1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the waybefore me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenlycome to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
1 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 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner'sfire, and like fullers' soap:
2 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 And he shall sitas 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.
3 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.
5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swiftwitness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against falseswearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in hiswages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the strangerfrom his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
5 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.
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not keptthem.Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
7 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 Will a manrobGod? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
8 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.
[x]MKJV: Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me. But you say, In what have we robbed You? In the tithe and the offering! BBE: 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. KAV: ¶ 사람이 [하나님]의 것을 강도질하겠느냐? 그러나 너희는 내 것을 강도질하고도 말하기를, 우리가 어떤 점에서 주의 것을 강도질하였나이까? 하나니 너희가 십일조와 헌물에서 강도질하였느니라. TSK: a man: ps 29:2, pr 3:9,10, mt 22:21, mr 12:17, lu 20:25, ro 13:7; In: mal 1:8,13, le 5:15,16, le 27:2-34, nu 18:21-32, jos 7:11, ne 13:4-14, ro 2:22
9 Ye arecursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
9 You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.
[x]MKJV: You [are] cursed with a curse; for you [are] robbing Me, the nation, all of it. BBE: You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation. KAV: 너희가 저주로 저주를 받았으니 이는 너희 곧 이 온 민족이 내 것을 강도질하였기 때문이라. TSK: Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.: mal 2:2, de 28:15-19, jos 7:12,13, jos 22:20, isa 43:28, hag 1:6-11, hag 2:14-17
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 roomenoughto receive it.
10 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.
[x]MKJV: Bring all the tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. And test Me now with this, says the LORD of hosts, to see if I will not open the windows of Heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, until there is] not enough room. BBE: 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. KAV: 만군의 {주}가 말하노라. 너희는 모든 십일조를 창고로 가져와 내 집에 먹을 것이 있게 하고 이제 그것으로 나를 시험하여 내가 너희를 위해 하늘의 창들을 열고 너희에게 복을 쏟아 붓되 그것을 받을 곳이 없도록 붓지 아니하나 보라. TSK: all: 2ch 31:4-10, ne 10:33-39, pr 3:9,10; the storehouse: 1ch 26:20, 2ch 31:11-19, ne 10:38, ne 12:44,47, ne 13:5,10-13; and prove: 1ki 17:13-16, ps 37:3, hag 2:19, mt 6:33, 2co 9:6-8; open: ge 7:11, de 28:12, 2ki 7:2,19; pour you out: ec 11:3; that there: le 26:10, 2ch 31:10, lu 5:6,7, lu 12:16,17, joh 21:6-11
11 And 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.
11 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
[x]MKJV: And I will rebuke your devourer, and he shall not decay the fruit of your ground against you; nor shall your vine miscarry against you in the field, says the LORD of hosts. BBE: 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 KAV: 만군의 {주}가 말하노라. 내가 너희를 위하여 먹어 삼키는 자를 꾸짖으리니 그가 너희 땅의 열매를 멸하지 못하리라. 또 너희 포도나무가 때가 이르기 전에 자기 열매를 밭에 떨어뜨리지 아니하리니 TSK: rebuke: joe 2:20, am 4:9, am 7:1-3, hag 2:17; neither: de 11:14, jer 8:13, joe 1:7,12, joe 2:22, hab 3:17, zec 8:12
12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsomeland, saith the LORD of hosts.
12 And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.
[x]MKJV: And all nations shall call you blessed; for you shall be a delightful land, says the LORD of hosts. BBE: And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies. KAV: 너희가 심히 기쁜 땅이 되므로 모든 민족들이 너희를 복 받은 자라 하리라. 만군의 {주}가 말하노라. TSK: all: de 4:6,7, 2ch 32:23, ps 72:17, isa 61:9, jer 33:9, zep 3:19,20, zec 8:23, lu 1:48; a delightsome: de 8:7-10, de 11:12, da 8:9, da 11:41
13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spokenso much against thee?
13 Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?
14 Ye have said, It isvain to serveGod: and what profitis it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walkedmournfullybefore the LORD of hosts?
14 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?
[x]MKJV: You have said, It [is] vain to serve God; and, What profit [is it] that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked as mourners before the LORD of hosts? BBE: 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? KAV: 너희가 이르기를, [하나님]을 섬기는 것이 헛되니 우리가 만군의 {주} 앞에서 그분의 규례를 지키며 애통하는 마음으로 걸은 것이 무슨 유익이 되리요? TSK: It is: job 21:14,15, job 22:17, job 34:9, job 35:3, ps 73:8-13, isa 58:3, zep 1:12; and that: isa 58:3, joe 2:12, zec 7:3-6, jas 4:9
15 And now we call the proudhappy; yea, they that workwickedness are set up; yea, they thattemptGod are even delivered.
15 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 Then they that feared the LORD spake oftenone to another: and the LORDhearkened, and heardit, and a book of remembrance was writtenbefore him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
16 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 And 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 manspareth his own son that serveth him.
17 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.