Malachi

1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in. behold, he shall come, says Yahweh of armies.

1 ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξαποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου καὶ ἐπιβλέψεται ὁδὸν πρὸ προσώπου μου, καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἥξει εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἑαυτοῦ κύριος, ὃν ὑμεῖς ζητεῖτε, καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος τῆς διαθήκης, ὃν ὑμεῖς θέλετε· ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ.	1 ἰδοῦ ἐγὼ ἐξαποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου, καὶ ἐπιβλέψεται ὁδὸν πρὸ προσώπου μου, καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἥξει εἰς τὸν ναὸν ἑαυτοῦ Κύριος, ὃν ὑμεῖς ζητεῖτε, καὶ ὁ ἄγγελος τῆς διαθήκης, ὃν ὑμεῖς θέλετε· ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.
1 Look! I am sending out my messenger, and he will look on the way before my face. and suddenly the Lord whom you are seeking will come into the temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Look! he is coming, says the Lord Almighty.	1 Look! I am sending out my messenger, and he will look on the way before my face. and suddenly the Lord whom you are seeking will come into the temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Look! he is coming, says the Lord Almighty.

2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap.

2 καὶ τίς ὑπομενεῖ ἡμέραν εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ; ἢ τίς ὑποστήσεται ἐν τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ; διότι αὐτὸς εἰσπορεύεται ὡς πῦρ χωνευτηρίου καὶ ὡς πόα πλυνόντων.	2 καὶ τίς ὑπομενεῖ ἡμέραν εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ; ἢ τίς ὑποστήσεται ἐν τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ; διότι αὐτός εἰσπορεύεται ὡς πῦρ χωνευτηρίου καὶ ὡς ποιὰ πλυνόντων.
2 And who will endure the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? because he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the lye of washing.	2 And who will endure the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? because he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the lye of washing.

3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver. and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to Yahweh an offering in righteousness.

3 καὶ καθιεῖται χωνεύων καὶ καθαρίζων ὡς τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ ὡς τὸ χρυσίον· καὶ καθαρίσει τοὺς υἱοὺς Λευὶ καὶ χεεῖ αὐτοὺς ὡς τὸ χρυσίον καὶ ὡς τὸ ἀργύριον· καὶ ἔσονται τῷ κυρίῳ προσάγοντες θυσίαν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ.	3 καὶ καθιεῖται χωνεύων καὶ καθαρίζων ὡς τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ ὡς τὸ χρυσίον· καὶ καθαρίσει τοὺς υἱοὺς Λευὶ καὶ χεεῖ αὐτοὺς ὥσπερ τὸ χρυσίον καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον· καὶ ἔσονται τῷ Κυρίῳ προσάγοντες θυσίαν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ.
3 He will sit, melting and purifying as it were silver, and as it were gold. and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver, and they will be bringing to the Lord a sacrifice in righteousness.	3 He will sit, melting and purifying as it were silver, and as it were gold. and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver, and they will be bringing to the Lord a sacrifice in righteousness.

4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

4 καὶ ἀρέσει τῷ κυρίῳ θυσία Ἰούδα καὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καθὼς αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ καθὼς τὰ ἔτη τὰ ἔμπροσθεν.	4 καὶ ἀρέσει τῷ Κυρίῳ θυσία Ἰούδα καὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ, καθὼς αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ καθὼς τὰ ἔτη τὰ ἔμπροσθεν.
4 And the sacrifice of Joudas and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, just as in the days of the past, and just as in the former years.	4 And the sacrifice of Joudas and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, just as in the days of the past, and just as in the former years.

5 And 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 who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and don’t fear me, says Yahweh of armies.

