Malaki 3
1 “Kpɔ ɖa, madɔ nye dɔla ɖo ɖa be wòata mɔ le ŋgɔnye eye Aƒetɔ si miele mɔ kpɔm na la ado ɖe eƒe gbedoxɔ me zi ɖeka kpoyi. Dɔla si ŋugbe wodo le nubabla la me, si dim miele la ava.” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
look! I to send: depart messenger my and to turn way: road to/for face: before my and suddenly to come (in): come to(wards) temple his [the] lord which you(m. p.) to seek and messenger [the] covenant which you(m. p.) delighting behold to come (in): come to say LORD Hosts
2 “Ame ka ado dzi anɔ anyi ne eva do? Ame ka anɔ te ɖe eƒe vava nu? Elabena ele abe dzo si wotsɔna loloa ga ene eye wòle abe adzalẽ si wotsɔna nyaa avɔ wòɖina keŋkeŋ la ene!
and who? to sustain [obj] day to come (in): come he and who? [the] to stand: stand in/on/with to see: see he for he/she/it like/as fire to refine and like/as lye to wash
3 Anɔ anyi abe sika kple klosalo klɔla ene eye wòaklɔ Levi ƒe dzidzimeviwo ŋuti woadza abe sika alo klosalo ene, ale be woate ŋu asa vɔ na Yehowa le dzɔdzɔenyenye me.
and to dwell to refine and be pure silver: money and be pure [obj] son: descendant/people Levi and to refine [obj] them like/as gold and like/as silver: money and to be to/for LORD to approach: bring offering in/on/with righteousness
4 Ekema Yehowa agaxɔ Yuda kple Yerusalemtɔwo ƒe vɔsa abe tsã ene.
and to please to/for LORD offering Judah and Jerusalem like/as day forever: antiquity and like/as year eastern: older
5 “Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, nye ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ kple tohehe atsɔ ŋutɔ. Manye ɖasefo zazɛ̃ aɖe ɖe nukalawo, ahasiwɔlawo, atam dzodzro kalawo, ame siwo baa woƒe dɔwɔviwo, ame siwo tea ahosiwo kple tsyɔ̃eviwo ɖe to, ame siwo baa amedzrowo kple ame siwo mevɔ̃am o la ŋu.” Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
and to present: come to(wards) you to/for justice: judgement and to be witness to hasten in/on/with to practice sorcery and in/on/with to commit adultery and in/on/with to swear to/for deception and in/on/with to oppress wages hired widow and orphan and to stretch sojourner and not to fear: revere me to say LORD Hosts
6 “Nyee nye Yehowa, nyemetrɔna gbeɖe o, eya tae mi Yakob ƒe dzidzimeviwo mietsrɔ̃ haɖe o, elabena nye nublanuikpɔkpɔ li ɖaa.
for I LORD not to change and you(m. p.) son: descendant/people Jacob not to end: destroy
7 “Tso keke mia tɔgbuitɔgbuiwo ŋɔli ke la, miegbea nu le nye seawo gbɔ eye miewɔa wo dzi o. Mitrɔ ɖe ŋunye eye nye hã matrɔ ɖe mia ŋu.” Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe. “Ke miebia be, ‘Aleke míawɔ atrɔ ɖe ŋutiwòe?’
to/for from day father your to turn aside: turn aside from statute: decree my and not to keep: obey to return: return to(wards) me and to return: return to(wards) you to say LORD Hosts and to say in/on/with what? to return: return
8 “Ɖe amegbetɔ ate ŋu ada adzo Mawu hafi miawo ya mieda adzom mahã? “Ke míebia be, ‘Aleke míeda adzo wòe?’ “Mieda adzo nye nu ewolia kple nunana siwo nye tɔnye la eye mietsɔa wo nam o.
to rob man God for you(m. p.) to rob [obj] me and to say in/on/with what? to rob you [the] tithe and [the] contribution
9 “Mawu ƒe fiƒode dziŋɔ le mia dzi elabena dukɔ blibo lae le bayem.
