Malachi 4
1 [This is also what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “There will be a time that I will judge [and punish] people. [When that happens, it will be] like [SIM] a very hot furnace. At that time, all the proud and wicked people will be burned up like [MET] stubble burns. They will be burned up completely, [like] roots and branches [and everything else on a tree burns completely in a very hot fire].
Voilà que le jour approche, brûlant comme une fournaise, et il les consumera; et tous les étrangers et tous ceux qui font le mal seront comme de la paille; et le jour qui approche les dévorera, dit le Seigneur tout-puissant; et il ne restera d'eux ni branche ni racine.
2 But [as for] you who revere me [MTY], [the one who will save you will come to you] like [MET] [the sun shines in the morning, and enable you to] become righteous (OR, [do what is] righteous); he will restore you [and protect you like a bird protects its chicks] [MET] under its wings. [When he comes, ] you will [be very joyful], like [SIM] calves that go out from a barn into the pasture leaping [joyfully].
Et le Soleil de justice Se lèvera pour vous qui craignez Mon Nom; et sur Ses ailes Il portera le salut; et vous sortirez, et vous bondirez comme de jeunes bœufs délivrés de leurs liens.
3 At the time when I judge people, you will tread on wicked people as though [SIM] they were the dirt under your feet. [That is what I], the Commander of the armies of angels, promise.
Et vous foulerez les impies; car ils seront sous vos pieds comme de la cendre, le jour que Je ferai naître, dit le Seigneur tout-puissant.
4 Be sure to obey the laws that I gave to Moses, who served me [well]. [Obey all] the commandments and regulations that I gave him on Sinai [Mountain], for all [you people of] Israel [to obey.]
Souvenez-vous de la loi de Moïse, Mon serviteur, telle que Je la lui ai intimée, en Horeb, devant tout Israël, dans ses commandements et ses préceptes.
5 Listen [to this: Some day] I will send to you the prophet Elijah. [He will arrive] before the great and dreadful/terrible day when [I], Yahweh, [will judge and punish people].
Et voilà que Je vous enverrai Élie le Thesbite, avant que vienne ce jour du Seigneur, jour grand et éclatant,
6 Because of what he [preaches], parents and their children will [love] each other [again] [IDM]. If that does not happen, I will come and curse your country [and destroy it].”
qui réunira au fils le cœur de son père, à l'homme le cœur de son prochain, de peur que Je ne survienne et que Je n'anéantisse la terre.
