Hakeai 2

1 ‌ʻI hono fitu ʻoe māhina, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe uofulu ma taha ʻoe māhina, naʻe hoko ai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova ki he palōfita ko Hakeai, ʻo pehē,

On October 17 [of that year], Yahweh gave [me], the prophet Haggai, [another] message.

2 “Ke ke lea ni kia Selupepeli ko e foha ʻo Sialiteli, ko e pule ʻo Siuta, pea kia Siosiua ko e foha ʻo Sosataki, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi, pea ki he toenga ʻoe kakai, ʻo pehē,

[The message was that I should] say this to Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and to the other people who were still alive [in Jerusalem]:

3 ‘Ko hai ʻoku toe ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻaia naʻe mamata ki he fale ni, ʻi hono ʻuluaki nāunau? Pea ʻoku fēfē ʻa hoʻomou mamata ki ai ni? ʻIkai ʻoku hangē ko e meʻa noa pe ia ʻi homou mata ʻi he fakatatau ki ai?

“Do any of you remember how glorious our former temple was? [If you do, ] what does it look like to you now? It must seem like nothing at all.

4 Ka ke mālohi ni, ʻE Selupepeli,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; ‘pea ke mālohi, ʻE Siosiua, ko e foha ʻo Sosataki, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi; pea ke mou mālohi, ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, pea ngāue,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; ‘He ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau;

But now the Commander of the armies of angels says to [all of you], to Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of you people who live in this nation, ‘[Do not be discouraged; ] be strong [DOU], and work [to build this new temple], because I will (be with/help) you.

5 ‌ʻO hangē ko e folofola ʻaia naʻaku fefuakavaʻaki mo kimoutolu ʻi hoʻomou haʻu mei ʻIsipite, ko ia ʻe nofo ai ʻa hoku Laumālie ʻiate kimoutolu: ‘ʻOua te mou manavahē.’

My Spirit remains among you, like I promised your [ancestors] when they left Egypt. [So] do not be afraid!’”

6 He ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau; ‘Ka ko e toe taha, ʻoku toetoe siʻi, pea te u lulululu ʻae ngaahi langi, mo māmani, mo e tahi, mo e fonua mōmoa;

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “Soon I will shake the sky and the earth, the oceans and the land again.

7 Pea te u luluʻi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē, pea ʻe hāʻele mai ʻae Holi ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē: pea te u fakafonu ʻae fale ni ʻi he nāunau,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.

I will shake [again the people of] all the nations, and as a result they will bring their treasures [to this temple]. I will fill this temple with [my] glory.

8 ‌ʻOku ʻaʻaku ʻae siliva, ʻoku ʻaʻaku mo e koula, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.

The silver and the gold [that they own] are [really] mine, [so they will bring them to me].

9 ‘ʻE lahi hake ʻae nāunau ʻoe fale kimui ni ʻi he ʻuluaki fale,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau: ‘pea te u foaki ʻae melino ki he potu ni,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.”

[Then] this temple will be more glorious than the former/previous [temple was]. And I will cause things to go well for you all. [That will surely happen because I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.”

10 “ʻI hono uofulu ma fā ʻoe ʻaho ʻi hono hiva ʻoe māhina, ʻi hono ua ʻoe taʻu ʻo Talaiasi, naʻe hoko ai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova ia Hakeai ko e palōfita, ʻo pehē,

On December 18 of that year, Yahweh gave [another] message to [me], the prophet Haggai.

11 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, Fehuʻi ni ki he kau taulaʻeiki ʻi he fono, ʻo pehē,

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels said to me: “Ask the priests [this question] about what is written in the laws [of Moses about sacrifices]:

12 ‘Kapau ʻoku ʻave ʻe ha taha ha konga feilaulau māʻoniʻoni ʻi hono kapaʻi kofu, pea ʻoku ala ʻa hono kapa ki he mā, pe ki he peke, pe ki he uaine, pe ki he lolo, pe ki ha meʻakai, ʻe māʻoniʻoni ia?’” Pea naʻe tali ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, ʻo pehē, “ʻIkai.”

‘If one [of you priests takes from the altar some] meat that was sacrificed and is carrying it in his robes, if his robe touches [some] bread or stew or wine or [olive] oil or some other food, does that food also become (holy/acceptable for a sacrifice)?’” [When he said that to] the priests, they replied, “No.”

13 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe Hakeai, “Ka ala ʻe ha taha ʻoku taʻemaʻa ʻi ha pekia, ki ha taha ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻe taʻemaʻa ia?” Pea naʻe tali ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki, ʻo pehē, “ʻE taʻemaʻa ia.”

