Haggai 1
1 [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.
Pada tahun kedua pemerintahan Raja Darius atas Persia, pada tanggal satu bulan keenam, TUHAN berbicara dengan perantaraan Nabi Hagai. Pesan TUHAN itu ditujukan kepada Zerubabel anak Sealtiel, gubernur Yehuda, dan kepada Imam Agung Yosua anak Yozadak.
2 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.
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa berkata kepada Hagai, "Bangsa ini mengatakan bahwa belum waktunya untuk membangun kembali Rumah-Ku."
3 Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
Kemudian dengan perantaraan Nabi Hagai, TUHAN berkata kepada umat-Nya,
4 “It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
"Hai umat-Ku, apakah sudah waktunya bagimu untuk tinggal dalam rumah yang kuat dan kokoh, sedangkan Rumah-Ku masih berupa puing-puing?
5 [I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
Coba, perhatikanlah keadaanmu!
6 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.”
Kamu telah menabur banyak benih, namun panenmu sedikit. Kamu ada makanan, tetapi tidak cukup untuk mengenyangkan perutmu. Kamu mempunyai anggur, tetapi tidak cukup untuk memuaskan hatimu. Kamu mempunyai pakaian, tetapi tidak cukup untuk menghangatkan dirimu. Dan upah yang diterima kaum buruh tidak cukup untuk menyambung hidup mereka.
7 [So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
Tidak sadarkah kamu, mengapa hal itu terjadi?
8 [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.
Sekarang, naiklah ke bukit-bukit untuk mengambil kayu, lalu bangunlah Rumah-Ku; maka Aku akan merasa senang dan Aku akan disembah lagi dengan cara yang semestinya. Coba, perhatikanlah keadaanmu!
9 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.
Kamu mengharapkan hasil panen yang berlimpah-limpah, tahu-tahu yang kamu dapat hanya sedikit sekali; kamu membawanya pulang, tetapi hasil panenmu itu Kuhembus, sehingga habis dibawa angin. Mengapa Kulakukan itu? Jawabnya ialah: Karena Rumah-Ku masih berupa puing-puing, sedangkan kamu semua giat membangun rumahmu masing-masing.
10 It is because of what you [are doing] that rain does not fall from the sky, and [as a result] there are no crops.
Itulah sebabnya hujan tidak kunjung turun sehingga tak ada tanaman yang bisa tumbuh.
11 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.”
Aku telah mendatangkan kekeringan atas tanah dan bukit-bukit, atas ladang-ladang gandum dan kebun-kebun anggur serta kebun-kebun zaitun, dan atas segala tumbuh-tumbuhan di tanah ini, bahkan juga atas manusia dan hewan serta segala sesuatu yang kamu usahakan."
12 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.
Kemudian Zerubabel dan Yosua serta seluruh umat Israel yang telah kembali dari pembuangan di Babel, mentaati kata-kata Hagai, utusan TUHAN itu. Mereka melakukan apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepada mereka, karena takut kepada TUHAN.
13 Then [I], Haggai, who was Yahweh’s messenger, gave this message from Yahweh to the people: “I, Yahweh, declare that I am with you.”
Lalu Hagai menyampaikan kepada rakyat pesan TUHAN bahwa TUHAN telah berjanji akan melindungi mereka.
14 [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.
Demikianlah TUHAN menggerakkan hati Gubernur Zerubabel, Imam Agung Yosua serta semua orang yang telah kembali dari pembuangan, supaya mereka semua bekerja membangun Rumah TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, Allah mereka.
15 [They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
Mereka mulai bekerja pada tanggal dua puluh empat, bulan enam dalam tahun kedua masa pemerintahan Raja Darius.
