Malachi 3

YHWH announces sending His messenger to prepare the way for the Lord and Messenger of the covenant, who will come suddenly to His temple as a refiner's fire and launderer's soap to purify the sons of Levi for righteous offerings[1][2]. YHWH calls Israel to return to Him, accuses them of robbing Him in tithes and offerings, promises abundant blessings upon obedience, and distinguishes between the righteous who fear Him and the wicked on the day of judgment[1][2].

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Verse 1
Behold, I look—here I am look I send the sending one the sending one my messenger my messenger my messenger and he shall prepare and he cleared away and he will prepare the way path of way of before me before my face to before my face and suddenly and suddenly and suddenly will come he comes he will come to toward to his temple his grand sanctuary his temple YHWH the lord the lord whom that-which whom you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) seek the ones seeking earnestly the ones seeking earnestly and the messenger and messenger of and messenger of of the covenant the binding agreement the covenant whom that-which whom you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) delight in delighting ones delighting Behold Look! look he comes he came he comes says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts
הִנְ/נִ֤י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold, I look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs שֹׁלֵחַ֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha send the sending one the sending one HVqrmsa מַלְאָכִ֔/י 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊/𐤉 maleakhi Malaika (Bemba) my messenger my messenger my messenger HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/פִנָּה 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤄 ufinah and he shall prepare and he cleared away and he will prepare HC/Vpq3ms דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of way of HNcbsa לְ/פָנָ֑/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me before my face to before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וּ/פִתְאֹם֩ 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 ufiteom and suddenly and suddenly and suddenly HC/D יָב֨וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes he will come HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הֵיכָל֜/וֹ 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋/𐤅 heykhalo his temple his grand sanctuary his temple HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָ/אָד֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 haadon YHWH the lord the lord HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp מְבַקְשִׁ֗ים 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 mevaqeshim seek the ones seeking earnestly the ones seeking earnestly HVprmpa וּ/מַלְאַ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) and the messenger and messenger of and messenger of HC/Ncmsc הַ/בְּרִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haberit of the covenant the binding agreement the covenant HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom that-which whom HTr אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem-2 you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp חֲפֵצִים֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉𐤌 chafetsim delight in delighting ones delighting HAampa הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm בָ֔א 𐤁𐤀 va he comes he came he comes HVqrmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 2
But who and who? and who can endure the sustaining one can endure the object-marker [·] day day day of his coming his coming of his coming or who and who? and who will stand the one standing can stand at his appearing in his being seen at his appearing for for/because for he he he like like fire like fire refiner's refining one of a refiner and like and like cleansing-lye and like cleansing-lye soap launderers launderers
וּ/מִ֤י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi But who and who? and who HC/Ti מְכַלְכֵּל֙ 𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 mekhalekel can endure the sustaining one can endure HVlrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day day HNcmsc בּוֹא֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤅 boo of his coming his coming of his coming HVqc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi-2 or who and who? and who HC/Ti הָ/עֹמֵ֖ד 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃 haomed ima (Bemba) will stand the one standing can stand HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/הֵרָֽאוֹת֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 beheraoto at his appearing in his being seen at his appearing HR/VNc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms כְּ/אֵ֣שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 keesh like like fire like fire HR/Ncbsa מְצָרֵ֔ף 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤐 metsaref refiner's refining one of a refiner HVprmsa וּ/כְ/בֹרִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤊/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 ukhevorit and like and like cleansing-lye and like cleansing-lye HC/R/Ncfsa מְכַבְּסִֽים 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤎𐤉𐤌 mekhabesim kuosha (Swahili) soap launderers launderers HVprmpa
Verse 3
