Malachi 3

Behold, I send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me and suddenly will come to his temple YHWH whom you seek and the messenger of the covenant whom you delight in Behold he comes says YHWH of Hosts

1 הִנְ/נִ֤י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I HTm/Sp1cs שֹׁלֵחַ֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha send HVqrmsa מַלְאָכִ֔/י 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊/𐤉 maleakhi my messenger HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/פִנָּה 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤄 ufinah and he shall prepare HC/Vpq3ms דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way HNcbsa לְ/פָנָ֑/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וּ/פִתְאֹם֩ 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 ufiteom and suddenly HC/D יָב֨וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הֵיכָל֜/וֹ 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋/𐤅 heykhalo his temple HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָ/אָד֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 haadon YHWH HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 mevaqeshim seek HVprmpa וּ/מַלְאַ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe and the messenger HC/Ncmsc הַ/בְּרִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit of the covenant HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom HTr אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you HPp2mp חֲפֵצִים֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉𐤌 chafetsim delight in HAampa הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm בָ֔א 𐤁𐤀 va he comes HVqrmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa

But who can endure the day of his coming or who will stand at his appearing for he like refiner's and like soap

2 וּ/מִ֤י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi But who HC/Ti מְכַלְכֵּל֙ 𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 mekhalekel can endure HVlrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsc בּוֹא֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤅 boo of his coming HVqc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi-2 or who HC/Ti הָ/עֹמֵ֖ד 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃 haomed will stand HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/הֵרָֽאוֹת֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 beheraoto at his appearing HR/VNc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms כְּ/אֵ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 keesh like HR/Ncbsa מְצָרֵ֔ף 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤐 metsaref refiner's HVprmsa וּ/כְ/בֹרִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 ukhevorit and like HC/R/Ncfsa מְכַבְּסִֽים 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤎𐤉𐤌 mekhabesim soap HVprmpa

and-he-will-sit refining and-purifying silver and-he-will-purify [direct object marker] sons-of Levi and-he-will-refine them like-gold and-like-silver and-they-will-be to-YHWH bringing offering in-righteousness

3 וְ/יָשַׁ֨ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashav and-he-will-sit HC/Vqq3ms מְצָרֵ֤ף 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤐 metsaref refining HVprmsa וּ/מְטַהֵר֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤈𐤄𐤓 umetaher and-purifying HC/Vprmsa כֶּ֔סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver HNcmsa וְ/טִהַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 vetihar and-he-will-purify HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc לֵוִי֙ 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi Levi HNp וְ/זִקַּ֣ק 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤒 veziqaq and-he-will-refine HC/Vpq3ms אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp כַּ/זָּהָ֖ב 𐤊/𐤆𐤄𐤁 kazahav like-gold HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כַ/כָּ֑סֶף 𐤅/𐤊/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vekhakasef and-like-silver HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be HC/Vqq3cp לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-YHWH HR/Np מַגִּישֵׁ֥י 𐤌𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤉 magishey bringing HVhrmpc מִנְחָ֖ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah offering HNcfsa בִּ/צְדָקָֽה 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 bitsedaqah in-righteousness HR/Ncfsa

will be pleasing to YHWH offering of Judah and Jerusalem as in days-of eternity and as years ancient

4 וְ/עָֽרְבָה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 vearevah will be pleasing HC/Vqq3fs לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np מִנְחַ֥ת 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤕 minechat offering HNcfsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp וִ/ירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and Jerusalem HC/Np כִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤉𐤌𐤉 kimey as in days-of HR/Ncmpc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam eternity HNcmsa וּ/כְ/שָׁנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤊/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 ukheshanim and as years HC/R/Ncfpa קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 qademoniot ancient HAafpa

and-I-will-draw-near to-you for-judgment and-I-will-be witness swift against-sorcerers and-against-adulterers and-against-false-swearers to-lie and-against-oppressors-of wage hireling widow and-orphan and-who-turn-aside sojourner and-not they-fear-me said YHWH of-hosts

5 וְ/קָרַבְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉 veqaraveti and-I-will-draw-near HC/Vqq1cs אֲלֵי/כֶם֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to-you HR/Sp2mp לַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֒ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 lamishepat for-judgment HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיִ֣יתִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehayiti and-I-will-be HC/Vqq1cs עֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ed witness HNcmsa מְמַהֵ֗ר 𐤌𐤌𐤄𐤓 memaher swift HVprmsa בַּֽ/מְכַשְּׁפִים֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤌 bamekhashefim against-sorcerers HRd/Vprmpa וּ/בַ/מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 uvamenaafim and-against-adulterers HC/Rd/Vprmpa וּ/בַ/נִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 uvanishebaim and-against-false-swearers HC/Rd/VNrmpa לַ/שָּׁ֑קֶר 𐤋/𐤔𐤒𐤓 lashaqer to-lie HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/עֹשְׁקֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤉 uveosheqey and-against-oppressors-of HC/R/Vqrmpc שְׂכַר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sekhar wage HNcmsc שָׂ֠כִיר 𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓 sakhir hireling HAamsa אַלְמָנָ֨ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah widow HNcfsa וְ/יָת֤וֹם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤌 veyatom and-orphan HC/Ncmsa וּ/מַטֵּי 𐤅/𐤌𐤈𐤉 umatey and-who-turn-aside HC/Vhrmpc גֵר֙ 𐤂𐤓 ger sojourner HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn יְרֵא֔וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yereuni they-fear-me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts HNcbpa

