< 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].”
“पाहा! मी माझा दूत पाठवत आहे, आणि तो माझ्यापुढे मार्ग तयार करील. आणि ज्या प्रभूला तुम्ही शोधता आणि ज्याच्यात तुम्ही आनंदी होता, तो कराराचा दूत, अचानक आपल्या मंदिरात येत आहे. पाहा तो येत आहे, असे सेनाधीश परमेश्वर म्हणतो.”
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].
त्याच्या आगमनाच्या दिवशी कोण टिकून राहणार? आणि जेव्हा तो दिसेल तेव्हा कोण उभा राहिल? कारण तो शुद्धकरणाऱ्या अग्नीसारखा आणि परीटाच्या खारासारखा आहे.
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.
आणि तो चांदी गाळणारा व स्वच्छ करणारा असा बनेल, आणि तो लेवीच्या संतानास शुद्ध करेल. तो त्यांना सोन्याप्रमाणे आणि चांदीप्रमाणे शुध्द करेल आणि ते न्यायीपणाने परमेश्वरास अर्पण करतील.
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.
तेव्हा जसे पुरातन दिवसात आणि प्राचीन वर्षात तसे यरूशलेम व यहूदाची अर्पणे परमेश्वरास सुखकारक असतील.
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.”
“मग मी तुमच्याकडे न्याय निवाडा करण्यासाठी येईन. आणि जादूटोणा, व्यभिचार, खोटी शपथ वाहणारे, आणि जे मोलकऱ्याला मोलाविषयी आणि विधवेला व अनाथाला पीडतात, आणि परराष्ट्रीयांचा न्याय विपरीत करतात, आणि माझे भय धरीत नाही यांच्याविरूद्ध मी त्वरीत साक्षी होईन,” सेनाधीश परमेश्वर असे म्हणतो.
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.
“कारण मी परमेश्वर आहे, मी कधीही बदलत नाही, म्हणून याकोबाच्या मुलांनो, तुमचा नाश झाला नाही.
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]?”
तुमच्या पूर्वजांच्या दिवसांपासून तुम्ही माझे नियम अनुसरण्याचे सोडून भलतीकडे वळले आहात, ते तुम्ही पाळले नाहीत. माझ्याकडे फिरा म्हणजे मी तुमच्याकडे फिरेन,” सेनाधीश परमेश्वर असे म्हणतो, “पण तुम्ही म्हणता, ‘आम्ही कसे परत फिरावे?’
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].
मनुष्य देवाला लुटणार काय? तरीही तुम्ही मला लुटता. पण तुम्ही असे म्हणता, ‘आम्ही तुझे काय लुटले आहे?’ तुम्ही दशमांश व अर्पणे यांविषयी मला लुटता.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
तुम्ही संपूर्ण राष्ट्राने मला लुटले आहे, म्हणून तुम्ही शापाने शापीत झाला आहात.”
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].
१०सेनाधीश परमेश्वर असे म्हणतो, “माझ्या घरात अन्न असावे यासाठी तुम्ही संपूर्ण दशमांश कोठरांत आणा. आणि तुम्ही असे केले म्हणजे मी तुमच्यासाठी आकाशाच्या खिडक्या उघडून जागा पुरणार नाही एवढा आशीर्वाद तुम्हावर ओतीन की नाही याविषयी माझी प्रचिती पाहा.
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].
११आणि खाऊन टाकणाऱ्याला मी तुमच्यासाठी धमकावेन, मग तो तुमच्या भूमीचे पीक नाश करणार नाही, तुमच्या बागेतील द्राक्षवेलींचे फळ अकाली गळणार नाही,” सेनाधीश परमेश्वर असे म्हणतो.
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.
१२“सर्व राष्ट्रे तुला सुखी म्हणतील, कारण तुमची भूमी आनंदाची होईल,” असे सेनाधीश परमेश्वर म्हणतो.
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?”
१३परमेश्वर म्हणतो, “तुमचे शब्द माझ्याविरूद्ध कठोर झाले आहेत. पण तुम्ही म्हणता, आम्ही तुझ्याविरूद्ध काय बोललो?”
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].
१४तुम्ही म्हणालात “परमेश्वराची सेवा करणे व्यर्थ आहे; आम्ही त्याचे आज्ञापालन केले, आणि आम्ही सेनाधीश परमेश्वरापुढे शोक करत चाललो याचा काय लाभ झाला?
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.’”
१५तर आता आम्ही गर्विष्ठांना सुखी म्हणतो, होय, जे दुष्टाई करतात ते वाढवले जातात, आणि ते देवाची परीक्षा पाहतात तरी सुटतात.”
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].
१६तेव्हा जे परमेश्वराचे भय धरीत असत ते एकमेकांशी बोलत होते, आणि परमेश्वराने ते ध्यान देऊन ऐकले. मग जे परमेश्वराचे भय धरत असत आणि त्याच्या नांवाचा सन्मान करत असत त्यांच्यासाठी त्यांच्यासमोर स्मरणाचे पुस्तक लिहिले गेले.
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.
१७सेनाधीश परमेश्वर असे म्हणतो, “मी हे करीन त्या दिवशी ते माझे, म्हणजे माझे खासगीचे धन होतील, आणि जसा कोणी आपली सेवा करणारा आपला मुलगा याच्यावर दया करीत असतो तसा मी त्यांच्यावर दया करीन.
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.”
१८तुम्ही माझ्याकडे परत याल. मग दुष्ट मनुष्य आणि चांगला मनुष्य यातील फरक तुम्हास कळेल. देवाला अनुसरणारा व न अनुसणारा यातील फरक तुम्हास समजेल.”

< Malachi 3 >