Книга пророка Малахии 3
1 Се, Аз посылаю Ангела Моего, и призрит на путь пред лицем Моим: и внезапу приидет в церковь Свою Господь, Егоже вы ищете, и Ангел завета, Егоже вы хощете: се, грядет, глаголет Господь Вседержитель.
See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
2 И кто стерпит день пришествия Его? И кто постоит в видении Его? Зане Той входит яко огнь горнила и яко мыло перущих.
But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
3 И сядет разваряя и очищая яко сребро и яко злато, и очистит сыны Левиины, и прелиет я яко злато и яко сребро: и будут Господеви приносяще жертву в правде.
He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
4 И угодна будет Господеви жертва Иудова и Иерусалимля, якоже дние века и якоже лета преждняя.
Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.
5 И прииду к вам с судом, и буду свидетель скор на чародеи и на прелюбодейцы, и на кленущыяся именем Моим во лжу и на лишающыя мзды наемника, и на насильствующыя вдовиц и пхающыя сирыя, и на укланяющыя суд пришелца и на небоящыяся Мене, глаголет Господь Вседержитель:
And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.
6 зане Аз Господь Бог ваш, и не изменяюся, и вы сынове Иаковли не удаляетеся от грех отец ваших.
For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.
7 Уклонистеся от законов Моих и не сохранисте: обратитеся ко Мне, и обращуся к вам, глаголет Господь Вседержитель. И ресте: в чесом обратимся?
From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?
8 Еда обольстит человек Бога? Зане вы обольщаете Мя. И ресте: в чесом обольстихом Тя? Яко десятины и начатцы с вами суть.
Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.
9 И взирающе вы взираете, и Мене вы обольщаете.
You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.
10 Лето скончася, и внесосте вся плоды в сокровища, и будет расхищение Его в дому Его: обратитеся убо о сем, глаголет Господь Вседержитель: аще не отверзу вам хлябий небесных и излию вам благословение Мое, дондеже удовлитеся:
Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.
11 и разделю вам в брашно, и не имам истлити вам плодов земных, и не изнеможет ваш виноград на селе, глаголет Господь Вседержитель:
And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies
12 и ублажат вы вси языцы, зане будете вы земля пожеланная, глаголет Господь Вседержитель.
And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.
13 Отяготисте на Мя словеса ваша, глаголет Господь (Вседержитель). И ресте: о чем клеветахом на Тя?
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?
14 Ресте: суетен работаяй Богу, и что более, яко сохранихом хранения Его и яко идохом молитвенницы пред лицем Господа Вседержителя?
You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?
15 И ныне мы блажим чуждих, и созидаются вси творящии беззаконная, сопротивишася Богови и спасошася.
And now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put God to the test and are safe.
16 Сия рекоша боящиися Господа, кийждо ко искреннему своему: и внят Господь, и услыша, и написа книгу памяти пред Собою боящымся Господа и благоговеющым имя Его.
Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.
17 И будут Ми, глаголет Господь Вседержитель, в день, егоже Аз творю в снабдение, и изберу я, имже образом избирает человек сына своего (добре) работающа ему.
And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
18 И обратитеся и увидите между праведным и между беззаконным, и между служащим Богови и не служащим Ему.
Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.
