OET interlinear HAG 2:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

גָּד֣וֹל יִֽהְיֶ֡ה כְּבוֹד֩ הַ⁠בַּ֨יִת הַ⁠זֶּ֤ה הָ⁠אַֽחֲרוֹן֙ מִן־הָ֣⁠רִאשׁ֔וֹן אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וּ⁠בַ⁠מָּק֤וֹם הַ⁠זֶּה֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן שָׁל֔וֹם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great will_belong glory_of of,the_house the=this (the),latter from/more_than the,former he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers and,in,place the=this give peace declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

If you have decided to translate this oracle so that it does not contain quotations within a quotation, you can translate the second-level quotations in this verse as indirect quotations. Alternate translation: [I, Yahweh of Armies, say that the latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, and I, Yahweh of Armies, declare that in this place I will give peace]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

גָּד֣וֹל יִֽהְיֶ֡ה כְּבוֹד֩ הַ⁠בַּ֨יִת הַ⁠זֶּ֤ה הָ⁠אַֽחֲרוֹן֙ מִן־הָ֣⁠רִאשׁ֔וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great will_belong glory_of of,the_house the=this (the),latter from/more_than the,former he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers and,in,place the=this give peace declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

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: [The latter glory of this temple will be greater than the former glory of this temple] or [The latter glory of this temple will be greater than its former glory]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

גָּד֣וֹל יִֽהְיֶ֡ה כְּבוֹד֩ הַ⁠בַּ֨יִת הַ⁠זֶּ֤ה הָ⁠אַֽחֲרוֹן֙ מִן־הָ֣⁠רִאשׁ֔וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great will_belong glory_of of,the_house the=this (the),latter from/more_than the,former he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers and,in,place the=this give peace declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [This temple will become more glorious now than it was before]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠בַּ֨יִת

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great will_belong glory_of of,the_house the=this (the),latter from/more_than the,former he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers and,in,place the=this give peace declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

Here, as in many other instances throughout the book, Yahweh is speaking of his temple as if it were a house in which he lived. If you decided to translate the word house as “temple,” look back over your translation to make sure that you have done this consistently. Alternate translation: [temple]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠בַ⁠מָּק֤וֹם הַ⁠זֶּה֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן שָׁל֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: big/great will_belong glory_of of,the_house the=this (the),latter from/more_than the,former he/it_had_said YHWH armies/messengers and,in,place the=this give peace declares_of YHWH armies/messengers )

By this place, Yahweh most likely means Judea and especially Jerusalem. The enemies of the Judeans destroyed the previous temple, but Yahweh is promising here that he will now cause the nations to be at peace with them so that enemy armies do not destroy the rebuilt temple. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and here in Jerusalem I will give peace] or [and I will not allow your enemies to come here to Jerusalem and destroy this temple again]