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].”
“¡He aquí que envío a mi mensajero, y él preparará el camino delante de mí! El Señor, a quien ustedes buscan, vendrá repentinamente a su templo. He aquí que viene el mensajero de la alianza, a quien tú deseas”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
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].
“Pero, ¿quién podrá soportar el día de su venida? ¿Y quién se mantendrá en pie cuando él aparezca? Porque él es como el fuego de un refinador, y como el jabón de los lavanderos;
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.
y se sentará como un refinador y purificador de plata, y purificará a los hijos de Leví, y los refinará como el oro y la plata; y ofrecerán a Yahvé ofrendas en justicia.
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.
Entonces la ofrenda de Judá y de Jerusalén será agradable a Yahvé como en los días pasados y como en los años antiguos.
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.”
Me acercaré a ti para juzgarte. Seré un testigo rápido contra los hechiceros, contra los adúlteros, contra los perjuros, y contra los que oprimen al asalariado en su salario, a la viuda y al huérfano, y que privan al extranjero de la justicia, y no me temen”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
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.
“Porque yo, Yahvé, no cambio; por eso vosotros, hijos de Jacob, no habéis sido consumidos.
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]?”
Desde los días de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis ordenanzas y no las habéis guardado. Volved a mí, y yo volveré a vosotros”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos. “Pero vosotros decís: ‘¿Cómo vamos a volver?
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].
¿Robará un hombre a Dios? Sin embargo, ¡me robáis a mí! Pero tú dices: “¿Cómo te hemos robado? En los diezmos y las ofrendas.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
Malditos seáis con la maldición; porque me robáis, toda esta nación.
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].
Traed todo el diezmo al almacén, para que haya alimento en mi casa, y probadme ahora en esto — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — si no os abriré las ventanas del cielo y os derramaré una bendición para la que no habrá sitio.
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].
Reprenderé al devorador por vosotros, y no destruirá los frutos de vuestra tierra; ni vuestra vid echará su fruto antes de tiempo en el campo”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
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.
“Todas las naciones te llamarán bendita, porque serás una tierra deliciosa”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
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?”
“Vuestras palabras han sido duras contra mí”, dice Yahvé. “Sin embargo, ustedes dicen: ‘¿Qué hemos hablado contra ti?’
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].
Ustedes han dicho: ‘Es vano servir a Dios’, y ‘¿De qué sirve que hayamos seguido sus instrucciones y que hayamos caminado penosamente ante Yahvé de los Ejércitos?
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.’”
Ahora llamamos felices a los soberbios; sí, los que obran la maldad son edificados; sí, tientan a Dios y escapan.’
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].
Entonces los que temían a Yahvé hablaron entre sí; y Yahvé escuchó y oyó, y se escribió ante él un libro de memoria para los que temían a Yahvé y honraban su nombre.
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.
Ellos serán míos — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos —, mi propia posesión en el día que yo haga. Los perdonaré, como un hombre perdona a su propio hijo que le sirve.
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.”
Entonces volverás y discernirás entre el justo y el impío, entre el que sirve a Dios y el que no le sirve.
