Maleakhi 3

1 Jawab TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, "Aku akan mengirim utusan-Ku untuk menyiapkan jalan bagi-Ku. Maka dengan tiba-tiba Aku, TUHAN yang kamu cari, akan datang ke Rumah-Ku. Utusan-Ku yang kamu rindukan itu akan datang dan mengumumkan perjanjian-Ku."

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 Tetapi siapa dapat tahan pada hari TUHAN datang dan menampakkan diri-Nya? Sebab Ia seperti api tukang pemurni logam, dan seperti sabun tukang penatu.

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 Ia datang untuk menghakimi, seperti orang yang membersihkan dan memurnikan perak. Seperti seorang tukang logam memurnikan emas dan perak, begitulah utusan TUHAN akan memurnikan para imam supaya mereka mempersembahkan kurban-kurban dengan cara yang dikehendaki TUHAN.

[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 Maka seperti di zaman dahulu, TUHAN akan berkenan kepada kurban-kurban yang dipersembahkan kepada-Nya oleh umat Yehuda dan Yerusalem.

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 Kata TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, "Aku akan datang kepadamu untuk menghakimi. Aku akan segera menjadi saksi terhadap tukang-tukang sihir, orang-orang yang berzinah, yang bersaksi dusta, yang berbuat curang dalam memberi gaji kepada orang upahan, yang menindas para janda, yatim piatu, dan orang asing, terhadap semua orang yang tidak menghormati Aku."

[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 "Akulah TUHAN, dan Aku tidak berubah. Karena itu kamu, keturunan Yakub, tidak dibinasakan.

“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 Seperti leluhurmu dahulu, kamu semua sudah menyeleweng dari hukum-hukum-Ku dan tidak setia menjalankannya. Kembalilah kepada-Ku, maka Aku pun akan kembali kepadamu. Tetapi kamu bertanya, 'Apa yang harus kami lakukan untuk kembali kepada-Mu?'

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 Sekarang Aku bertanya kepadamu: Bolehkah manusia menipu Allah? Tentu saja tidak. Tetapi kamu menipu Aku juga. Kamu bertanya, 'Bagaimana?' Jawab-Ku: Dalam hal membayar sepersepuluhan dan memberi persembahan.

[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 Seluruh bangsa menipu Aku, maka kamu semua kena kutuk.

All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.

10 Bawalah sepersepuluhanmu seluruhnya ke Rumah-Ku supaya ada makanan berlimpah di sana. Ujilah Aku, maka kamu akan melihat bahwa Aku membuka pintu-pintu surga dan melimpahi kamu dengan segala yang baik.

[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 Aku tak akan membiarkan serangga merusak hasil bumimu; pohon-pohon anggurmu akan sarat buahnya.

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 Maka kamu akan dikatakan bahagia oleh semua bangsa, sebab negerimu menjadi tempat yang baik untuk didiami."

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 TUHAN berkata, "Kata-katamu sungguh menghina Aku." "Tetapi kamu bertanya, 'Apa yang kami katakan tentang Engkau?'

[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 Kamu berkata, 'Percuma saja berbakti kepada Allah. Apa gunanya melakukan kewajiban kita terhadap TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa, atau menunjukkan kepada-Nya bahwa kita menyesali kesalahan kita?

[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 Kita lihat sendiri bahwa orang-orang sombong bahagia. Orang jahat tidak hanya bertambah makmur, tetapi kalau mereka menguji kesabaran Allah dengan berbuat jahat, mereka luput juga.'"

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 Lalu orang-orang yang takut kepada TUHAN berbicara satu sama lain. TUHAN mendengar dan memperhatikan apa yang mereka katakan. Orang-orang yang menghormati Dia dan takut kepada-Nya, ditulis namanya dalam sebuah buku catatan yang ada di hadapan-Nya.

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 TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa berkata, "Mereka akan menjadi umat-Ku. Pada hari Aku bertindak, mereka akan menjadi milik kesayangan-Ku. Aku akan mengasihani mereka, seperti seorang bapak menyayangi anak yang mengabdi kepadanya.

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 Umat-Ku akan melihat lagi perbedaan antara nasib orang baik dan orang jahat, antara orang yang berbakti kepada-Ku dan yang tidak."

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.”