Malachi 3
1 The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Listen! I [am about to] send my messenger who will prepare [the people to receive me] when I come. [You claim that] [IRO] you are wanting to see me, and I will suddenly come to my temple. The messenger [who will tell you about a new] agreement, the one whom you are eagerly [SAR] awaiting, is certainly going to come [to you].”
Voici, j'enverrai mon ange, et il préparera le chemin devant moi, et soudain arrivera dans son temple le Seigneur que vous cherchez et l'ange de l'alliance que vous désirez: le voici venir, dit l'Éternel des armées.
2 But will anyone [RHQ] be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone [RHQ] be able to [remain] standing in front of him? [Certainly not, ] because he will be like [SIM] a blazing fire that refines/purifies [metal/gold]. He will be like [SIM] a very strong soap [that bleaches clothes].
Mais qui soutiendra le jour de sa venue? et qui restera debout, quand il paraîtra? Car il est pareil au feu du fondeur et à la lessive des foulons.
3 [He will be like a worker who] sits [in front of his work] to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like [a worker refines] silver and gold, he will cause the (descendants of Levi/priests) to become pure, [in order that they will again become acceptable to] offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.
Et il sera assis fondant et purifiant l'argent, et il purifiera les enfants de Lévi et les mettra au creuset comme l'or et l'argent, et ils appartiendront à l'Éternel, lui apportant des offrandes avec justice.
4 When that happens, Yahweh will [again] accept the offerings brought to him by [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, as [he did] previously.
Alors l'offrande de Juda et de Jérusalem sera agréée de l'Éternel, comme aux jours d'autrefois et dans les années de jadis.
5 [This is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says: “At that time, I will come to you to judge you. I will quickly testify against [all] those who practice sorcery/witchcraft, [all] who have committed adultery, and [all] liars. [I will testify] against those who have not given their workers the pay/wages that they promised, those who (oppress/treat cruelly) widows and orphans, and those who do not allow foreigners who live among you to be treated fairly. [I will testify that all] the people who do those things do not revere me.”
Et je m'approcherai de vous pour le jugement, et je viendrai promptement témoigner contré les enchanteurs et les adultères et les parjures, et contre ceux qui dépouillent le mercenaire de son salaire et la veuve et l'orphelin et déboutent les étrangers et ne me craignent point, dit l'Éternel des armées.
6 “I am Yahweh, and I never change. And although you [deceive people like] your ancestor Jacob did, I have not [yet] gotten rid of you.
Car je suis l'Éternel, je ne change point, et vous, enfants de Jacob, vous ne périrez point.
7 You and your ancestors have ignored my commands and you have not obeyed them. [Now] return to me; and when that happens, I will (return/do good) to you. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.” But you ask, “[We have never gone away from you, so] how can we return [to you]?”
Dès les jours de vos pères vous vous êtes écartés de mes ordonnances et ne les avez point gardées: revenez à moi et je reviendrai à vous, dit l'Éternel des armées. Et vous dites: « A quel égard reviendrons-nous? »
8 [I reply, ] “People should certainly not [RHQ] cheat God; but you people have cheated me!” You ask, “In what way did we cheat you?” [I reply, ] “[You have cheated me by not bringing to me each year] (the tithes/one tenth of [all] your crops and animals) and [other] offerings [that you are required to give to me].
Un homme peut-il donc être fourbe envers Dieu, que vous soyez fourbes envers moi? Et vous dites: « En quoi fûmes-nous fourbes envers toi? » Dans les dîmes et les oblations.
9 All that you do is cursed, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
La malédiction vous est infligée, parce que vous fûtes fourbes envers moi, le peuple tout entier.
10 [Now] bring all the tithes to the storage rooms [in the temple], in order that there will be [enough] food [for the people who serve me] there. If you do that, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise that I will open the windows of heaven, and pour out [from them] blessings on you. [If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be] very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me [to see if I am telling the truth].
Apportez toutes les dîmes dans le magasin, afin qu'il y ait des vivres dans ma maison, et mettez-moi donc à l'épreuve par là, dit l'Éternel des armées: [vous verrez] si je n'ouvre pas pour vous les écluses des Cieux, et ne répands pas sur vous la bénédiction au delà de vos besoins.
11 You will have abundant crops [to harvest], because I will protect them in order that they will not be harmed by locusts/insects. Your grapes will not fall from the vines [before they are ripe].
Et je vous préserverai du dévoreur, afin qu'il ne détruise pas le fruit du sol, et que dans les campagnes la vigne ne vous avorte pas, dit l'Éternel des armées.
12 When that happens, [the people of] all nations will say that [I] have blessed you, because your country will be delightful. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say.
Et toutes les nations vous diront heureux, car vous serez un pays de délices, dit l'Éternel des armées.
13 [I, ] Yahweh, [have something else] to say [to you]. You have said terrible things about me.” But you reply, “What terrible things have we said about you?”
Vos discours envers moi ont été audacieux, dit l'Éternel. Et vous dites: Qu'avons-nous concerté contre toi? »
14 [I reply], “You have said, ‘It is useless [for us] to serve God. We have gained nothing [RHQ] by obeying the commands that he gave [to us] and by trying to show the Commander of the armies of angels that we are sorry [for the sins that we have committed].
Vous avez dit: « Inutile de servir Dieu! et quel profit eûmes-nous d'observer ses ordonnances et d'aller menant deuil devant l'Éternel des armées?
15 From now on, we will say/consider that those who are proud are [the ones whom God has] blessed. [We will say that because it seems that it is] those who do evil who become rich, and [that it is] those who try to find out how many evil things they can do without God punishing them who are not punished.’”
Et maintenant, nous proclamons heureux les orgueilleux; ceux qui pratiquent l'impiété prospèrent; ils tentent Dieu, et échappent. »
16 After [the people heard my message], those who revered Yahweh discussed [those things] with each other, and Yahweh listened to what they said. While Yahweh was watching, they wrote on a scroll the things that would remind them [about what they promised], and they wrote on that scroll the names of those who revered Yahweh and who [said that they] always wanted to honor him [MTY].
Alors ceux qui craignent Dieu se sont concertés l'un avec l'autre, et l'Éternel fut attentif et écouta, et un mémoire fut écrit devant lui pour ceux qui craignent l'Éternel et pensent à son nom.
17 The Commander of the armies of angels says this [about those people]: “They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, [they will be like] [MET] a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like [SIM] fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.
Et ils seront à moi, dit l'Éternel des armées, au jour que je prépare, ma propriété; et j'userai envers eux delà clémence dont use un homme envers son fils qui le sert.
18 When that happens, you will again see that [the manner in which I treat] righteous people is different from [the manner in which I treat] wicked people. [You will see that the manner in which I act toward] those who serve me is different from [the manner in which I act toward] those who do not.”
Alors de nouveau vous verrez quelle différence il y a entre le juste et l'impie, entre celui qui sert Dieu et celui qui ne le sert pas.
