Haggai 1
English Standard Version
The Command to Rebuild the Temple
1 (A)In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to (B)Zerubbabel the son of (C)Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to (D)Joshua the son of (E)Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” 3 Then the word of the Lord came (F)by the hand of Haggai the prophet, 4 (G)“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while (H)this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (I)Consider your ways. 6 (J)You have sown much, and harvested little. (K)You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who (L)earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.
7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (M)Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that (N)I may take pleasure in it and that (O)I may be glorified, says the Lord. 9 (P)You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, (Q)I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house (R)that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. 10 Therefore (S)the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And (T)I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on (U)the grain, the new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and (V)on all their labors.”
The People Obey the Lord
12 (W)Then (X)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and (Y)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all (Z)the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord. 13 Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord's message, (AA)“I am with you, declares the Lord.” 14 And (AB)the Lord stirred up the spirit of (AC)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of (AD)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all (AE)the remnant of the people. And they came and (AF)worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, 15 (AG)on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
Aggée 1
La Bible du Semeur
1 La deuxième année du règne du roi Darius, le premier jour du sixième mois[a], l’Eternel adressa la parole à Zorobabel, fils de Shealtiel, gouverneur de Juda, et à Josué, fils de Yehotsadaq[b], le grand-prêtre, par l’intermédiaire du prophète Aggée.
Voici les termes de ce message :
L’appel à reconstruire le Temple
2 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes : Les gens de ce peuple prétendent : « Le temps n’est pas venu encore, le temps de rebâtir le temple de l’Eternel[c]. »
3 Alors la parole de l’Eternel leur fut adressée par l’intermédiaire du prophète Aggée :
4 Est-il temps pour vous-mêmes d’habiter à votre aise des maisons lambrissées, alors que ce temple est en ruine ? 5 Maintenant, voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes : Considérez donc bien ce qui vous arrive : 6 vous semez largement mais vous récoltez peu, vous mangez, sans être rassasiés et vous buvez, sans étancher votre soif. Vous vous couvrez d’habits sans être réchauffés, et le salaire que gagne l’ouvrier va dans une bourse trouée.
7 Voici ce que déclare le Seigneur des armées célestes : Réfléchissez donc bien à ce qui vous arrive. 8 Allez à la montagne, rapportez-en du bois et bâtissez le Temple. J’y trouverai plaisir, j’en serai glorifié[d], déclare l’Eternel. 9 Vous comptiez sur beaucoup, mais vous avez obtenu peu ; vous aviez engrangé ce que vous aviez récolté, et j’ai soufflé dessus. Pourquoi donc l’ai-je fait ? demande l’Eternel, le Seigneur des armées célestes. Parce que mon temple est en ruine, tandis que chacun de vous s’affaire pour sa propre maison. 10 Voilà pourquoi le ciel a retenu la pluie, voilà pourquoi la terre a refusé ses produits : c’est à cause de vous. 11 J’ai appelé la sécheresse sur les champs et les monts, sur le blé, sur le vin, sur l’huile, sur tout produit du sol, ainsi que sur les hommes, sur le bétail, sur tout le fruit de vos travaux.
12 Alors Zorobabel, fils de Shealtiel, Josué, fils de Yehotsadaq, le grand-prêtre, et tout le reste du peuple écoutèrent la voix de l’Eternel, leur Dieu, ils écoutèrent les paroles du prophète Aggée, que l’Eternel leur Dieu leur avait envoyé, et le peuple en eut la crainte de l’Eternel. 13 Alors Aggée, le messager de l’Eternel, transmit au peuple le message suivant de la part de l’Eternel :
« Moi, je suis avec vous,
l’Eternel le déclare. »
14 Et l’Eternel anima d’un nouveau zèle Zorobabel, fils de Shealtiel, gouverneur de Juda, Josué, fils de Yehotsadaq, le grand-prêtre, et tout le reste du peuple, de sorte qu’ils vinrent et se mirent à l’ouvrage au temple du Seigneur des armées célestes, leur Dieu, 15 le vingt-quatrième jour du sixième mois de la deuxième année du règne de Darius.
Footnotes
- 1.1 Darius Ier Hystaspe, roi des Perses de 522 à 486 av. J.-C. Il s’agit ici du 29 août 520 av. J.-C.
- 1.1 Sur Zorobabel, voir 1 Ch 3.17-19. Sur Zorobabel et Josué, voir Esd 3.1-9.
- 1.2 Le Temple avait été pillé et incendié par les Babyloniens en 587 av. J.-C. (Jr 52.12-23). Zorobabel et Josué (Esd 3.1-9) avaient commencé à le rebâtir, mais avaient dû interrompre les travaux devant l’opposition des peuples voisins (Esd 4.4-5).
- 1.8 J’y trouverai plaisir… glorifié. Autres traductions : J’y trouverai plaisir et j’y manifesterai ma gloire ; ou : Je serai heureux d’y être glorifié.
Haggai 1
New International Version
A Call to Build the House of the Lord
1 In the second year of King Darius,(A) on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai(B) to Zerubbabel(C) son of Shealtiel, governor(D) of Judah, and to Joshua(E) son of Jozadak,[a](F) the high priest:(G)
2 This is what the Lord Almighty(H) says: “These people(I) say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.(J)’”
3 Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:(K) 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,(L) while this house remains a ruin?(M)”
5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(N) to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little.(O) You eat, but never have enough.(P) You drink, but never have your fill.(Q) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(R) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(S) to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber(T) and build my house, so that I may take pleasure(U) in it and be honored,(V)” says the Lord. 9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little.(W) What you brought home, I blew(X) away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin,(Y) while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld(Z) their dew(AA) and the earth its crops.(AB) 11 I called for a drought(AC) on the fields and the mountains,(AD) on the grain, the new wine,(AE) the olive oil(AF) and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.(AG)”
12 Then Zerubbabel(AH) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant(AI) of the people obeyed(AJ) the voice of the Lord their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared(AK) the Lord.
13 Then Haggai,(AL) the Lord’s messenger,(AM) gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with(AN) you,” declares the Lord. 14 So the Lord stirred up(AO) the spirit of Zerubbabel(AP) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak,(AQ) the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant(AR) of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month.(AS)
The Promised Glory of the New House
In the second year of King Darius,(AT)
Footnotes
- Haggai 1:1 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verses 12 and 14
Haggai 1
New King James Version
The Command to Build God’s House(A)
1 In (B)the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by (C)Haggai the prophet to (D)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to (E)Joshua the son of (F)Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”
3 Then the word of the Lord (G)came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 “Is it (H)time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this [a]temple to lie in ruins?” 5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (I)“Consider your ways!
6 “You have (J)sown much, and bring in little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And (K)he who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! 8 Go up to the (L)mountains and bring wood and build the [b]temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord. 9 (M)“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, (N)I blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore (O)the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I (P)called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on (Q)all the labor of your hands.”
The People’s Obedience
12 (R)Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the Lord. 13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, (S)“I am with you, says the Lord.” 14 So (T)the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, (U)governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; (V)and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
Footnotes
- Haggai 1:4 Lit. house
- Haggai 1:8 Lit. house
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