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Haggai - Chapter 1
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1In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, this word of Hashem came through the Navi Chagai to Zerubavel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Yehuda, and to Yehoshua son of Yehotzadak, the Kohen Gadol:
bi-SHANAT sh'-TA-yim l'-dar-YAVESH ha-ME-lekh ba-CHO-desh ha-SHI-shi b'-YOM e-CHAD la-CHO-desh ha-YA d'-VAR a-do-NAI b'-yad-cha-GAI ha-na-VEE el ze-ru-BA-VEL ben she-al-tee-EL pa-CHAT ye-hu-DAH v'-el yo-SHU-a ben ye-ho-TZA-dak ha-ko-HAYN ha-GA-dol lay-MOR
אבִּשְׁנַ֤ת שְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֜ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֣י הַנָּבִ֗יא אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל בֶּן־שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָ֛ק הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַגָּד֖וֹל לֵאמֹֽר׃
2Thus said the lord of Hosts: These people say, “The time has not yet come for rebuilding the House of Hashem.”
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI t'-va-OT lay-MOR ha-AM ha-ZEH a-M'-RU lo ET-bo ET-bayt a-do-NAI l'-hi-BA-not.
בכֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א עֶת־בֹּ֛א עֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָ֖ה לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃
3And the word of Hashem through the Navi Chagai continued:
vai-HEE, d'-var a-do-NAI b'-yad ha-GA-yi ha-na-VEE lay-MOR
גוַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֔ה בְּיַד־חַגַּ֥י הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃
4Is it a time for you to dwell in your paneled houses, while this House is lying in ruins?
ha-AYT la-KHEM a-TEM la-SHE-vet b'-va-tay-KHEM s'-fu-NEEM v'-ha-BA-yit ha-ZEH kha-RAYV
דהַעֵ֤ת לָכֶם֙ אַתֶּ֔ם לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣ם סְפוּנִ֑ים וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה חָרֵֽב׃
1:4 Is it a time for you to dwell in your paneled houses
Addressing the Jews who returned to the Land of Israel after seventy years of Babylonian exile, Chagai’s mission is to motivate them to resume construction of the second Temple. He begins by challenging them to reflect on their priorities, and to consider what is more important: Their comfort, or God’s? While they dwell in paneled houses, Hashem’s house lies in ruins. The Hebrew term for ‘paneled’ is sefunim (ספונים). According to some, the panels were made out of cedar wood, imported from Lebanon. Chagai is accusing the people of not learning from King David, who said to the prophet Natan, “Here I am dwelling in a house of cedar, while the Aron of Hashem abides in a tent!” (II Samuel 7). David longed to overcome that disparity and build the first Beit Hamikdash, while the Israelites in Chagai’s time are unconcerned. Chagai tries to break their complacency.
5Now thus said the lord of Hosts: Consider how you have been faring!
v'-a-TAH KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI t'-va-OT, see-MU l'-va-v'-KHEM al dar-KAY-khem
הוְעַתָּ֕ה כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃
6You have sowed much and brought in little; you eat without being satisfied; you drink without getting your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one gets warm; and he who earns anything earns it for a leaky purse.
ze-ra-TEM har-BEH v'-ha-VE m'-a-AT a-KHOL v'-AYN l'-sa-VAH sha-TO v'-AYN l'-sh'-KHA-RAH la-VOSH v'-AYN l'-KHOM LO v'-ha-mis-ta-KAYR mis-ta-KAYR el t'-ZOHR na-KUV
וזְרַעְתֶּ֨ם הַרְבֵּ֜ה וְהָבֵ֣א מְעָ֗ט אָכ֤וֹל וְאֵין־לְשׇׂבְעָה֙ שָׁת֣וֹ וְאֵין־לְשׇׁכְרָ֔ה לָב֖וֹשׁ וְאֵין־לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־צְר֥וֹר נָקֽוּב׃
7Thus said the lord of Hosts: Consider how you have fared:
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI t'-va-OT, see-MU l'-va-v'-KHEM al dar-KHE-khem.
זכֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃
8Go up to the hills and get timber, and rebuild the House; then I will look on it with favor and I will be glorified—said Hashem.
a-LU ha-HAR va-ha-VE-tem ETZ u-VE-nu ha-BA-yit v'-er-TZEH-BO (v'-e-KAV-DA) [v'-e-ka-VE-da] a-MAR a-do-NAI
חעֲל֥וּ הָהָ֛ר וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם עֵ֖ץ וּבְנ֣וּ הַבָּ֑יִת וְאֶרְצֶה־בּ֥וֹ (ואכבד) [וְאֶכָּבְדָ֖ה] אָמַ֥ר יְהֹוָֽה׃
9You have been expecting much and getting little; and when you brought it home, I would blow on it! Because of what?—says the lord of Hosts. Because of My House which lies in ruins, while you all hurry to your own houses!
