New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 3:5-12

5“Then I will drawוְקָרַבְתִּ֣יve.ka.rav.TiH7126nearH7126to you for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֒la.mish.PatH4941;and I will be a swiftמְמַהֵ֗רme.ma.HerH4116witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707against thesorcerersבַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙bam.kha.she.FimH3784and against theadulterersוּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםu.vam.Na.'a.FimH5003and against those whoswearוּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖יםu.va.nish.ba.'ImH7650falselyלַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerH8267,and against those who oppressוּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣יu.ve.'o.she.KeiH6231thewageH7916earnerH7916in his wagesשְׂכַר־se.kha.r.Sa-H7939, thewidowאַלְמָנָ֨ה'al.ma.NahH490and theorphanוְיָת֤וֹםve.ya.TomH3490,and those who turnH5186asideוּמַטֵּי־u.ma.tei-H5186thealienגֵר֙gerH1616and do notfearיְרֵא֔וּנִיye.re.'U.niH3372Me,” saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

6“ForI, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,do not changeH8132;therefore you, O sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,are not consumedכְלִיתֶֽם׃khe.li.TemH3615.

7“From thedaysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1you have turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from My statutesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙me.chu.KaiH2706and have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104them.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725to Me, and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to you,” saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100shall we returnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?’

8“Will a manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?Yetכִּ֤יkiH3588you are robbingקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906Me! But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100have we robbedקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906You?’ Intithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643andofferingsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9You arecursedנֵֽאָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH779with a curseבַּמְּאֵרָה֙ba.me.'e.RahH3994, for you arerobbingקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906Me, the wholeכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471of you!

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605titheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643into the storehouseהָאוֹצָ֗רha.'o.TzarH214, so that there may befoodטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964in My houseH1004,and testוּבְחָנ֤וּנִיu.ve.cha.Nu.niH974Me nowנָא֙na'H4994in thisH2088,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “ifאִם־'im-H518I will notopenאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605for you the windowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andpourH7385out for you a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293untilעַד־'ad-H5704it overflowsבְּלִי־ דָֽי׃be.li- DaiH1097 H1767.

11Then I will rebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605thedevourerבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לba.'o.KhelH398for you, so that it will notdestroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843the fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;norH3808will your vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704castתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921its grapes,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12“Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471will callוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833you blessedH833, for you shall be adelightfulחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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