Malachie 4
1 Car le voici venir ce jour, brûlant comme une fournaise; impies et ouvriers d’iniquité seront tous comme du chaume, et ce jour qui vient va les consumer, dit l’Eternel-Cebaot, il n’épargnera d’eux ni racine ni rameau.
[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].
2 Mais pour vous qui révérez mon nom, se lèvera le soleil d’équité, portant le salut dans ses rayons; et vous paraîtrez, et vous vous ébattrez comme de jeunes taureaux sortant de l’étable.
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].
3 Et vous foulerez les méchants qui se réduiront en poussière sous la plante de vos pieds au jour que je prépare, dit l’Eternel-Cebaot.
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.
4 Souvenez-vous de la Loi de Moïse, mon serviteur, à qui j’ai signifié, sur le Horeb, des statuts et des ordonnances pour tout Israël.
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.]
5 Or, je vous enverrai Elie, le prophète, avant qu’arrive le jour de l’Eternel, jour grand et redoutable!
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].
6 Lui ramènera le cœur des pères à leurs enfants, et le cœur des enfants à leurs pères, de peur que je n’intervienne et ne frappe ce pays d’anathème.
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].”
