Malaquias 3
1 “Eis que eu envio meu mensageiro, e ele preparará o caminho diante de mim! O Senhor, a quem procurais, virá de repente ao seu templo. Eis que o mensageiro do convênio, que desejais, está chegando”, diz Javé dos Exércitos.
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 “Mas quem pode suportar o dia de sua vinda? E quem ficará de pé quando ele aparecer? Pois ele é como o fogo de um refinador, e como o sabão de lavadores;
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 e ele se sentará como refinador e purificador de prata, e purificará os filhos de Levi, e os refinará como ouro e prata; e eles oferecerão a Javé ofertas em justiça.
[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 Então a oferta de Judá e Jerusalém será agradável a Iavé como nos dias de antigamente e como nos anos antigos.
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 Chegarei perto de você para julgar. Serei uma testemunha rápida contra os feiticeiros, contra os adúlteros, contra os perjuros, e contra aqueles que oprimem o mercenário em seu salário, a viúva e o órfão de pai, e que privam o estrangeiro de justiça e não me temem”, diz Yahweh dos exércitos.
[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 “Pois eu, Yahweh, não mudo; portanto vocês, filhos de Jacob, não são consumidos.
“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 Desde os dias de seus pais, vocês se afastaram de minhas ordenanças e não as mantiveram. Voltem para mim, e eu voltarei para vocês”, diz Javé dos Exércitos. “Mas você diz: 'Como retornaremos?'.
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 Será que um homem roubará Deus? No entanto, você me rouba! Mas você diz: “Como nós te roubamos? Em dízimos e ofertas.
[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 Vocês estão amaldiçoados com a maldição; por vocês me roubam, até mesmo toda esta nação.
All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
10 Tragam o dízimo inteiro para o armazém, para que possa haver comida em minha casa, e testem-me agora nisto”, diz Javé dos Exércitos, “se eu não vos abrir as janelas do céu, e vos derramar uma bênção, que não haverá espaço suficiente para isso”.
[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 Eu repreenderei o devorador por seu bem, e ele não destruirá os frutos de sua terra; nem sua videira lançará seus frutos antes de seu tempo no campo”, diz Yahweh dos Exércitos.
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 “Todas as nações vos chamarão abençoados, pois sereis uma terra encantadora”, diz Javé dos Exércitos.
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 “Suas palavras foram duras contra mim”, diz Yahweh. “No entanto, você diz: 'O que falamos contra você?
[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 Você disse: 'É inútil servir a Deus', e 'De que nos serve que tenhamos seguido suas instruções e que tenhamos caminhado de luto diante de Yahweh dos Exércitos?
[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 Agora chamamos os orgulhosos de felizes; sim, aqueles que praticam a maldade são construídos; sim, eles tentam a Deus, e escapam”.
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 Então aqueles que temiam a Javé falaram uns com os outros; e Javé ouviu e escutou, e um livro de memória foi escrito diante dele para aqueles que temiam a Javé e que honraram seu nome.
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 Eles serão meus”, diz Javé dos Exércitos, “minha própria posse no dia em que eu fizer”. Eu os pouparei, como um homem poupa seu próprio filho que o serve”.
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 Então você voltará e discernirá entre o justo e o ímpio, entre aquele que serve a Deus e aquele que não o serve.
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.”