For I YHWH not change and-you sons-of Jacob not consumed

6 כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn שָׁנִ֑יתִי 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 shaniti change HVqp1cs וְ/אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you HC/Pp2mp בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of HNcmpc יַעֲקֹ֖ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn כְלִיתֶֽם 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 khelitem consumed HVqp2mp

from the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and not you have kept Return to Me and I will return to you says YHWH of Hosts But you say Wherein shall we return

7 לְ/מִ/ימֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 lemimey from the days HR/R/Ncmpc אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem of your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp סַרְתֶּ֤ם 𐤎𐤓𐤕𐤌 saretem you have turned aside HVqp2mp מֵֽ/חֻקַּ/י֙ 𐤌/𐤇𐤒/𐤉 mechuqay from My statutes HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 shemaretem you have kept HVqp2mp שׁ֤וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Return HVqv2mp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to Me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אָשׁ֣וּבָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 veashuvah and I will return HC/Vqh1cs אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you HR/Sp2mp אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֑וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem But you say HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/מֶּ֥ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bameh Wherein HR/Ti נָשֽׁוּב 𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤁 nashuv shall we return HVqi1cp

Will rob? a man God for you are robbing me and you say in what have we robbed you the tithe and the offering

8 הֲ/יִקְבַּ֨ע 𐤄/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤏 hayiqeba Will rob? HTi/Vqi3ms אָדָ֜ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam a man HNcmsa אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp קֹבְעִ֣ים 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 qoveim are robbing HVqrmpa אֹתִ֔/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me HTo/Sp1cs וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem and you say HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/מֶּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bameh in what HR/Ti קְבַעֲנ֑וּ/ךָ 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤅/𐤊 qevaanukha have we robbed you HVqp1cp/Sp2ms הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓 hamaaser the tithe HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/תְּרוּמָֽה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 vehaterumah and the offering HC/Td/Ncfsa

with a curse you are cursed even me you are robbing the nation of it all

9 בַּ/מְּאֵרָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤄 bameerah with a curse HRd/Ncfsa אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp נֵֽאָרִ֔ים 𐤍𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 nearim are cursed HVNsmpa וְ/אֹתִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤉 veoti even me HC/To/Sp1cs אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you HPp2mp קֹבְעִ֑ים 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 qoveim are robbing HVqrmpa הַ/גּ֖וֹי 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉 hagoy the nation HTd/Ncmsa כֻּלּֽ/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 kulo of it all HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Bring the all tithe into house storehouse that there may be food in My house and test Me now in this says YHWH of hosts if not I will open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing until without measure

10 הָבִ֨יאוּ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 haviu Bring HVhv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓 hamaaser tithe HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc הָ/אוֹצָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 haotsar storehouse HTd/Ncmsa וִ/יהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi that there may be HC/Vqj3ms טֶ֨רֶף֙ 𐤈𐤓𐤐 teref food HNcmsa בְּ/בֵיתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beveyti in My house HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בְחָנ֤וּ/נִי 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤅/𐤍𐤉 uvechanuni and test Me HC/Vqv2mp/Sp1cs נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now HTe בָּ/זֹ֔את 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 bazot in this HR/Pdxfs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֑וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC לֹ֧א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אֶפְתַּ֣ח 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤇 efetach I will open HVqi1cs לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the HTo אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 arubot windows HNcfpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven HTd/Ncmpa וַ/הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤕𐤉 vahariqoti and pour out HC/Vhq1cs לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 for you HR/Sp2mp בְּרָכָ֖ה 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 berakhah blessing HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR בְּלִי 𐤁𐤋𐤉 beli without HTn דָֽי 𐤃𐤉 day measure HNcmsa

And I will rebuke for you the devourer and not it will destroy for you [direct object marker] fruit of the ground nor will miscarry for you the vine in the field says YHWH of Hosts

