Hagai 2
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Kagandahan ng Bagong Templo
2 Noong ikadalawampu't isa ng ikapitong buwan ng taon ding iyon, muling nagsalita si Yahweh sa pamamagitan ni Propeta Hagai 2 upang ipaabot ang mensaheng ito kay Zerubabel na gobernador ng Juda at kay Josue na pinakapunong pari, gayundin sa buong sambayanan: 3 “Sino(A) sa inyo ang nakakaalala sa maringal na kaningningan ng naunang Templo? Maihahambing ba ninyo ang kagandahan noon sa hitsura ng Templong ito ngayon? Wala itong sinabi sa naunang Templo. 4 Gayunman, magpakatatag kayo. Patuloy ninyong gawin ang Templo sapagkat ako'y kasama ninyo. 5 Nang(B) palayain ko kayo sa Egipto, aking ipinangakong palagi ko kayong papatnubayan. Hanggang ngayon nga'y kasama ninyo ako kaya't wala kayong dapat ikatakot.
6 “Hindi(C) na magtatagal at yayanigin ko ang langit at ang daigdig, ang lupa at ang dagat. 7 Yayanigin ko ang mga bansa at dadalhin ko dito ang kanilang mga kayamanan. Ang Templong ito ay mapupuno ng kanilang mga kayamanan 8 sapagkat ang lahat ng pilak at ginto sa buong daigdig ay akin. 9 Dahil dito, ang bagong Templo ay magiging higit na maganda kaysa doon sa nauna, at sa bagong Templong ito ay mahahayag ang kasaganaan at katiwasayang ipagkakaloob ko sa aking sambayanan.” Ganito ang sabi ni Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Sumangguni ang Propeta sa mga Pari
10 Noong ikadalawampu't apat na araw ng ikasiyam na buwan ng ikalawang taon ng paghahari ni Dario sa Persia, muling nagpahayag kay Hagai si Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat. 11 Sinabi ni Yahweh sa kanya na itanong sa mga pari kung ano ang pasya ng mga ito ukol sa ganitong usapin: 12 “Halimbawa'y may dumampot ng isang piraso ng karneng itinalaga mula sa handog na inialay sa altar at ito'y binalot niya sa kanyang damit. Magiging banal din kaya ang mga pagkaing masaling ng kanyang damit tulad ng tinapay, ulam, alak, langis ng olibo, at iba pang pagkain?” Ang sagot ng mga pari ay “Hindi.”
13 Muling(D) nagtanong si Hagai, “Halimbawa'y naging marumi ang isang tao dahil humipo sa bangkay. Magiging marumi rin ba ang anumang pagkaing masaling niya?” “Oo,” ang sagot ng mga pari.
14 Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Hagai, “Ganito rin ang kalagayan ng mga tao sa bansang ito sa harapan ni Yahweh, pati na ang bunga ng kanilang mga gawain. Kaya nga't ang lahat ng handog nila sa altar ay marurumi.”
Nangako ng Pagpapala si Yahweh
15 Sinabi rin ni Yahweh, “Pag-isipan ninyong mabuti ang mga pangyayaring magaganap sa inyong buhay mula sa araw na ito. Noong hindi pa ninyo nasisimulang gawing muli ang Templo, 16 inaasahan ninyong ang isang buntong trigo ay 200 kilo ngunit iyon pala ay sandaan lamang. Akala ninyo'y sandaang litrong alak ang masasalok sa imbakan ngunit iyon pala'y apatnapu lamang. 17 Sinalanta ko ang inyong mga pananim sa pamamagitan ng mainit na hangin, amag, at pag-ulan ng yelo, gayunma'y hindi pa rin kayo nanumbalik sa akin. 18 Ngayon ay ikadalawampu't apat na araw ng ikasiyam na buwan at ito ang araw na natapos ang pundasyon ng Templo. Bantayan ninyo ang mga susunod na pangyayari. 19 Ubos na ba ang mga pagkaing butil sa kamalig? Wala pa bang bunga ang mga puno ng ubas, ng igos, ng granada, at ng olibo? Huwag kayong mabahala sapagkat mula ngayon ay pagpapalain ko na kayo.”
Ang Pangako ni Yahweh kay Zerubabel
20 Nang araw ding iyon, ikadalawampu't apat ng buwan, isa pang mensahe ang ibinigay ni Yahweh para kay Hagai 21 upang iparating kay Zerubabel na gobernador ng Juda, “Malapit ko nang yanigin ang langit at ang lupa, 22 pati na ang mga kaharian; wawakasan ko na ang kapangyarihan ng mga ito. Sisirain ko na ang kanilang mga karwahe at papaslangin ang mga nakasakay doon. Mamamatay din ang mga kabayo at magpapatayan ang mga mangangabayo. 23 Pagsapit ng araw na iyon, kukunin kita Zerubabel na aking lingkod. Itatalaga kita upang maghari sa ilalim ng aking kapangyarihan. Ikaw ang aking pinili.” Iyan ang pahayag ni Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat.
Haggai 2
New King James Version
The Coming Glory of God’s House
2 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the Lord came [a]by Haggai the prophet, saying: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: 3 (A)‘Who is left among you who saw this [b]temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, (B)is this not in your eyes as nothing? 4 Yet now (C)be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says the Lord; ‘and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,’ says the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,’ says the Lord of hosts. 5 (D)‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so (E)My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’
6 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: (F)‘Once more (it is a little while) (G)I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; 7 and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to (H)the [c]Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this [d]temple with (I)glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. 8 ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. 9 (J)‘The glory of this latter [e]temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give (K)peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.”
The People Are Defiled
10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Now, (L)ask the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 “If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?” ’ ”
Then the priests answered and said, “No.”
13 And Haggai said, “If one who is (M)unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?”
So the priests answered and said, “It shall be unclean.”
14 Then Haggai answered and said, (N)“ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the Lord, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.
Promised Blessing
15 ‘And now, carefully (O)consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord— 16 since those days, (P)when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. 17 (Q)I struck you with blight and mildew and hail (R)in all the labors of your hands; (S)yet you did not turn to Me,’ says the Lord. 18 ‘Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from (T)the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid—consider it: 19 (U)Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will (V)bless you.’ ”
Zerubbabel Chosen as a Signet
20 And again the word of the Lord came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, (W)governor of Judah, saying:
(X)‘I will shake heaven and earth.
22 (Y)I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms;
I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms.
(Z)I will overthrow the chariots
And those who ride in them;
The horses and their riders shall come down,
Every one by the sword of his brother.
23 ‘In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ says the Lord, (AA)‘and will make you like a signet ring; for (AB)I have chosen you,’ says the Lord of hosts.”
Footnotes
- Haggai 2:1 Lit. by the hand of
- Haggai 2:3 Lit. house
- Haggai 2:7 Or desire of all nations
- Haggai 2:7 Lit. house
- Haggai 2:9 Lit. house
Haggai 2
King James Version
2 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying,
2 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,
3 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?
4 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:
5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
6 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;
7 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.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
9 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.
10 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,
11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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:
16 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.
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
22 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.
23 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.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
