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].”
| خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید: «پیام‌آور خود را می‌فرستم تا راه را پیش روی من آماده کند. سپس خداوندی که انتظارش را می‌کشید ناگهان به خانهٔ خود خواهد آمد. آن پیام‌آوری که شما مشتاق دیدارش هستید خواهد آمد و عهد مرا به شما اعلان خواهد کرد.» |
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].
| اما کیست که یارای ایستادن در مقابل او را داشته باشد؟ و کیست که بتواند آمدنش را تحمل کند؟ زیرا او همچون آتش سوزانی است که فلز را تصفیه می‌کند و مثل صابونی است که لباسها را پاک می‌کند. |
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.
| او مانند کسی که فلز را تصفیه می‌کند لاویان را همچون طلا و نقره پاک خواهد کرد تا آنها با دل پاک هدایا را به خداوند تقدیم کنند. |
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.
| آنگاه مثل گذشته، خداوند از هدایایی که مردم یهودا و اورشلیم برایش می‌آورند خشنود خواهد شد. |
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.”
| خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید: «من برای داوری به میان شما خواهم آمد و بر ضد بدکاران شهادت خواهم داد یعنی بر ضد جادوگران، زناکاران و دروغگویان، بر ضد تمام کسانی که حق کارگران خود را نمی‌دهند، و کسانی که به بیوه‌زنان، یتیمان و غریبان ظلم می‌کنند و از من نمی‌ترسند.» |
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.
| «من خداوندی تغییرناپذیر هستم. به همین دلیل است که شما، ای نسل یعقوب، تا به حال از بین نرفته‌اید. |
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]?”
| هر چند شما هم مثل پدران خود از احکام من سرپیچی نموده، آنها را به جا نیاورده‌اید، ولی اینک به سوی من بازگشت نمایید و من نیز به سوی شما باز خواهم گشت. این است آنچه خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید. اما شما می‌گویید: مگر ما چه کرده‌ایم که باید بازگشت کنیم؟ |
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].
| «آیا کسی از خدا دزدی می‌کند؟ ولی شما از من دزدی کرده‌اید! «می‌پرسید: مقصودت چیست؟ «مقصودم ده‌یکها و هدایاست. |
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
| ای قوم اسرائیل، همهٔ شما ملعون هستید، زیرا از مال من می‌دزدید. |
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].
| ده‌یک دارایی خود را به طور کامل به خانهٔ من بیاورید تا خوراک کافی در آنجا باشد. و خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید: به این ترتیب مرا امتحان کنید و ببینید چگونه روزنه‌های آسمان را باز می‌کنم و شما را از برکات خود لبریز می‌سازم! |
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].
| خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید: من حشرات و آفات را از زمین شما دور می‌کنم تا محصولتان از بین نرود و تاکستانهایتان میوهٔ فراوان بدهند. |
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.
| همهٔ قومها شما را سعادتمند خواهند خواند، زیرا صاحب سرزمینی با صفا خواهید بود.» این است فرمودۀ خداوند لشکرهای آسمان. |
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?”
| خداوند می‌فرماید که شما بر ضد او سخنان دروغ گفته‌اید؛ ولی شما به او می‌گویید: «بر ضد تو چه گفته‌ایم؟» |
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].
| گفته‌اید: «عبادت خدا و اطاعت از او بی‌فایده است. چرا برای اعمالمان باید به حضور خداوند لشکرهای آسمان برویم و اظهار پشیمانی کنیم؟ ببینید چطور آدمهای متکبر خوشبخت زندگی می‌کنند و بدکاران کامیاب می‌شوند و با وجود اینکه مرتکب اعمال زشت می‌شوند خدا آنها را مجازات نمی‌کند!» |
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.’”
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].
| آنگاه کسانی که ترس خداوند را در دل داشتند، با یکدیگر به گفتگو نشستند و خداوند به گفتگوی آنان گوش داد و سخنان ایشان را شنید. سپس در کتابی که در حضور خداوند بود اسامی کسانی که ترس خداوند را در دل داشتند و نام او را گرامی می‌داشتند، نوشته شد. |
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.
| خداوند لشکرهای آسمان می‌فرماید: «در آن روزی که من تعیین کرده‌ام، آنها قوم خاص من خواهند بود و همان‌طور که یک پدر، پسر مطیع خود را می‌بخشد، من نیز ایشان را خواهم بخشید. |
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.”
| آنگاه خواهید دید که خدا با اشخاص خوب و بد، با خدمتگزاران خود و آنانی که او را خدمت نمی‌کنند، چگونه رفتار می‌کند.» |
