Hagai 2
1 Katika Mwezi wa saba siku ya ishirini na moja ya mwezi, Neno la Bwana lilikuja kwa mkono wa Nabii Hagai, na kusema,
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 “Ongea na mkuu wa mkoa wa Yudah, Zerubabeli mwana wa Sheltieli, na kwa kuhani mkuu Yehozadaki; na kwa masalia ya watu. Waambie,
'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 Ni nani amebaki kati yenu aliuona utukufu wa nyumba ya kwanza? Na mnauonaje huu wa sasa? Je si kama si chochote machoni penu?
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 Sasa, muwe hodari, Zerubabeli' -hili ni tamko la Bwana - na uwe hodari, kuhani mkuu Joshua mwana wa Yehozadaki; muwe hodari, enyi watu wa nchi! - hili ni tamko la Bwana - na kazi, kwa kuwa ni pamoja nawe! hili ni tamko la Bwana wa majeshi.
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 Kutegemeana na ahadi ilioko katika agano nililofanya na ninyi mlipotoka Misri na Roho yangu ilisimama katikati yenu, msiogope'
The thing that I covenanted with you, In your coming forth from Egypt, And My Spirit is remaining in your midst, fear not.
6 Kwa kuwa Bwana wa majeshi anasema hivi: 'kitambo kidogo kwa mara nyingine nitatikisa mbingu na dunia, bahari na nchi kavu!
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 Na nitatikisa kila taifa, na kila taifa wataleta vitu vya thamani kwangu, na kuijaza nyumba hii na utukufu!' asema Bwana wa Majeshi
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 Dhahabu na fedha ni yangu' - hili ni tamko la Bwana wa majeshi.
Mine [is] the silver, and Mine the gold, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
9 Utukufu wa nyumba hii utakuwa mkuu zaidi ya utukufu wa nyumba ya kwanza ', asema Bwana wa majeshi,' na nitawapa amani katika sehemu hii'- hili ni Tamko la Bwana wa majeshi
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 Katika siku ya ishirini na nne mwezi wa tisa, mwaka wa pili wa utawala wa Dario, neno la Bwana lilimjia nabii Hagaina kusema,
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 “Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi: Muulize kuhani kuhusu sheria, na kusema:
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: 'Ask, I pray thee, the priests [of] the law, saying:
12 kama mtu akibeba nyama iliyotolewa kwa Bwana katika pindo la vazi lake, kama upindo utagusa mkate au mchuzi, mvinyo au mafuta, au chakula kingine, je chakula hicho kinafanyika kitakatifu?”Kuhani alijibu akasema, “hapana”
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 Halafu Hagai akasema.”Kama mtu mchafu najisi kwa ajili ya kumgusa maiti na kugusa vitu hivi, wote wanaweza kuwa wachafu?” Kuhani akajibu na kusema, “Ndiyo, watakuwa wachafu.”
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 Kwa hiyo Haghai akajibu nakusema, “Ni pamoja na hawa watu na pamoja na taifa liliko mbele yangu! - haya anayasema Bwana- na pia kila kitu kimekwisha kwa mkono wake: walichotoa hakikuwa kisafi kilikuwa kichafu.
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 Kwa hiyo, fikiri kutoka siku hii ya leo na za nyuma, kabla hata jiwe halijawekwa kwenye jiwe lingine katika hekalu la Bwana,
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 ilikuwaje basi? kila mtu alipokuja kwenye vipimo ishirini vya nafaka, kumbe kulikuwa na vipimo kumi tu, na aliyekuja na aliyekuja kuchota divai ya vipimo hamsini, kumbe kuliwa na vipimo ishirini tu.
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 Niliwataabisha ninyi na kazi za mikono yenu kwa doa na koga, nalikini hamkunirudia'- asema Bwana.
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 tafakari siku hii ya leo na kuendelea, kutoka siku ya ishirini na nne katika mwezi mwezi wa tisa, toka siku ile msingi wa hekalu la Bwana kuwekwa. Tafakarini hilo!
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 Je, bado kuna mbegu katika ghala? Mzabibu, mti wa mtini, komamanga, na mti wa mzeituni havikuzaa matunda! lakini kutoka siku hii ya leo nitawabariki!”'
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 Tena neno la Bwana likaja kwa mara ya pili kwa Haghai siku ya ishiri na nne katika mwezi kusema,
And there is a word of Jehovah a second time unto Haggai, on the twenty and fourth of the month, saying:
21 “Sema na mkuu wa mkoa wa Yuda, Zerubabeli umwambie, 'Nitatikisa mbingu na dunia.
'Speak unto Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying: I am shaking the heavens and the earth,
22 kwa hiyo nitaanhusha kiti cha falme na kuharibu nguvu ya falme za mataifa! nitaangusha magahari na wapandao; farasi na wapanda farasi wataanguka, kila mmoja kwa sababu ya upanga wa ndugu zake.
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 Siku hiyo '-hivi ndivyo asema Bwana wa Majeshi- 'Nitakuchukua wewe Zerubabeli mwana wa Sheltieli, kama mtumishi wangu'- hivi ndivyo Bwana anavyosema. “Nitakutuma kama pete ya muhuri wangu, kwa sababu mimi ndiye niliyekuchagua!'- asema Bwana wa majeshi!”
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!
