Haggai 1
1 Uti andra årena Konungs Darios, uti sjette månadenom, på första dagen i månadenom, skedde Herrans ord, genom den Propheten Haggai, till Serubbabel, Sealthiels son, Juda Första, och till Jehosua, Jozadaks son, den öfversta Presten, och sade:
[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 Så säger Herren Zebaoth: Detta folket säger: Tiden är ännu icke kommen, att man Herrans hus bygga skall.
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 Och Herrans ord skedde genom den Propheten Haggai sägandes:
Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
4 Månn då edar tid vara kommen, att I bo skolen uti hvälfdom husom, och detta huset måste öde stå?
“It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
5 Nu, så säger Herren Zebaoth: Ser, huru det går eder.
[I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
6 I sån mycket, och fören litet in; I äten, och varden dock icke mätte; I dricken, och varden dock intet otörstige; I kläden eder, och kunnen dock intet värma eder; och den der penningar förtjenar, han lägger dem uti hålogan 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 Så säger Herren Zebaoth: Ser, huru det går eder.
[So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
8 Går upp på berget, och hemter trä, och bygger huset; det skall vara mig tacknämligt och jag skall bevisa mina äro, säger 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 Ty I vänten väl efter mycket, och si, det varder litet; och om I än fören det hem, så blås jag dock det bort. Hvi så? säger Herren Zebaoth. Derföre, att mitt hus så öde står, och hvar och en hastar med sino huse;
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 Derföre hafver himmelen förhållit daggena öfver eder, och jorden sina frukt.
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 Och jag hafver kallat torko, både öfver land och berg, öfver korn, vin, oljo, och öfver allt det utaf jordene kommer; och öfver folk och fä, och öfver allt händers arbete.
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 Då hörde Serubbabel, Sealthiels son, och Jehosua, Jozadaks son, den öfverste Presten, och alle öfverblefne af folket, sådana Herrans, deras Guds, röst, och Prophetens Haggai ord; såsom Herren, deras Gud, honom sändt hade; och folket fruktade sig för Herranom.
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 Då sade Haggai, Herrans Ängel, som Herrans bådskap hade till folket: Jag är med eder, säger 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 Och Herren uppväckte Serubbabels anda, Sealthiels sons, Juda Förstas, och Jehosua anda, Jozadaks sons, dens öfversta Prestens, och allt igenlefda folkens anda; så att de kommo, och arbetade uppå Herrans Zebaoths, deras Guds, hus.
[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 På fjerde och tjugonde dagen i sjette månadenom, uti andro årena Konungs Darios;
[They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