5 καὶ προσάξω πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν κρίσει καὶ ἔσομαι μάρτυς ταχὺς ἐπὶ τὰς φαρμακοὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς μοιχαλίδας καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀμνύοντας τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπὶ ψεύδει καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστεροῦντας μισθὸν μισθωτοῦ καὶ τοὺς καταδυναστεύοντας χήραν καὶ τοὺς κονδυλίζοντας ὀρφανοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἐκκλίνοντας κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ τοὺς μὴ φοβουμένους με λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ.	5 καὶ προσάξω πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν κρίσει καὶ ἔσομαι μάρτυς ταχὺς ἐπὶ τὰς φαρμακοὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς μοιχαλίδας καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀμνύοντας τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπὶ ψεύδει καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστεροῦντας μισθὸν μισθωτοῦ καὶ τοὺς καταδυναστεύοντας χήραν καὶ τοὺς κονδυλίζοντας ὀρφανοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἐκκλίνοντας κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ τοὺς μὴ φοβουμένους με, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.
5 And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcereresses, and against the adulteresses, and against those who swear falsely by my name, and against those who withhold the wages of the hired man, and those who oppress the widow, and beat up orphans, and who pervert the justice of the stranger, and don’t fear me, says the Lord Almighty.	5 And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcereresses, and against the adulteresses, and against those who swear falsely by my name, and against those who withhold the wages of the hired man, and those who oppress the widow, and beat up orphans, and who pervert the justice of the stranger, and don’t fear me, says the Lord Almighty.

6 For I am Yahweh, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacōb are not consumed.

6 διότι ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν καὶ οὐκ ἠλλοίωμαι καὶ ὑμεῖς, υἱοὶ Ἰακώβ, οὐκ ἀπέχεσθε	6 Διότι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἠλλοίωμαι·
6 Because I am the Lord your God, and I haven’t changed. but you sons of Jacōb are not keeping away	6 Because I am the Lord your God, and I haven’t changed.

7 Even from the days of your fathers you are gone away from my ordinances, and haven’t kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says Yahweh of armies. But you said, In what way shall we return?

7 ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδικιῶν τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν, ἐξεκλίνατε νόμιμά μου καὶ οὐκ ἐφυλάξασθε. ἐπιστρέψατε πρός με, καὶ ἐπιστραφήσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ. καὶ εἴπατε, ἐν τίνι ἐπιστρέψωμεν;	7 καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ οὐκ ἀπέχεσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀδικιῶν τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν, ἐξεκλίνατε νόμιμά μου καὶ οὐκ ἐφυλάξασθε. ἐπιστρέψατε πρός με, καὶ ἐπιστραφησόμεθα πρὸς ὑμᾶς, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ. καὶ εἴπατε· ἐν τίνι ἐπιστρέψομεν;
7 from the iniquities of your fathers. you have perverted my laws, and haven’t kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty. But you said, “In what way shall we return?”	7 but you sons of Jacōb are not keeping away from the iniquities of your fathers. you have perverted my laws, and haven’t kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord Almighty. But you said, “In what way shall we return?”

8 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, In what way have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings.

8 εἰ πτερνιεῖ ἄνθρωπος θεόν; διότι ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετέ με· καὶ ἐρεῖτε, ἐν τίνι ἐπτερνίκαμέν σε; ὅτι τὰ ἐπιδέκατα καὶ αἱ ἀπαρχαὶ μεθ’ ὑμῶν εἰσιν·	8 μήτι πτερνιεῖ ἄνθρωπος Θεόν; διότι ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετέ με. καὶ ἐρεῖτε· ἐν τίνι ἐπτερνίσα μέν σε; ὅτι τὰ ἐπιδέκατα καὶ αἱ ἀπαρχαὶ μεθ’ ὑμῶν εἰσι·
8 Will a man cheat God? Because you cheat me. But you say, “In what way have I cheated you?” In that the tithes and first-fruits are with you.	8 Will a man cheat God? Because you cheat me. But you say, “In what way have I cheated you?” In that the tithes and first-fruits are with you.

