Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.

The Prophet Aggeus.

What Aggeus conteyneth.

• Chap. I. He exorteth the people to buylde vp the tēple, and reproueth thei•• lōge tariēge.
• Chap. II. He geueth the rulers a corage. Of the ornamētes and glory of the seconde temple, wherby is vnderstōde the church of the faith full.

The first Chapter.

[ A] In the seconde yeare of kynge Darius, in the vj. moneth the first daye of the moneth, came the worde of the LORDE (by the prophet Aggeus) vnto Zo¦robabel the sonne of Salathiel y^e prynce of Iuda, and to Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the ••ye prest, sayenge: Thus speaketh the LOR∣DE of hoostes, and saieth: This people doth saye: The tyme is not yet come to buylde vp the LORDES house. Then spake the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus & sayed: Ye yo^r sel∣ues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses, and shal this house lye waist? Considre now youre owne wayes in youre hertes (saieth y^e LORDE of hoostes) ye sowe moch, but ye brin¦ge litle in: Ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not fylled: ye decke youre selues, but ye are not warme: & he y^t earneth eny wage, putteth it in a broken purse.

[ B] Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: Cō∣sidre youre owne wayes in youre hertes, get you vp to the mountayne, fetch wod, & buyl∣de vp to the house: that it maye be acceptable vnto me, and that I maye shewe myne ho∣noure, saieth the LORDE. Ye loked for moch, and lo it is come to litle: & though ye brynge it home, yet do I blowe it awaye. And why so, saieth the LORDE of hoostes? Euē becau∣se that my house lyeth so waist, and ye renne euery man vnto his owne house. Wherfore the heauen is forbyddē to geue you eny dew, and the earth is forbydden to geue you en∣crease. I haue called for a drouth, both vpō the londe & vpon the mountaynes, vpon cor∣ne, vpon wyne & vpon oyle, vpon euery thin¦ge that the grounde bryngeth forth, vpon men and vpon catell, yee and vpon all han∣dy laboure.

Now when Zorobabel the sonne of Sala¦thiel, & Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest with the remnaunt of the people, her∣de the voyce of the LORDE their God, & the wordes of the prophet Aggeus (like as the LORDE their God had sent him) the people dyd feare the LORDE, Then Aggeus the LORDES angel sayed in the LORDES message vnto the people: I am w^t you, saieth the LORDE. So the LORDE waked vp the sprete of Zorobabel the prynce of Iuda, and the sprete of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest, and the sprete of the remnaunt of all the people: y^t they came & laboured, in the house of the LORDE of hoostes their God.

The II. Chaptyr.

VPon the xxii••j. daye of the sixte mo∣neth, [ A] in the secōde yeare of kinge Da¦rius, the xxi. daye of the seuenth mo∣neth, came the worde of the LORDE by the prophet Aggeus, sayenge: speake to Zoroba¦bel the sonne of Salathiel prynce of Iuda, and to Iesua the sonne of Iosedec the hye prest, and to the residue of y^e people, & saye: Who is left amōge you, that sawe this hou∣se in hir first beuty: But what thinke ye now by it? Is it not in youre eyes, euē as though it were nothinge? Neuerthelesse be of good chere, o Zorobabel (saieth the LORDE) be of good conforte, o Iesua thou sonne of Iose∣dec, hye prest: take good hartes vnto you al∣so, all ye people of the londe, saieth the LOR∣DE of hoostes, and do acordinge to the wor∣de (for I am with you, saieth the LORDE of hoostes) like as I agreed with you, when ye came out of the londe of Egypte: & my spre∣te shalbe amonge you, feare ye not.

For thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: [ B] Yet once more will I shake heauē and earth, the see and the drye lōde: Yee I will moue all Heithen, & the comforte of all Heithen shall come, & so wil I fyll this house with honou∣re, saieth the LORDE of hoostes. The syluer is myne, & the golde is myne, saieth the LOR¦DE of hoostes. Thus y^e glory of the last hou¦se shalbe greater thē the first, saieth the LOR¦DE of hoostes: & in this place wil I geue pea¦ce, saieth the LORDE of hoostes.

The xxiiij. daye of the ix moneth in these conde yeare of kinge Darius, came the wor∣de of the LORDE vnto the prophet Aggeus sayenge: Thus saieth y^e LORDE God of hoos∣tes: Axe the prestes concernynge the lawe, & saye: Yf one beare holy flesh in his cote lap∣pe, & with his lappe do touch the bred, pota∣ge, wyne, oyle or eny other meate: shall he be holy also? The prestes answered, & saide: No. Then sayde Aggeus: Now yf one beynge defyled with a deed carcase, touch eny of the se: shall it also be vnclene? The prestes gaue answere & sayed: yee, it shall be vnclene. Thē Aggeus answered, and sayde: Euen so is this people & this nacion before me, saieth y^e LOR¦DE:

and so are all the workes of their hōdes, yee and all that they offre, is vnclene.

[ C] And now (I praye you) cōsidre from this daye forth, and how it hath gone with you afore: or euer there was layed one stone vpō another in the temple of the LORDE: that when ye came to a corne heape of xx. bus∣shels, there were scarceten: and that when ye came to the wyne presse for to poure out L. pottes of wyne, there were scarce xx. For I smote you with heate, blastinge & hale sto¦nes in all the labours of youre hondes: yet was there none of you, that wolde turne vn∣to me, saieth the LORDE. Considre then from this daye forth and afore, namely, from the xxiiij. daye of the ix. moneth, vnto the daye that the foundacion of the LORDES tem∣ple was layed: Marck it well, Is not the se∣de yet in the barne? haue not the vynes, the fygetrees, the pomgranates and olyue trees bene yet vnfrutefull? but frō this daye forth, I shal make them to prospere.

Morouer the xxiiij. daye of the moneth ca¦me the worde of the LORDE vnto Aggeus agayne, sayenge: Speake to Zorobabel the prynce of Iuda, and saye: I will shake both heauen and earth, and ouerthrowe the seate of the kingdomes, yee & destroye the mightie kingdome of the Heithē. I wil ouerthrowe the charettes, and those that syt vpon them, so that both horse and man shal fall downe, euery man thorow his neghbours swerde. And as for the, o Zorobabel (saieth the LOR∣DE of hoostes) thou sonne of Salathiel, my seruaunt: I wil take the (saieth the LORDE) at the same tyme, and make the as a seale•• for I haue chosen the, saieth the LORDE of hoostes.

The ende of the prophet Aggeus.

Notes

• Esd. 6. a ••an. 5. c 〈…〉〈…〉 a
• Esd. ••. a Esd. ••.3. ••.5
• ••ere. 2••. b
• Leui. 25. d ••ich. 6. b ••ice 4. b ••ala. 3. b
• •• Re. 8. d
• •• Cor. 3. b ••. c •• Cor 6. c
• ••eut. 28. d
• Deut. 7 •• 31. g Agg. 2. a Iere. 46 1. Esd. 5 a
• 1. Esd. 3. ••
• Deu. 31. Iosu. 1. ••
• Agg. 1.
• Heb. 12
• Deut. ••
• Iere. 11▪
• Leui. 5.11. d Nu. 19.
• ••gg. 1. a
• ch. 8. b