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1 Nan dezyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis nan peyi Pès la, premye jou nan sizyèm mwa a, Seyè a te bay pwofèt Aje yon mesaj pou Zowobabèl, pitit gason Chealtyèl la, ki te gouvènè peyi Jida ansanm ak pou Jozye, pitit gason Jozadak la, ki te granprèt lè sa a. Men mesaj la:
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been by the hand of Haggai the prophet, unto Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and unto Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, saying:
2 -Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pale. Men sa li di: Moun yo ap plede di se poko lè pou yo bati kay Seyè a!
Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! — they have said, 'The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah [is] to be built.'
3 Se poutèt sa, men mesaj Seyè a te bay pwofèt Aje pou pèp la.
And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:
4 Ki jan nou fè pa wont rete nan gwo kay nou byen alèz, epi nou kite kay Bondye a tou kraze?
Is it time for you — you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?
5 Bon. Koulye a, men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di: Kalkile byen sou sa k'ap rive nou la a.
And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.
6 Nou simen anpil grenn nan jaden nou, men nou rekòlte ti kras. Nou manje, men vant nou pa plen. Nou bwè diven, men kè nou pa kontan. Nou gen rad pou mete sou nou, men fredi ap kale nou toujou. Travayè yo touche lajan, men sa pa ka bouche yon twou dan.
Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.
7 Wi! Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di nou: Kalkile byen sou sa k'ap rive nou la a!
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.
8 Lèfini, ale nan mòn yo. Koupe bwa pote vini. Rebati kay mwen an. Sa va fè m' plezi, se va yon lwanj pou mwen. Se Seyè a ki di sa.
Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.
9 Nou te kwè nou t'ap fè bèl rekòt. Men, rekòt la mèg. Nou ranmase l' mete nan depo, mwen fè l' gate. Poukisa mwen fè sa? Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa k'ap pale wi. Se paske nou kite tanp mwen an ap kraze epi tout moun ap prese bati kay pa yo.
Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought [it] home, and I blew on it, Wherefore? — an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running — each to his house,
10 Se poutèt sa, lapli pa tonbe, anyen pa pouse.
Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.
11 Mwen lage yon sèl chechrès nan peyi a, sou mòn yo, sou jaden ble yo, sou jaden rezen yo ak jaden oliv yo, sou tou sa k'ap pouse sou latè, sou moun, sou bèt, sou tout sa nou plante.
And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.'
12 Lè sa a, Zowobabèl, pitit Chealtyèl la, Jozye, granprèt la, pitit Jozadak la, ansanm ak tout moun ki te tounen soti nan peyi kote yo te depòte yo a, yo koute sa Seyè a, Bondye yo a, te di yo, dapre mesaj Seyè a te bay pwofèt Aje pou yo a. Yo te vin gen krentif pou Seyè a.
And Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, do hearken to the voice of Jehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people are afraid of the face of Jehovah.
13 Epi, Aje, mesaje Seyè a, bay pèp la yon lòt mesaj Seyè a te ba li. Li di yo: -Seyè a fè nou konnen li la avèk nou.
And Haggai, messenger of Jehovah, in messages of Jehovah, speaketh to the people, saying: 'I [am] with you, an affirmation of Jehovah.'
14 Seyè a mete nan tèt tout moun lanvi pou yo travay nan tanp Bondye yo a, depi Zowobabèl, pitit gason Chealtyèl la, gouvènè peyi Jida a, Jozye, granprèt la, pitit gason Jozadak la, jouk dènye moun ki te tounen soti nan peyi kote yo te depòte yo a. Yo konmanse travay nan tanp Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye yo a,
And Jehovah doth stir up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, and they come in, and do work in the house of Jehovah of Hosts their God,
15 jou ki te make vennkatriyèm jou nan sizyèm mwa nan dezyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis la.
in the twenty and fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
