Малахия 3
1 Ето, Аз изпращам вестителя Си, Който ще устрои пътя пред Мене; И Господ, Когото търсите, Неочаквано ще дойде в храма Си, Да! Ангелът на завета, когото вие желаете; Ето, иде, казва Господ на Силите.
The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Listen! I [am about to] send my messenger who will prepare [the people to receive me] when I come. [You claim that] [IRO] you are wanting to see me, and I will suddenly come to my temple. The messenger [who will tell you about a new] agreement, the one whom you are eagerly [SAR] awaiting, is certainly going to come [to you].”
2 Но кой може да издържи деня на пришествието Му? И кой ще устои, когато Той се яви? Защото е като огъня на пречиствач, И като сапуна на тепавичари.
But will anyone [RHQ] be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone [RHQ] be able to [remain] standing in front of him? [Certainly not, ] because he will be like [SIM] a blazing fire that refines/purifies [metal/gold]. He will be like [SIM] a very strong soap [that bleaches clothes].
3 Ще седне като един, който топи и пречиства сребро, Та ще очисти левийците, И ще ги претопи като златото и среброто; И те ще принасят Господу приноси с правда.
[He will be like a worker who] sits [in front of his work] to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like [a worker refines] silver and gold, he will cause the (descendants of Levi/priests) to become pure, [in order that they will again become acceptable to] offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.
4 Тогава приносът на Юда и на Ерусалим Ще бъде угоден Господу, Както в древните дни, Както в старите години.
When that happens, Yahweh will [again] accept the offerings brought to him by [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, as [he did] previously.
5 И Аз, като се приближа при вас за съдба, Бързо ще заявя против баячите, Против прелюбодейците, против кълнящите се лъжливо, Против ония, които угнетяват наемниците в заплатата им, вдовицата и сирачето, И против ония, които онеправдават чужденеца, И не се боят от Мене, Казва Господ на Силите.
[This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “At that time, I will come to you to judge you. I will quickly testify against [all] those who practice sorcery/witchcraft, [all] who have committed adultery, and [all] liars. [I will testify] against those who have not given their workers the pay/wages that they promised, those who (oppress/treat cruelly) widows and orphans, and those who do not allow foreigners who live among you to be treated fairly. [I will testify that all] the people who do those things do not revere me.”
6 Защото, понеже Аз Господ не се изменявам, Затова вие, Яковови чада, не загинахте.
“I am Yahweh, and I never change. And although you [deceive people like] your ancestor Jacob did, I have not [yet] gotten rid of you.
7 От дните на бащите си Вие се отклонихте от наредбите Ми, и не ги опазихте. Върнете се при Мене, и Аз ще се върна при вас, Казва Господ на Силите. Но вие думате: В какво да се върнем?
You and your ancestors have ignored my commands and you have not obeyed them. [Now] return to me; and when that happens, I will (return/do good) to you. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.” But you ask, “[We have never gone away from you, so] how can we return [to you]?”
8 Ще краде ли човек Бога? Вие обаче, Ме крадете. Обаче думате: В какво Те крадем? В десетъците и в приносите.
[I reply, ] “People should certainly not [RHQ] cheat God; but you people have cheated me!” You ask, “In what way did we cheat you?” [I reply, ] “[You have cheated me by not bringing to me each year] (the tithes/one tenth of [all] your crops and animals) and [other] offerings [that you are required to give to me].
9 Вие сте наистина проклети, Защото вие, да! Целият, тоя народ, Ме краде.
All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
10 Донесете всичките десетъци във влагалището, За да има храна в дома Ми, И опитайте Ме сега Затова, Казва Господ на Силите, Дали не ще ви разкрия небесните отвори Да излея благословение върху вас, Тъй щото да не стига място за него.
[Now] bring all the tithes to the storage rooms [in the temple], in order that there will be [enough] food [for the people who serve me] there. If you do that, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise that I will open the windows of heaven, and pour out [from them] blessings on you. [If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be] very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me [to see if I am telling the truth].
11 И заради вас ще смъмри поглъщателя, Та няма вече да поврежда рожбите на земята ви; И лозата на полето няма да хвърля плода си преждевременно, Казва Господ на Силите.
You will have abundant crops [to harvest], because I will protect them in order that they will not be harmed by locusts/insects. Your grapes will not fall from the vines [before they are ripe].
12 Всичките народи ще ви облажават. Защото ще бъдете желателна земя, Казва Господ на Силите.
When that happens, [the people of] all nations will say that [I] have blessed you, because your country will be delightful. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
13 Вашите думи са били безочливи против Мене казва Господ; А вие казвате: Що сме говорили против Тебе?
[I, ] Yahweh, [have something else] to say [to you]. You have said terrible things about me.” But you reply, “What terrible things have we said about you?”
14 Вие рекохте: Напразно служим Богу; И каква полза, че сме пазили заръчаното от Него, И че сме ходили с желание пред Господа на Силите?
[I reply], “You have said, ‘It is useless [for us] to serve God. We have gained nothing [RHQ] by obeying the commands that he gave [to us] and by trying to show the Commander of the armies of angels that we are sorry [for the sins that we have committed].
15 И сега вие облажавате горделивите. Да! Ония, които вършат беззаконие, успяват; Даже изкушават Бога, и се избавят.
From now on, we will say/consider that those who are proud are [the ones whom God has] blessed. [We will say that because it seems that it is] those who do evil who become rich, and [that it is] those who try to find out how many evil things they can do without God punishing them who are not punished.’”
16 Тогава боящите се от Господа говореха един на друг; И Господ внимаваше и слушаше: И написа се възпоменателна книга пред Него За ония, които се бояха от Господа, И които мислеха за името Му.
After [the people heard my message], those who revered Yahweh discussed [those things] with each other, and Yahweh listened to what they said. While Yahweh was watching, they wrote on a scroll the things that would remind them [about what they promised], and they wrote on that scroll the names of those who revered Yahweh and who [said that they] always wanted to honor him [MTY].
17 Тия ще бъдат мои Казва Господ на Силите, Да! избрана скъпоценност, в деня който определям И ще бъда благосклонен към тях Както е благосклонен човек Към сина, който му работи.
The Commander of the armies of angels says this [about those people]: “They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, [they will be like] [MET] a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like [SIM] fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.
18 Тогава изново ще разсъдите Между праведен и нечестив, Между оня, който служи Богу, И оня, който не Му служи.
When that happens, you will again see that [the manner in which I treat] righteous people is different from [the manner in which I treat] wicked people. [You will see that the manner in which I act toward] those who serve me is different from [the manner in which I act toward] those who do not.”