and-he-will-sit and he settled and he will sit refining refining one refining one and-purifying and the one who purifies and a purifier silver silver silver and-he-will-purify and he purified and he will purify [direct object marker] object-marker [·] sons-of sons of sons of Levi Joined-One Levi and-he-will-refine and he refined and he will refine them them [·] like-gold as gold as gold and-like-silver and like the silver and like silver and-they-will-be and they became and they will be to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh bringing bringers-near of those bringing near of offering apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering in-righteousness in righteousness in righteousness
וְ/יָשַׁ֨ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashav and-he-will-sit and he settled and he will sit HC/Vqq3ms מְצָרֵ֤ף 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤐 metsaref refining refining one refining one HVprmsa וּ/מְטַהֵר֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤈𐤄𐤓 umetaher and-purifying and the one who purifies and a purifier HC/Vprmsa כֶּ֔סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver silver silver HNcmsa וְ/טִהַ֤ר 𐤅/𐤈𐤄𐤓 vetihar and-he-will-purify and he purified and he will purify HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of sons of HNcmpc לֵוִי֙ 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi Levi Joined-One Levi HNp וְ/זִקַּ֣ק 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤒 veziqaq and-he-will-refine and he refined and he will refine HC/Vpq3ms אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp כַּ/זָּהָ֖ב 𐤊/𐤆𐤄𐤁 kazahav dhahabu (Swahili) like-gold as gold as gold HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כַ/כָּ֑סֶף 𐤅/𐤊/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vekhakasef and-like-silver and like the silver and like silver HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be and they became and they will be HC/Vqq3cp לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np מַגִּישֵׁ֥י 𐤌𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤉 magishey bringing bringers-near of those bringing near of HVhrmpc מִנְחָ֖ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah offering apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa בִּ/צְדָקָֽה 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 bitsedaqah in-righteousness in righteousness in righteousness HR/Ncfsa
Verse 5
and-I-will-draw-near and I drew near and I will draw near to-you toward you (mp) to you for-judgment for the judicial decision for the judgment and-I-will-be and I will become and I will be witness witness witness swift the one who hastens urgently swift against-sorcerers in the sorcery-practicing ones against the sorcerers and-against-adulterers adultering ones and against the adulterers and-against-false-swearers and in the ones who swear themselves and against those who swear falsely to-lie to the falsehood falsely and-against-oppressors-of oppressors of against oppressors of wage wage of the wages of hireling wage-hired man the hired worker widow widowed woman widowed woman and-orphan fatherless child and fatherless child and-who-turn-aside and the ones causing to turn aside and those who turn aside sojourner resident sojourner resident sojourner and-not and not and not they-fear-me they intensely fear me they fear me said he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts
וְ/קָרַבְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉 veqaraveti and-I-will-draw-near and I drew near and I will draw near HC/Vqq1cs אֲלֵי/כֶם֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to-you toward you (mp) to you HR/Sp2mp לַ/מִּשְׁפָּט֒ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 lamishepat for-judgment for the judicial decision for the judgment HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיִ֣יתִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehayiti and-I-will-be and I will become and I will be HC/Vqq1cs עֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ed witness witness witness HNcmsa מְמַהֵ֗ר 𐤌𐤌𐤄𐤓 memaher swift the one who hastens urgently swift HVprmsa בַּֽ/מְכַשְּׁפִים֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤐𐤉𐤌 bamekhashefim against-sorcerers in the sorcery-practicing ones against the sorcerers HRd/Vprmpa וּ/בַ/מְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 uvamenaafim and-against-adulterers adultering ones and against the adulterers HC/Rd/Vprmpa וּ/בַ/נִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 uvanishebaim and-against-false-swearers and in the ones who swear themselves and against those who swear falsely HC/Rd/VNrmpa לַ/שָּׁ֑קֶר 𐤋/𐤔𐤒𐤓 lashaqer to-lie to the falsehood falsely HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/עֹשְׁקֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤉 uveosheqey and-against-oppressors-of oppressors of against oppressors of HC/R/Vqrmpc שְׂכַר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 sekhar wage wage of the wages of HNcmsc שָׂ֠כִיר 𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓 sakhir hireling wage-hired man the hired worker HAamsa אַלְמָנָ֨ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah widow widowed woman widowed woman HNcfsa וְ/יָת֤וֹם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤌 veyatom and-orphan fatherless child and fatherless child HC/Ncmsa וּ/מַטֵּי 𐤅/𐤌𐤈𐤉 umatey and-who-turn-aside and the ones causing to turn aside and those who turn aside HC/Vhrmpc גֵר֙ 𐤂𐤓 ger sojourner resident sojourner resident sojourner HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn יְרֵא֔וּ/נִי 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅/𐤍𐤉 yereuni they-fear-me they intensely fear me they fear me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 7
