Malachi 3

1 “Behold, I am sending My messenger, And he has prepared a way before Me, And suddenly the Lord whom you are seeking comes into His temple, Even the Messenger of the Covenant, Whom you are desiring, Behold, He is coming,” said YHWH of Hosts.

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.

2 “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.

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

3 And He has sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And He has purified the sons of Levi, And has refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been bringing a present near to YHWH in righteousness.

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.

4 And the present of Judah and Jerusalem has been sweet to YHWH, As in days of old, and as in former years.

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

5 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 a hired worker, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who do not fear Me,” said YHWH of Hosts.

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.

6 “For I, YHWH, have not changed, And you, the sons of Jacob, You have not been consumed.

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

7 Even from the days of your fathers You have turned aside from My statutes, And you have not taken heed. Return to Me, and I return to you,” said YHWH of Hosts. “And you have said, In what do we turn back?

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?

8 Does man deceive God? But you are deceiving Me, And you have said, In what have we deceived You? The tithe and the raised-offering!

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

9 You are cursed with a curse! And you are deceiving Me—this nation—all of it.

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

10 Bring in all the tithe to the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When you have tried Me, now, with this,” said YHWH of Hosts, “Do I not open the windows of the heavens to you? Indeed, I have emptied on you a blessing until there is no space.

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.

11 And I have pushed against the consumer for you, And He does not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor does the vine in the field miscarry to you,” said YHWH of Hosts.

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.

12 “And all the nations have declared you blessed, For you are a delightful land,” said YHWH of Hosts.

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

13 “Your words have been hard against Me,” said YHWH, “And you have said, What have we spoken against You?

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

14 You 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 YHWH of Hosts?

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?

15 And now, we are declaring the proud blessed, Indeed, those doing wickedness have been built up, Indeed, they have tempted God, and escape.

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

16 Then have those fearing YHWH spoken to one another, And YHWH attends and hears, And a scroll of memorial is written before Him Of those fearing YHWH, And of those esteeming His Name.

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.

17 And they have been to Me,” said YHWH of Hosts, “In the day that I am appointing—a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one has pity on his son who is serving him.

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.

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

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