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.

Behold, I send forth my messenger, and he shall survey the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come into his temple, even the angel of the covenant, whom you take pleasure in: behold, he is coming, says the Lord Almighty.

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.

And who will abide the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? for he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of fullers.

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 shall sit to melt and purify as it were silver, and as it were gold: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver, and they shall offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.

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

And the sacrifice of Juda and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, according to the former days, and according to the former 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 draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a sift witness against the witches, and against the adulteresses, and against them that swear falsely by my name, and against them that keep back the hireling's wages, and them that oppress the widow, and afflict orphans, and that wrest the judgment of the stranger, and fear not me, says the Lord Almighty.

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

For I am the Lord your God, and I am not changed:

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?

but you, the sons of Jacob, have not refrained from the iniquities of your fathers: you have perverted my statutes, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty. But you said, Wherein shall we return?

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 insult God? for you insult me. But you say, Wherein have we insulted you? In that the tithes and first fruits are with you [still].

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

And you do surely look off from me, and you insult me.

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.

The year is completed, and you have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, says the Lord Almighty, [see] if I will not open to you the torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until you are satisfied.

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 I will appoint food for you, and I will not destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field shall not fail, says the Lord Almighty.

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

And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a desirable land, says the Lord Almighty.

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

You have spoken grievous words against me, says the Lord. Yet you said, Wherein have we spoken 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 said, He that serves God labors in vain: and what have we gained in that we have kept his ordinances, and in that we have walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

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

And now we pronounce strangers blessed; and all they who act unlawfully are built up; and they have resisted God, and [yet] have been delivered.

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.

Thus spoke they that feared the Lord, every one to his neighbor: and the Lord gave heed, and listened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for them that feared the Lord and reverenced 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 shall be mine, says the Lord Almighty, in the day which I appoint for a peculiar possession; and I will make choice of them, as a man makes choice of his son that serves him.

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 shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, and between him that serves God, and him that serves [him] not.