3 — Malachia

1Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.Ecco che io mando il mio Angelo, il quale preparerà la strada innanzi a me. E subito verrà al suo tempio il Dominatore cercato da voi, e l'Angelo del Testamento bramato da voi. Eccolo che viene, dice il Signore degli eserciti.BEHOLD I send myne Angel, and he shal prepare the way before my face. And forthwith shal come to his temple the Dominatour, whom you seeke, and the Angel of the testament, whom you desire. Behold he cometh, sayth the Lord of hosts:Ecce ego mittam angelum meum, et præparabit viam ante faciem meam: et statim veniet ad templum suum Dominator quem vos quæritis, et angelus testamenti quem vos vultis. Ecce venit, dicit Dominus exercituum. 2And who shall be able to think of the day of his coming? and who shall stand to see him? for he is like a refining fire, and like the fuller’s herb:E chi potrà pensare al giorno di sua venuta? E chi resister potrà a mirarlo? perocché egli sarà come un fuoco, che fonde, e come l'erba dei gualchierai:and who shal be able to thinke the day of his aduent? and who shal stand to see him? For he as it were purging fyre, & as the herbe of fullers:Et quis poterit cogitare diem adventus ejus, et quis stabit ad videndum eum ? ipse enim quasi ignis conflans, et quasi herba fullonum: 3And he shall sit refining and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as silver, and they shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in justice.E siederà come a purgare, e mondare argento, e purificherà i figliuoli di Levi, e gli affinerà come l'oro, e come l'argento, ed eglino offeriranno al Signore sagrifizi di giustizia.and he shal sit purging, and clensing the siluer, and he shal purge the sonnes of Leui, and wil streyne them as gold, and as siluer, and they shal be •• fering sacrifices to our Lord in iustice.et sedebit conflans, et emundans argentum: et purgabit filios Levi, et colabit eos quasi aurum et quasi argentum, et erunt Domino offerentes sacrificia in justitia. 4And the sacrifice of Juda and of Jerusalem shall please the Lord, as in the days of old, and in the ancient years.E piacerà al Signore il sacrifizio di Giuda, e di Gerusalemme come in antico, e come ne' vecchj tempi.And the sacrifice of Iuda and Ierusalem shal please our Lord, as the dayes of the world, and as the yeares of old.Et placebit Domino sacrificium Juda et Jerusalem, sicut dies sæculi, et sicut anni antiqui.

5And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.E mi accosterò a voi per far giudizio, e sarò io pronto testimone contro i malefici, e gli adulteri, e gli spergiuri, e contro quelli, che fraudano la mercede degli operaj, e opprimon le vedove, e i pupilli, e i forestieri senza aver timore di me, dice il Signore degli eserciti.And I wil come to you in iudgement, and wil be a swift witnes to sorcerers, and aduouterers, and to the periured, and them that calumniate the hyre of the hyred man, the widowes, and pupils, and oppresse the stranger, nor haue feared me, sayth the Lord of hosts.Et accedam ad vos in judicio, et ero testis velox maleficis, et adulteris, et perjuris, et qui calumniantur mercedem mercenarii, viduas et pupillos, et opprimunt peregrinum, nec timuerunt me, dicit Dominus exercituum. 6For I am the Lord, and I change not: and you the sons of Jacob are not consumed.Perocché io sono il Signore, e sono immutabile. E voi figliuoli di Giacobbe non siete stati consunti.For I the Lord, and I am not changed: and ye sonnes of Iacob are not consumed.Ego enim Dominus, et non mutor: et vos filii Jacob, non estis consumpti. 7For from the days of your fathers you have departed from my ordinances, and have not kept them: Return to me, and I will return to you, saith the Lord of hosts. And you have said: Wherein shall we return?Imperocché fin dal tempo de' padri vostri voi vi ritiraste dalle mie leggi, e non le osservaste. Tornate a me, ed io tornerò a voi, dice il Signore degli eserciti. Ma voi dite: Come faremo a tornare?For from the dayes of your fathers you haue departed from mine ordinances, and haue not kept them. Returne to me, and I wil returne to you, sayth the Lord of hosts. And you haue sayd: Wherin shal we returne?A diebus enim patrum vestrorum recessistis a legitimis meis, et non custodistis: revertimini ad me, et revertar ad vos, dicit Dominus exercituum. Et dixistis: In quo revertemur ? 8Shall a man afflict God? for you afflict me. And you have said: Wherein do we afflict thee? in tithes and in firstfruits.Debbe egli un uomo trafiggere Dio? Ma voi mi avete trafitto. E voi dite: Come ti abbiam noi trafitto? Riguardo alle decime, e alle primizie.Shal man fasten God, because you do fasten me? And you haue sayd: Wherein do we fasten thee? In tithes, and in first fruites.Si affliget homo Deum, quia vos configitis me ? Et dixistis: In quo configimus te ? In decimis et in primitiis.

