Malaki 3
1 A IA hoi, e hoouna auanei au i ko'u elele, Nana e hoomakaukau i ke alanui imua o'u: A e hiki wawe mai auauei ka Haku, a oukou e imi nei, iloko o kona luakini, Oia ke elele o ka berita, o ka mea a oukou e makemake nei: Ea, e hele mai ana ia, wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Listen! I [am about to] send my messenger who will prepare [the people to receive me] when I come. [You claim that] [IRO] you are wanting to see me, and I will suddenly come to my temple. The messenger [who will tell you about a new] agreement, the one whom you are eagerly [SAR] awaiting, is certainly going to come [to you].”
2 Aka, owai ke hoomanawanui i ka la o kona hiki ana mai? Owai hoi ke ku paa i kona ikeia ana? No ka mea, e like auanei ia me ke ahi o ka mea hoohehee, A me ke sopa o ka mea hoomaemae:
But will anyone [RHQ] be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone [RHQ] be able to [remain] standing in front of him? [Certainly not, ] because he will be like [SIM] a blazing fire that refines/purifies [metal/gold]. He will be like [SIM] a very strong soap [that bleaches clothes].
3 A noho ia he mea hoohehee a me ka hoomaemae i ke kala; A e huikala ia i na keiki a Levi, A e hoomaemae oia ia lakou e like me ke gula a me ke kala, I mohai aku ai lakou i ka mohai pono na Iehova.
[He will be like a worker who] sits [in front of his work] to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like [a worker refines] silver and gold, he will cause the (descendants of Levi/priests) to become pure, [in order that they will again become acceptable to] offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.
4 Alaila, e maliuia mai ai o Iehova i ka mohai ana a ka Iuda a me ko Ierusalema, E like me ia i na la kahiko, a i na makahiki mamua.
When that happens, Yahweh will [again] accept the offerings brought to him by [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, as [he did] previously.
5 Ke hookokoke aku nei au io oukou la e hooko i ke kanawai; E wikiwiki au i ka hoike ku e i na kahuna anaana, Me na moe kolohe, a i na mea hoohiki wahahee, Me ka poe hoonele i na mea hoolimalima i ka lakou uku, A i ka poe hoonele i ka wahinekauemake, a me ke keiki makua ole, A i ka poe hoohuli ae i ko ka malihini, aole hoi i makau ia'u, wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
[This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “At that time, I will come to you to judge you. I will quickly testify against [all] those who practice sorcery/witchcraft, [all] who have committed adultery, and [all] liars. [I will testify] against those who have not given their workers the pay/wages that they promised, those who (oppress/treat cruelly) widows and orphans, and those who do not allow foreigners who live among you to be treated fairly. [I will testify that all] the people who do those things do not revere me.”
6 No ka mea, owau no Iehova, aole au e lauwili, Nolaila, aole oukou i hoopauia, e na mamo o Iakoba.
“I am Yahweh, and I never change. And although you [deceive people like] your ancestor Jacob did, I have not [yet] gotten rid of you.
7 Mai na la mai o ko oukou poe makua, Ua haalele oukou i ko'u mau kanawai, me ka malama ole. E hoi hou mai oukou ia'u nei, a e hoi hou aku au io oukou la, Wahi a Iehova o na kaua. Aka, ke ninau mai nei oukou, Ma ke aha ka makou e hoi hou aku ai?
You and your ancestors have ignored my commands and you have not obeyed them. [Now] return to me; and when that happens, I will (return/do good) to you. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.” But you ask, “[We have never gone away from you, so] how can we return [to you]?”
8 E pono anei i ke kanaka ke hao i ka ke Akua? Aka, ua hao oukou i ka'u: a ke ninau mai nei oukou, Ma ke aha ka makou i hao ai i kau? I na hapaumi o ka waiwai, a me na mohai.
[I reply, ] “People should certainly not [RHQ] cheat God; but you people have cheated me!” You ask, “In what way did we cheat you?” [I reply, ] “[You have cheated me by not bringing to me each year] (the tithes/one tenth of [all] your crops and animals) and [other] offerings [that you are required to give to me].
