< Malachi 3 >
1 Lo! Y sende myn aungel, and he schal make redi weie bifor my face; and anoon the lordshipere, whom ye seken, schal come to his hooli temple, and the aungel of testament, whom ye wolen. Lo! he cometh, seith the Lord of oostis;
万军之耶和华说:“我要差遣我的使者在我前面预备道路。你们所寻求的主必忽然进入他的殿;立约的使者,就是你们所仰慕的,快要来到。”
2 and who schal mowe thenke the dai of his comyng? and who schal stonde for to se hym? For he schal be as fier wellynge togidere, and as erbe of fulleris;
他来的日子,谁能当得起呢?他显现的时候,谁能立得住呢?因为他如炼金之人的火,如漂布之人的硷。
3 and he schal sitte wellynge togidere and clensynge siluer, and he schal purge the sones of Leuy; and he schal purge hem as gold and as siluer, and thei schulen be offrynge to the Lord sacrifices in riytfulnesse.
他必坐下如炼净银子的,必洁净利未人,熬炼他们像金银一样;他们就凭公义献供物给耶和华。
4 And the sacrifice of Juda and of Jerusalem schal plese to the Lord, as the daies of the world, and as olde yeeris.
那时,犹大和耶路撒冷所献的供物必蒙耶和华悦纳,仿佛古时之日、上古之年。
5 And Y schal come to you in doom, and Y schal be a swift witnesse to mysdoeris, `ether enchaunteris of deuelis craft, and to auouteris, and forsworn men, and that falsli calengen the hire of the hirid man, and widewis, and fadirles, `ether modirles, children, and oppressen a pilgrym, `nether dredden me, seith the Lord of oostis.
万军之耶和华说:“我必临近你们,施行审判。我必速速作见证,警戒行邪术的、犯奸淫的、起假誓的、亏负人之工价的、欺压寡妇孤儿的、屈枉寄居的,和不敬畏我的。”
6 Forsothe Y am the Lord, and am not chaungid; and ye sones of Jacob ben not wastid.
“因我—耶和华是不改变的,所以你们雅各之子没有灭亡。
7 Forsothe fro daies of youre fadris ye wenten awei fro my lawful thingis, and kepten not; turne ye ayen to me, and Y schal ayen turne to you, seith the Lord of oostis. And ye seiden, In what thing schulen we turne ayen?
万军之耶和华说:从你们列祖的日子以来,你们常常偏离我的典章而不遵守。现在你们要转向我,我就转向你们。你们却问说:‘我们如何才是转向呢?’
8 If a man schal turmente God, for ye `togidere fitchen me. And ye seiden, In what thing `togidere fitchen we thee? In tithis and in `firste fruitis;
人岂可夺取 神之物呢?你们竟夺取我的供物。你们却说:‘我们在何事上夺取你的供物呢?’就是你们在当纳的十分之一和当献的供物上。
9 and ye ben cursid in nedynesse, and alle ye folc disseyuen me, and `togidere fitchen.
因你们通国的人都夺取我的供物,咒诅就临到你们身上。
10 Brynge ye yn ech tithe in to my berne, that mete be in myn hous, and preue ye me on this thing, seith the Lord, if Y schal not opene to you the goteris of heuene, and schal schede out to you blessyng, til to aboundaunce.
万军之耶和华说:你们要将当纳的十分之一全然送入仓库,使我家有粮,以此试试我,是否为你们敞开天上的窗户,倾福与你们,甚至无处可容。
11 And Y schal blame for you that that deuourith, and he schal not distrie the fruit of youre lond; nether bareyn vyneyerd schal be in the feeld,
万军之耶和华说:我必为你们斥责蝗虫,不容它毁坏你们的土产。你们田间的葡萄树在未熟之先也不掉果子。
12 seith the Lord of oostis, and alle folkis schulen seie you blessid; for ye schulen be a desirable lond, seith the Lord of oostis.
万军之耶和华说:万国必称你们为有福的,因你们的地必成为喜乐之地。”
13 Youre wordis wexiden strong on me, seith the Lord; and ye seiden, What han we spokun ayens thee?
耶和华说:“你们用话顶撞我,你们还说:‘我们用什么话顶撞了你呢?’
14 And ye seiden, He is veyn, that serueth God; and what wynnyng for we kepten hise heestis, and for we wenten sorewful bifore the Lord of oostis?
你们说:‘事奉 神是徒然的,遵守 神所吩咐的,在万军之耶和华面前苦苦斋戒,有什么益处呢?
15 Therfor now we seien proude men blessid; for thei ben bildid doynge vnpitee, and thei temptiden God, and ben maad saaf.
如今我们称狂傲的人为有福,并且行恶的人得建立;他们虽然试探 神,却得脱离灾难。’”
16 Thanne men dredynge God spaken, ech with his neiybore; and the Lord perseyuede, and herde, and a book of mynde is writun bifor hym to `men dredynge God, and thenkynge his name.
那时,敬畏耶和华的彼此谈论,耶和华侧耳而听,且有纪念册在他面前,记录那敬畏耶和华、思念他名的人。
17 And thei schulen be to me, seith the Lord of oostis, in the dai in which Y schal make, in to a special tresour; and Y schal spare hem, as a man sparith his sone seruynge to hym.
万军之耶和华说:“在我所定的日子,他们必属我,特特归我。我必怜恤他们,如同人怜恤服事自己的儿子。
18 And ye schulen be conuertid, and ye schulen se, what is bitwixe the iust man and vnpitouse, bitwixe `the seruynge to the Lord and `not seruynge to hym.
那时你们必归回,将善人和恶人,事奉 神的和不事奉 神的,分别出来。”