Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 3:7-15

7Even from the daysלְמִימֵ֨יle.mi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1ye are gone awayסַרְתֶּ֤םsar.TemH5493from mine ordinancesמֵֽחֻקַּי֙me.chu.KaiH2706,and have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֔םshe.mar.TemH8104them.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725unto me, and I will returnוְאָשׁ֣וּבָהve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto you, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.But ye saidוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein shall we returnנָשֽׁוּב׃na.ShuvH7725?

8Will a manאָדָ֜ם'a.DamH120robהֲיִקְבַּ֨עha.yik.Ba'H6906Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?Yet ye have robbedקֹבְעִ֣יםkoe.'ImH6906me. But ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we robbedקְבַעֲנ֑וּךָke.va.'a.Nu.chaH6906thee? In tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖רha.ma.'a.SerH4643and offeringsוְהַתְּרוּמָֽה׃ve.ha.te.ru.MahH8641.

9Ye arecursedנֵֽאָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH779with a curseבַּמְּאֵרָה֙ba.me.'e.RahH3994:for ye have robbedקֹבְעִ֑יםkoe.'ImH6906me, eventhis whole nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471.

10Bringהָבִ֨יאוּha.Vi.'uH935ye all the tithesהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜רha.ma.'a.SerH4643into the storehouseהָאוֹצָ֗רha.'o.TzarH214,that there may be meatטֶ֙רֶף֙te.refH2964in mine houseH1004,and proveוּבְחָנ֤וּנִיu.ve.cha.Nu.niH974me now herewithבָּזֹ֔אתba.ZotH2063,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,if I will not openאֶפְתַּ֣ח'ef.TachH6605you the windowsאֲרֻבּ֣וֹת'a.ru.BotH699of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and pour you outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293, that there shall not be roomenoughדָֽי׃DaiH1767to receive it.

11And I will rebukeוְגָעַרְתִּ֤יve.ga.'ar.TiH1605the devourerבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לba.'o.KhelH398for your sakes, and he shall not destroyיַשְׁחִ֥תyash.ChitH7843the fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of your groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;neither shall your vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612cast her fruitתְשַׁכֵּ֨לte.sha.KelH7921before the time in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12And all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shall call you blessedוְאִשְּׁר֥וּve.'i.she.RuH833:for ye shall be a delightsomeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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.

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