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.
En el año segundo del rey Darío, en el mes sexto, en el primer día del mes, vino palabra del SEÑOR, por mano del profeta Hageo, a Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, gobernador de Jud, y a Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, diciendo:
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.
El SEÑOR de los ejércitos habla así, diciendo: Este pueblo dice: No es aún venido el tiempo, el tiempo para edificar la Casa del SEÑOR.
3 Then Yahweh gave me this message [to tell to the people of Jerusalem]:
Vino pues palabra del SEÑOR por mano del profeta Hageo, diciendo:
4 “It is not right [RHQ] for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
¿Tenéis vosotros tiempo, vosotros, de morar en vuestras casas enmaderadas, y esta Casa est desierta?
5 [I, ] Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, say this: Think about what is happening to you.
Pues así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: Pensad bien sobre vuestros caminos.
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.”
Sembr is mucho, y encerr is poco; coméis, y no os hart is; bebéis, y no os saci is; os vestís, y no os calent is; y el que anda a jornal recibe su jornal en saco roto.
7 [So] this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of heaven, says: “Think about what is happening to you.
Así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: Pensad bien sobre vuestros caminos.
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.
Subid al monte, y traed madera, y edificad la Casa; y pondré en ella mi voluntad, y hónrame con ella, dijo el SEÑOR.
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.
Busc is mucho, y hall is poco; y encerr is en casa, y yo lo soplaré. ¿Por qué? Dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. Por cuanto mi Casa est desierta, y cada uno de vosotros corre a su propia casa.
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.
Por eso se detuvo la lluvia de los cielos sobre vosotros, y la tierra detuvo sus frutos.
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.”
Y llamé la sequedad sobre esta tierra, y sobre los montes, y sobre el trigo, y sobre el vino, y sobre el aceite, y sobre todo lo que la tierra produce; y sobre los hombres, y sobre las bestias, y sobre todo trabajo de manos.
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.
Y oyó Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, y Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, y todo el dem s pueblo, la voz del SEÑOR su Dios, y las palabras del profeta Hageo, como lo había enviado el SEÑOR Dios de ellos; y temió el pueblo delante del SEÑOR.
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.”
Y habló Hageo, embajador del SEÑOR, en la embajada del SEÑOR, al pueblo, diciendo: Yo soy con vosotros, dijo el SEÑOR.
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.
Y despertó el SEÑOR el espíritu de Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, gobernador de Jud, y el espíritu de Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, y el espíritu de todo el remanente del pueblo; y vinieron e hicieron obra en la Casa del SEÑOR de los ejércitos, su Dios.
15 [They started work] on September 21st, during the second year that Darius was the king.
En el día veinticuatro del mes sexto, en el segundo año del rey Darío.