in/on/with curse you(m. p.) to curse and [obj] me you(m. p.) to rob [the] nation all his
10 Mitsɔ miaƒe nu ewoliawo katã va nudzraɖoƒe lae ale be nuɖuɖu nasɔ gbɔ ɖe nye gbedoxɔ me. Mitsɔ esia dom kpɔ be nyemaʋu dziƒo nu akɔ yayra ɖe mia dzi fũu ale gbegbe be miaƒe nuɖuɖudzraɖoƒe ayɔ agbagba o mahã? Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
to come (in): bring [obj] all [the] tithe to(wards) house: home [the] treasure and to be prey in/on/with house: home my and to test me please in/on/with this to say LORD Hosts if not to open to/for you [obj] window [the] heaven and to empty to/for you blessing till without sufficiency
11 Made se na nu siwo gblẽa agblemenukuwo la be womagblẽ míaƒe agblemenukuwo o, eye miaƒe wain tsetsewo magblẽ adudu hafi woƒe ɖiɖiɣi naɖo o.” Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
and to rebuke to/for you in/on/with to eat and not to ruin to/for you [obj] fruit [the] land: soil and not be bereaved to/for you [the] vine in/on/with land: country to say LORD Hosts
12 “Ale dukɔwo katã ayɔ mi be yayramewo elabena dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ deto axɔ aƒe ɖe mia me.” Esiawoe Yehowa Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔ.
and to bless [obj] you all [the] nation for to be you(m. p.) land: country/planet pleasure to say LORD Hosts
13 “Yehowa be, ‘Miegblɔ nya vlowo ɖe ŋutinye’, “Gake miebiam be, ‘Nya kae míegblɔ ɖe ŋutiwò si mele be míagblɔ o?’
to strengthen: strengthen upon me word your to say LORD and to say what? to speak: speak upon you
14 “Miegblɔ be, ‘Enye nu dzodzro be woasubɔ Mawu. Viɖe ka míekpɔ to eƒe sewo dzi wɔwɔ me eye míezɔ le Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkume abe konyifalawo ene?’
to say vanity: vain to serve: minister God and what? unjust-gain for to keep: obey charge his and for to go: walk mournfully from face: before LORD Hosts
15 Gake azɔ la, míegblɔna be, ‘Woyraa dadalawo. Nu dzea edzi na nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo, gawu la, ne wote Mawu kpɔ la, tohehe mevaa wo dzi o.’
and now we to bless arrogant also to build to make: [do] wickedness also to test God and to escape
16 “Ke ame siwo vɔ̃ Yehowa, eye wolɔ̃e la ƒo nu nyui tso eŋuti na wo nɔewo eye Mawu ɖo to eye wòsee. Ena woŋlɔ ame siwo vɔ̃e, eye wolɔ̃e la ƒe ŋkɔwo ɖe ŋkuɖodzigbalẽ gã aɖe me da ɖi.”
then to speak: speak afraid LORD man: anyone with neighbor his and to listen LORD and to hear: hear and to write scroll: book memorial to/for face: before his to/for afraid LORD and to/for to devise: count name his
17 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔ tso wo ŋutie nye esi: “Woanye tɔnye le ŋkeke ma dzi ne mele ƒu ƒom nye nu xɔasiwo. Abe ale si ŋutsu léa be na ɖevi si ɖoa toe ene la, nenema ke malé be na woe.
and to be to/for me to say LORD Hosts to/for day which I to make possession and to spare upon them like/as as which to spare man: anyone upon son: child his [the] to serve [obj] him
18 Ekema miakpɔ vovototo si le ale si Mawu wɔna na ame dzɔdzɔe siwo ɖoa toe kple ame vɔ̃ɖi siwo meɖoa toe o la dome.”
and to return: again and to see: see between righteous to/for wicked between to serve: minister God to/for which not to serve: minister him