from the days days of from days of of your fathers your fathers your fathers you have turned aside you turned aside you (pl) turned aside from My statutes my inscribed statutes from my statutes and not and not and not you have kept you have guarded you (masc. pl.) have kept Return Turn back! Return! to Me toward me to me and I will return and let me return and I will return to you toward you (mp) to you says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts But you say and you said and you said Wherein in what? in what shall we return we will return shall we return
לְ/מִ/ימֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 lemimey from the days days of from days of HR/R/Ncmpc אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem of your fathers your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp סַרְתֶּ֤ם 𐤎𐤓𐤕𐤌 saretem you have turned aside you turned aside you (pl) turned aside HVqp2mp מֵֽ/חֻקַּ/י֙ 𐤌/𐤇𐤒/𐤉 mechuqay from My statutes my inscribed statutes from my statutes HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 shemaretem you have kept you have guarded you (masc. pl.) have kept HVqp2mp שׁ֤וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Return Turn back! Return! HVqv2mp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to Me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אָשׁ֣וּבָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 veashuvah and I will return and let me return and I will return HC/Vqh1cs אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you toward you (mp) to you HR/Sp2mp אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֑וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem But you say and you said and you said HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/מֶּ֥ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bameh Wherein in what? in what HR/Ti נָשֽׁוּב 𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤁 nashuv shall we return we will return shall we return HVqi1cp
Verse 8
Will rob? Will he gouge out Will a human rob a man human being human being God mighty ones Elohim for for/because for you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) are robbing force-seizing ones are robbing me me (object‑marked) [·] and you say and you said and you said in what in what? in what have we robbed you we have plundered you have we robbed you the tithe the tenth-portion the tithe and the offering and the raised-up offering and the offering
הֲ/יִקְבַּ֨ע 𐤄/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤏 hayiqeba Will rob? Will he gouge out Will a human rob HTi/Vqi3ms אָדָ֜ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam a man human being human being HNcmsa אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp קֹבְעִ֣ים 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 qoveim are robbing force-seizing ones are robbing HVqrmpa אֹתִ֔/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) [·] HTo/Sp1cs וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem and you say and you said and you said HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/מֶּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bameh in what in what? in what HR/Ti קְבַעֲנ֑וּ/ךָ 𐤒𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤅/𐤊 qevaanukha have we robbed you we have plundered you have we robbed you HVqp1cp/Sp2ms הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓 hamaaser the tithe the tenth-portion the tithe HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/תְּרוּמָֽה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 vehaterumah and the offering and the raised-up offering and the offering HC/Td/Ncfsa
Verse 10
Bring Cause to come in Bring in the object-marker [·] all entirety of all of tithe the tenth-portion the tenth-portion into toward toward house house-of house of storehouse the storehouse the storehouse that there may be and he becomes and let there be food torn prey sustenance in My house in my built-house in my house and test Me and scrutinize me and test me now please please in this in this in this says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts organized hosts if if / whether if not not not I will open I will open I will open for you — for you the object-marker [·] windows apertures openings of heaven the lofty-heights the heavens and pour out and I emptied out and I will pour out for you — for you blessing bestowal of favor a blessing until up to until without without, lacking without measure sufficiency enough