11 וְ/גָעַרְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤂𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉 vegaareti And I will rebuke HC/Vqq1cs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp בָּֽ/אֹכֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤀𐤊𐤋 baokhel the devourer HRd/Vqrmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יַשְׁחִ֥ת 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 yashechit it will destroy HVhi3ms לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 for you HR/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo פְּרִ֣י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit HNcmsc הָ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor HC/Tn תְשַׁכֵּ֨ל 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤋 teshakel will miscarry HVpi3fs לָ/כֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-3 for you HR/Sp2mp הַ/גֶּ֨פֶן֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤐𐤍 hagefen the vine HTd/Ncbsa בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field HRd/Ncmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa

and will call blessed you all the nations for you will be you land of delight says YHWH of hosts

12 וְ/אִשְּׁר֥וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤅 veisheru and will call blessed HC/Vpq3cp אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you HTo/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִ֑ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations HTd/Ncmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC תִהְי֤וּ 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤅 tiheyu you will be HVqi2mp אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc חֵ֔פֶץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chefets of delight HNcmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa

have been strong against me your words says YHWH and you say what have we spoken against you

13 חָזְק֥וּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 chazequ have been strong HVqp3cp עָלַ֛/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me HR/Sp1cs דִּבְרֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊𐤌 divereykhem your words HNcmpc/Sp2mp אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem and you say HC/Vqq2mp מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּ 𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤅 nidebarenu have we spoken HVNp1cp עָלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you HR/Sp2ms

You have said It is vain to serve God And what profit that we have kept His charge and that we have walked mournfully before YHWH of Hosts

14 אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 amaretem You have said HVqp2mp שָׁ֖וְא 𐤔𐤅𐤀 shave It is vain HNcmsa עֲבֹ֣ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 avod to serve HVqc אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah And what HC/Ti בֶּ֗צַע 𐤁𐤑𐤏 betsa profit HNcmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC שָׁמַ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤅 shamarenu we have kept HVqp1cp מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕/𐤅 mishemareto His charge HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/כִ֤י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and that HC/C הָלַ֨כְנוּ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤅 halakhenu we have walked HVqp1cp קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית 𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 qedoranit mournfully HD מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa

And now we call ... blessed the arrogant Yea are built up doers of wickedness yea they put ... to the test God and they escape

15 וְ/עַתָּ֕ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now HC/D אֲנַ֖חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we HPp1cp מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים 𐤌𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 measherim call ... blessed HVprmpa זֵדִ֑ים 𐤆𐤃𐤉𐤌 zedim the arrogant HAampa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam Yea HTa נִבְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤅 nivenu are built up HVNp3cp עֹשֵׂ֣י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 osey doers of HVqrmpc רִשְׁעָ֔ה 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤄 risheah wickedness HNcfsa גַּ֧ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 yea HTa בָּחֲנ֛וּ 𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤅 bachanu they put ... to the test HVqp3cp אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa וַ/יִּמָּלֵֽטוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤅 vayimaletu and they escape HC/VNw3mp

then spoke those-who-feared YHWH man to his-friend and-attended YHWH and-he-heard and-was-written book of-remembrance before-him for-those-who-feared YHWH and-for-thinkers-of his-name

16 אָ֧ז 𐤀𐤆 az then HD נִדְבְּר֛וּ 𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 nideberu spoke HVNp3cp יִרְאֵ֥י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey those-who-feared HAampc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to HR רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his-friend HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּקְשֵׁ֤ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤔𐤁 vayaqeshev and-attended HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וַ/יִּשְׁמָ֔ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and-he-heard HC/Vqw3ms וַ֠/יִּכָּתֵב 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤁 vayikatev and-was-written HC/VNw3ms סֵ֣פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer book HNcmsc זִכָּר֤וֹן 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikaron of-remembrance HNcmsa לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before-him HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms לְ/יִרְאֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 leyireey for-those-who-feared HR/Aampc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וּ/לְ/חֹשְׁבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉 ulechoshevey and-for-thinkers-of HC/R/Vqrmpc שְׁמֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his-name HNcmsc/Sp3ms

and-they-will-be to-me says YHWH of Hosts for-the-day that I make treasured possession and-I-will-spare on-them as spares a man on his son who serves him

17 וְ/הָ֣יוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be HC/Vqq3cp לִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa לַ/יּ֕וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 layom for-the-day HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh make HVqrmsa סְגֻלָּ֑ה 𐤎𐤂𐤋𐤄 segulah treasured possession HNcfsa וְ/חָמַלְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 vechamaleti and-I-will-spare HC/Vqq1cs עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on-them HR/Sp3mp כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr יַחְמֹ֣ל 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 yachemol spares HVqi3ms אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR בְּנ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָ/עֹבֵ֥ד 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃 haoved who serves HTd/Vqrmsa אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms

you shall return and you will see between the righteous and the wicked between serving God the one who not serve him

18 וְ/שַׁבְתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 veshavetem you shall return HC/Vqq2mp וּ/רְאִיתֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌 ureitem and you will see HC/Vqq2mp בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between HR צַדִּ֖יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous HAamsa לְ/רָשָׁ֑ע 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤏 lerasha and the wicked HR/Aamsa בֵּ֚ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn-2 between HR עֹבֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 oved serving HVqrmsc אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa לַ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher the one who HR/Tr לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn עֲבָדֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avado serve him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms

