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].
NO ka mea, aia hoi! ke hele mai la ka la e enaena ana me he umu ahi la, Ilaila o ka poe hookiekie a pau, A me ka poe hana ino, he mauu lakou: A e hoopau ua la la e hiki mai ana ia lakou, Wahi a Iehova o na kaua, A e waiho ole ia i aa no lakou, aole hoi lala.
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].
Aka, no oukou ka poe weliweli i ko'u inoa, E puka mai ana ka La o ka pono, Me ka mea hoola iloko o kona mau eheu; A e hele aku oukou, a e lele olioli, E like me na bipi keiki i kupaluia.
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.
A e hehi iho oukou i ka poe aia; A e lilo lakou i lehu malalo iho o ko oukou mau wawae, I ka la a'u e hana'i i keia, wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
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.]
E hoomanao oukou i ke kanawai o Mose, O kuu kauwa, a'u i haawi aku ai ia ia ma Horeba, A i ka Iseraela a pau, me na kauoha, a me na olelo hoopono.
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].
Aia hoi, e hoouna aku au ia Elia ke kaula io oukou la, Mamua mai o ka hiki ana o ua la nui weliweli la o Iehova.
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].”
A e hoohuli ae oia i ka naau o na makua i na keiki, A me ka naau o na keiki i na makua, O hele aku paha auanei au, A hahau i ka honua i ka hoino ana. KA HOPENA O KE KAUOHA KAHIKO.
