Malaquías 3
Riveduta 1927
1Ecco, io vi mando il mio messaggero; egli preparerà la via davanti a me. E subito il Signore, che voi cercate, l’Angelo del patto, che voi bramate, entrerà nel suo tempio. Ecco ei viene, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti;
2e chi potrà sostenere il giorno della sua venuta? Chi potrà rimanere in piè quand’egli apparirà? Poich’egli è come un fuoco d’affinatore, come la potassa dei lavatori di panni.
3Egli si sederà, affinando e purificando l’argento; e purificherà i figliuoli di Levi, e li depurerà come si fa dell’oro e dell’argento, ed essi offriranno all’Eterno offerte con giustizia.
4Allora l’offerta di Giuda e di Gerusalemme sarà gradevole all’Eterno, come ne’ giorni antichi, come negli anni di prima.
5E io m’accosterò a voi per il giudizio, e, senza indugio, io sarò testimonio contro gl’incantatori, contro gli adulteri, contro quelli che giurano il falso, contro quelli che frodano l’operaio del suo salario, che opprimono la vedova e l’orfano, che fanno torto allo straniero, e non temono me, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti.
6Poiché io, l’Eterno, non muto; e perciò voi, o figliuoli di Giacobbe, non siete consumati.
7Fin dai giorni de’ vostri padri voi vi siete scostati dalle mie prescrizioni, e non le avete osservate. Tornate a me, ed io tornerò a voi, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti. Ma voi dite: “In che dobbiam tornare?”
8L’uomo dev’egli derubare Iddio? Eppure voi mi derubate. Ma voi dite: “In che t’abbiam noi derubato?” Nelle decime e nelle offerte.
9Voi siete colpiti di maledizione, perché mi derubate, voi, tutta quanta la nazione!
10Portate tutte le decime alla casa del tesoro, perché vi sia del cibo nella mia casa, e mettetemi alla prova in questo, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti; e vedrete s’io non v’apro le cateratte del cielo e non riverso su voi tanta benedizione che non vi sia più dove riporla.
11E, per amor vostro, io minaccerò l’insetto divoratore; ed egli non distruggerà più i frutti del vostro suolo, e la vostra vigna non abortirà più nella campagna, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti.
12E tutte le nazioni vi diranno beati, perché sarete un paese di delizie, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti.
13Voi usate parole dure contro di me, dice l’Eterno. Eppure voi dite: “Che abbiam detto contro di te?”
14Voi avete detto: “E’ vano servire Iddio; e che abbiam guadagnato a osservare le sue prescrizioni, e ad andare vestiti a lutto a motivo dell’Eterno degli eserciti?
15Ora dunque noi proclamiam beati i superbi; sì, quelli che operano malvagiamente prosperano; sì, tentano Dio, e scampano!”
16Allora quelli che temono l’Eterno si son parlati l’un all’altro e l’Eterno è stato attento ed ha ascoltato; e un libro è stato scritto davanti a lui, per conservare il ricordo di quelli che temono l’Eterno e rispettano il suo nome.
17Essi saranno, nel giorno ch’io preparo, saranno la mia proprietà particolare, dice l’Eterno degli eserciti; e io li risparmierò, come uno risparmia il figlio che lo serve.
18E voi vedrete di nuovo la differenza che v’è fra il giusto e l’empio, fra colui che serve Dio e colui che non lo serve.
Reina-Valera 1909
1HE aquí, yo envío mi mensajero, el cual preparará el camino delante de mí: y luego vendrá á su templo el Señor á quien vosotros buscáis, y el ángel del pacto, á quien deseáis vosotros. He aquí viene, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.
2¿Y quién podrá sufrir el tiempo de su venida? ó ¿quién podrá estar cuando él se mostrará? Porque él es como fuego purificador, y como jabón de lavadores.
3Y sentarse ha para afinar y limpiar la plata: porque limpiará los hijos de Leví, los afinará como á oro y como á plata; y ofrecerán á Jehová ofrenda con justicia.
4Y será suave á Jehová la ofrenda de Judá y de Jerusalem, como en los días pasados, y como en los años antiguos.
5Y llegarme he á vosotros á juicio; y seré pronto testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros; y contra los que juran mentira, y los que detienen el salario del jornalero, de la viuda, y del huérfano, y los que hacen agravio al extranjero, no teniendo temor de mí, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
6Porque yo Jehová, no me mudo; y así vosotros, hijos de Jacob, no habéis sido consumidos.
7Desde los días de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis leyes, y no las guardasteis. Tornaos á mí, y yo me tornaré á vosotros, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos. Mas dijisteis: ¿En qué hemos de tornar?
8¿Robará el hombre á Dios? Pues vosotros me habéis robado. Y dijisteis: ¿En qué te hemos robado? Los diezmos y las primicias.
9Malditos sois con maldición, porque vosotros, la nación toda, me habéis robado.
10Traed todos los diezmos al alfolí, y haya alimento en mi casa; y probadme ahora en esto, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, si no os abriré las ventanas de los cielos, y vaciaré sobre vosotros bendición hasta que sobreabunde.
11Increparé también por vosotros al devorador, y no os corromperá el fruto de la tierra; ni vuestra vid en el campo abortará, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
12Y todas las gentes os dirán bienaventurados; porque seréis tierra deseable, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
13Vuestras palabras han prevalecido contra mí, dice Jehová. Y dijisteis: ¿Qué hemos hablado contra ti?
14Habéis dicho: Por demás es servir á Dios; ¿y qué aprovecha que guardemos su ley, y que andemos tristes delante de Jehová de los ejércitos?
15Decimos pues ahora, que bienaventurados los soberbios, y también que los que hacen impiedad son los prosperados: bien que tentaron á Dios, escaparon.
16Entonces los que temen á Jehová hablaron cada uno á su compañero; y Jehová escuchó y oyó, y fué escrito libro de memoria delante de él para los que temen á Jehová, y para los que piensan en su nombre.
17Y serán para mí especial tesoro, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, en el día que yo tengo de hacer: y perdonarélos como el hombre que perdona á su hijo que le sirve.
18Entonces os tornaréis, y echaréis de ver la diferencia entre el justo y el malo, entre el que sirve á Dios y el que no le sirve.
King James Version
1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
7Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
13Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
17And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
World English Bible
1“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming!” says the LORD of Armies.
2“But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;
3and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to the LORD offerings in righteousness.
4Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
5I will come near to you to judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says the LORD of Armies.
6“For I, the LORD, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
7From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
8Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In tithes and offerings.
9You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation.
10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.
11I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says the LORD of Armies.
12“All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land,” says the LORD of Armies.
13“Your words have been harsh against me,” says the LORD. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against you?’
14You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God,’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of Armies?
15Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’
16Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened and heard, and a book of memory was written before him for those who feared the LORD and who honored his name.
17They shall be mine,” says the LORD of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make. I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
18Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.