Malachi 3

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וּמִ֤יand who?מְכַלְכֵּל֙will endure אֶת־obj.י֣וֹםthe day of בּוֹא֔וֹcoming he וּמִ֥יand who?הָעֹמֵ֖דis the one who will stand בְּהֵרָֽאוֹת֑וֹwhen appears he כִּֽי־for הוּא֙he כְּאֵ֣שׁis like the fire of מְצָרֵ֔ףa refiner וּכְבֹרִ֖יתand like the soap of מְכַבְּסִֽים׃washers

וְיָשַׁ֨בand he will sit מְצָרֵ֤ףone who refines וּמְטַהֵר֙and one who purifies כֶּ֔סֶףsilver וְטִהַ֤רand he will purify אֶת־obj.בְּנֵֽי־the descendants of לֵוִי֙Levi וְזִקַּ֣קand he will refine אֹתָ֔םobj. them כַּזָּהָ֖בlike the gold וְכַכָּ֑סֶףand like the silver וְהָיוּ֙and they will be לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh מַגִּישֵׁ֥יbringing near מִנְחָ֖הof an offering בִּצְדָקָֽה׃in righteousness

וְעָֽרְבָה֙and it will be pleasing לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh מִנְחַ֥תthe offering of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םand Jerusalem כִּימֵ֣יlike the days of עוֹלָ֔םantiquity וּכְשָׁנִ֖יםand like years קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃former

כִּ֛יthat אֲנִ֥יI יְהוָ֖הYahweh לֹ֣אnot שָׁנִ֑יתִיI change וְאַתֶּ֥םand you בְּנֵֽי־the descendants of יַעֲקֹ֖בJacob לֹ֥אnot כְלִיתֶֽם׃you have come to an end

לְמִימֵ֨יto from the days of אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜םancestors your סַרְתֶּ֤םyou have turned aside מֵֽחֻקַּי֙from statutes my וְלֹ֣אand not שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םyou have kept them שׁ֤וּבוּreturn אֵלַי֙to me וְאָשׁ֣וּבָהso let me return אֲלֵיכֶ֔םto you אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םand you say בַּמֶּ֥הin how?נָשֽׁוּב׃will we return

הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע¿ will he rob אָדָ֜םsomeone אֱלֹהִ֗יםGod כִּ֤יfor אַתֶּם֙you קֹבְעִ֣יםare robbing אֹתִ֔יobj. me וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םand you say בַּמֶּ֣הin how?קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָhave we robbed you הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רthe tithe וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃and the contribution

בַּמְּאֵרָה֙with the curse אַתֶּ֣םyou נֵֽאָרִ֔יםare cursed וְאֹתִ֖יand obj. me אַתֶּ֣םyou קֹבְעִ֑יםare robbing הַגּ֖וֹיthe nation כֻּלּֽוֹ׃all of it

וְגָעַרְתִּ֤יand I will rebukeלָכֶם֙for youבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לin the devourer וְלֹֽא־and not יַשְׁחִ֥תit will destroyלָכֶ֖םof youאֶת־obj.פְּרִ֣יthe fruit of הָאֲדָמָ֑הthe ground וְלֹא־and not תְשַׁכֵּ֨לit will prove barrenלָכֶ֤םof youהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙the vine בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the field אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts

וְאִשְּׁר֥וּand they will call blessed אֶתְכֶ֖םobj. you כָּל־all הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations כִּֽי־for תִהְי֤וּyou will be אַתֶּם֙you אֶ֣רֶץa land of חֵ֔פֶץdelight אָמַ֖רhe says יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סof hosts

חָזְק֥וּthey have been strong עָלַ֛יon me דִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םwords your אָמַ֣רhe says יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םand you say מַה־what?נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּhave we spoken together עָלֶֽיךָ׃on you

אֲמַרְתֶּ֕םyou have said שָׁ֖וְאis futility עֲבֹ֣דto serve אֱלֹהִ֑יםGod וּמַה־and what?בֶּ֗צַעis the profit כִּ֤יthat שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙we have kept מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹcharge his וְכִ֤יand that הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙we have walked קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתmournfully מִפְּנֵ֖יfrom before יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃of hosts

וְעַתָּ֕הand therefore אֲנַ֖חְנוּwe מְאַשְּׁרִ֣יםare calling blessed זֵדִ֑יםarrogant people גַּם־both נִבְנוּ֙they have been built up עֹשֵׂ֣יthose who do רִשְׁעָ֔הof wickedness גַּ֧םas well as בָּחֲנ֛וּthey have tested אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃and they have escaped

אָ֧זthen נִדְבְּר֛וּthey spoke together יִרְאֵ֥יthose fearing יְהוָ֖הof Yahweh אִ֣ישׁeach אֶת־with רֵעֵ֑הוּneighbor his וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤בand he paid attention יְהוָה֙Yahweh וַיִּשְׁמָ֔עand he listened וַ֠יִּכָּתֵבand it was written סֵ֣פֶרa document of זִכָּר֤וֹןremembrance לְפָנָיו֙to before him לְיִרְאֵ֣יof those fearing יְהוָ֔הof Yahweh וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יand of those who esteemed שְׁמֽוֹ׃of name his

וְהָ֣יוּand they will belongלִ֗יto meאָמַר֙he says יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתof hosts לַיּ֕וֹםto the day אֲשֶׁ֥רwhen אֲנִ֖יI עֹשֶׂ֣הwill be making סְגֻלָּ֑הa possession וְחָמַלְתִּ֣יand I will have compassion עֲלֵיהֶ֔םon them כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙just as יַחְמֹ֣לhe has compassion אִ֔ישׁeveryone עַל־on בְּנ֖וֹson his הָעֹבֵ֥דwho serves אֹתֽוֹ׃obj. him

וְשַׁבְתֶּם֙and you will return וּרְאִיתֶ֔םand you will see בֵּ֥יןbetween צַדִּ֖יקa righteous person לְרָשָׁ֑עand a wicked person בֵּ֚יןbetween עֹבֵ֣דone who serves אֱלֹהִ֔יםof God לַאֲשֶׁ֖רand one who לֹ֥אnot עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ סhe serves him

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