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].”

Mira, estoy enviando a mi mensajero, y él preparará el camino delante de mí; y el Señor, a quién buscas, vendrá de repente a su Templo; y él mensajero del pacto, en quien se complacen, mira, él viene, 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 por quién se puede enfrentar el día de su venida? ¿Y quién puede mantenerse en pie cuando lo vean? porque él es como el fuego del fundidor y el jabón del limpiador.

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.

Él tomará asiento, fundirá y limpiará a los hijos de Leví, quemando el mal de ellos como refinando el oro y la plata; para que hagan ofrendas al Señor 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 Jerusalén agradará al Señor, como en días pasados, y como en años pasados.

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.”

Y me acercaré a ti para juzgar; pronto seré testigo contra los hechiceros, contra los adúlteros, contra aquellos que juran en falso; contra aquellos que le impiden el pago al criado, y que oprimen a la viuda y al huérfano, que no le dan sus derechos al hombre extranjero y a los que no me temen, dice el Señor de 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 soy el Señor, no he cambiado; y ustedes, hijos de Jacob, no han sido cortados.

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 tus padres, han rechazado mis reglas y no las has guardado. Vuelve a mí y volveré a ti, dice el Señor de los ejércitos. Pero tú dices: ¿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].

¿Se apartará un hombre de Dios de lo que es correcto? Pero has guardado lo que es mío. Pero tú dices: ¿Qué te hemos ocultado? Décimas y ofrendas.

9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.

Estás maldito con una maldición; porque me has ocultado lo que es mío, incluso 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].

Deja que tus diezmos entren en el almacén para que haya comida en mi casa, y ponme a prueba al hacerlo, dice el Señor de los ejércitos, y mira si no hago las ventanas del cielo que se abran y enviaré tal bendición que no hay espacio para ello.

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].

Y por ustedes reprenderé al devorador para que no destruya los frutos de su tierra; y el fruto de su vid no será arrojada al campo antes de tiempo, 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.

Y serán nombrados bienaventurados por todas las naciones; porque serán una tierra deseable, 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?”

Tus palabras han sido fuertes contra mí, dice el Señor. Y todavía dices: ¿Qué hemos dicho en tu contra?

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: No sirve de nada adorar a Dios: ¿qué beneficio hemos obtenido al cumplir sus órdenes y al vestirnos de luto ante el Señor 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.’”

Y ahora nos parecen felices los hombres orgullosos; sí, los malhechores están bien; ponen a Dios a prueba y están a salvo.

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 aquellos en quienes estaba el temor del Señor hablaron entre sí; y el Señor dio oído, y fue registrado en un libro para ser tenido en cuenta delante de él, para aquellos que tenían el temor del Señor y para los que piensan en 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.

Y serán míos, dice el Señor, en el día en que los haga mi tesoro especial; y tendré misericordia de ellos como un hombre tiene misericordia de su 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 verán de nuevo cómo el hombre recto es diferente del pecador y el siervo de Dios del que no lo es.