Hagai 2

1 Le ɣleti adrelia ƒe ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-ɖekɛlia gbe la, Yehowa ƒe gbe va to Nyagblɔɖila Hagai dzi be,

In the seventh [month], in the twenty and first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

2 “Gblɔ na Zerubabel, Sealtiel ƒe vi, ame si nye Yudatɔwo ƒe anyigbadziɖulagã kple nunɔlaga Yosua, Yehozadak ƒe vi kple Yudatɔwo ƒe ame mamlɛawo eye nàbia wo be,

'Speak, I pray thee, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest, and unto the remnant of the people, saying:

3 ‘Mia dometɔ kae ate ŋu aɖo ŋku ale si gbedoxɔ la ƒe atsyɔ̃ nɔ tsã la dzi? Aleke miele esia kpɔm fifiae? Ɖe wòɖi nane le mia ŋkumea?

Who among you hath been left that saw this house in its former honour? And what are ye seeing it now? Is it not, compared with it, as nothing in your eyes?

4 Ke azɔ la, Oo Zerubabel, lé dzi ɖe ƒo eye nàdo ŋusẽ nu’ Yehowae gblɔe. ‘Sẽ ŋu, Oo Yosua, Yehozadak ƒe avi, nunɔlagã, sẽ ŋu, mi anyigbadzitɔwo katã eye miawɔ dɔ.’ Yehowae gblɔe. ‘Elabena nye la meli kpli mi.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.

And now, be strong, O Zerubbabel, An affirmation of Jehovah, And be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest, And be strong, all ye people of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do ye — (for I [am] with you, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts) —

5 ‘Esiae nye nu si mebla kpli mi esi miedo go tso Egipte be, nye Gbɔgbɔ la anɔ mia me. Migavɔ̃ o.’

The thing that I covenanted with you, In your coming forth from Egypt, And My Spirit is remaining in your midst, fear not.

6 “Esiae nye nya si Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, gblɔ, ‘Madidi o la, maʋuʋu dziƒo kple anyigba, atsiaƒu kple ƒuƒuiƒe siaa.

For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet once more — it [is] a little, And I am shaking the heavens and the earth, And the sea, and the dry land,

7 Maʋuʋu dukɔwo katã, woatsɔ woƒe kesinɔnuwo ava afii eye gbedoxɔ la ayɔ kple ŋutikɔkɔe.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.

And I have shaken all the nations, And they have come [to] the desire of all the nations, And I have filled this house [with] honour, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

8 ‘Klosalo la tɔnyee, eye sika hã tɔnyee.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.

Mine [is] the silver, and Mine the gold, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

9 ‘Gbedoxɔ yeye la ƒe atsyɔ̃ gbɔ gbedoxɔ xoxoa ƒe atsyɔ̃ ŋu sãa.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe. ‘Eye le teƒe sia makɔ nye ŋutifafa ɖo.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.”

Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.'

10 Le ɣleti asiekɛlia ƒe ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-enelia dzi le Fia Darius ƒe ƒe evelia me la, Yehowa ƒe gbe va na Nyagblɔɖila Hagai be,

On the twenty and fourth of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

11 “Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Mibia nu si se la gblɔ la nunɔlawo,

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: 'Ask, I pray thee, the priests [of] the law, saying:

12 ne mia dometɔ aɖe tsɔ lã kɔkɔe aɖe xatsa ɖe eƒe awu me, eye wògblɔ be lã kɔkɔe sia ka abolo alo detsi, wain, ami alo nuɖuɖu bubu aɖe ŋuti la, ɖe wòwɔ nu siawo kɔkɔea?’” Nunɔlaawo ɖo eŋu be, “Ao.”

Lo, one doth carry holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and he hath come with his skirt against the bread, or against the pottage, or against the wine, or against the oil, or against any food — is it holy?' And the priests answer and say, 'No.'

13 Hagai gabia be, “Ekema ne ame aɖe ka asi ame kuku ŋuti, eye wòzu ame makɔmakɔ, hafi wòka asi nuɖuɖu siawo ƒe ɖe ŋuti la, ɖe nu siawo hã zu nu makɔmakɔa?” Nunɔlaawo ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, wozu nu makɔmakɔwo.”