9 You are cursed with a curse; for you have robbed me, even this whole nation.

9 καὶ ἀποβλέποντες ὑμεῖς ἀποβλέπετε καὶ ἐμὲ ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετε· τὸ ἔτος συνετελέσθη.	9 καὶ ἀποβλέποντες ὑμεῖς ἀποβλέπετε, καὶ ἐμὲ ὑμεῖς πτερνίζετε· τὸ ἔτος συνετελέσθη.
9 While looking, you look and you cheat me. The year is finished.	9 While looking, you look and you cheat me. The year is finished.

10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, says Yahweh of armies, if I won’t open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

10 καὶ εἰσηνέγκατε πάντα τὰ ἐκφόρια εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς, καὶ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ ἔσται ἡ διαρπαγὴ αὐτοῦ. ἐπισκέψασθε δὴ ἐν τούτῳ, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ, ἐὰν μὴ ἀνοίξω ὑμῖν τοὺς καταρράκτας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐκχεῶ ὑμῖν τὴν εὐλογίαν μου ἕως τοῦ ἱκανωθῆναι·	10 καὶ εἰσηνέγκατε πάντα τὰ ἐκφόρια εἰς τοὺς θησαυρούς, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διαρπαγὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ. ἐπιστρέψατε δὴ ἐν τούτῳ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, ἐὰν μὴ ἀνοίξω ὑμῖν τοὺς καταρράκτας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἐκχεῶ τὴν εὐλογίαν μου ὑμῖν ἕως τοῦ ἱκανωθῆναι.
10 You have brought all the produce into the storehouses; and its plunder will be in his house. After paying attention to this, says the Lord Almighty, please see if I won’t open to you the torrents of the sky, and pour out my blessing on you, until you are satisfied.	10 You have brought all the produce into the storehouses; and its plunder will be in his house. After returning to this, says the Lord Almighty, please see if I won’t open to you the torrents of the sky, and pour out my blessing on you, until you are satisfied.

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, says Yahweh of armies.

11 καὶ διαστελῶ ὑμῖν εἰς βρῶσιν καὶ οὐ μὴ διαφθείρω ὑμῶν τὸν καρπὸν τῆς γῆς καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀσθενήσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ.	11 καὶ διαστελῶ ὑμῖν εἰς βρῶσιν καὶ οὐ μὴ διαφθείρω ὑμῶν τὸν καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀσθενήσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.
11 And I will separate food for you, and I won’t destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field won’t fail, says the Lord Almighty.	11 And I will separate food for you, and I won’t destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field won’t fail, says the Lord Almighty.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed. for you shall be a delightsome land, says Yahweh of armies.

12 καὶ μακαριοῦσιν ὑμᾶς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, διότι ἔσεσθε ὑμεῖς γῆ θελητή λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ.	12 καὶ μακαριοῦσιν ὑμᾶς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, διότι ἔσεσθε ὑμεῖς γῆ θελητή, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.
12 And all nations shall call you blessed. because you will be a desired land, says the Lord Almighty.	12 And all nations shall call you blessed. because you will be a desired land, says the Lord Almighty.

13 Your words have been stout against me, says Yahweh. Yet you say, What have we spoken so much against you?

13 ἐβαρύνατε ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τοὺς λόγους ὑμῶν, λέγει κύριος, καὶ εἴπατε, ἐν τίνι κατελαλήσαμεν κατὰ σου;	13 Ἐβαρύνατε ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τοὺς λόγους ὑμῶν, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ εἴπατε· ἐν τίνι κατελαλήσαμεν κατὰ σοῦ;
13 You have made your words heavy against me, says the Lord. Yet you said, “In what way have we spoken against you?”	13 You have made your words heavy against me, says the Lord. Yet you said, “In what way have we spoken against you?”

14 You 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 Yahweh of armies?

14 εἴπατε μάταιος ὁ δουλεύων θεῷ, καὶ τί πλέον ὅτι ἐφυλάξαμεν τὰ φυλάγματα αὐτοῦ καὶ διότι ἐπορεύθημεν ἱκέται πρὸ προσώπου κυρίου παντοκράτορος;	14 εἴπατε· μάταιος ὁ δουλεύων Θεῷ, καὶ τί πλέον ὅτι ἐφυλάξαμεν τὰ φυλάγματα αὐτοῦ καὶ διότι ἐπορεύθημεν ἱκέται πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου παντοκράτορος;
14 You said, “He who serves God is useless. and what have we more by keeping his ordinances, and that we walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?	14 You said, “He who serves God is useless. and what have we more by keeping his ordinances, and that we walked as suppliants before the face of the Lord Almighty?

