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Malachi 3
Expanded Bible
Malachi 3
Expanded Bible
3 The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says, “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way for me [Is. 40:3; Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27]. Suddenly, the Lord you are ·looking for [seeking] will come to his Temple; the messenger of the ·agreement [covenant; treaty], ·whom you want [in whom you delight], will come.” 2 ·No one can live through [L Who can endure…?] ·that time [the day of his coming]; ·no one can survive [who can stand…?] when he ·comes [appears]. He will be like a ·purifying [refiner’s] fire and like ·laundry [launderer’s] soap. 3 Like someone who ·heats [refines] and purifies silver, he will purify the ·Levites [L sons/descendants of Levi] and ·make them pure [refine them] like gold and silver. Then they will bring offerings to the Lord in ·the right way [righteousness]. 4 And the Lord will ·accept [be pleased with] the offerings from Judah and Jerusalem, as it was in ·the past [L days of antiquity and former years]. 5 The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says, “Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in ·evil magic [sorcery], adultery, and ·lying under oath [perjury], those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who ·are unfair to [turn away; deprive of justice] ·foreigners [aliens; immigrants], and those who do not ·respect [fear] me [Prov. 1:7].
Stealing from God
6 “I the Lord do not change. So you descendants of Jacob have not been ·destroyed [consumed]. 7 ·Since the time [L From the days] of your ·ancestors [fathers], you have ·disobeyed [turned away from; spurned] my ·rules [decrees; commands] and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts].
“But you ask, ‘How can we return?’
8 “·Should [or Can] a person rob God? But you are robbing me.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“You have robbed me in your offerings and ·the tenth of your crops [tithes]. 9 So a curse is on you, because the whole nation has robbed me. 10 Bring to the storehouse a full ·tenth of what you earn [tithe] so there will be food in my house [C the temple; Deut. 14:22–28]. Test me in this,” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. “I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need. 11 I will stop the ·insects [pests; or plague; L the devourer] so they won’t ·eat [destroy] your crops. The grapes won’t ·fall from your vines before they are ready to pick [or fail to produce a crop],” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. 12 “All the nations will call you blessed, because you will have a ·pleasant country [delightful land],” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts].
The Lord’s Promise of Mercy
13 The Lord says, “You have said ·terrible things about [L hard things against] me.
“But you ask, ‘What have we said about you?’
14 “You have said, ‘It is ·useless [futile] to serve God. ·It did no good to obey [L What profit is there to keep] his laws and to ·show that we were sorry [L walk about in mourning] for what we did before the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. 15 So we say that proud people are ·happy [blessed]. Evil people ·succeed [prosper]. They ·challenge [test] God and ·get away with it [escape harm].’”
16 Then those who ·honored [feared] the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened and heard them. The names of those who ·respected [feared] the Lord and honored ·him [L his name] were written in his presence in a ·book to be remembered [scroll of remembrance].
17 The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says, “They ·belong to me [shall be mine]; on that day they will be my ·very own [treasured possession; special treasure]. As a ·parent [father] ·shows mercy to [spares] his ·child [son] who serves him, I will ·show mercy to [spare] my people. 18 You will again see the difference between ·good [the righteous] and ·evil people [the wicked], between those who serve God and those who don’t.
Malachi 3
New International Version
Malachi 3
New International Version
3 “I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
2 But who can endure(F) the day of his coming?(G) Who can stand(H) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(I) or a launderer’s soap.(J) 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(K) he will purify(L) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(M) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(N) 4 and the offerings(O) of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.(P)
5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(Q) adulterers(R) and perjurers,(S) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(T) who oppress the widows(U) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(V) among you of justice, but do not fear(W) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes
6 “I the Lord do not change.(X) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(Y) 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(Z) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(AA) to me, and I will return to you,”(AB) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(AC) ‘How are we to return?’
8 “Will a mere mortal rob(AD) God? Yet you rob me.
“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes(AE) and offerings. 9 You are under a curse(AF)—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe(AG) into the storehouse,(AH) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates(AI) of heaven and pour out(AJ) so much blessing(AK) that there will not be room enough to store it.(AL) 11 I will prevent pests from devouring(AM) your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,(AN)” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed,(AO) for yours will be a delightful land,”(AP) says the Lord Almighty.(AQ)
Israel Speaks Arrogantly Against God
13 “You have spoken arrogantly(AR) against me,” says the Lord.
“Yet you ask,(AS) ‘What have we said against you?’
14 “You have said, ‘It is futile(AT) to serve(AU) God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements(AV) and going about like mourners(AW) before the Lord Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant(AX) blessed. Certainly evildoers(AY) prosper,(AZ) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”
The Faithful Remnant
16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(BA) A scroll(BB) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(BC) the Lord and honored his name.
17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my(BD) treasured possession.(BE) I will spare(BF) them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son(BG) who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(BH) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(BI)
Malakias 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Malakias 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
3 Makinig kayo sa sinasabi ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan: “Ipapadala ko ang aking mensahero. Mauuna siya sa iyo upang ihanda ang dadaanan mo. At ang Panginoon na inyong hinihintay ay biglang darating sa kanyang templo. Darating ang inyong pinakahihintay na sugo na magsasagawa ng aking kasunduan.”
