Malachi 3
1 The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Listen! I [am about to] send my messenger who will prepare [the people to receive me] when I come. [You claim that] [IRO] you are wanting to see me, and I will suddenly come to my temple. The messenger [who will tell you about a new] agreement, the one whom you are eagerly [SAR] awaiting, is certainly going to come [to you].”
“Tan-awa, ipadala ko ang akong mensahero, ug andamon niya ang dalan alang kanako. Unya ang Ginoo nga inyong gipangita, kalit lang motungha diha sa iyang templo. Ang mensahero sa kasabotan nga inyong gikahimut-an, tan-awa, moabot na siya,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan.
2 But will anyone [RHQ] be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone [RHQ] be able to [remain] standing in front of him? [Certainly not, ] because he will be like [SIM] a blazing fire that refines/purifies [metal/gold]. He will be like [SIM] a very strong soap [that bleaches clothes].
Apan kinsay molahutay sa adlaw sa iyang pag-abot? Kinsa man ang makaharong sa dihang mopakita na siya? Kay siya sama sa tigtunaw sa kalayo ug sa sabon nga panglaba.
3 [He will be like a worker who] sits [in front of his work] to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like [a worker refines] silver and gold, he will cause the (descendants of Levi/priests) to become pure, [in order that they will again become acceptable to] offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.
Molingkod siya ingon nga tigputli ug tigputli sa plata, ug putlion niya ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Levi. Putlion niya sila sama sa bulawan ug sa plata, ug dad-on nila ang mga halad sa pagkamatarong ngadto kang Yahweh.
4 When that happens, Yahweh will [again] accept the offerings brought to him by [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, as [he did] previously.
Unya ang halad sa Juda ug sa Jerusalem makapahimuot ngadto kang Yahweh, sama sa karaang mga adlaw, ug sa karaang katuigan.
5 [This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “At that time, I will come to you to judge you. I will quickly testify against [all] those who practice sorcery/witchcraft, [all] who have committed adultery, and [all] liars. [I will testify] against those who have not given their workers the pay/wages that they promised, those who (oppress/treat cruelly) widows and orphans, and those who do not allow foreigners who live among you to be treated fairly. [I will testify that all] the people who do those things do not revere me.”
“Unya atubangon ko kamo aron sa paghukom. Magasaksi dayon ako batok sa mga salamangkero, sa mga mananapaw, sa bakakong mga saksi, ug niadtong nagapanglupig sa mga sinuholan pinaagi sa iyang suhol, kadtong nagdaogdaog sa biyuda ug sa mga batang ilo, kadtong nagsalikway sa langyaw, ug batok niadtong wala motahod kanako,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan.
6 “I am Yahweh, and I never change. And although you [deceive people like] your ancestor Jacob did, I have not [yet] gotten rid of you.
Kay ako, nga si Yahweh walay pagkausab; busa kamo, mga anak nga lalaki ni Jacob, wala mapuo.
7 You and your ancestors have ignored my commands and you have not obeyed them. [Now] return to me; and when that happens, I will (return/do good) to you. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.” But you ask, “[We have never gone away from you, so] how can we return [to you]?”
Sukad sa mga adlaw sa inyong mga amahan mitipas na kamo gikan sa akong mga kasugoan ug wala kini tumana. Balik kamo kanako, ug mobalik ako kaninyo,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan. “Apan miingon kamo, 'Unsaon man namo sa pagbalik?
8 [I reply, ] “People should certainly not [RHQ] cheat God; but you people have cheated me!” You ask, “In what way did we cheat you?” [I reply, ] “[You have cheated me by not bringing to me each year] (the tithes/one tenth of [all] your crops and animals) and [other] offerings [that you are required to give to me].
Makapangawat ba diay ang tawo ngadto sa Dios? Apan gikawatan ninyo ako. Apan miingon kamo, 'Giunsa man namo sa pagpangawat kanimo? Diha sa mga ikapulo ug sa mga halad.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
Gitunglo kamo, kay gikawatan ninyo ako, kamong tibuok nasod.