Then Haggai asked them, “If someone becomes unacceptable to God by touching a corpse, and [then he] touches any of those foods, will the food [also] become unacceptable to God?” The priests replied, “Yes.”

14 Pea naʻe toki lea ʻa Hakeai, ʻo pehē, “‘ʻOku pehē ʻae kakai ni, pea ʻoku pehē mo e puleʻanga ni ʻi hoku ʻao, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; pea ʻoku pehē ʻae ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ʻa honau nima, pea ʻoku taʻemaʻa mo ia ʻaia ʻoku nau feilaulau ʻaki ʻi hena.

Then Haggai replied, “Yahweh says [this]: ‘It is the same with you people and with this nation. Everything that you do and [all the sacrifices] that you all offer are unacceptable to me [because of the sins that you have committed].

15 Pea ko eni, ʻOku ou kole ke mou fakakaukau mei he ʻaho ni ʻo fai atu, ʻi he teʻeki ke fokotuʻu ha maka ki ha maka ʻi he falelotu lahi ʻo Sihova:

Think about what has been happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of my temple.

16 Talu ʻa e [ngaahi ʻaho ]ko ia, ʻi he ʻalu ha taha ki ha fokotuʻunga ʻoe [puha fua ]ʻe uofulu, naʻe ai ʻae hongofulu pe: ʻi he ʻalu ha taha ki he tataʻoʻanga ke ne fakatafe mei he tataʻoʻanga ki he [ngaahi ipu ]ʻe nimangofulu, naʻe ai ʻae uofulu pe.

When you expected [to harvest] 20 bushels [of grain, you harvested] only ten bushels. When someone went to a [big] wine vat to get 50 gallons [of wine], there were only 20 [gallons in the vat].

17 Naʻaku taaʻi ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻae fakamae, pea mo e tuʻungafulufulua, pea mo e ʻuha maka ʻi he ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ʻa homou nima; ka naʻe ʻikai te mou tafoki kiate au,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.

I sent (blight/hot winds) and mildew and hail to destroy all your crops. But still you did not return to me.

18 ‘Fakakaukau ni mei he ʻaho ni ʻo fai atu, mei hono uofulu ma fā ʻoe ʻaho ʻi hono hiva ʻoe māhina, ʻio, mei he ʻaho naʻe ai ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe falelotu lahi ʻo Sihova, fakakaukau ki ai.

Starting from this day, December 18, the day when [you] have laid the foundation of my [new] temple, continue to think carefully [about your situation].

19 ‌ʻOku kei ʻi he feleoko ʻae tenga? ʻIo, ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tupu ʻae fua ʻoe vaine mo e ʻakau ko e fiki, mo e pomikanite, mo e ʻakau ko e ʻolive: te u tāpuakiʻi ʻakimoutolu mei he ʻaho ni.’”

Is there now [RHQ] [any grain] seed left in your barns? [No, because you have eaten the small amount that you harvested]. And there is no fruit on your grapevines and fig trees and pomegranate [trees] and olive trees. But, from now on, I will bless you!’”

20 Pea naʻe toe hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Hakeai, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe uofulu ma fā ʻoe māhina, ʻo pehē,

On that same day, Yahweh gave another message to me.

21 “Fakahā kia Selupepeli, ko e pule ʻo Siuta,” ʻo pehē, ‘Te u luluʻi ʻae ngaahi langi mo māmani;

[He said, ] “Tell Zerubbabel the governor of Judah that I am going to shake the sky and the earth.

22 Pea te u fulihi ʻae nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga; pea te u maumauʻi ʻae mālohi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga hiteni; pea te u fulihi ʻae ngaahi meʻa teka, mo kinautolu ʻoku heka ai; pea ʻe hinga ki lalo ʻae fanga hoosi mo honau kau tangata heka, taki taha ʻi he heletā ʻa hono tokoua.

I will end the power of the kings of [many] nations [DOU]. I will cause their chariots and their drivers, their horses and [the soldiers] who are riding on them to be destroyed. [What will happen is that I will cause the soldiers] to kill each other with their swords.

23 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ʻI he ʻaho ko ia, te u ʻave koe, ʻE Selupepeli, ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki, ko e foha ʻo Sialiteli,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ‘pea te u ngaohi koe ke hangē ko e fakaʻilonga: he kuo u fili koe,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau.”

Zerubbabel, you serve [me well]. So [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, declare that [like kings wear] signet rings [to show that they have authority to rule people], I will appoint you and cause you [to have authority to rule]. I will do that because I have chosen you. [That will surely happen because I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.”