For behold the day comes burning like a furnace and shall be all the proud and all who work wickedness stubble and to burn them the day that comes says YHWH of Hosts that not will leave for them root nor branch

19 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold HTm הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day HTd/Ncmsa בָּ֔א 𐤁𐤀 ba comes HVqrmsa בֹּעֵ֖ר 𐤁𐤏𐤓 boer burning HVqrmsa כַּ/תַּנּ֑וּר 𐤊/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 katanur like a furnace HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הָי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and shall be HC/Vqq3cp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all HNcmsc זֵדִ֜ים 𐤆𐤃𐤉𐤌 zedim the proud HAampa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc עֹשֵׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who work HVqrmsc רִשְׁעָה֙ 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤄 risheah wickedness HNcfsa קַ֔שׁ 𐤒𐤔 qash stubble HNcmsa וְ/לִהַ֨ט 𐤅/𐤋𐤄𐤈 velihat and to burn HC/Vpp3ms אֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/בָּ֗א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba that comes HTd/Vqrmsa אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַעֲזֹ֥ב 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁 yaazov will leave HVqi3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ 𐤔𐤓𐤔 shoresh root HNcmsa וְ/עָנָֽף 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤐 veanaf nor branch HC/Ncmsa

will-rise for-you who-revere My-name sun of-righteousness and-healing in-its-wings and-you-will-go-forth and-leap like-calves of-the-stall

20 וְ/זָרְחָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤇𐤄 vezarechah will-rise HC/Vqq3fs לָ/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for-you HR/Sp2mp יִרְאֵ֤י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey who-revere HAampc שְׁמִ/י֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi My-name HNcmsc/Sp1cs שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh sun HNcbsc צְדָקָ֔ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah of-righteousness HNcfsa וּ/מַרְפֵּ֖א 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 umarepe and-healing HC/Ncmsa בִּ/כְנָפֶ֑י/הָ 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤄 bikhenafeyha in-its-wings HR/Ncfdc/Sp3fs וִֽ/יצָאתֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 vitsatem and-you-will-go-forth HC/Vqq2mp וּ/פִשְׁתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤌 ufishetem and-leap HC/Vqq2mp כְּ/עֶגְלֵ֥י 𐤊/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 keegeley like-calves HR/Ncmpc מַרְבֵּֽק 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤒 marebeq of-the-stall HNcmsa

you shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make says YHWH of hosts

21 וְ/עַסּוֹתֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤎𐤅𐤕𐤌 veasotem you shall tread down HC/Vqq2mp רְשָׁעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked HAampa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC יִהְי֣וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they shall be HVqi3mp אֵ֔פֶר 𐤀𐤐𐤓 efer ashes HNcmsa תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under HR כַּפּ֣וֹת 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 kapot the soles HNcfpc רַגְלֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 rageleykhem of your feet HNcfdc/Sp2mp בַּ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh make HVqrmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa

Remember the law of Moses My servant which I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel statutes and judgments

22 זִכְר֕וּ 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅 zikheru Remember HVqv2mp תּוֹרַ֖ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat the law HNcfsc מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses HNp עַבְדִּ֑/י 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 avedi My servant HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr צִוִּ֨יתִי 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsiviti I commanded HVpp1cs אוֹת֤/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms בְ/חֹרֵב֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vechorev at Horeb HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp חֻקִּ֖ים 𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌 chuqim statutes HNcmpa וּ/מִשְׁפָּטִֽים 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 umishepatim and judgments HC/Ncmpa

Behold I am sending to you Elijah the prophet before coming day YHWH the great and the awesome

23 הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I HPp1cs שֹׁלֵ֣חַ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha am sending HVqrmsa לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et HTo אֵלִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 eliyah Elijah HNp הַ/נָּבִ֑יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֗י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc בּ֚וֹא 𐤁𐤅𐤀 bo coming HVqc י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp הַ/גָּד֖וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great HTd/Aamsa וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָֽא 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 vehanora and the awesome HC/Td/VNrmsa

and he will turn heart of fathers to children and heart of children to their fathers lest I come and strike [direct object marker] the land with utter destruction

24 וְ/הֵשִׁ֤יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 veheshiv and he will turn HC/Vhq3ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsc אָבוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot of fathers HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR בָּנִ֔ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children HNcmpa וְ/לֵ֥ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and heart HC/Ncmsc בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim-2 Bene (Bemba) of children HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to HR אֲבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC אָב֕וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I come HVqi1cs וְ/הִכֵּיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehikeyti and strike HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land HTd/Ncbsa חֵֽרֶם 𐤇𐤓𐤌 cherem with utter destruction HNcmsa

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