Књига пророка Малахије 3
1 Ево, ја ћу послати анђела свог, који ће приправити пут преда мном, и изненада ће доћи у цркву своју Господ, ког ви тражите, и анђео заветни, ког ви желите, ево доћи ће, вели Господ над војскама.
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 Али ко ће поднети дан доласка Његовог? И ко ће се одржати кад се покаже? Јер је Он као огањ ливчев и као мило бељарско.
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 И сешће као Онај који лије и чисти сребро, очистиће синове Левијеве, и претопиће их као злато и сребро, и они ће приносити Господу приносе у правди.
[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 И угодан ће бити Господу принос Јудин и јерусалимски као у старо време и као пређашњих година.
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 И доћи ћу к вама на суд, и бићу брз сведок против врачара и против прељубочинаца и против оних који се куну криво и против оних који закидају најам најамнику, и удовици и сироти и дошљаку криво чине и не боје се мене, вели Господ над војскама.
[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 Јер ја Господ не мењам се; зато ви, синови Јаковљеви, не изгибосте.
“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 Од времена отаца својих одступисте од уредби мојих и не држасте их. Вратите се к мени, и ја ћу се вратити к вама, вели Господ над војскама. Али велите: У чем бисмо се вратили?
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 Еда ли ће човек закидати Бога? А ви мене закидате; и говорите: У чем Те закидамо? У десетку и у приносу.
[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 Проклети сте, јер ме закидате, ви, сав народ.
All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
10 Донесите све десетке у спреме да буде хране у мојој кући, и окушајте ме у том, вели Господ над војскама, хоћу ли вам отворити уставе небеске и излити благослов на вас да вам буде доста.
[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 И запретићу вас ради прождрљивцу, те вам неће кварити рода земаљског, и винова лоза у пољу неће вам бити неродна, вели Господ над војскама.
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 И зваће вас блаженим сви народи, јер ћете бити земља мила, вели Господ над војскама.
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 Жестоке беху ваше речи на ме, вели Господ; а ви велите: Шта говорисмо на Тебе?
[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 Рекосте: Залуду је служити Богу, и каква ће бити корист да држимо шта је наредио да се држи, и да ходимо жалосни пред Господом над војскама?
[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 Зато хвалимо поносите да су срећни; напредују који чине безакоње, и који искушавају Бога, избављају се.
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 Тада који се боје Господа говорише један другом, и погледа Господ, и чу, и написа се књига за спомен пред Њим за оне који се боје Господа и мисле о имену Његовом.
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 Ти ће ми бити благо, вели Господ над војскама, у онај дан кад ја учиним, и бићу им милостив као што је отац милостив свом сину који му служи.
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 Тада ћете се обратити и видећете разлику између праведника и безбожника, између оног који служи Богу и оног који Му не служи.
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.”
