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].
Car voici, le jour vient, Ardent comme une fournaise. Tous les hautains et tous les méchants seront comme du chaume; Le jour qui vient les embrasera, Dit l’Éternel des armées, Il ne leur laissera ni racine ni rameau.
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].
Mais pour vous qui craignez mon nom, se lèvera Le soleil de la justice, Et la guérison sera sous ses ailes; Vous sortirez, et vous sauterez comme les veaux d’une étable,
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 méchants, Car ils seront comme de la cendre Sous la plante de vos pieds, Au jour que je prépare, Dit l’Éternel des armées.
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, Auquel j’ai prescrit en Horeb, pour tout Israël, Des préceptes et des ordonnances.
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].
Voici, je vous enverrai Élie, le prophète, Avant que le jour de l’Éternel arrive, Ce jour grand et redoutable.
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].”
Il ramènera le cœur des pères à leurs enfants, Et le cœur des enfants à leurs pères, De peur que je ne vienne frapper le pays d’interdit.