10 [Now] bring all the tithes to the storage rooms [in the temple], in order that there will be [enough] food [for the people who serve me] there. If you do that, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise that I will open the windows of heaven, and pour out [from them] blessings on you. [If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be] very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me [to see if I am telling the truth].
Dad-a ang tibuok ikapulo ngadto sa balay nga tipiganan, aron adunay pagkaon didto sa akong balay, ug sulayi ako karon niini,” miingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan, “kung dili ko ba ablihan alang kaninyo ang mga bintana sa langit ug ibubo ko ang panalangin nganha kaninyo, hangtod nga wala nay igong lawak nga kasudlan alang niining tanan.
11 You will have abundant crops [to harvest], because I will protect them in order that they will not be harmed by locusts/insects. Your grapes will not fall from the vines [before they are ripe].
Mosulti ako batok niadtong nagadaot sa inyong mga tanom, aron dili nila daoton ang abot sa inyong kayutaan. Ang kaparasan sa inyong kaumahan dili mawad-an ug bunga,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan.
12 When that happens, [the people of] all nations will say that [I] have blessed you, because your country will be delightful. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
“Ang tanang kanasoran motawag kaninyo nga bulahan, kay mahimo kamong yuta sa kalipay,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan.
13 [I, ] Yahweh, [have something else] to say [to you]. You have said terrible things about me.” But you reply, “What terrible things have we said about you?”
Bug-at ang inyong gipamulong batok kanako,” nag-ingon si Yahweh. “Apan nag-ingon kamo, 'Unsa man ang among gisulti batok kanimo?'
14 [I reply], “You have said, ‘It is useless [for us] to serve God. We have gained nothing [RHQ] by obeying the commands that he gave [to us] and by trying to show the Commander of the armies of angels that we are sorry [for the sins that we have committed].
Miingon kamo, 'Walay kapuslanan ang pag-alagad sa Dios. Unsa may maangkon sa atong pagtuman sa iyang mga kasugoan o molakaw nga masulob-on sa atubangan ni Yahweh nga gamhanan?
15 From now on, we will say/consider that those who are proud are [the ones whom God has] blessed. [We will say that because it seems that it is] those who do evil who become rich, and [that it is] those who try to find out how many evil things they can do without God punishing them who are not punished.’”
Busa karon gitawag namo nga bulahan ang mapahitas-on. Wala lamang milampos ang mga daotan, kondili gisulayan pa gayod nila ang Dios ug milingkawas.'''
16 After [the people heard my message], those who revered Yahweh discussed [those things] with each other, and Yahweh listened to what they said. While Yahweh was watching, they wrote on a scroll the things that would remind them [about what they promised], and they wrote on that scroll the names of those who revered Yahweh and who [said that they] always wanted to honor him [MTY].
Unya kadtong nahadlok kang Yahweh nagsultihanay sa usag-usa. Nagpatalinghog ug naminaw si Yahweh, ug ang usa ka basahon sa handomanan gisulat sa iyang atubangan mahitungod niadtong adunay kahadlok kang Yahweh ug nagpasidungog sa iyang ngalan.
17 The Commander of the armies of angels says this [about those people]: “They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, [they will be like] [MET] a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like [SIM] fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.
“Ma ako sila,” nag-ingon si Yahweh nga gamhanan, “akong kaugalingong bahandi, sa adlaw nga buhaton ko kini. Malooy ako kanila, sama sa kalooy sa tawo sa iyang kaugalingong anak nga nag-alagad kaniya.
18 When that happens, you will again see that [the manner in which I treat] righteous people is different from [the manner in which I treat] wicked people. [You will see that the manner in which I act toward] those who serve me is different from [the manner in which I act toward] those who do not.”
Unya sa makausa mailhan ninyo ang kalainan diha sa matarong ug sa daotan, diha sa nagasimba sa Dios ug sa wala nagasimba kaniya.
