Haggai 2

فِي الشَّهْرِ السَّابعِ فِي الْحَادِي وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، كَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ حَجَّي النَّبِيِّ قَائِلاً:

In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,

«كَلِّمْ زَرُبَّابِلَ بْنَ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ وَالِي يَهُوذَا، وَيَهُوشَعَ بْنِ يَهُوصَادِقَ الْكَاهِنِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبَقِيَّةِ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلاً:

Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

مَنِ الْبَاقِي فِيكُمُ الَّذِي رَأَى هذَا الْبَيْتَ فِي مَجْدِهِ الأَوَّلِ؟ وَكَيْفَ تَنْظُرُونَهُ الآنَ؟ أَمَا هُوَ فِي أَعْيُنِكُمْ كَلاَ شَيْءٍ!

Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

فَالآنَ تَشَدَّدْ يَا زَرُبَّابِلُ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ. وَتَشَدَّدْ يَا يَهُوشَعُ بْنُ يَهُوصَادِقَ الْكَاهِنُ الْعَظِيمُ، وَتَشَدَّدُوا يَا جَمِيعَ شَعْبِ الأَرْضِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ. وَاعْمَلُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُمْ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

حَسَبَ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي عَاهَدْتُكُمْ بِهِ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِكُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ، وَرُوحِي قَائِمٌ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ. لاَ تَخَافُوا.

According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: هِيَ مَرَّةٌ، بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، فَأُزَلْزِلُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَالْبَحْرَ وَالْيَابِسَةَ،

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

وَأُزَلْزِلُ كُلَّ الأُمَمِ. وَيَأْتِي مُشْتَهَى كُلِّ الأُمَمِ، فَأَمْلأُ هذَا الْبَيْتَ مَجْدًا، قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

لِي الْفِضَّةُ وَلِي الذَّهَبُ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

مَجْدُ هذَا الْبَيْتِ الأَخِيرِ يَكُونُ أَعْظَمَ مِنْ مَجْدِ الأَوَّلِ، قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ. وَفِي هذَا الْمَكَانِ أُعْطِي السَّلاَمَ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ».

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

فِي الرَّابعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ، فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ لِدَارِيُوسَ، كَانَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ عَنْ يَدِ حَجَّي النَّبِيِّ قَائِلاً:

In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: اِسْأَلِ الْكَهَنَةَ عَنِ الشَّرِيعَةِ قَائِلاً:

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

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

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

فَقَالَ حَجَّي: «إِنْ كَانَ الْمُنَجَّسُ بِمَيْتٍ يَمَسُّ شَيْئًا مِنْ هذِهِ، فَهَلْ يَتَنَجَّسُ؟» فَأَجَابَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَقَالُوا: «يَتَنَجَّسُ».

Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

فَأَجَابَ حَجَّي وَقَالَ: «هكَذَا هذَا الشَّعْبُ، وَهكَذَا هذِهِ الأُمَّةُ قُدَّامِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَهكَذَا كُلُّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا يُقَرِّبُونَهُ هُنَاكَ. هُوَ نَجِسٌ.

Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

وَالآنَ فَاجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ مِنْ هذَا الْيَوْمِ فَرَاجِعًا، قَبْلَ وَضْعِ حَجَرٍ عَلَى حَجَرٍ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ.

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:

مُذْ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَأْتِي إِلَى عَرَمَةِ عِشْرِينَ فَكَانَتْ عَشَرَةً. أَتَى إِلَى حَوْضِ الْمِعْصَرَةِ لِيَغْرُفَ خَمْسِينَ فُورَةً فَكَانَتْ عِشْرِينَ.

Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

قَدْ ضَرَبْتُكُمْ بِاللَّفْحِ وَبِالْيَرَقَانِ وَبِالْبَرَدِ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلِ أَيْدِيكُمْ، وَمَا رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَيَّ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.

فَاجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ مِنْ هذَا الْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِدًا، مِنَ الْيَوْمِ الرَّابعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ التَّاسِعِ، مِنَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَأَسَّسَ هَيْكَلُ الرَّبِّ، اجْعَلُوا قَلْبَكُمْ.

Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.

هَلِ الْبَذْرُ فِي الأَهْرَاءِ بَعْدُ؟ وَالْكَرْمُ وَالتِّينُ وَالرُّمَّانُ وَالزَّيْتُونُ لَمْ يَحْمِلْ بَعْدُ. فَمِنْ هذَا الْيَوْمِ أُبَارِكُ».

Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

وَصَارَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ ثَانِيَةً إِلَى حَجَّي، فِي الرَّابعِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ قَائِلاً:

And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

« كَلِّمْ زَرُبَّابِلَ وَالِي يَهُوذَا قَائِلاً: إِنِّي أُزَلْزِلُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ،

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

وَأَقْلِبُ كُرْسِيَّ الْمَمَالِكِ، وَأُبِيدُ قُوَّةَ مَمَالِكِ الأُمَمِ، وَأَقْلِبُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَالرَّاكِبِينَ فِيهَا، وَيَنْحَطُّ الْخَيْلُ وَرَاكِبُوهَا، كُلٌّ مِنْهَا بِسَيْفِ أَخِيهِ.

And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

فِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ، آخُذُكَ يَا زَرُبَّابِلُ عَبْدِي ابْنُ شَأَلْتِيئِيلَ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، وَأَجْعَلُكَ كَخَاتِمٍ، لأَنِّي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُكَ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ».

In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.