Malakias 3
1 “Kitaem! dandanikon nga ibaon ti mensaherok, ket isaganananto ti dalanko sakbay kaniak. Ken ti Apo a birbirokenyo ket kellaatto nga umay iti templona; ken ti mensahero ti katulagan, a pakaay-aywanyo, kitaenyo, umay isuna,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin.
Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way for me. The Lord you are seeking will suddenly arrive at his Temple. The messenger of the agreement you say is so happy with you is coming, says the Lord Almighty.
2 Ngem siasinonto ti makaibtor iti aldaw ti iyaayna? Ken siasinonto ti makaanus inton agparang isuna? Ta maiyarig isuna iti apuy ti agguggugor, ken kasla sabon a panglaba.
Who can survive the day when he comes? Who can stand before him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing furnace that refines metal, or like the strong alkali that cleanses stains.
3 Agtugawto isuna nga agturay a kasla iti mangguggugor ken mangdaldalus iti pirak, ket dalusanna dagiti annak ni Levi. Dalusannanto ida a kasla balitok ken pirak, ken mangiyegdanto kadagiti daton ti kinalinteg kenni Yahweh.
He will sit down like a refiner who purifies silver; he will purify Levi's descendants and refine them like gold and silver so they can present pure offerings to the Lord.
4 Ket makaay-ayonto kenni Yahweh dagiti daton ti Juda ken Jerusalem, kas idi nagkauna nga al-aldaw, ken kas idi nagkauna a panawen.
Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as they did in the old days, in the former years.
5 Kalpasanna, umayakto kadakayo tapno mangukom. Siakto ti naalibtak a saksi maibusor kadagiti manggagamod, kadagiti mannakikamalala, kadagiti ulbod a saksi, kadagiti manggamgamgam iti tangdan dagiti mangmangged, kadagiti mananggundaway kadagiti balo, kadagiti awan amana, kadagiti mangal-allilaw iti ganggannaet manipud iti karbenganna, ken kadagiti saan nga agraem kaniak,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin.
I will come and put you on trial. I am ready to be a witness against those who: practice witchcraft commit adultery tell lies give false evidence cheat employees oppress widows and orphans abuse foreigners and do not respect me, says the Lord Almighty.
6 “Ta Siak ni Yahweh a saan nga agbalbaliw; isu a dakayo a tattao ni Jacob ket saankayo a naibus.
For I am the Lord, I don't change, and you haven't stopped being descendants of Jacob.
7 Sipud pay kadagiti panawen dagiti ammayo, simminakayon manipud kadagiti paglintegak ken saanyo a tinungpal dagitoy. Agsublikayo kaniak, ket agsubliak kadakayo,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin, “Ngem kunayo, 'Kasanokami nga agsubli?'
From the time of your forefathers onward, you have turned away from my laws and not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty. But you ask, “How should we return?”
8 Mabalin kadi a takawan ti tao ti Dios? Idinto a taktakawandak. Ngem kunayo, 'Kasano koma a tinakawandaka?' Kadagiti apagkapullo ken kadagiti daton.
Should people defraud God? Yet you are defrauding me! But you ask, “How have we defrauded you?” In tithes and offerings.
9 Nailunodkayo, daytoy entero a nasionyo, ta tinakawandak.
You are under a curse, for you and the whole nation are defrauding me.
10 Iyegyo ti buo nga apagkapullo iti uneg ti balay a pagiduldulinan, tapno adda taraon iti balayko. Ket padasendak ita iti daytoy,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin, “No saanko nga ilukat dagiti tawa ti langit ket ibukbokko kadakayo ti bendision, nga awan iti umdas a siled a pagidulinan iti daytoy.
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse so that there will be food in my Temple. Put me to the test in this, says the Lord Almighty, and I will open the windows of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you won't have enough room for it.
11 Lappedakto ti mangib-ibus para kadakayo, tapno saan a dadaelen daytoy ti apit iti dagayo; saan a madadael dagiti bunga iti mulayo nga ubas kadagiti kaubasan sakbay iti umno a tiempo,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin.
I will prevent locusts from destroying your crops, and your vineyards will not fail to bear fruit, says the Lord Almighty.
12 “Panaganandakayonto dagiti amin a nasion iti nabendisionan; ta agbalinkayonto a naragsak a daga,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin.
All nations will call you blessed because you live in such a wonderful land, says the Lord Almighty.
13 “Nadagsen dagiti sasaoyo maibusor kaniak,” kuna ni Yahweh. “Ngem kunayo, “Ania ti naibagami maibusor kenka?'
You have said hard things about me, says the Lord. But you say, “What have we said against you?”
14 Kinunayo, 'Awan mamaayna ti panagserbi iti Dios. Ania ti gungguna daytoy kadatayo a nagtungpal kadagiti pagalagadanna wenno nagbiag a silaladingit iti imatang ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin?
You have said, “What's the point of serving God? What benefit is there in keeping his commandments or going before the Lord Almighty with long faces?
15 Ket ita, aw-awagantayo a nagasat dagiti mapagpannakkel. Saan laeng a rumangrang-ay dagiti managdakdakes, ngem susuotenda pay ti Dios ket malusotanda.”'
From now on we'll say that the proud are blessed. Evil people do well, and nothing happens when they dare God to punish them.”
16 Kalpasanna, nagsasarita dagiti nagbuteng kenni Yahweh; pinaliiw ken dimngeg ni Yahweh, ket iti imatangna, naisurat ti pakalaglagipan a libro para kadagiti nagbuteng kenni Yahweh ken nangraem iti naganna.
Then those who truly respected the Lord spoke to each other, and the Lord heard what they said. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence of those who respected the Lord and paid attention to him.
17 “Kukuakto ida,” kuna ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin amin, “ti napateg a sanikuak, iti aldaw nga agtignayak; ispalekto ida, kas iti panangispal iti maysa a tao iti anakna nga agserserbi kenkuana.
They shall be mine, says the Lord Almighty, my prized possession on the day when I take action. I will treat them kindly, as a father treats an obedient son.
18 Ket maminsan pay, mailasinyonto ti nalinteg ken nadangkes, dagiti agdaydayaw ken saan nga agdaydayaw iti Dios.
Then you will once again be able to distinguish those who do right from those who do wrong, between those who serve him and those who don't.
