: they shall be pained because of their toils; and you have hated him that reproved in the gates].
15 Men læg nu Mærke til, hvorledes det gaar fra i Dag! Før Sten lagdes paa Sten i HERRENS Hus,
And now consider, I pray you, from this day and beforetime, before they laid a stone on a stone in the temple of the Lord, what manner of men you were.
16 hvorledes gik det eder da? Naar man kom til en Dynge Korn paa tyve Maal, var der ti; og kom man til en Vinperse for at øse halvtredsindstyve Maal af Kummen, var der tyve.
When you cast into the corn-bin twenty measures of barley, and there were [only] ten measures of barley: and you went to the vat to draw out fifty measures, and there were [but] twenty.
17 Jeg slog eder med Kornbrand, Rust og Hagl ved alt eders Arbejde, men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.
I struck you with barrenness, and with blasting, and all the works of your hands with hail; yet you returned not to me, says the Lord.
18 Læg Mærke til, hvorledes det gaar fra i Dag, fra den fire og tyvende Dag i den niende Maaned, fra den Dag Grunden lagdes til HERRENS Hus, læg Mærke dertil!
Set your hearts now [to think] from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth month, even from the day when the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid;
19 Er Sæden endnu i Laderne, staar Vinstokken, Figentræet, Granatæbletræet og Oliventræet endnu uden Frugt? Fra i Dag velsigner jeg.
consider in your hearts, whether [this] shall be known on the corn-floor, and whether yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-trees that bear no fruit [are with you]: from this day will I bless [you].
20 Og HERRENS Ord kom for anden Gang til Haggaj paa den fire og tyvende Dag i Maaneden saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came the second time to Aggaeus the prophet, on the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,
21 Sig til Judas Statholder Zerubbabel: Jeg ryster Himmelen og Jorden
Speak to Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, of the tribe of Juda, saying, I shake the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];
22 og omstyrter Kongernes Troner, tilintetgør Hedningerigernes Styrke og vælter Stridsvognene med deres Førere, og Heste og Ryttere skal styrte, og den ene skal falde for den andens Sværd.
and I will overthrow the thrones of kings, and I will destroy the power of the kings of the nations; and I will overthrow chariots and riders; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword striving against his brother.
23 Paa hin Dag, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, tager jeg dig, min Tjener Zerubbabel, Sjealtiels Søn, lyder det fra HERREN, og gør dig til en Seglring; thi dig har jeg udvalgt, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
In that day, says the Lord Almighty, I will take you, O Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, my servant, says the Lord, and will make you as a seal: for I have chosen you, says the Lord Almighty.
