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].”
Voici, je m'en vais envoyer mon messager, et il préparera la voie devant moi, et incontinent le Seigneur que vous cherchez entrera dans son Temple, l'Ange, dis-je, de l'alliance, lequel vous souhaitez; voici, il vient, a dit l'Eternel des armées.
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].
Mais qui pourra soutenir le jour de sa venue? et qui pourra subsister quand il paraîtra? Car il sera comme le feu de celui qui raffine, et comme le savon des foulons.
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.
Et il sera [assis] comme celui qui raffine et qui purifie l'argent; il nettoiera les fils de Lévi, il les épurera comme l'or et l'argent; et ils présenteront à l'Eternel une oblation suivant la justice.
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.
L'oblation de Juda et de Jérusalem sera agréable à l'Eternel, comme dans les jours d'autrefois, et comme dans les premières années.
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.”
Je m'approcherai de vous pour faire jugement, et je serai témoin subit contre les enchanteurs, et contre les adultères, et contre ceux qui jurent faussement, et contre ceux qui fraudent le loyer du mercenaire, [qui oppriment] la veuve et l'orphelin, et qui font tort à l'étranger, et qui ne me craignent point, a dit l'Eternel des armées.
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.
Parce que je [suis] l'Eternel, et que je n'ai point changé, à cause de cela, enfants de Jacob, vous n'avez point été consumés.
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]?”
Depuis le temps de vos pères vous vous êtes détournés de mes statuts, et ne [les] avez point gardés. Retournez-vous vers moi, et je me retournerai vers vous, a dit l'Eternel des armées. Et vous dites: En quoi nous convertirons-nous?
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].
L'homme pillera-t-il Dieu, que vous me pilliez? Et vous dites: En quoi t'avons-nous pillé? [Vous l'avez fait] dans les dîmes et dans les offrandes.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
Vous êtes certainement maudits, parce que vous me pillez, [vous] toute la nation.
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].
Apportez toutes les dîmes aux lieux ordonnés pour les garder, et qu'il y ait provision dans ma maison; et dès maintenant éprouvez-moi en ceci, a dit l'Eternel des armées, si je ne vous ouvre les canaux des cieux, et si je ne répands en votre faveur la bénédiction, en sorte que vous n'y pourrez point suffire.
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].
Et je réprimerai pour l'amour de vous le dévorateur, et il ne vous ravagera point les fruits de la terre; et vos vignes ne seront point stériles dans la campagne, a dit l'Eternel des armées.
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.
Toutes les nations vous diront heureux, parce que vous serez un pays souhaitable, a dit l'Eternel des armées.
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?”
Vos paroles se sont renforcées contre moi, a dit l'Eternel; et vous dites: Qu'avons-nous donc dit contre toi?
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].
Vous avez dit: C'est en vain qu'on sert Dieu, et qu'avons-nous gagné d'avoir gardé ce qu'il a commandé de garder, et d'avoir marché en pauvre état pour l'amour de l'Eternel des armées?
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.’”
Et maintenant nous tenons pour heureux les orgueilleux; et même ceux qui commettent la méchanceté, sont avancés, et s'ils ont tenté Dieu, ils ont été délivrés.
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].
Alors ceux qui craignent l'Eternel ont parlé l'un à l’autre, et l'Eternel y a été attentif, et l'a ouï, et on a écrit un livre de mémoires, devant lui; pour ceux qui craignent l'Eternel, et qui pensent à son Nom.
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.
Et ils seront miens, a dit l'Eternel des armées, lorsque je mettrai à part mes plus précieux joyaux, et je leur pardonnerai, ainsi que chacun pardonne à son fils qui le sert.
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.”
Convertissez-vous donc, et vous verrez [la différence qu'il y a] entre le juste et le méchant; entre celui qui sert Dieu et celui qui ne l'a point servi.
