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.
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 И кто стерпит день пришествия Его? И кто постоит в видении Его? Зане Той входит яко огнь горнила и яко мыло перущих.
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 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 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 угодна будет Господеви жертва Иудова и Иерусалимля, якоже дние века и якоже лета преждняя.
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 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:
[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 зане Аз Господь Бог ваш, и не изменяюся, и вы сынове Иаковли не удаляетеся от грех отец ваших.
“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 Уклонистеся от законов Моих и не сохранисте: обратитеся ко Мне, и обращуся к вам, глаголет Господь Вседержитель. И ресте: в чесом обратимся?
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 обольстит человек Бога? Зане вы обольщаете Мя. И ресте: в чесом обольстихом Тя? Яко десятины и начатцы с вами суть.
[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 И взирающе вы взираете, и Мене вы обольщаете.
All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
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:
[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 разделю вам в брашно, и не имам истлити вам плодов земных, и не изнеможет ваш виноград на селе, глаголет Господь Вседержитель:
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 ублажат вы вси языцы, зане будете вы земля пожеланная, глаголет Господь Вседержитель.
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 Отяготисте на Мя словеса ваша, глаголет Господь (Вседержитель). И ресте: о чем клеветахом на Тя?
[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 Ресте: суетен работаяй Богу, и что более, яко сохранихом хранения Его и яко идохом молитвенницы пред лицем Господа Вседержителя?
[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 И ныне мы блажим чуждих, и созидаются вси творящии беззаконная, сопротивишася Богови и спасошася.
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 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.
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 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.
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 И обратитеся и увидите между праведным и между беззаконным, и между служащим Богови и не служащим Ему.
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.”