הָבִ֨יאוּ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 haviu Bring Cause to come in Bring in HVhv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤓 hamaaser tithe the tenth-portion the tenth-portion HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward toward HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc הָ/אוֹצָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 haotsar storehouse the storehouse the storehouse HTd/Ncmsa וִ/יהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi that there may be and he becomes and let there be HC/Vqj3ms טֶ֨רֶף֙ 𐤈𐤓𐤐 teref food torn prey sustenance HNcmsa בְּ/בֵיתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beveyti in My house in my built-house in my house HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בְחָנ֤וּ/נִי 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤅/𐤍𐤉 uvechanuni and test Me and scrutinize me and test me HC/Vqv2mp/Sp1cs נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe בָּ/זֹ֔את 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 bazot in this in this in this HR/Pdxfs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֑וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC לֹ֧א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֶפְתַּ֣ח 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤇 efetach I will open I will open I will open HVqi1cs לָ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you for you HR/Sp2mp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker [·] HTo אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 arubot windows apertures openings HNcfpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) of heaven the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וַ/הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤕𐤉 vahariqoti and pour out and I emptied out and I will pour out HC/Vhq1cs לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 for you for you HR/Sp2mp בְּרָכָ֖ה 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 berakhah blessing bestowal of favor a blessing HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR בְּלִי 𐤁𐤋𐤉 beli without without, lacking without HTn דָֽי 𐤃𐤉 day measure sufficiency enough HNcmsa
Verse 11
And I will rebuke and I rebuked and I will rebuke for you — for you the devourer consuming one the devourer and not and not and not it will destroy he will bring to ruin it will bring to ruin for you — for you [direct object marker] object-marker [·] fruit fruit-yield fruit of the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land nor and not and not will miscarry she will make childless it will make childless for you — for you the vine the grapevine the grapevine in the field in the open field in the field says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts
וְ/גָעַרְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤂𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉 vegaareti And I will rebuke and I rebuked and I will rebuke HC/Vqq1cs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you for you HR/Sp2mp בָּֽ/אֹכֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤀𐤊𐤋 baokhel okèlè (Yoruba) the devourer consuming one the devourer HRd/Vqrmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יַשְׁחִ֥ת 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 yashechit it will destroy he will bring to ruin it will bring to ruin HVhi3ms לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 for you for you HR/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo פְּרִ֣י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit fruit-yield fruit HNcmsc הָ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not and not HC/Tn תְשַׁכֵּ֨ל 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤋 teshakel will miscarry she will make childless it will make childless HVpi3fs לָ/כֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-3 for you for you HR/Sp2mp הַ/גֶּ֨פֶן֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤐𐤍 hagefen the vine the grapevine the grapevine HTd/Ncbsa בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field in the field HRd/Ncmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 14
You have said you said you said It is vain empty falsehood emptiness to serve to serve to serve God mighty ones Elohim And what and what? and what profit ill-gotten gain profit that for/because because we have kept we guarded we have kept His charge his guarding-duty his charge and that and because and because we have walked we walked we walked mournfully in mourning-blackness mournfully before from the presence of before the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts
אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 amaretem You have said you said you said HVqp2mp שָׁ֖וְא 𐤔𐤅𐤀 shave It is vain empty falsehood emptiness HNcmsa עֲבֹ֣ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 avod to serve to serve to serve HVqc אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah And what and what? and what HC/Ti בֶּ֗צַע 𐤁𐤑𐤏 betsa profit ill-gotten gain profit HNcmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because because HC שָׁמַ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤅 shamarenu we have kept we guarded we have kept HVqp1cp מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕/𐤅 mishemareto His charge his guarding-duty his charge HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/כִ֤י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and that and because and because HC/C הָלַ֨כְנוּ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤅 halakhenu we have walked we walked we walked HVqp1cp קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית 𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 qedoranit mournfully in mourning-blackness mournfully HD מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney before from the presence of before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 16
then at that time then spoke they spoke together they spoke together those-who-feared fearers of those who fear the LORD Yahweh Yahweh man man a man to object-marker with his-friend his associate his associate and-attended and he gave close heed and he gave close heed the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-he-heard and he heard and he heard and-was-written and was inscribed and was written book written record of book of of-remembrance remembrance memorial remembrance before-him before his face before his face for-those-who-feared to fearers of to those who fear the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and-for-thinkers-of and to planners of and for those who contemplate his-name his name his name
