1on the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 2“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jozadak,⚓ the high priest, and to the remnant of the people. Ask them, 3‘Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing? 4But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty. 5‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’ 6“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. 8‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. 9‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
Blessings for a Defiled People
10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai: 11“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Ask the priests what the law says: 12If someone carries consecrated meat in the fold of their garment, and that fold touches some bread or stew, some wine, olive oil or other food, does it become consecrated?’ ” The priests answered, “No.” 13Then Haggai said, “If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?” “Yes,” the priests replied, “it becomes defiled.” 14Then Haggai said, “ ‘So it is with this people and this nation in my sight,’ declares the Lord. ‘Whatever they do and whatever they offer there is defiled. 15“ ‘Now give careful thought to this from this day on⚓ —consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the Lord’s temple. 16When anyone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When anyone went to a wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty. 17I struck all the work of your hands with blight, mildew and hail, yet you did not return to me,’ declares the Lord. 18‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid. Give careful thought: 19Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. “ ‘From this day on I will bless you.’ ”
Zerubbabel the Lord’s Signet Ring
20The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month: 21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. 22I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. 23“ ‘On that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘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 Almighty.”
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Ua Tau Lub Tuamtsev Tshiab Zoo Heev
1Lub xya hli ntuj hnub nees nkaum ib uas yog tib lub xyoos ntawd, tus TSWV los hais rau Hakais uas yog tus cev Vajtswv lus dua ib zaug ntxiv. 2Tus TSWV kom Hakais mus hais rau Xelunpanpees uas yog tus tswvxeev uas kav lub xeev Yudas, hais rau Yausuas uas yog tus Povthawj Hlob, thiab hais rau cov pejxeem sawvdaws tias, 3“Nej puas muaj leejtwg nco tau hais tias lub Tuamtsev thaum ub zoo npaum li cas? Nimno nej saib zoo li cas lawm? Nej saib lub Tuamtsev zoo li tsis tseemceeb li lawm. 4Tiamsis nimno, nej txhua tus tsis txhob qaug zog; nej cia li rau siab ntso ua haujlwm, rau qhov kuv nrog nraim nej nyob. 5Thaum nej khiav nram tebchaws Iziv los, kuv tau coglus rau nej hais tias, kuv yuav nrog nraim nej nyob. Yog li ntawd kuv tseem nrog nraim nej nyob, nej tsis txhob ntshai. 6“Tshuav tsis ntev kuv yuav co lub ntuj thiab lub ntiajteb, thooj av thiab dej hiavtxwv. 7Kuv yuav rhuav txhua haivneeg, thiab yuav coj lawv tej nyiaj tej kub los tso rau ntawm no kom lub Tuamtsev thiaj muaj nyiaj puv nkaus. 8Tej nyiaj thiab tej kub uas nyob hauv ntiajteb no puavleej yog kuv li huv tibsi. 9Lub Tuamtsev tshiab no yuav zoo tshaj lub qub thaum ub; kuv yuav pub kom kuv haivneeg muaj kev vammeej thiab nyob kaj siab lug qhov ntawd.” Tus TSWV uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus yog tus hais tej lus no.
Tus Cev Vajtswv Lus Nrog Cov Povthawj Tuavxam
10Thaum lub cuaj hli ntuj hnub nees nkaum plaub uas Dali-us ua huabtais kav tebchaws tau ob xyoos lawm, tus TSWV uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus rov los hais rau Hakais uas yog tus cev Vajtswv lus dua ib zaug ntxiv. 11Tus TSWV hais tias, “Koj cia li nug cov povthawj raws li tej kev tswjhwm no: 12Yog hais tias leejtwg muab ib thooj nqaij uas twb muab fij theej txhoj lawm, ntsaws rau hauv nws lub nqaws tsho ntev nqa tawm mus, thiab yog hais tias nws lub tsho ntawd chwv tej ncuav, tej zaub mov, tej cawv txiv hmab, tej txiv ntoo roj, lossis txhua yam khoom noj, puas yuav ua rau tej khoom ntawd dawbhuv lawm?” Thaum uas tus cev Vajtswv lus nug li ntawd tas lawm, cov povthawj teb hais tias, “Yeej tsis huv li.” 13Ces Hakais nug hais tias, “Yog muaj ib tug neeg twg ua rau nws tsis huv vim nws mus kov tus neeg tuag lawm, thiab nws ho los kov tej zaub mov no, puas yuav ua rau tej zaub mov ntawd tsis huv thiab?” Cov povthawj teb hais tias, “Yog tiag, yeej ua rau tej zaub mov ntawd tsis huv lawm.” 14Hakais hais tias, “Tus TSWV hais tias haivneeg uas nyob hauv lub tebchaws no thiab txhua yam uas cov neeg no khwv tau los zoo ib yam li ntawd; thiab txhua yam uas lawv muab fij rau saum lub thaj yeej tsis huv lawm.”
Tus TSWV Coglus Yuav Foom Koob Hmoov
15Tus TSWV hais tias, “Nej puas pom tej xwmtxheej uas muaj los raug nej? Ua ntej uas nej pib txhim kho lub Tuamtsev, 16nej yuav mus rau ntawm lub txhab nplej, cia siab hais tias yuav yawm tau nees nkaum kawm nplej, tiamsis tsuas yawm tau kaum kawm xwb. Nej yuav mus rau ntawm qhov chaw tsuam txiv hmab, daus kom tau tsib caug thoob kua txiv hmab, tiamsis nej tsuas daus tau nees nkaum thoob xwb. 17Kuv yuav tso cua los nplawm thiab tso lawg los ntaus txhua yam uas nej cog kom puastsuaj tas, txawm li ntawd los nej tseem tsis tau tso lub siab qub tseg li thiab. 18Hnub no yog hnub nees nkaum plaub lub cuaj hli ntuj, yog hnub uas pua tau lub plag Tuamtsev tiav log lawm. Nej sim saib txij no mus yuav muaj dabtsi tshwmsim tuaj? 19Txawm yog tsis tshuav nplej, tsis tshuav txiv hmab, tsis tshuav txiv ncuavpias, tsis tshuav txiv ntsiavkws thiab tsis tau txog caij txi txiv ntoo roj los txij no mus kuv yeej yuav foom koob hmoov rau nej.”
Tus TSWV Coglus rau Xelunpanpees
20Hnub nees nkaum plaub lub hlis ntawd, tus TSWV rov hais rau Hakais dua zaum ob 21kom nws mus hais rau Xelunpanpees uas yog tus tswvxeev uas kav lub xeev Yudas hais tias, “Kuv tabtom yuav co lub ntuj thiab lub ntiajteb, 22thiab muab txhua lub zwmtxwv ntawm txhua lub tebchaws ntxeev thiab txo lawv tej hwjchim. Kuv yuav muab lawv tej tsheb nees thiab cov neeg uas tsav tsheb nees ntxeev; tej nees yuav tuag tas, thiab lawv cov neeg uas caij nees ib leeg yuav tig tua ib leeg kom tuag tas. 23Xelunpanpees uas yog kuv tus tubtxib, hnub ntawd kuv yuav coj koj mus, thiab kuv yuav tsa koj tuav kuv lub npe kav tebchaws. Koj yog tus uas kuv xaiv tseg lawm.” Tus TSWV uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus yog tus hais tej lus no.