Haggai 2
1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, came the word of Yahweh, by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
Da a ɛto so aduonu baako wɔ ɔsram a ɛto so ason no, Awurade de asɛm faa Odiyifo Hagai so se:
2 Speak, I pray thee, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, pasha of Judah, and unto Jehoshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, —and unto the remnant of the people, saying: —
“Ka eyi kyerɛ Sealtiel babarima Serubabel a ɔyɛ Yuda amrado ne Ɔsɔfopanyin Yehosadak babarima Yosua ne Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo nkae a wɔwɔ asase no so hɔ no. Bisa wɔn se,
3 Who is there among you that is left, that saw this house, in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not, in comparison with that, as nothing, in your eyes?
‘Mo a moaka yi mu hena na ohuu saa ofi yi anuonyam sɛnea na ɛte kan no? Muhu no dɛn nnɛ? Ɛnyɛ mo sɛ ɛnsɛ hwee mprempren ana?
4 Now, therefore—Be strong, O Zerubbabel, urgeth Yahweh, and be strong, O Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and be strong, all ye people of the land, urgeth Yahweh, and work; For, I, am with you, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.
Enti Serubabel, nya akokoduru mprempren.’ Saa na Awurade se, ‘Ɔsɔfopanyin Yehosadak babarima Yosua, nya akokoduru. Mo nnipa a mowɔ asase no so mprempren no, munnya akokoduru. Awurade na ose. Munnya akokoduru na monyɛ adwuma, efisɛ, meka mo ho.’ Saa na Asafo Awurade ka.
5 The very thing that I solemnized with you, when ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, That, my spirit abiding in your midst, ye should not fear.
‘Eyi ne apam a me ne mo yɛe bere a mufii Misraim. Me Honhom ka mo ho. Ɛno nti munnsuro.’
6 For, thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Yet once, a little, it is, —and I am shaking the heavens and the earth, and the sea and the dry land;
“Eyi ne asɛm a Asafo Awurade ka. ‘Ɛrenkyɛ biara, mɛwosow ɔsoro ne asase bio. Mɛwosow po tamaa ne asase kesee nso.
7 And I will shake all the nations, and the delight of all the nations, shall come in, —and I will fill this house with glory, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Mɛwosow aman nyinaa, na aman nyinaa anidaso bɛba, na mede anuonyam bɛhyɛ saa ofi yi ma.’ Saa na Asafo Awurade se.
8 Mine is the silver and Mine the gold, Declareth Yahweh of hosts:
‘Dwetɛ no yɛ me de. Na sikakɔkɔɔ yɛ me de.’ Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se.
9 Greater shall be the last glory of this house than the first, saith Yahweh of hosts, —and, in this place, will I give prosperity, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.
‘Saa ofi yi anuonyam bɛkorɔn asen nʼanuonyam a atwa mu no.’ Saa na Asafo Awurade ka. ‘Na mɛma asomdwoe aba ha.’ Me, Asafo Awurade na makasa.”
10 On the twenty-fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Yahweh unto Haggai the prophet, saying:
Ɔhene Dario adedi mfe abien mu, ɔsram a ɛto so akron no da a ɛto so aduonu anan, Awurade kaa saa asɛm yi kyerɛɛ Odiyifo Hagai.
11 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, —I pray you, ask the priests a direction, saying:
“Asɛm a Asafo Awurade ka ni: ‘Mummisa asɔfo no nea mmara no ka.
12 If a man carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and then toucheth with his skirt bread or a cooked dish or wine or oil or any food, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
Sɛ nam kronkron bi hyɛ obi atade mmuano mu, na sɛ ho kɔka brodo anaa abɔmu, nsa anaa ngo anaa aduan foforo bi a, ɛno nso bɛyɛ kronkron ana?’” Asɔfo no buae se: “Dabi.”
13 Then said Haggai, If one who is defiled for a dead person touch any of these, shall it be defiled? And the priests answered and said, It shall be defiled.
Na Hagai bisae se, “Na sɛ obi nso de ne ho ka funu de gu ne ho fi, na ɔde ne ho twitwiw nneɛma a wɔabobɔ din yi bi ho a na wɔagu ho fi ana?” Na asɔfo no buae se, “Yiw.”
14 Then answered Haggai and said, So, is this people and, so, is this nation before me, Declareth Yahweh, and, so, is every work of their hands, —therefore, whatsoever they offer there, is, defiled.
Afei, Hagai kae se, “‘Saa ara na nnipa no ne saa ɔman yi te.’ Saa na Awurade se. ‘Biribiara a wɔyɛ ne biribiara a wɔde ba no ho agu fi.
15 Now, therefore, I pray you apply your heart, from this day and upwards, —So long as there had not been laid one stone upon another in the temple of Yahweh,
“‘Enti efi nnɛ, munnwen saa ade yi ho yiye. Monkae sɛnea na nneɛma te, ansa na moreto Awurade asɔredan no fapem no.
16 So long were things thus, that, on coming unto a heap of twenty, then was it found to be ten, —on coming unto the vat to draw off fifty measures, then were there found to be twenty.
Bere a modwene sɛ mubenya nnɔbae susukoraa aduonu no, munyaa du pɛ. Bere a mode mo ani buu sɛ mubenya galɔn aduonum afi nsakyibea no, munyaa aduonu pɛ.
17 I smote you with blight and with mildew and with hail, in all the work of your hands, —Yet ye did not return unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
Memaa ɔyare a ɛsɛe nnɔbae, ɛbɔ ne mparuwbo bɛsɛee mo nsa ano nnwuma nyinaa. Nanso moampɛ sɛ mobɛsan aba me nkyɛn. Saa na Awurade se.
18 Apply your heart, I pray you, from this day and upwards, —from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, even from the day when was founded the temple of Yahweh, apply your heart:
Efi ɔsram a ɛto so akron, da a ɛto so aduonu anan no, munnwen da a wɔtoo Awurade asɔredan fapem no ho yiye.
19 Is the seed yet in the store-house? Howbeit, though at present neither, the vine nor the fig-tree nor the pomegranate nor the olive tree, hath brought forth, from this very day, will I bless you.
Aba bi aka asan no so ana? Ebesi nnɛ, bobe, borɔdɔma, atoaa ne ngodua asow wɔn aba ana? “‘Efi saa da yi rekɔ no, mehyira mo.’”
20 Then came the word of Yahweh, the second time unto Haggai, on the twenty-fourth of the month, saying:
Awurade asɛm baa Hagai nkyɛn ne mprenu so wɔ ɔsram no da a ɛto so aduonu anan:
21 Speak thou unto Zerubbabel, pasha of Judah, saying, —I am shaking, the heavens and the earth;
“Ka kyerɛ Serubabel a ɔyɛ Yuda amrado no se, merebɛwosow ɔsoro ne asase.
22 And I will overturn the throne of kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, —and I will overturn the chariots and them who ride therein, and horses and their riders, shall come down, every man by the sword of his brother.
Mebutuw ahengua, na masɛe ananafo aheman no tumi. Mɛdan wɔn nteaseɛnam ne wɔn a wɔka no abutuw. Apɔnkɔ akafo no mfoa bɛbobɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho ama wɔatotɔ.
23 On that day, declareth Yahweh of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel—my servant, declareth Yahweh, and will set thee as a signet-ring; For, thee, have I chosen, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.
“‘Da no’ Asafo Awurade na ɔka, ‘Mɛfa wo, Sealtiel babarima, me somfo Serubabel, mɛfa wo sɛ nsɔwano kaa, efisɛ mayi wo.’ Me Asafo Awurade, na makasa.”