אָ֧ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time then HD נִדְבְּר֛וּ 𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 nideberu spoke they spoke together they spoke together HVNp3cp יִרְאֵ֥י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey those-who-feared fearers of those who fear HAampc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man a man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to object-marker with HR רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his-friend his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּקְשֵׁ֤ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤔𐤁 vayaqeshev and-attended and he gave close heed and he gave close heed HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּשְׁמָ֔ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and-he-heard and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms וַ֠/יִּכָּתֵב 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤁 vayikatev and-was-written and was inscribed and was written HC/VNw3ms סֵ֣פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer book written record of book of HNcmsc זִכָּר֤וֹן 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤍 zikaron of-remembrance remembrance memorial remembrance HNcmsa לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before-him before his face before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms לְ/יִרְאֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 leyireey for-those-who-feared to fearers of to those who fear HR/Aampc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/לְ/חֹשְׁבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉 ulechoshevey and-for-thinkers-of and to planners of and for those who contemplate HC/R/Vqrmpc שְׁמֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his-name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 17
and-they-will-be and they became and they will be to-me — to me says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts for-the-day to the day to the day that that-which that I I I make doer make treasured possession treasured possession treasured possession and-I-will-spare and I will spare and I will spare on-them upon them over them as as that which as spares he spares a man spares a man man a man on upon for his son his son his son who serves the serving man the serving man him him [·]
וְ/הָ֣יוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be and they became and they will be HC/Vqq3cp לִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa לַ/יּ֕וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 layom for-the-day to the day to the day HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh make doer make HVqrmsa סְגֻלָּ֑ה 𐤎𐤂𐤋𐤄 segulah treasured possession treasured possession treasured possession HNcfsa וְ/חָמַלְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉 vechamaleti and-I-will-spare and I will spare and I will spare HC/Vqq1cs עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on-them upon them over them HR/Sp3mp כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr יַחְמֹ֣ל 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 yachemol spares he spares a man spares HVqi3ms אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon for HR בְּנ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms הָ/עֹבֵ֥ד 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃 haoved who serves the serving man the serving man HTd/Vqrmsa אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms
Verse 19
For for/because for/because behold Look! look the day the day the day comes he came is coming burning burning burning like a furnace as the fire-oven like a furnace and shall be and they became and they shall be all all of all of the proud arrogant ones arrogant ones and all and whole of and all of who work doer doer wickedness wickedness wickedness stubble harvest-stubble harvest-stubble and to burn he fiercely blazed and to blaze them them [·] the day the day the day that comes the coming one that is coming says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts that that-which that which not not not will leave he will abandon he will abandon for them — for them root root root nor branch spreading bough nor branch
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa בָּ֔א 𐤁𐤀 ba comes he came is coming HVqrmsa בֹּעֵ֖ר 𐤁𐤏𐤓 boer pya (Swahili) burning burning burning HVqrmsa כַּ/תַּנּ֑וּר 𐤊/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 katanur like a furnace as the fire-oven like a furnace HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הָי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and shall be and they became and they shall be HC/Vqq3cp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc זֵדִ֜ים 𐤆𐤃𐤉𐤌 zedim the proud arrogant ones arrogant ones HAampa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc עֹשֵׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who work doer doer HVqrmsc רִשְׁעָה֙ 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤄 risheah wickedness wickedness wickedness HNcfsa קַ֔שׁ 𐤒𐤔 qash stubble harvest-stubble harvest-stubble HNcmsa וְ/לִהַ֨ט 𐤅/𐤋𐤄𐤈 velihat latà (Kimbundu) and to burn he fiercely blazed and to blaze HC/Vpp3ms אֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/בָּ֗א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba that comes the coming one that is coming HTd/Vqrmsa אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יַעֲזֹ֥ב 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁 yaazov will leave he will abandon he will abandon HVqi3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ 𐤔𐤓𐤔 shoresh root root root HNcmsa וְ/עָנָֽף 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤐 veanaf nor branch spreading bough nor branch HC/Ncmsa