PA-NOH el ha-RE-VEH v'-hi-NEH lim-AHT va-ha-VE-TEM ha-BA-YIT v'-na-FAKH-tee BO ya-AN MEH ne-UM a-do-NAI t'-va-OT ya-AN BE-tee a-SHER HU kha-REV v'-a-TEM ra-TZEEM EESH l'-VEE-to
טפָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה לִמְעָ֔ט וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַבַּ֖יִת וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑וֹ יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה נְאֻם֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִי֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃
10That is why the skies above you have withheld [their] moisture and the earth has withheld its yield,
al-KEN a-LE-khem kol-u sha-MA-yim mi-TAL v'-ha-A-retz kol-a Y'-vu-LAH
יעַל־כֵּ֣ן עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם כָּלְא֥וּ שָׁמַ֖יִם מִטָּ֑ל וְהָאָ֖רֶץ כָּלְאָ֥ה יְבוּלָֽהּ׃
11and I have summoned fierce heat upon the land—upon the hills, upon the new grain and wine and oil, upon all that the ground produces, upon man and beast, and upon all the fruits of labor.
va-e-k'RA kho-REV al ha-A-retz v'-al he-ha-REEM v'-al ha-da-GAN v'-al ha-tee-ROSH v'-al ha-yitz-HAR v'-al a-SHER to-TZI ha-a-da-MAH v'-al ha-a-DAM v'-al ha-be-HEE-mah v'-al kol ye-GEE-a kha-PA-yim. (P)
יאוָאֶקְרָ֨א חֹ֜רֶב עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ וְעַל־הֶהָרִ֗ים וְעַל־הַדָּגָן֙ וְעַל־הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְעַל־הַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹצִ֖יא הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְעַל־הָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כׇּל־יְגִ֥יעַ כַּפָּֽיִם׃
12Zerubavel son of Shealtiel and the Kohen Gadol Yehoshua son of Yehotzadak and all the rest of the people gave heed to the summons of Hashem their God and to the words of the Navi Chagai, when Hashem their God sent him; the people feared Hashem.
vai-YISH-ma Z'-ru-BA-vel ben shal-tee-EL v'-yo-SHU-a ben y'-ho-TZA-dak ha-ko-HAYN ha-ga-DOL v'-KOL sh'-AY-rit ha-AM b'-KOL a-do-NAI e-lo-HE-hem v'-al di-v'-RAY cha-GAI ha-na-VEE ka-a-SHER sh'-la-KHO a-do-NAI e-lo-HE-hem vai-YI-ru ha-AM mi-p'-NAY a-do-NAI
יבוַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל ׀ בֶּֽן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֡ל וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּד֜וֹל וְכֹ֣ל ׀ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית הָעָ֗ם בְּקוֹל֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם וְעַל־דִּבְרֵי֙ חַגַּ֣י הַנָּבִ֔יא כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר שְׁלָח֖וֹ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ הָעָ֖ם מִפְּנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃
13And Chagai, Hashem's messenger, fulfilling Hashem's mission, spoke to the people, “I am with you—declares Hashem.”
vai-YO-mer, kha-GAI mal-akh a-do-NAI b'-mal-a-KHUHT a-do-NAI la-AM lay-MOR: a-NEE it-KHEM, n'-UM a-do-NAI
יגוַ֠יֹּ֠אמֶר חַגַּ֞י מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהֹוָ֛ה בְּמַלְאֲכ֥וּת יְהֹוָ֖ה לָעָ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃
14Then Hashem roused the spirit of Zerubavel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Yehuda, and the spirit of the Kohen Gadol Yehoshua son of Yehotzadak, and the spirit of all the rest of the people: They came and set to work on the House of the lord of Hosts, their God,
vai-YA-ar a-do-NAI et-ru-AKH ze-ru-BA-VEL ben shal-tee-EL pa-KHAT y'-hu-DAH v'-et ru-AKH y'-ho-SHU-a ben y'-ho-TZA-dak ha-ko-HAYN ha-ga-DOL v'-et ru-AKH kol she-E-reet ha-AHM vai-ya-VO-u vai-ya-a-SU me-la-KHAH b'-veit a-do-NAI t'-va-OT e-lo-HE-hem. (Selah)
ידוַיָּ֣עַר יְהֹוָ֡ה אֶת־ר֩וּחַ֩ זְרֻבָּבֶ֨ל בֶּן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜ל פַּחַ֣ת יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶת־ר֙וּחַ֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל וְֽאֶת־ר֔וּחַ כֹּ֖ל שְׁאֵרִ֣ית הָעָ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ מְלָאכָ֔ה בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃
15on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month. In the second year of King Darius,
b'-YOm e-s'-REEM v'-ar-BAH la-KHO-desh ba-shi-SHI b'-sh'-NAT sh'-ta-YIM l'-dar-YA-vesh ha-ME-lekh
טובְּי֨וֹם עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֛ה לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑י בִּשְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
