Tanach
Chaggai 1:15-2:5 חגי א׳:ט״ו-ב׳:ה׳
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בְּיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ בַּשִּׁשִּׁי בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
On the twenty fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Daryavesh the king.
On the twenty fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Daryavesh the king.
בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָיָה דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה בְּיַד־חַגַּי הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹֽר׃
In the seventh month, on the twenty first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Ḥaggay, saying,
In the seventh month, on the twenty first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Ḥaggay, saying,
אֱמׇר־נָא אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶל בֶּן־שַׁלְתִּיאֵל פַּחַת יְהוּדָה וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וְאֶל־שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם לֵאמֹֽר׃
Speak now to Zerubbavel the son of Shalti᾽el, governor of Yehuda, and to Yehoshua the son of Yehożadaq, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
Speak now to Zerubbavel the son of Shalti᾽el, governor of Yehuda, and to Yehoshua the son of Yehożadaq, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
מִי בָכֶם הַנִּשְׁאָר אֲשֶׁר רָאָה אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה בִּכְבוֹדוֹ הָרִאשׁוֹן וּמָה אַתֶּם רֹאִים אֹתוֹ עַתָּה הֲלוֹא כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
Who is left among you that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
Who is left among you that saw this house in its first glory? and how do you see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
Rashi
אֲשֶׁר רָאָה וְגוֹ׳. אֶת הָרִאשׁוֹן אֵין זֶה חָשׁוּב בְּעֵינָיו.
who saw, etc. Who saw the first one this [one] is of no esteem in his eyes.
הֲלוֹא כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן. יוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי כִּי מִי שֶׁרָאָה הָרִאשׁוֹן, אֵין זֶה בְּעֵינָיו אֶלָּא כְּאַיִן.
is it not as nothing I know that to one who saw the first one, this one is but nothing in his eyes.
כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן. הוּא וָאַיִן שָׁוִים הֵן, כְּמוֹ (הושע ד:ט) ״וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן״. אַף כָּאן ״כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן״ – הוּא וָאַיִן שְׁנֵיהֶם שָׁוִים.
is it... as nothing It and nothing are equal, as in (Hos. 4:9) “And it shall be like people like priest” Here, too, כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן ; it [the Second Temple] and nothing are equal.
וְעַתָּה חֲזַק זְרֻבָּבֶל ׀ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וַחֲזַק יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וַחֲזַק כׇּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וַֽעֲשׂוּ כִּֽי־אֲנִי אִתְּכֶם נְאֻם יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbavel, says the Lord; and be strong, O Yehoshua, son of Yehożadaq, 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,
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbavel, says the Lord; and be strong, O Yehoshua, son of Yehożadaq, 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,
אֶֽת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַתִּי אִתְּכֶם בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וְרוּחִי עֹמֶדֶת בְּתוֹכְכֶם אַל־תִּירָֽאוּ׃ {פ}
according to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Miżrayim, so my spirit remains among you: fear not.
according to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Miżrayim, so my spirit remains among you: fear not.
Rashi
אֶת הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר כָּרַתִּי. תּוֹרָתִי אַתֶּם שׁוֹמְרִים, וְרוּחִי שׁוֹרָה עַל נְבִיאֲכֶם, אַל תִּירָאוּ.
the thing that I set up You keep My Torah, and My spirit rests on your prophets; do not fear.
מִי בָכֶם הַנִּשְׁאָר. שֶׁהָיָה מִן הַגּוֹלִים וְעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי.
Who among you is left who was of the exiles and is still alive?