OET interlinear HAG 1:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

פָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה֙ וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה לִ⁠מְעָ֔ט וַ⁠הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַ⁠בַּ֖יִת וְ⁠נָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑⁠וֹ יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִ⁠י֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠בֵיתֽ⁠וֹ

looked to/towards much and=see/lo/see! (into),little and,you(pl)_brought_[it] the,house and,I_blew in=him/it for what? declares_of YHWH armies/messengers because house_of,my which/who he/it lies_in_ruins and,you(pl) hurry_off (a)_man to,his_own_of,house

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [You looked for much, but behold, little! And you brought it home, but he blew upon it! And Yahweh of Armies wants you to know why this happened. It is because of his house, that it is desolate, but you are running, a man to his house]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה

and=see/lo/see!

Yahweh is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה לִ⁠מְעָ֔ט

and=see/lo/see! (into),little

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [but you found only a little]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑⁠וֹ

and,I_blew in=him/it

Yahweh is speaking as if he had literally blown on the crops that the Judeans brought home. The image is of the wind blowing hard and carrying off grain. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but it was as if the wind carried it away]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה & יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִ⁠י֙

for what? & because house_of,my

Yahweh is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [There is an important reason for this! … It is because of my house]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת

declares_of YHWH armies/messengers

As the General Introduction to Haggai discusses, if your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of declaration, you could express the same idea in another way, here and in the other occurrences of this phrase throughout the book. Alternate translation: [this is what Yahweh of Armies declares]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠בֵיתֽ⁠וֹ

and,you(pl) hurry_off (a)_man to,his_own_of,house

Although the term man is masculine, Yahweh is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. In this context, it means “each one of you.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that indicates this. Alternate translation: [each one of you is running to his or her own house]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְ⁠בֵיתֽ⁠וֹ

and,you(pl) hurry_off (a)_man to,his_own_of,house

Yahweh is speaking as if the Judeans were literally running back to their homes whenever they had the opportunity to return to them. He means that they are eager to improve their own homes, even though they do not care about the temple. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [while you are eager to improve your own homes]