Malachi 4
1 Gade! Jou a ap vini: Pral fè cho anpil tankou nan yon fou. Tout awogan yo ansanm ak tout mechan yo pral boule tankou pay chèch. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Wi, jou sa a, y'ap boule nèt san kite tras.
[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 Men, pou moun k'ap sèvi m' yo, pouvwa mwen ki la pou delivre yo a ap leve tankou yon bèl solèy byen klere. Yo pral sote ponpe tankou jenn ti towo gra ki lage nan savann.
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 Nou pral pilonnen mechan yo, yo pral tankou sann dife anba pye nou, jou m'a deside pou m' aji a. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa.
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 Pa bliye sa Moyiz, sèvitè m' lan, te moutre nou, tout lòd ak tout regleman mwen te ba li sou mòn Orèb la pou tout pèp Izrayèl la.
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 Jou m' lan pral yon gwo jou, yon jou ki pral fè moun tranble. Men, anvan li rive, mwen gen pou m' voye pwofèt Eli.
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 Li gen pou l' fè papa byen ankò ak pitit, pitit vin byen ankò ak papa. Si se pa sa, m'ap vini, m'ap detwi peyi nou an nèt ale.
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].”
