玛拉基书 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
立約的使者快臨
3 萬軍之耶和華說：“看哪！我派我的使者，在我前面預備道路；你們所尋求的主，必忽然進入他的殿；你們所愛慕立約的使者，就要來到。” 2 可是，他來的日子，誰能當得起呢？他顯現的時候，誰能站立得住呢？因為他像煉金之人的火，又像漂布之人的鹼。 3 他必坐著，像熬煉和潔淨銀子的人；他必潔淨利未人，煉淨他們像煉淨金銀一樣。這樣，他們就會憑公義獻禮物給耶和華。 4 那時，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的禮物，必蒙耶和華悅納，正如古時的日子，也像往昔之年一樣。 5 萬軍之耶和華說：“我必臨近你們施行審判；我要快快指證那些行邪術的、犯姦淫的、起假誓的、在工錢上欺壓雇工的、欺壓孤兒寡婦的、屈枉寄居的和不敬畏我的。”
6 萬軍之耶和華說：“因為我耶和華是不改變的，所以你們雅各的子孫也不會滅沒。
當納十分之一
7 “從你們列祖的日子以來，你們就偏離了我的律例而不遵守。現在你們要轉向我，我就必轉向你們。你們還問：‘我們要怎樣回轉呢？’ 8 人怎可搶奪 神之物呢？你們卻搶奪屬我之物，竟還問：‘我們搶奪了你的甚麼呢？’就是搶奪了當納的十分之一和當獻的祭物。 9 你們要受嚴厲的咒詛，因你們全國的人都搶奪了屬我之物。” 10 萬軍之耶和華說：“你們要把當納的十分之一，全部送入倉庫，使我家中有糧；藉此試驗我，看我是不是為你們敞開天窗，把福氣倒給你們，直到充足有餘呢。” 11 萬軍之耶和華說：“我必為你們斥責那吞吃者，不容他毀壞你們地上的果實，也不讓你們田間的葡萄在未熟以先就掉下來。” 12 萬軍之耶和華說：“萬國都要稱你們為有福，因為你們的地必成為喜樂之地。”
指摘以色列狂傲自大
13 耶和華說：“你們用無禮的話頂撞我。你們還問：‘我們用甚麼話頂撞了你呢？’ 14 你們說：‘事奉 神是白費的；遵守他的吩咐，在萬軍之耶和華面前哀痛而行，有甚麼益處呢？ 15 現在我們稱驕傲的人為有福，作惡的人得建立；他們雖然試探 神，卻得以逃脫。’”
敬畏耶和華的必蒙憐恤
16 那時，敬畏耶和華的人彼此談論，耶和華也留意細聽；在他面前有記錄冊，記錄那些敬畏耶和華和思念他名的人。 17 萬軍之耶和華說：“在我施行作為的日子，他們要屬我，作特別的產業；我必憐恤他們，好像人憐恤那服事自己的兒子一樣。 18 那時，你們就要再看出義人與惡人、事奉 神的人和不事奉他的人之間有甚麼分別。”
Malachi 3
New Living Translation
The Coming Day of Judgment
3 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
2 “But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. 3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord. 4 Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.
5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
A Call to Repentance
6 “I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed. 7 Ever since the days of your ancestors, you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them. Now return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
“But you ask, ‘How can we return when we have never gone away?’
8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me!
“But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?’
“You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me. 9 You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease.[a] Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 12 “Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
13 “You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.
“But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?’
14 “You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins? 15 From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”
The Lord’s Promise of Mercy
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
17 “They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. 18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
Footnotes
- 3:11 Hebrew from the devourer.
Malaquías 3
Biblia del Jubileo
3 He aquí, yo envío mi Mensajero, el cual barrerá el camino delante de mí; y luego vendrá a su Templo el Señor a quien vosotros buscáis, y el ángel del pacto, a quien deseáis vosotros. He aquí viene, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.
2 ¿Y quién podrá sufrir el tiempo de su venida? O ¿quién podrá estar cuando él se mostrará? Porque él será como fuego purificador, y como jabón de lavadores.
