1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,2 Say now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the rest of the people,3 Who is there still among you who saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?4 But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land, says the Lord, and get to work: for I am with you, says the Lord of armies:5 The agreement which I made with you when you came out of Egypt, and my spirit, are with you still; have no fear.6 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In a short time I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;7 And I will make a shaking of all the nations, and the desired things of all nations will come: and I will make this house full of my glory, says the Lord of armies.8 The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord of armies.9 The second glory of this house will be greater than the first, says the Lord of armies: and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of armies.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 These are the words of the Lord of armies: Put now a point of law to the priests, saying,12 If anyone has some holy flesh folded in the skirt of his robe, will bread or soup or wine or oil or any other food be made holy if touched by his skirt? And the priests answering said, No.13 Then Haggai said, Will any of these be made unclean by the touch of one who is unclean through touching a dead body? And the priests answering said, It will be made unclean.14 Then Haggai said, So is this people and so is this nation before me, says the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and the offering they give there is unclean.15 And now, give thought, looking back from this day to the time before one stone was put on another in the Temple of the Lord:16 How, when anyone came to a store of twenty measures, there were only ten: when anyone went to the wine-store to get fifty vessels full, there were only twenty.17 And I sent burning and wasting and a rain of ice-drops on all the works of your hands; but still you were not turned to me, says the Lord.18 And now, give thought; looking on from this day, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the time when the base of the Lord's house was put in its place, give thought to it.19 Is the seed still in the store-house? have the vine and the fig-tree, the pomegranate and the olive-tree, still not given their fruit? from this day I will send my blessing on you.20 And the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,21 Say to Zerubbabel, ruler of Judah, I will make a shaking of the heavens and the earth,22 Overturning the power of kingdoms; and I will send destruction on the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; by me war-carriages will be overturned with those who are in them; and the horses and the horsemen will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother.23 In that day, says the Lord of armies, I will take you, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says the Lord, and will make you as a jewelled ring: for I have taken you to be mine, says the Lord of armies.

1 In die vigesima et quarta mensis, in sexto mense, in anno secundo Darii regis.2 In septimo mense, vigesima et prima mensis, factum est verbum Domini in manu Aggi prophet, dicens : 3 Loquere ad Zorobabel, filium Salathiel, ducem Juda, et ad Jesum, filium Josedec, sacerdotem magnum, et ad reliquos populi, dicens : 4 [Quis in vobis est derelictus,qui vidit domum istam in gloria sua prima ?et quid vos videtis hanc nunc ?numquid non ita est, quasi non sit in oculis vestris ?5 Et nunc confortare, Zorobabel, dicit Dominus ;et confortare, Jesu, fili Josedec, sacerdos magne ;et confortare, omnis populus terr, dicit Dominus exercituum :et facite (quoniam ego vobiscum sum, dicit Dominus exercituum)6 verbum quod pepigi vobiscum cum egrederemini de terra gypti :et spiritus meus erit in medio vestrum : nolite timere.7 Quia hc dicit Dominus exercituum :Adhuc unum modicum est,et ego commovebo clum, et terram, et mare, et aridam.8 Et movebo omnes gentes,et veniet desideratus cunctis gentibus :et implebo domum istam gloria,dicit Dominus exercituum.9 Meum est argentum, et meum est aurum,dicit Dominus exercituum.10 Magna erit gloria domus istius novissim plus quam prim,dicit Dominus exercituum :et in loco isto dabo pacem,dicit Dominus exercituum.]11 In vigesima et quarta noni mensis, in anno secundo Darii regis, factum est verbum Domini ad Aggum prophetam, dicens : 12 Hc dicit Dominus exercituum : Interroga sacerdotes legem, dicens : 13 Si tulerit homo carnem sanctificatam in ora vestimenti sui, et tetigerit de summitate ejus panem, aut pulmentum, aut vinum, aut oleum, aut omnem cibum, numquid sanctificabitur ? Respondentes autem sacerdotes, dixerunt : Non. 14 Et dixit Aggus : Si tetigerit pollutus in anima ex omnibus his, numquid contaminabitur ? Et responderunt sacerdotes, et dixerunt : Contaminabitur. 15 Et respondit Aggus, et dixit : [Sic populus iste,et sic gens ista ante faciem meam, dicit Dominus,et sic omne opus manuum eorum :et omnia qu obtulerunt ibi, contaminata erunt.16 Et nunc ponite corda vestra a die hac et supra,antequam poneretur lapis super lapidem in templo Domini.17 Cum accederetis ad acervum viginti modiorum,et fierent decem ;et intraretis ad torcular, ut exprimeretis quinquaginta lagenas,et fiebant viginti.18 Percussi vos vento urente, et aurugine,et grandine omnia opera manuum vestrarum :et non fuit in vobis qui reverteretur ad me, dicit Dominus.19 Ponite corda vestra ex die ista, et in futurum,a die vigesima et quarta noni mensis :a die qua fundamenta jacta sunt templi Domini,ponite super cor vestrum.20 Numquid jam semen in germine est,et adhuc vinea, et ficus,et malogranatum, et lignum oliv non floruit ? ex die ista benedicam.]21 Et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad Aggum in vigesima et quarta mensis, dicens : 22 Loquere ad Zorobabel ducem Juda, dicens : [Ego movebo clum pariter et terram,23 et subvertam solium regnorum,et conteram fortitudinem regni gentium :et subvertam quadrigam et ascensorem ejus,et descendent equi, et ascensores eorum,vir in gladio fratris sui.24 In die illa, dicit Dominus exercituum, assumam te,Zorobabel, fili Salathiel, serve meus, dicit Dominus :et ponam te quasi signaculum,quia te elegi, dicit Dominus exercituum.]