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.

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

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 is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he [is] as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller.

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.

And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.

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

And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in 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 have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

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

For I [am] Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.

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?

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, 'In what do we turn 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!

Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!

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

With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving — this nation — all of it.

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.

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

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 have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

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

And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.

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

Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: 'What have we spoken against Thee?'

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?

Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

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 are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

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 have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming 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 have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing — a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving 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.

And ye have turned back and considered, Between the righteous and the wicked, Between the servant of God and him who is not His servant.