And Haggai saith, 'If the unclean of body doth come against any of these, is it unclean?' And the priests answer and say, 'It is unclean.'

14 Azɔ Hagai gblɔ na wo be, “Yehowa be nenema ame siawo kple dukɔ sia le le nye ŋkume. Nu sia nu si miewɔ kple nu sia nu si mietsɔ sa vɔe la ŋuti mekɔ o.” Yehowae gblɔe.

And Haggai answereth and saith, 'So [is] this people, and so [is] this nation before Me — an affirmation of Jehovah — and so [is] every work of their hands, and that which they bring near there — it is unclean.

15 “‘Eya ta, mibu ta me le nu siawo ŋu nyuie tso fifia yina, mibu ale si nuwo nɔ hafi woɖo kpe ɖe kpe dzi hena Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tutu ŋu.

And now, lay [it], I pray you, to your heart, From this day, and onwards, Before the laying of stone to stone in the temple of Jehovah.

16 Tsã la, ne miedzidze bli dzidzenu blaeve da ɖi eye emegbe ne mietrɔ yi ɖadzidzee la dzidzenu ewo ko wòtsina. Nenema ke, le wainfiaƒe, ne miedzidze wain ahago blaatɔ̃ da ɖi la, ahago blaeve ko wòtsina ne miegayi ɖadzidzee.

From that time [one] hath come to a heap of twenty, And it hath been ten, He hath come unto the wine-fat to draw out fifty purahs, And it hath been twenty.

17 Meda tohehe ɖe miaƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo katã dzi kple ŋɔviwo, ale miaƒe bli gblẽ le agble dzi eye tsikpe dza ɖe miaƒe nukuwo dzi gake miegbe tɔtrɔ ɖe ŋunye.’ Yehowae gblɔe.

I have smitten you with blasting, And with mildew, and with hail — All the work of your hands, And there is none of you with Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

18 “‘Ke tso egbe, ɣleti asiekɛlia ƒe ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-enelia dzi, gbe si gbe woɖo Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ gɔme anyi la, milé ŋku ɖe eŋu nyuie. Mibu eŋu kpɔ:

Set [it], I pray you, to your heart, from this day and onwards, from the twenty and fourth day of the ninth [month], even from the day that the temple of Jehovah hath been founded, set [it] to your heart.

19 Ɖe nuku siwo woƒãna la ƒe ɖewo ganɔ ava mea? Va se ɖe fifia la, wainka, gboti, yevuboɖati kple amiti metse ku haɖe o. “‘Gake tso egbeŋkeke sia dzi la, mayra mi.’”

Is the seed yet in the barn? And hitherto the vine and the fig, And the pomegranate, and the olive-tree, Have not borne — from this day I bless.'

20 Yehowa ƒe gbe va na Hagai zi evelia le ɣletia ƒe ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-enelia dzi be,

And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:

21 “Gblɔ na Zerubabel, Yudatɔwo ƒe anyigbadziɖulagã la be, maʋuʋu dziƒo kple anyigba.

'Speak unto Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying: I am shaking the heavens and the earth,

22 Mamu fiaɖuƒewo ƒe fiazikpuiwo aƒu anyi eye makaka dzronyigbadzifiaɖuƒewo. Mamu tasiaɖamwo kple wo me nɔlawo aƒu anyi eye sɔwo kple wo dolawo atsrɔ̃ eye ame sia ame atsi ehavi ƒe yi nu.”

And have overturned the throne of kingdoms, And I have destroyed the strength of kingdoms of the nations, And overturned chariot and its charioteers, And come down have horses and their riders, Each by the sword of his brother.

23 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi, “‘Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, matsɔ wò, nye dɔla Zerubabel, Sealtiel ƒe vi, Yehowae gblɔe eye mawɔ wò nye ŋkɔsigɛe elabena metia wò.’ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.”

In that day — an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, I take thee, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant — an affirmation of Jehovah, And have set thee as a signet, for on thee I have fixed, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!