9 Ua hoahewaia oukou i ka poino; No ka mea, ua hao oukou i ka'u, o keia lahuikanaka a pau.
All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
10 E lawe mai i na waiwai hapaumi a pau iloko o ka hale ahu waiwai, I ai maloko o ko'u hale; A e hoao mai oukou ia'u ma ia mea, wahi a Iehova o na kaua, I wehe ai paha au i na puka wai o ka Iani, A e ninini iho i ka pomaikai maluna o oukou, a lawa a hu.
[Now] bring all the tithes to the storage rooms [in the temple], in order that there will be [enough] food [for the people who serve me] there. If you do that, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise that I will open the windows of heaven, and pour out [from them] blessings on you. [If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be] very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me [to see if I am telling the truth].
11 A no oukou wau e papa aku ai i ka mea hokai, I hoopau ole ai ia i ka hua o ko oukou aina, Aole hoi ia e hoolilo no oukou i ke kumuwaina o ke kula i mea hua ole, Wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
You will have abundant crops [to harvest], because I will protect them in order that they will not be harmed by locusts/insects. Your grapes will not fall from the vines [before they are ripe].
12 A e kapa mai auanei na lahuikanaka a pau ia oukou, he pomaikai; No ka mea, e lilo oukou i poe mea aina i makemakeia, Wahi a Iehova o na kaua.
When that happens, [the people of] all nations will say that [I] have blessed you, because your country will be delightful. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
13 Ua oolea ka oukou mau olelo ku e mai ia'u, wahi a Iehova; A ke ninau mai nei oukou, Heaha ka makou i olelo ku e ai ia oe?
[I, ] Yahweh, [have something else] to say [to you]. You have said terrible things about me.” But you reply, “What terrible things have we said about you?”
14 Ua olelo oukou, He mea ole ka malama i ka Akua: Heaha hoi ka pomaikai ke malama kakou i ka mea ana i kauoha mai ai, A ke hele hoi me ke kapa eleele imua o Iehova o na kaua?
[I reply], “You have said, ‘It is useless [for us] to serve God. We have gained nothing [RHQ] by obeying the commands that he gave [to us] and by trying to show the Commander of the armies of angels that we are sorry [for the sins that we have committed].
15 Nolaila, ke kapa nei kakou i ka poe hookiekie he pomaikai; He oiaio, ua kukuluia'e iluna ka poe hana ino; Ina hoi e hoao lakou i ke Akua, ua pakele no lakou.
From now on, we will say/consider that those who are proud are [the ones whom God has] blessed. [We will say that because it seems that it is] those who do evil who become rich, and [that it is] those who try to find out how many evil things they can do without God punishing them who are not punished.’”
16 Alaila, o ka poe makau ia Iehova, Kamailio pu iho lakou i kekahi i kekahi; A haliu mai la o Iehova, a hoolohe mai la, A ua kakauia ka buke hoomanao imua ona no lakou, No ka poe makau ia Iehova, a me ka poe hoomanao i koua inoa.
After [the people heard my message], those who revered Yahweh discussed [those things] with each other, and Yahweh listened to what they said. While Yahweh was watching, they wrote on a scroll the things that would remind them [about what they promised], and they wrote on that scroll the names of those who revered Yahweh and who [said that they] always wanted to honor him [MTY].
17 No'u no lakou, wahi a Iehova o na kaua, I ka la a'u e ahu iho ai i kuu waiwai; A e lokomaikai au ia lakou, E like me ka lokomaikai ana o ka makua i kana keiki nana ia I malama.
The Commander of the armies of angels says this [about those people]: “They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, [they will be like] [MET] a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like [SIM] fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.
18 Alaila, e huli mai auanei oukou, A e nana maopopo iwaena o ka poe pono a o ka poe hewa, Iwaena hoi o ka mea malama i ke Akua, a me ka mea malama ole.
When that happens, you will again see that [the manner in which I treat] righteous people is different from [the manner in which I treat] wicked people. [You will see that the manner in which I act toward] those who serve me is different from [the manner in which I act toward] those who do not.”