Verse 20
will-rise and she shone forth and it will shine forth for-you — for you who-revere fearers of fearers of My-name my name my name sun sun sun of-righteousness righteousness righteousness and-healing and healing and healing in-its-wings in her two wings in her wings and-you-will-go-forth and you went out and you will go out and-leap and you spread abroad and you will leap like-calves like calves of like calves of of-the-stall fattening-stall the stall
וְ/זָרְחָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤇𐤄 vezarechah will-rise and she shone forth and it will shine forth HC/Vqq3fs לָ/כֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for-you for you HR/Sp2mp יִרְאֵ֤י 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 yireey who-revere fearers of fearers of HAampc שְׁמִ/י֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi My-name my name my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh sun sun sun HNcbsc צְדָקָ֔ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah of-righteousness righteousness righteousness HNcfsa וּ/מַרְפֵּ֖א 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 umarepe and-healing and healing and healing HC/Ncmsa בִּ/כְנָפֶ֑י/הָ 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤄 bikhenafeyha in-its-wings in her two wings in her wings HR/Ncfdc/Sp3fs וִֽ/יצָאתֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 vitsatem and-you-will-go-forth and you went out and you will go out HC/Vqq2mp וּ/פִשְׁתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤌 ufishetem and-leap and you spread abroad and you will leap HC/Vqq2mp כְּ/עֶגְלֵ֥י 𐤊/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 keegeley like-calves like calves of like calves of HR/Ncmpc מַרְבֵּֽק 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤒 marebeq of-the-stall fattening-stall the stall HNcmsa
Verse 21
you shall tread down and you pressed out and you shall tread down the wicked wicked men wicked men for for/because for they shall be they will become they will be ashes ashes-of ashes under under; in place of under the soles cupped-hollows of soles of your feet your two feet your two feet in the day in the day in the day that that-which that I I I make doer make says he said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts organized hosts
וְ/עַסּוֹתֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤎𐤅𐤕𐤌 veasotem you shall tread down and you pressed out and you shall tread down HC/Vqq2mp רְשָׁעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked wicked men wicked men HAampa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יִהְי֣וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they shall be they will become they will be HVqi3mp אֵ֔פֶר 𐤀𐤐𐤓 efer ashes ashes-of ashes HNcmsa תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR כַּפּ֣וֹת 𐤊𐤐𐤅𐤕 kapot the soles cupped-hollows of soles HNcfpc רַגְלֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 rageleykhem of your feet your two feet your two feet HNcfdc/Sp2mp בַּ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs עֹשֶׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh make doer make HVqrmsa אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa
Verse 24
and he will turn and he caused to return and he caused to return heart inner core of inner core of of fathers fathers of fathers to upon upon children sons sons and heart inner-core of and inner core of of children sons sons to upon upon their fathers their fathers their fathers lest lest lest I come I will come I will come and strike and I will strike and I will strike [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the land the earth the earth with utter destruction banned thing devoted thing
וְ/הֵשִׁ֤יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 veheshiv and he will turn and he caused to return and he caused to return HC/Vhq3ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of inner core of HNcmsc אָבוֹת֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot of fathers fathers of fathers HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR בָּנִ֔ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children sons sons HNcmpa וְ/לֵ֥ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and heart inner-core of and inner core of HC/Ncmsc בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim-2 Bene (Bemba) of children sons sons HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon upon HR אֲבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC אָב֕וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo I come I will come I will come HVqi1cs וְ/הִכֵּיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehikeyti and strike and I will strike and I will strike HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa חֵֽרֶם 𐤇𐤓𐤌 cherem with utter destruction banned thing devoted thing HNcmsa
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