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 que moi j’envoie mon ange, et il préparera la voie devant ma face. Et aussitôt viendra dans son temple le dominateur que vous cherchez, et l’ange de l’alliance que vous désirez. Voici qu’il vient, dit le Seigneur 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].
Et qui pourra penser au jour de son avènement, et qui en soutiendra la vue? Car il sera comme un feu qui fond les métaux, et comme une herbe de 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 fondant et épurant l’argent; et il purifiera les fils de Lévi, et il les roulera comme l’or et l’argent, et ils offriront au Seigneur des sacrifices dans 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.
Et le sacrifice de Juda et de Jérusalem sera agréable au Seigneur, comme aux jours des siècles passés, et comme dans les années anciennes.
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.”
Et je viendrai à vous en jugement, et je serai un témoin empressé contre les magiciens, les adultères et les parjures, et ceux qui commettent des injustices dans le salaire du mercenaire, envers les veuves et les orphelins, et qui oppriment l’étranger, et qui ne m’ont pas craint, dit le Seigneur 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.
Car je suis le Seigneur, et je ne change point; et vous, fils de Jacob, vous n’avez pas 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]?”
Car dès les jours de vos pères, vous vous êtes écartés de mes lois, vous ne les avez pas gardées. Revenez à moi, et je reviendrai à vous, dit le Seigneur des armées. Et vous avez dit: Comment reviendrons-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].
Un homme affligera-t-il Dieu? car vous m’avez outragé, et vous avez dit: En quoi vous avons-nous outragé? Dans les dîmes et les prémices.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
Et vous avez été maudits dans la pénurie, et vous m’outragez, vous, la nation entière.
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 toute la dîme dans mon grenier, et qu’il y ait de la nourriture dans ma maison, et éprouvez-moi en cela, dit le Seigneur: vous verrez si je n’ouvre pas les sources du ciel, et si je ne répands pas sur vous la bénédiction jusqu’à l’abondance.
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 menacerai en votre faveur l’insecte dévorant, et il ne détruira pas le fruit de votre terre; et la vigne ne sera pas stérile dans les champs, dit le Seigneur 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.
Et toutes les nations vous diront bien heureux: car vous serez vous-mêmes une terre délicieuse, dit le Seigneur 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 ont pris de la force contre moi, dit le Seigneur.
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].
Et vous avez dit: Qu’avons-nous dit contre vous? Vous avez dit: Vain est celui qui sert Dieu; et quel a été notre avantage pour avoir gardé ses préceptes et pour avoir marché tristes devant le Seigneur 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.’”
Maintenant donc nous disons heureux les arrogants, puisqu’ils se sont établis en commettant l’impiété, et ils ont tenté Dieu, et ils ont été sauvés.
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 le Seigneur ont parlé chacun avec son prochain; et le Seigneur a été attentif, et il a écouté; et il a été écrit un livre de souvenir devant lui pour ceux qui craignent le Seigneur et qui méditent 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, dit le Seigneur, mon bien particulier, au jour auquel j’agirai; et je les épargnerai comme un père épargne 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.”
Et vous vous convertirez, et vous verrez la différence qu’il y a entre le juste et l’impie, et entre celui qui sert Dieu et celui qui ne le sert pas.
