Malakias 3

1 Se, jeg sender min Engel, at han skal berede Vejen for mit Ansigt, og i et Nu kommer til sit Tempel den Herre, som I søge, og Pagtens Engel, som I have Lyst til, se, han kommer, siger den Herre Zebaoth.

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

2 Og hvo udholder hans Tilkommelsesdag? og hvo kan bestaa, naar han lader sig se? thi han er som Smelterens Ild og som Tvætternes Lud.

But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

3 Og han skal sidde og smelte og rense Sølvet, han skal rense Levis Børn og lutre dem som Guldet og som Sølvet; og de skulle være Herrens og fremføre Offergaver i Retfærdighed.

He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

4 Og Judas og Jerusalems Offergaver skulle behage Herren som i gamle Dage og som i de forgangne Aar.

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

5 Og jeg vil nærme mig eder til Dom og være et hastigt Vidne imod Troldkarlene og imod Horkarlene og imod dem, som sværge falskelig, og imod dem, som nedtrykke Daglønnerens Løn, Enken og den faderløse, og som forurette den fremmede og ikke frygte mig, siger den Herre Zebaoth.

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

6 Thi jeg, Herren, har ikke forandret mig; og I, Jakobs Børn! ere ikke tilintetgjorte.

For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.

7 Fra eders Fædres Dage ere I afvegne fra mine Skikke og have ikke bevaret dem; vender om til mig, og jeg vil vende om til eder, siger den Herre Zebaoth; men I sige: Hvori skulle vi vende om?

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

8 Mon et Menneske tør bedrage Gud? thi I bedrage mig, og dog sige I: Hvormed have vi bedraget dig? Med Tienden og Afgiften!

Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.

9 Med Forbandelse ere I forbandede, og I, ja, det hele Folk, bedrage mig.

You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.

10 Fører al Tienden til Forraadshuset, at der kan være Spise i mit Hus, og prøver mig dog derved, siger den Herre Zebaoth, om jeg ikke vil aabne eder Himmelens Sluser og udgyde Velsignelse over eder i Overmaal.

Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.

11 Og jeg vil for eders Skyld true Æderen, at den ikke skal fordærve eder Jordens Frugt; og Vintræet paa Marken skal ikke slaa eder fejl, siger den Herre Zebaoth.

And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies

12 Og alle Folkeslag skulle prise eder lykkelige; thi I skulle være et behageligt Land, siger den Herre Zebaoth.

And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.

13 Eders Ord have været stærke imod mig, siger Herren; og dog sige I: Hvad have vi talt med hverandre imod dig?

Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

14 I sige: Det er forfængeligt at tjene Gud, og hvad Vinding have vi af, at vi toge Vare paa, hvad han vilde have varetaget, og at vi gik i Sørgeklæder for den Herre Zebaoths Ansigt?

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

15 Og nu prise vi de hovmodige lykkelige; baade de, som øvede Ugudelighed, ere byggede, og de, som fristede Gud, slap fri.

And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.

16 Da samtalede og de, som frygtede Herren, hver med sin Ven, og Herren gav Agt derpaa og hørte det, og der blev skrevet for hans Ansigt en Ihukommelsesbog om dem, som frygte Herren og tænke paa hans Navn.

Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.

17 Og de skulle, siger den Herre Zebaoth, være mig en Ejendom paa den Dag, som jeg skaber; og jeg vil skaane dem, som en Mand skaaner sin Søn, der tjener ham.

And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

18 Og I skulle igen se Forskel imellem en retfærdig og en ugudelig, imellem en, som tjener Gud, og en, som ikke tjener ham.

Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.