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.

Lihat, Aku menyuruh utusan-Ku, supaya ia mempersiapkan jalan di hadapan-Ku! Dengan mendadak Tuhan yang kamu cari itu akan masuk ke bait-Nya! Malaikat Perjanjian yang kamu kehendaki itu, sesungguhnya, Ia datang, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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.

Siapakah yang dapat tahan akan hari kedatangan-Nya? Dan siapakah yang dapat tetap berdiri, apabila Ia menampakkan diri? Sebab Ia seperti api tukang pemurni logam dan seperti sabun tukang penatu.

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.

Ia akan duduk seperti orang yang memurnikan dan mentahirkan perak; dan Ia mentahirkan orang Lewi, menyucikan mereka seperti emas dan seperti perak, supaya mereka menjadi orang-orang yang mempersembahkan korban yang benar kepada TUHAN.

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

Maka persembahan Yehuda dan Yerusalem akan menyenangkan hati TUHAN seperti pada hari-hari dahulu kala dan seperti tahun-tahun yang sudah-sudah.

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.

Aku akan mendekati kamu untuk menghakimi dan akan segera menjadi saksi terhadap tukang-tukang sihir, orang-orang berzinah dan orang-orang yang bersumpah dusta dan terhadap orang-orang yang menindas orang upahan, janda dan anak piatu, dan yang mendesak ke samping orang asing, dengan tidak takut kepada-Ku, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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

Bahwasanya Aku, TUHAN, tidak berubah, dan kamu, bani Yakub, tidak akan lenyap.

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?

Sejak zaman nenek moyangmu kamu telah menyimpang dari ketetapan-Ku dan tidak memeliharanya. Kembalilah kepada-Ku, maka Aku akan kembali kepadamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami harus kembali?"

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!

Bolehkah manusia menipu Allah? Namun kamu menipu Aku. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami menipu Engkau?" Mengenai persembahan persepuluhan dan persembahan khusus!

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

Kamu telah kena kutuk, tetapi kamu masih menipu Aku, ya kamu seluruh bangsa!

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.

Bawalah seluruh persembahan persepuluhan itu ke dalam rumah perbendaharaan, supaya ada persediaan makanan di rumah-Ku dan ujilah Aku, firman TUHAN semesta alam, apakah Aku tidak membukakan bagimu tingkap-tingkap langit dan mencurahkan berkat kepadamu sampai berkelimpahan.

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.

Aku akan menghardik bagimu belalang pelahap, supaya jangan dihabisinya hasil tanahmu dan supaya jangan pohon anggur di padang tidak berbuah bagimu, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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

Maka segala bangsa akan menyebut kamu berbahagia, sebab kamu ini akan menjadi negeri kesukaan, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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

Bicaramu kurang ajar tentang Aku, firman TUHAN. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Apakah kami bicarakan di antara kami tentang Engkau?"

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?

Kamu berkata: "Adalah sia-sia beribadah kepada Allah. Apakah untungnya kita memelihara apa yang harus dilakukan terhadap-Nya dan berjalan dengan pakaian berkabung di hadapan TUHAN semesta alam?

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

Oleh sebab itu kita ini menyebut berbahagia orang-orang yang gegabah: bukan saja mujur orang-orang yang berbuat fasik itu, tetapi dengan mencobai Allahpun, mereka luput juga."

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.

Beginilah berbicara satu sama lain orang-orang yang takut akan TUHAN: "TUHAN memperhatikan dan mendengarnya; sebuah kitab peringatan ditulis di hadapan-Nya bagi orang-orang yang takut akan TUHAN dan bagi orang-orang yang menghormati nama-Nya."

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.

Mereka akan menjadi milik kesayangan-Ku sendiri, firman TUHAN semesta alam, pada hari yang Kusiapkan. Aku akan mengasihani mereka sama seperti seseorang menyayangi anaknya yang melayani dia.

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.”

Maka kamu akan melihat kembali perbedaan antara orang benar dan orang fasik, antara orang yang beribadah kepada Allah dan orang yang tidak beribadah kepada-Nya.