Revised Literal Translation

Haggai 1:2-11

2Thus speakethאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971sayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,The timeעֶת־'et-H6256is not comeבֹּ֛אbo'H935,the timeעֶת־'et-H6256that Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004should be builtלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.NotH1129.

3Then came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Is ittimeהַעֵ֤תha.'EtH6256for you, O ye, to dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in your cieledסְפוּנִ֑יםse.fu.NimH5603housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004,and this houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004liewasteחָרֵֽב׃cha.RevH2720?

5Now therefore thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖םSi.mu le.vav.KhemH3824 H7760your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870.

6Ye have sownזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235,and bringוְהָבֵ֣אve.ha.Ve'H935in littleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592;ye eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398,but ye have not enoughלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654;ye drinkשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354,but ye are not filled with drinkלְשָׁכְרָ֔הle.sha.khe.RahH7937;ye clotheלָב֖וֹשׁla.Vo.oshH3847you, but there is none warmH2527;and he that earneth wagesוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רve.Ham.mis.ta.KerH7936earneth wagesמִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmis.ta.KerH7936to put itinto a bagצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872with holesנָקֽוּב׃ פna.KuvH5344.

7Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖םSi.mu le.vav.KhemH3824 H7760your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870.

8Go upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to the mountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022,and bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and buildוּבְנ֣וּu.ve.NuH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and I will take pleasureוְאֶרְצֶה־ve.'er.tzeh-H7521in it, and I will be glorifiedוְאֶכָּבְדָ֖הve.'e.ka.vedH3513,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9Ye lookedפָּנֹ֤הpa.NohH6437for muchהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235, and, lo, it cameto littleלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592;and when ye broughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935ithomeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,I did blowוְנָפַ֣חְתִּיve.na.Fach.tiH5301upon it. Why? saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.BecauseH3282of mine houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004that iswasteחָרֵ֔בcha.RevH2720,and ye runרָצִ֖יםra.TzimH7323every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his own houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

10Therefore the heavenשָמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064over you is stayedכָּלְא֥וּkal.'UH3607from dewמִטָּ֑לmi.TalH2919,and the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is stayedכָּלְאָ֥הkal.'AhH3607fromher fruitיְבוּלָֽהּ׃ye.vu.LahH2981.

11And I calledוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121for a droughtחֹ֜רֶבCho.revH2721upon the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and upon the grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,and upon the new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and upon the oilהַיִּצְהָ֔רhai.yitz.HarH3323, and upon thatwhich the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127bringeth forthתּוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318,and upon menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,and upon cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and upon all the labourיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of the handsכַּפָּֽיִם׃ סka.Pa.yimH3709.

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