Haggai 1
Expanded Bible
It Is Time to Build the Temple
1 The prophet Haggai spoke the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah [Ezra 2:2; 3:2; Zech. 6:9–14], and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest [C also known as Jeshua; Ezra 2:2; 3:2; 5:2; Zech. 3:1–10]. This message came in the second year that Darius was king [520 bc], on the first day of the sixth month [C August 29; Elul 1 on the Hebrew calendar]:
2 “This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: ‘The people say the right time has not come to rebuild the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord.’”
3 Then Haggai the prophet spoke the word of the Lord: 4 “Is it right for you to be living in ·fancy [L paneled] houses while ·the Temple [L this house] is still in ruins?”
5 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “·Think about what you have done [Consider your ways]. 6 You have planted much, but you harvest little. You eat, but you do not become full. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but you are not warm enough. You earn ·money [wages], ·but then you lose it all as if you had [L to] put it into a purse full of holes.”
7 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “·Think about what you have done [Consider your ways]. 8 Go up to the mountains, bring back wood, and build the ·Temple [L house]. Then I will be pleased with it and be honored,” says the Lord. 9 “You look for much, but ·you find little [it came to little]. When you bring it home, I ·destroy it [L blew it away]. Why?” asks the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. “Because you all ·work hard for [are busy with; L run to] your own houses while my house is still in ruins! 10 Because of what you have done, the sky holds back its ·rain [dew] and the ground holds back its crops. 11 I have called for a ·time without rain [drought] on the land, and on the ·mountains [hill country], and on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, the plants which the earth produces, the people, the ·farm animals [livestock], and all the work of your hands.”
12 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest [1:1], and all the ·rest of the people who were left alive [remnant of the people; C those who returned from exile in Babylon] obeyed the [L voice of the] Lord their God and the message from Haggai the prophet, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people ·feared [were in awe of] the Lord.
13 Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave the Lord’s message to the people, saying, “The Lord says, ‘I am with you.’” 14 The Lord stirred up [L the spirit of] Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the ·rest of the people who were left alive [remnant of the people; v. 12]. So they came and worked on the ·Temple [L house] of their God, the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. 15 They began on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year Darius was king [v. 1].
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
Hageo 1
La Palabra (España)
Llamamiento a reconstruir el Templo
1 El segundo año del reinado de Darío, en el primer día del mes sexto, el Señor habló en estos términos por medio del profeta Ageo al gobernador de Judá, Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y al sumo sacerdote Josué, hijo de Josadac:
2 — Así ha dicho el Señor del universo: Este pueblo afirma que aún no ha llegado el momento adecuado para reconstruir el Templo del Señor.
3 A lo que el Señor replicó a través del profeta Ageo:
4 — ¿De veras pensáis que es tiempo de vivir en vuestras casas artesonadas, mientras el Templo está en ruinas? 5 Pues bien, esto os dice el Señor del universo: ¡Reflexionad sobre vuestra situación! 6 Sembráis mucho, pero recogéis poco; coméis, pero no os saciáis; bebéis, pero sin llegar a disfrutar; os vestís, pero no entráis en calor; y el jornalero echa su salario en bolsa agujereada. 7 Así dice el Señor del universo: ¡Reflexionad sobre vuestra situación! 8 Subid al monte, traed madera y reconstruid el Templo; yo me complaceré en él y seré glorificado, dice el Señor. 9 Esperáis encontrar mucho, pero halláis poco: lo que traéis a casa yo lo disipo de un soplo. ¿Por qué causa es así?, —dice el Señor del universo—. Pues porque es mi Templo el que está en ruinas, mientras cada uno de vosotros se preocupa de su propia casa. 10 Por esa razón los cielos os han escatimado la lluvia y la tierra no os ha dado su fruto. 11 Yo decreté la sequía sobre la tierra y sobre los montes, sobre la cosecha de cereales, sobre el vino, sobre el aceite, sobre todos los frutos del campo, sobre las bestias, sobre toda obra humana.
12 Al oír esto Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y el sumo sacerdote Josué, hijo de Josadac, junto con todo el pueblo restante, prestaron atención a la voz del Señor, su Dios, y a las palabras que el Señor, su Dios, encargó decir al profeta Ageo. El pueblo sintió un profundo respeto por el Señor 13 y Ageo, el enviado del Señor, transmitió este mensaje de parte del Señor: “Yo estoy con vosotros” —oráculo del Señor—. 14 De esta forma, el Señor despertó el espíritu del gobernador de Judá, Zorobabel, hijo de Sealtiel, y el del sumo sacerdote Josué, hijo de Josadac, así como el espíritu de todo el pueblo restante. Vinieron, pues, y emprendieron las obras del Templo del Señor del universo, su Dios. 15 Era el día veinticuatro del mes sexto del segundo año del rey Darío.
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