Haggaï 1
Het Boek
Oproep tot herbouw van de tempel
1 Op de eerste dag van de zesde maand van het tweede regeringsjaar van koning Darius I, sprak de Here tot de profeet Haggai.
Haggai moest deze woorden doorgeven aan Zerubbabel, de zoon van Sealthiël, de gouverneur van Juda, en aan hogepriester Jozua, de zoon van Jozadak.
2 De Here van de hemelse legers vraagt u: ‘Waarom zegt dit volk dat het nog geen tijd is om mijn tempel te herbouwen?’ 3,4 En via de profeet Haggai stelde de Here dit volk dezelfde vraag: ‘Is het voor u dan wél tijd om in uw luxueuze huizen te wonen, terwijl mijn tempel in puin ligt? 5 Welnu,’ zegt de Here van de hemelse legers, ‘kijk eens naar het resultaat: 6 u zaait veel, maar oogst weinig. U eet en drinkt wel, maar u heeft nooit genoeg. U hebt wel kleren, maar onvoldoende om u warm te houden. Uw loon is in een mum van tijd verdwenen: het lijkt wel of er gaten in uw zakken zitten! 7 Denk toch eens goed na,’ zegt de Here van de hemelse legers. ‘Ga na wat u hebt gedaan en wat het gevolg ervan is geweest. 8 Trek dan de bergen in, haal hout en herbouw mijn tempel. Dan zal Ik werkelijk blij zijn en daar in macht en majesteit verschijnen,’ zegt de Here. 9 ‘U rekende op veel, maar kreeg weinig. En toen u het binnenhaalde, blies Ik het weg. Niets bleef over. En waarom? Omdat mijn tempel in puin ligt terwijl u allemaal voor uw eigen huis loopt te draven! 10 Daarom houd Ik de regen tegen en geef u slechte oogsten. 11 Ja, Ik liet zelfs een grote droogte over het land en de bergen komen. Zo verdorden het graan, de druiven, de olijven en al uw andere gewassen. Onder de droogte hadden mens en dier te lijden en spande men zich tevergeefs in.’
12 Zerubbabel, de zoon van Sealthiël, en hogepriester Jozua, de zoon van Jozadak en de weinige mensen die nog in het land waren overgebleven, luisterden met diep ontzag naar Haggaiʼs boodschap van de Here, hun God. 13 Toen stuurde de Here opnieuw een boodschap aan zijn volk via zijn profeet Haggai en zei: ‘Ik ben met u, Ik zal u zegenen.’ 14 En de Here van de hemelse legers gaf Zerubbabel, Jozua en de weinige mensen die nog in het land waren, het verlangen in het hart om zijn tempel te herbouwen. 15 Zij begonnen het werk op de vierentwintigste dag van die zesde maand, in het tweede regeringsjaar van koning Darius.
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
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.
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