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.
I kong Darius' annet år, i den sjette måned, på den første dag i måneden, kom Herrens ord ved profeten Haggai til Serubabel, Sealtiels sønn, stattholder over Juda, og til Josva, Jehosadaks sønn, ypperstepresten, og det lød så:
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.
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Dette folk sier: Det er ennu ikke tid til å komme, tid til å bygge Herrens hus.
3 Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
Så kom da Herrens ord ved profeten Haggai:
4 “It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
Er det tid for eder til å bo i eders bordklædde hus, mens dette hus ligger øde?
5 [I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
Og nu sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, så: Legg merke til hvorledes det går eder!
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.”
I sår meget, men høster lite i hus; I eter, men blir ikke mette; I drikker, men blir ikke utørste; I klær eder, men ingen blir varm, og den som tjener for lønn, får sin lønn i en hullet pung.
7 [So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Legg merke til hvorledes det går eder!
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.
Gå op i fjellene og hent tømmer og bygg huset! Så vil jeg ha velbehag i det og herliggjøre mig, sier Herren.
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.
I venter meget, og se, det blir til lite, og når I bærer det i hus, så blåser jeg det bort. Hvorfor? sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Fordi mitt hus ligger øde, mens I har det travelt hver med sitt hus.
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.
Derfor har himmelen lukket sig over eder, så den ikke gir dugg, og jorden har holdt sin grøde tilbake.
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.”
Og jeg har kalt tørke hit over landet og fjellene, over kornet og mosten og oljen og alt det som jorden bærer, og over folk og fe og over alt eders henders arbeid.
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.
Og Serubabel, Sealtiels sønn, og Josva, Jehosadaks sønn, ypperstepresten, og alle som var igjen av folket, hørte på Herrens, sin Guds røst og på profeten Haggais ord, fordi Herren deres Gud hadde sendt ham, og folket fryktet for Herren.
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.”
Da sa Haggai, Herrens sendebud, i Herrens ærend til folket: Jeg er med eder, sier Herren.
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.
Og Herren vakte slik iver hos Serubabel, Sealtiels sønn, stattholderen over Juda, og hos Josva, Jehosadaks sønn, ypperstepresten, og hos hele det folk som var blitt igjen, at de kom og arbeidet på Herrens, sin Guds, hærskarenes Guds hus;
15 [They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
det var på den fire og tyvende dag i måneden, i den sjette måned i kong Darius' annet år.