9And you are cursed with want, and you afflict me, even the whole nation of you.E voi aveste la maledizione della penuria, e voi mi trafiggete tutti in corpo.And in penurie you are accursed, and you your whole nation fasten me.Et in penuria vos maledicti estis, et me vos configitis gens tota. 10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance.Portate tutta la decima alla dispensa, affinchè quelli della mia casa abbiano da mangiare, e fate prova di me, dice il Signore, se io non aprirò le cataratte del cielo, e non verserò sopra di voi benedizione in abbondanza.Bring in al the tithe into the barne: and let there be meare in my house, and proue me vpon this, sayth our Lord: if I open not vnto you the fludgates of heauen, and powre you out blessing euen to abundance,Inferte omnem decimam in horreum, et sit cibus in domo mea: et probate me super hoc, dicit Dominus: si non aperuero vobis cataractas cæli, et effudero vobis benedictionem usque ad abundantiam: 11And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he shall not spoil the fruit of your land: neither shall the vine in the field be barren, saith the Lord of hosts.E per voi sgriderò i divoratori, e non guasteranno i frutti de' vostri terreni, e non sarà vigna sterile nelle campagne, dice il Signore degli eserciti.and I wil rebuke for you the deuourer, and he shal not corrupt the fruite of your land: neither shal the vine in the filde be barren, sayth the Lord of hosts.et increpabo pro vobis devorantem, et non corrumpet fructum terræ vestræ, nec erit sterilis vinea in agro, dicit Dominus exercituum. 12And all nations shall call you blessed: for you shall be a delightful land, saith the Lord of hosts.E beati vi chiameranno tutte le genti; perocché il vostro sarà un paese invidiabile, dice il Signore degli eserciti.And al Nations shal cal you blessed: for you shal be a land worthie to be desired, sayth the Lord of hosts.Et beatos vos dicent omnes gentes: eritis enim vos terra desiderabilis, dicit Dominus exercituum. 13Your words have been unsufferable to me, saith the Lord.I vostri discorsi contro di me hanno preso forza, dice il Signore.Your wordes haue bene forcible vpon me, sayth the Lord.Invaluerunt super me verba vestra, dicit Dominus. 14And you have said: What have we spoken against thee? You have said: He laboureth in vain that serveth God, and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinances, and that we have walked sorrowful before the Lord of hosts?E voi dite: Che abbiam noi detto contro di te? Voi avete detto: Invano si serve a Dio: E di qual vantaggio è per noi l'avere osservati i suoi comandamenti, e l'aver battute maninconiosamente le vie del Signore degli eserciti?And you sayd: What haue we spoken against thee? You haue sayd: He is vayne that serueth God, and what profite is it that we haue kept his precepts, and that we haue walked sorowful before the Lord of host?Et dixistis: Quid locuti sumus contra te ? Dixistis: Vanus est qui servit Deo: et quod emolumentum quia custodivimus præcepta ejus, et quia ambulavimus tristes coram Domino exercituum ?

15Wherefore now we call the proud people happy, for they that work wickedness are built up, and they have tempted God and are preserved.Dunque adesso noi direm beati i superbi, perchè fanno fortuna vivendo da empj: e tentano Dio, e si salvano.Therfore now we cal the arrogant blessed, for they that doe impietie are builded, and they haue tempted God and are made safe.Ergo nunc beatos dicimus arrogantes: siquidem ædificati sunt facientes impietatem, et tentaverunt Deum, et salvi facti sunt. 16Then they that feared the Lord, spoke every one with his neighbour: and the Lord gave ear, and heard it: and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that fear the Lord, and think on his name.Allora quelli, che temon Dio, se la discorrevano ciascuno col suo vicino. Ma il Signore vi pose mente, e ascoltò: e fu scritto dinanzi a lui un libro di ricordanza per quelli, che temono il Signore, e hanno in cuore il suo nome.Then spake they that feared our Lord, euerie one with his neighbour: and our Lord attended, and heard: and a booke of monument was writen before him for them that feare our Lord, and thinke on his name.Tunc locuti sunt timentes Dominum, unusquisque cum proximo suo: et attendit Dominus, et audivit, et scriptus est liber monumenti coram eo timentibus Dominum, et cogitantibus nomen ejus. 17And they shall be my special possession, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I do judgment: and I will spare them, as a man spareth his son that serveth him.Ed eglino (dice il Signor degli eserciti) in quel giorno, nel quale io agirò, saranno mio popolo, ed io sarò benigno con essi, come un uomo è benigno verso di un figliuolo, che lo serve.And they shal be to me, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I doe to my peculiat and I wil spare them, as a man spareth his sonne seruing him.Et erunt mihi, ait Dominus exercituum, in die qua ego facio, in peculium: et parcam eis, sicut parcit vir filio suo servienti sibi. 18And you shall return, and shall see the difference between the just and the wicked: and between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.E voi cambierete sentenza, e conoscerete qual sia distanza trai giusto, e l'empio; e tra chi serve a Dio, e chi noi serve.And you shal conuert, and shal see what is betwen the iust, and the impious: and betwen him that serueth God, and serueth him not.Et convertemini, et videbitis quid sit inter justum et impium, et inter servientem Deo et non servientem ei.