15 And now we call the proud happy; yes, they who work wickedness are set up; yes, they who tempt God are even delivered.

15 καὶ νῦν ἡμεῖς μακαρίζομεν ἀλλοτρίους καὶ ἀνοικοδομοῦνται πάντες ποιοῦντες ἄνομα καὶ ἀντέστησαν θεῷ καὶ ἐσώθησαν.	15 καὶ νῦν ἡμεῖς μακαρίζομεν ἀλλοτρίους, καὶ ἀνοικοδομοῦνται πάντες ποιοῦντες ἄνομα καὶ ἀντὶ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ἐσώθησαν.
15 And now we call strangers blessed; and all they who practice lawlessness are built up; and they have resisted God, and yet have been preserved.”	15 And now we call strangers blessed; and all they who practice lawlessness are built up; and they are against God, and yet have been preserved.”

16 Then they who feared Yahweh spoke often one to another. and Yahweh listened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared Yahweh, and who thought on his name.

16 ταῦτα κατελάλησαν οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον, ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ· καὶ προσέσχεν κύριος καὶ εἰσήκουσεν καὶ ἔγραψεν βιβλίον μνημοσύνου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τοῖς φοβουμένοις τὸν κύριον καὶ εὐλαβουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.	16 ταῦτα κατελάλησαν οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον, ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ· καὶ προσέσχε Κύριος καὶ εἰσήκουσε καὶ ἔγραψε βιβλίον μνημοσύνου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τοῖς φοβουμένοις τὸν Κύριον καὶ εὐλαβουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
16 The men who feared the Lord spoke these things, each to his neighbour. And the Lord paid attention and listened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for those who feared the Lord and reverenced his name.	16 The men who feared the Lord spoke these things, each to his neighbour. And the Lord paid attention and listened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for those who feared the Lord and reverenced his name.

17 And they shall be mine, says Yahweh of armies, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.

17 καὶ ἔσονταί μοι λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ, εἰς ἡμέραν, ἣν ἐγὼ ποιῶ εἰς περιποίησιν, καὶ αἱρετιῶ αὐτοὺς ὃν τρόπον αἱρετίζει ἄνθρωπος τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν δουλεύοντα αὐτῷ.	17 καὶ ἔσονταί μοι, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, εἰς ἡμέραν, ἣν ἐγὼ ποιῶ εἰς περιποίησιν, καὶ αἱρετιῶ αὐτοὺς ὃν τρόπον αἱρετίζει ἄνθρωπος τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν δουλεύοντα αὐτῷ.
17 And they will be mine, says the Lord Almighty, in the day which I made for a possession; and I will choose them, as a man chooses his son who serves him.	17 And they will be mine, says the Lord Almighty, in the day which I made for a possession; and I will choose them, as a man chooses his son who serves him.

18 Then you shall return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.

18 καὶ ἐπιστραφήσεσθε καὶ ὄψεσθε ἀνὰ μέσον δικαίου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον ἀνόμου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ δουλεύοντος θεῷ καὶ τοῦ μὴ δουλεύοντος.	18 καὶ ἐπιστραφήσεσθε καὶ ὄψεσθε ἀναμέσον δικαίου καὶ ἀναμέσον ἀνόμου καὶ ἀναμέσον τοῦ δουλεύοντος Θεῷ καὶ τοῦ μὴ δουλεύοντος.
18 Then you will return, and discern between the righteous and the lawless, and between him who serves God, and him who doesn’t serve.	18 Then you will return, and discern between the righteous and the lawless, and between him who serves God, and him who doesn’t serve.