Malachie 4
1 Car voici que viendra un jour embrasé comme la fournaise; et tous les superbes et tous ceux qui commettent l’impiété seront de la paille, et le jour qui viendra les enflammera, dit le Seigneur des armées, et il ne leur laissera ni racine ni germe.
[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 Et il se lèvera pour vous qui craignez mon nom, un soleil de justice, la guérison sera sous ses ailes: et vous sortirez et vous bondirez comme les veaux d’un troupeau.
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 aux pieds les impies, lorsqu’ils seront de la cendre sous la plante de vos pieds, au jour auquel moi j’agirai, dit le Seigneur des armées.
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, loi que je lui ai donnée à Horeb pour tout Israël, des préceptes et des ordonnances.
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 Voici que moi je vous enverrai Elie, le prophète, avant que vienne le jour grand et terrible du Seigneur.
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 Et il ramènera le cœur des pères aux fils et le cœur des fils à leurs pères, de peur que je ne vienne et que je ne frappe la terre 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].”