2-3 Pero sino ang makatatagal sa araw ng kanyang pagdating? Sino ang makakaharap sa kanya kapag nagpakita na siya? Sapagkat para siyang apoy na nagpapadalisay ng bakal o parang sabon na nakakalinis. Lilinisin niya ang mga paring Levita, tulad ng pagpapadalisay ng pilak at ginto, upang maging malinis ang kanilang buhay at maging karapat-dapat silang maghandog sa Panginoon.[a] 4 Sa ganoon, muling malulugod ang Panginoon sa mga handog ng mga taga-Juda at taga-Jerusalem, gaya ng dati.
5 Sinabi ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan sa mga Israelita, “Darating ako upang hatulan kayo. Sasaksi agad ako laban sa mga mangkukulam, sa mga nangangalunya, sa mga sinungaling na saksi, sa mga nandaraya sa sahod ng kanilang mga manggagawa, sa mga nanggigipit sa mga biyuda at mga ulila, at sa mga hindi makatarungan sa mga dayuhan. Gagawin ko ito sa inyo na mga walang takot sa akin.”
Ang Pagbibigay ng Ikapu
6 Sinabi pa ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan, “Ako, ang Panginoon, ay hindi nagbabago. Kaya nga kayong mga lahi ni Jacob ay hindi lubusang nalipol. 7 Tulad ng inyong mga ninuno, hindi kayo sumunod sa aking mga tuntunin. Manumbalik kayo sa akin, ang Panginoong Makapangyarihan, at babalik[b] ako sa inyo. Pero itinatanong ninyo, ‘Paano kami manunumbalik sa inyo?’ 8 Magtatanong din ako sa inyo, maaari bang nakawan ng tao ang Dios? Parang imposible. Pero ninanakawan ninyo ako. At itinatanong inyo, ‘Paano namin kayo ninanakawan?’ Ninanakawan ninyo ako dahil hindi ninyo ibinibigay ang inyong mga ikapu[c] at mga handog. 9 Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit ko isinumpa ang buong bansa. 10 Pero ngayon, hinahamon ko kayo na subukan ninyo ako, ang Panginoong Makapangyarihan. Dalhin ninyo nang buo ang inyong mga ikapu sa bodega ng templo upang may pagkain sa aking templo. Kapag ginawa ninyo ito, padadalhan ko kayo ng ulan[d] at ibubuhos ko ang sobra-sobrang pagpapala. 11 Hindi ko papayagang sirain ng peste ang inyong mga pananim o malagas ang bunga ng inyong mga ubas. 12 Tatawagin kayong mapalad[e] ng lahat ng bansa, dahil napakabuting tirhan ang inyong lupain. Ako, ang Panginoong Makapangyarihan, ang nagsasabi nito.”
13 Sinabi pa ng Panginoon, “Masasakit ang inyong sinabi tungkol sa akin. Pero itinatanong ninyo, ‘Ano ang sinabi naming masakit tungkol sa inyo?’ 14 Hindi baʼt sinabi ninyo, ‘Walang kabuluhan ang maglingkod sa Dios. Ano ba ang mapapala natin kung susundin natin ang kanyang mga utos? At ano ang mapapala natin kung ipapakita natin sa Dios na nalulungkot tayo at nagsisisi sa ating mga kasalanan? 15 Masasabi pa nga natin na mapalad ang mga taong mayabang. Sapagkat sila na gumagawa ng masama ay umuunlad. At kahit na sinusubukan nila ang Dios, hindi sila pinarurusahan.’ ”
16 Pagkatapos, nag-usap-usap ang mga taong may paggalang sa Panginoon. Narinig ng Panginoon ang kanilang pinag-uusapan. Ang kanilang pangalan ay isinulat sa aklat na nasa harapan ng Panginoon, para maalala niya silang mga may takot at kumikilala sa kanya.
17 Sinabi ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan, “Magiging akin sila sa araw ng paghatol ko. Ituturing ko silang isang tanging kayamanan. Hindi ko sila parurusahan, tulad ng isang amang hindi nagpaparusa sa anak na masunurin. 18 At muling makikita ng mga tao ang pagkakaiba ng mabuti at ng masama, at ang pagkakaiba ng naglilingkod sa akin at ng hindi.”
Footnotes
- 3:2-3 upang … Panginoon: o, upang maghandog sila ng tamang mga handog sa Panginoon.
- 3:7 babalik: o, tutulong.
- 3:8 ikapu: Tungkulin ng mga Israelita na magbigay sa Panginoon ng ikapu ng kanilang mga ani at mga hayop (Lev. 27:30–33; Deu. 14:22-29).
- 3:10 padadalhan … ulan: sa literal, bubuksan ko ang mga bintana ng langit. Tingnan ang kahulugan nito sa Gen. 7:11.
- 3:12 mapalad: o, pinagpala.
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