3 Y se sentará para afinar y limpiar la plata; porque limpiará a los hijos de Leví, los afinará como a oro y como a plata; y ofrecerán al SEÑOR Presente con justicia.
4 Y será suave al SEÑOR el Presente de Judá y de Jerusalén, como en los días pasados, y como en los años antiguos.
5 Y vendré a vosotros para juicio; y seré pronto testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros; y contra los que juran mentira, y los que detienen el salario del jornalero, de la viuda, y del huérfano, y los que hacen agravio al extranjero, no teniendo temor de mí, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.
6 Porque yo soy el SEÑOR, no me he mudado; y así vosotros, hijos de Jacob, no habéis sido consumidos.
7 Desde los días de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis leyes, y nunca las guardasteis. Tornaos a mí, y yo me tornaré a vosotros, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. Y diréis: ¿En qué hemos de tornar?
8 ¿Robará el hombre a Dios? Pues vosotros me habéis robado. Y diréis: ¿En qué te hemos robado? En los diezmos y las ofrendas.
9 Malditos sois con maldición, porque vosotros, la nación toda, me habéis robado.
10 Traed todos los diezmos al alfolí, y haya alimento en mi Casa; y probadme ahora en esto, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, y veréis si yo no os abriré las ventanas de los cielos, y vaciaré sobre vosotros bendición hasta que no de abasto.
11 Y reprenderé por vosotros al devorador, y no os corromperá el fruto de la tierra; ni la vid en el campo os abortará, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.
12 Y todos los gentiles os dirán bienaventurados; porque seréis tierra deseable, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.
13 Vuestras palabras han prevalecido contra mí, dice el SEÑOR. Y diréis: ¿Qué hemos hablado contra ti?
14 Habéis dicho: Por demás es servir a Dios; ¿y qué aprovecha que guardemos su ley, y que andemos tristes delante del SEÑOR de los ejércitos?
15 Decimos, pues, ahora: que bienaventurados los soberbios, y aun que los que hacen impiedad son los prosperados. Los que tentaron a Dios, escaparon.
16 Entonces los que temen al SEÑOR hablaron cada uno a su compañero; y el SEÑOR escuchó y oyó, y fue escrito libro de memoria delante de él para los que temen al SEÑOR, y para los que piensan en su Nombre.
17 Y serán míos, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, en el día que yo tengo de hacer tesoro; y los perdonaré como el hombre que perdona a su hijo que le sirve.
18 Convertíos pues, y haréis diferencia entre el justo y el malo, entre el que sirve a Dios y el que no le sirvió.
Malachi 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 “See, I am going to send My messenger,(A) and he will clear the way before Me.(B) Then the Lord you seek(C) will suddenly come to His temple,(D) the Messenger of the covenant you desire—see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who will be able to stand when He appears?(E) For He will be like a refiner’s fire(F) and like cleansing lye.(G) 3 He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver.(H) Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. 4 And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as in days of old(I) and years gone by.
5 “I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.(J) They do not fear Me,”(K) says the Lord of Hosts. 6 “Because I, Yahweh, have not changed,(L) you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.(M)
Robbing God
7 “Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them.(N) Return to Me,(O) and I will return to you,”(P) says the Lord of Hosts.
But you ask: “How can we return?”
8 “Will a man rob(Q) God? Yet you are robbing Me!”
You ask: “How do we rob You?”
“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.(R) 9 You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. 10 Bring the full tenth into the storehouse(S) so that there may be food in My house.(T) Test Me in this way,”(U) says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven(V) and pour out a blessing for you without measure.(W) 11 I will rebuke the devourer[a](X) for you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the Lord of Hosts. 12 “Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Hosts.
The Righteous and the Wicked
13 “Your words against Me are harsh,”(Y) says the Lord.
Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”
14 You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements(Z) and walking mournfully(AA) before the Lord of Hosts? 15 So now we consider the arrogant(AB) to be fortunate.(AC) Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God(AD) and escape.”(AE)
16 At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance(AF) was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name. 17 “They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts,(AG) “a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.(AH) 18 So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:11 Perhaps locusts
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