Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 3:13-18

13Your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.KhemH1697have been stoutחָזְק֥וּcha.ze.KuH2388against me, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,What have we spokenנִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nuH1696so much against thee?

14Ye have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם'a.mar.TemH559, It isvainשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723to serveעֲבֹ֣ד'a.VodH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:and what profitבֶּ֗צַעBe.tza'H1215is itthat we have keptשָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙sha.Mar.nuH8104his ordinanceמִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹmish.mar.ToH4931,and that we have walkedהָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ha.Lakh.nuH1980mournfullyקְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתke.Do.ra.NitH6941beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635?

15And now we callH833the proudזֵדִ֑יםze.DimH2086happyH833;yea, they that workעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564are set upנִבְנוּ֙niv.NuH1129; yea, they thattemptבָּחֲנ֛וּba.cha.NuH974Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430are even deliveredוַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃vai.yi.ma.Le.tuH4422.

16Then they that fearedיִרְאֵ֥יyir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake oftenנִדְבְּר֛וּnid.be.RuH1696oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיַּקְשֵׁ֤בvai.yak.ShevH7181,and heardוַיִּשְׁמָ֔עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,and a bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of remembranceזִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146was writtenוַ֠יִּכָּתֵבVai.yi.ka.tevH3789beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him for them that fearedלְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'EiH3373Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and that thoughtוּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.cho.she.VeiH2803upon his nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

17And they shall be mine, saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,in that dayלַיּ֕וֹםlai.YomH3117when I make upעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213my jewelsסְגֻלָּ֑הse.gu.LahH5459;and I will spareוְחָמַלְתִּ֣יve.cha.mal.TiH2550them, as a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sparethיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550his own sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121that servethהָעֹבֵ֥דha.'o.VedH5647him.

18Then shall ye returnוְשַׁבְתֶּם֙ve.shav.TemH7725,and discernוּרְאִיתֶ֔םu.re.'i.TemH7200between the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662and the wickedלְרָשָׁ֑עle.ra.Sha'H7563,between him that servethעֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH5647Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430and him that servethעֲבָדֽוֹ׃ סa.va.DoH5647him not.

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