< Haggai 1 >
1 [I am], Haggai, a prophet. I received a message from Yahweh on August 29th, during the second year that Darius was the king [of Persia]. I told this message to Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and to Jehozadak’s son Jeshua, the Supreme Priest.
No ano segundo do rei Dario, no sexto mes, no primeiro dia do mes, veio a palavra do Senhor, pelo ministério do profeta Aggeo, a Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, príncipe de Judá, e a Josué, filho de Josadac, o sumo sacerdote, dizendo:
2 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, told [me] that the people were saying that it was not yet time for them to rebuild Yahweh’s temple.
Assim fala o Senhor dos exércitos, dizendo: Este povo diz: Não é vindo o tempo, o tempo em que a casa do Senhor se edifique.
3 Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
Veio pois a palavra do Senhor, pelo ministério do profeta Aggeo, dizendo:
4 “It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
Porventura é para vós tempo de habitardes nas vossas casas entaboladas, e esta casa há de ficar deserta?
5 [I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
Ora pois, assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos: aplicai os vossos corações aos vossos caminhos.
6 You have planted a lot [of seeds], but you are not getting many [crops] to harvest. You eat [food], but you never get enough. You drink [wine], but you are still thirsty. You wear clothes, but you do not stay warm. You earn money, [but things are very expensive], with the result that [it is as though] [MET] [your money disappears because] you are putting it in purses/pockets that have [big] holes in them.”
Semeiais muito, e recolheis pouco; comeis, porém não vos fartais; bebeis, porém não vos saciais; vestis-vos, porém ninguém fica quente; e o que recebe salário, recebe salário num saco furado.
7 [So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
Assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos: aplicai os vossos corações aos vossos caminhos.
8 [Then] go up into the hills, [cut down trees, ] and bring timber [down here], and rebuild my temple. When you do that, I will be pleased, and I will be honored.
Subi ao monte, e trazei madeira, e edificai a casa, e dela me agradarei, e serei glorificado, diz o Senhor.
9 You expected [to harvest] plenty [of crops], but there were few [crops to harvest]. And when you brought the crops home, I caused them to spoil [IDM] quickly. The reason [that happened is that] my temple is a ruins, while each of you are busy building your own [beautiful] houses.
Olhastes para muito, mas eis que alcançastes pouco; e, quando o trouxestes a casa, eu lhe assoprei. Por que causa? disse o Senhor dos exércitos: por causa da minha casa, que está deserta, e cada um de vós corre à sua própria casa.
10 It is because of what you [are doing] that rain does not fall from the sky, and [as a result] there are no crops.
Por isso se cerram os céus sobre vós, para não darem orvalho e a terra detém os seus frutos.
11 I have caused a (drought/severe lack of rain) on the hills and on your fields. The result has been that your grain [has withered], and your grapevines [MTY] and olive trees [MTY] and all your [other] crops have dried up. [Because of that, ] you and your cattle [do not have enough food], and the hard work that you have done will be for nothing.”
Porque chamei secura sobre a terra, e sobre os montes, e sobre o trigo e sobre o mosto; e sobre o azeite, e sobre o que a terra produz: como também sobre os homens, e sobre os animais, e sobre todo o trabalho das mãos.
12 Then Zerubbabel and Jeshua and all the others of God’s people who were still alive obeyed the message that Yahweh our God had said, and they heeded the message that I had given them, because [they knew that] Yahweh our God had sent/appointed me. And the people revered Yahweh.
Então ouviu Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, e Josué, filho de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, e todo o resto do povo a voz do Senhor seu Deus; e as palavras do profeta Aggeo, assim como o Senhor seu Deus o enviou; e temeu o povo diante do Senhor.
13 Then [I], Haggai, who was Yahweh’s messenger, gave this message from Yahweh to the people: “I, Yahweh, declare that I am with you.”
Então Aggeo, o embaixador do Senhor, na embaixada do Senhor, falou ao povo, dizendo: Eu sou convosco, diz o Senhor.
14 [So] Yahweh motivated Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the other people to want to rebuild the temple of our God, the Commander of the armies of angels. They gathered together and started to work to rebuild it.
E o Senhor suscitou o espírito de Zorobabel, filho de Sealtiel, príncipe de Judá, e o espírito de Josué, filho de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, e o espírito do resto de todo o povo, e vieram, e fizeram a obra na casa do Senhor dos exércitos, seu Deus,
15 [They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
Ao vigésimo quarto dia do sexto mes, no segundo ano do rei Dario.