Haggai 1
1 I andre styringsåret åt kong Darius, fyrste dagen i sette månaden, kom Herrens ord ved profeten Haggai til Zerubbabel Sealtielsson, jarl yver Juda, og til øvstepresten Josva Josadaksson:
[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.
2 So segjer Herren, allhers drott: Dette folket segjer: «Det er ikkje enno tid til å koma, tid til å byggja Herrens hus.»
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.
3 Men so kom Herrens ord ved profeten Haggai:
Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
4 Er det då tid for dykk sjølve å bu i dykkar bordklædde hus, medan dette huset ligg i øyde?
“It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
5 Og no segjer Herren, allhers drott, so: Agta på korleis det gjeng dykk!
[I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
6 De sår mykje, og haustar lite; de et og vert ikkje mette; de drikk og sløkkjer ikkje torsten; de klæder dykk og vert ikkje varme; leigetenaren fær si løn i ein botnelaus pung.
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.”
7 So segjer Herren, allhers drott: «Agta på korleis det gjeng dykk!»
[So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
8 Far til fjells og henta timber og bygg upp templet, so eg kann hava hugnad i det og syna meg herleg, segjer Herren.
[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.
9 De vona mykje og vann lite; de førde heim og eg bles det burt. Kvifor? segjer Herren, allhers drott. Jau, for mitt hus skuld, av di det ligg i øyde, medan de sjølve hev det annsamt kvar med sitt hus.
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.
10 Difor hev himmelen meinka dykk dogg og jordi meinka dykk grøda.
It is because of what you [are doing] that rain does not fall from the sky, and [as a result] there are no crops.
11 Eg hev kalla turk yver land og fjell, yver korn og druvesaft og olje og alt som gror på marki, yver folk og fe og all dykkar arbeidsvinning.
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.”
12 Zerubbabel Sealtielsson og øvstepresten Josva Josadaksson og alt det som var att av folket lydde på Herren, sin Gud, og ordi frå profeten Haggai, av di Herren, deira Gud, hadde sendt honom; og folket bar age for Herren.
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.
13 Og Herrens sendebod Haggai bar fram Herrens bod til folket: Eg er med dykk, segjer Herren.
Then [I], Haggai, who was Yahweh’s messenger, gave this message from Yahweh to the people: “I, Yahweh, declare that I am with you.”
14 Og Herren kveikte hugen hjå Zerubbabel Sealtielsson, jarlen yver Juda, og hjå øvstepresten Josva Josadaksson og hjå alle deim som var att av folket, so dei lagde i veg og arbeidde på huset åt Herren, allhers drott, deira Gud;
[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.
15 den fire og tjugande dagen i sette månaden i andre styringsåret åt kong Darius.
[They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
