Haggai 2

1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:

1 فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلسَّابِعِ فِي ٱلْحَادِي وَٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، كَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ حَجَّي ٱلنَّبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

2 “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,

2 «كَلِّمْ زَرُبَّابِلَ بْنَ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ وَالِيَ يَهُوذَا، وَيَهُوشَعَ بْنِ يَهُوصَادِقَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ وَبَقِيَّةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ قَائِلًا:

3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’

3 مَنِ ٱلْبَاقِي فِيكُمُ ٱلَّذِي رَأَى هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتَ فِي مَجْدِهِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ؟ وَكَيْفَ تَنْظُرُونَهُ ٱلْآنَ؟ أَمَا هُوَ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ كَلَا شَيْءٍ!

4 But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.

4 فَٱلْآنَ تَشَدَّدْ يَا زَرُبَّابِلُ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. وَتَشَدَّدْ يَا يَهُوشَعُ بْنُ يَهُوصَادِقَ ٱلْكَاهِنُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ، وَتَشَدَّدُوا يَا جَمِيعَ شَعْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ. وَٱعْمَلُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُمْ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

5 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”

5 حَسَبَ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي عَاهَدْتُكُمْ بِهِ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَرُوحِي قَائِمٌ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ. لَا تَخَافُوا.

6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

6 لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: هِيَ مَرَّةٌ، بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، فَأُزَلْزِلُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلْبَحْرَ وَٱلْيَابِسَةَ،

7 I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.

7 وَأُزَلْزِلُ كُلَّ ٱلْأُمَمِ. وَيَأْتِي مُشْتَهَى كُلِّ ٱلْأُمَمِ، فَأَمْلَأُ هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتَ مَجْدًا، قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.

8 لِي ٱلْفِضَّةُ وَلِي ٱلذَّهَبُ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

9 The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

9 مَجْدُ هَذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْأَخِيرِ يَكُونُ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ مَجْدِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ، قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ. وَفِي هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ أُعْطِي ٱلسَّلَامَ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ».

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,

10 فِي ٱلرَّابِعِ وَٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلتَّاسِعِ، فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّانِيَةِ لِدَارِيُوسَ، كَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ حَجَّي ٱلنَّبِيِّ قَائِلًا:

11 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.

11 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: اِسْأَلِ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ قَائِلًا:

12 If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

12 إِنْ حَمَلَ إِنْسَانٌ لَحْمًا مُقَدَّسًا فِي طَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ وَمَسَّ بِطَرَفِهِ خُبْزًا أَوْ طَبِيخًا أَوْ خَمْرًا أَوْ زَيْتًا أَوْ طَعَامًا مَّا، فَهَلْ يَتَقَدَّسُ؟» فَأَجَابَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَقَالُوا: «لَا».

13 So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

13 فَقَالَ حَجَّي: «إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْمُنَجَّسُ بِمَيْتٍ يَمَسُّ شَيْئًا مِنْ هَذِهِ، فَهَلْ يَتَنَجَّسُ؟» فَأَجَابَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَقَالُوا: «يَتَنَجَّسُ».

14 Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.

14 فَأَجَابَ حَجَّي وَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبُ، وَهَكَذَا هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمَّةُ قُدَّامِي، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَهَكَذَا كُلُّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا يُقَرِّبُونَهُ هُنَاكَ. هُوَ نَجِسٌ.

15 Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

15 وَٱلْآنَ فَٱجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ فَرَاجِعًا، قَبْلَ وَضْعِ حَجَرٍ عَلَى حَجَرٍ فِي هَيْكَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

16 from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.

16 مُذْ تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَأْتِي إِلَى عَرَمَةِ عِشْرِينَ فَكَانَتْ عَشَرَةً. أَتَى إِلَى حَوْضِ ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ لِيَغْرُفَ خَمْسِينَ فُورَةً فَكَانَتْ عِشْرِينَ.

17 I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.

17 قَدْ ضَرَبْتُكُمْ بِٱللَّفْحِ وَبِالْيَرَقَانِ وَبِالْبَرَدِ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيكُمْ، وَمَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيَّ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ.

18 Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:

18 فَٱجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ مِنْ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِدًا، مِنَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلرَّابِعِ وَٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلتَّاسِعِ، مِنَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَأَسَّسَ هَيْكَلُ ٱلرَّبِّ، ٱجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ.

19 Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”

19 هَلِ ٱلْبَذْرُ فِي ٱلْأَهْرَاءِ بَعْدُ؟ وَٱلْكَرْمُ وَٱلتِّينُ وَٱلرُّمَّانُ وَٱلزَّيْتُونُ لَمْ يَحْمِلْ بَعْدُ. فَمِنْ هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ أُبَارِكُ».

20 For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,

20 وَصَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ ثَانِيَةً إِلَى حَجَّي، فِي ٱلرَّابِعِ وَٱلْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ قَائِلًا:

21 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:

21 «كَلِّمْ زَرُبَّابِلَ وَالِيَ يَهُوذَا قَائِلًا: إِنِّي أُزَلْزِلُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ،

22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

22 وَأَقْلِبُ كُرْسِيَّ ٱلْمَمَالِكِ، وَأُبِيدُ قُوَّةَ مَمَالِكِ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَأَقْلِبُ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَٱلرَّاكِبِينَ فِيهَا، وَيَنْحَطُّ ٱلْخَيْلُ وَرَاكِبُوهَا، كُلٌّ مِنْهَا بِسَيْفِ أَخِيهِ.

23 On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

23 فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، آخُذُكَ يَا زَرُبَّابِلُ عَبْدِي ٱبْنُ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَأَجْعَلُكَ كَخَاتِمٍ، لِأَنِّي قَدِ ٱخْتَرْتُكَ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ».