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耶和華降罰的日子

萬軍之耶和華說:“看哪!那日來到,像燒著的火爐一樣;驕傲的和作惡的,都必成為碎稭;那要來的日子,必把他們燒盡,不給他們留下一根一枝。 可是,對你們敬畏我名的人,必有公義的太陽升起來;它的光線有醫治的功能;你們必出來跳躍,像欄裡的肥牛犢。” 萬軍之耶和華說:“你們必踐踏惡人;在我施行作為的日子,他們必在你們腳掌之下成為塵土。

“你們要謹記我僕人摩西的律法,就是我在何烈山為以色列眾人所吩咐他的律例和典章。

預言差派以利亞來臨

“看哪!在耶和華大而可畏的日子來到以先,我必差派以利亞先知到你們那裡去。 他要使父親的心轉向兒女,兒女的心轉向父親,免得我來擊打這地,以至完全毀滅。”(本章第1~6節在《馬索拉文本》為3:19~24)

The Coming Day of Judgment

[a]The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.

“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[b] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai[c] for all Israel.

“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Footnotes

  1. 4:1 Verses 4:1-6 are numbered 3:19-24 in Hebrew text.
  2. 4:2 Or the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.
  3. 4:4 Hebrew Horeb, another name for Sinai.

The Great Day of the Lord

[a]“The coming day[b] is certainly going to burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and all who practice evil will be stubble—the coming day will set them on fire,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in its light[c] for those who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves released[d] from their stalls and trample down the wicked. Indeed, they will become ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I do this,” says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

The Coming of Elijah the Prophet

“Remember the Law of Moses my servant that I gave him at Horeb for all Israel—both the decrees and laws.

“Pay attention! I’m sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the Lord comes, and he will turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I’ll come, strike the land, and utterly destroy it.”

Footnotes

  1. Malachi 4:1 Chap 4:1-6 is chapter 3:19-24 in MT
  2. Malachi 4:1 I.e. the Day of the Lord
  3. Malachi 4:2 Lit. wings; i.e. its sun beams
  4. Malachi 4:2 The Heb. lacks released