3:1 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 我 要 差 遣 我 的 使 者 ， 在 我 前 面 预 备 道 路 。 你 们 所 寻 求 的 主 ， 必 忽 然 进 入 他 的 殿 。 立 约 的 使 者 ， 就 是 你 们 所 仰 慕 的 ， 快 要 来 到 。

[kjv] behold, i will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the lord of hosts.

[bbe] see, i am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the lord of armies.

3:2 [hgb] 他 来 的 日 子 ， 谁 能 当 得 起 呢 ？ 他 显 现 的 时 候 ， 谁 能 立 得 住 呢 ？ 因 为 他 如 炼 金 之 人 的 火 ， 如 漂 布 之 人 的 碱 。

[kjv] but who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

[bbe] but by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

3:3 [hgb] 他 必 坐 下 如 炼 净 银 子 的 ， 必 洁 净 利 未 人 ， 熬 炼 他 们 像 金 银 一 样 。 他 们 就 凭 公 义 献 供 物 给 耶 和 华 。

[kjv] and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the lord an offering in righteousness.

[bbe] he will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the lord in righteousness.

3:4 [hgb] 那 时 ， 犹 大 和 耶 路 撒 冷 所 献 的 供 物 ， 必 蒙 耶 和 华 悦 纳 ， 仿 佛 古 时 之 日 ， 上 古 之 年 。

[kjv] then shall the offering of judah and jerusalem be pleasant unto the lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

[bbe] then the offering of judah and jerusalem will be pleasing to the lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

3:5 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 我 必 临 近 你 们 ， 施 行 审 判 。 我 必 速 速 作 见 证 ， 警 戒 行 邪 术 的 ， 犯 奸 淫 的 ， 起 假 誓 的 ， 亏 负 人 之 工 价 的 ， 欺 压 寡 妇 孤 儿 的 ， 屈 枉 寄 居 的 ， 和 不 敬 畏 我 的 。

[kjv] and i will come near to you to judgment; and i will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the lord of hosts.

[bbe] and i will come near to you for judging; i will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the lord of armies.

3:6 [hgb] 因 我 耶 和 华 是 不 改 变 的 ， 所 以 你 们 雅 各 之 子 没 有 灭 亡 。

[kjv] for i am the lord, i change not; therefore ye sons of jacob are not consumed.

[bbe] for i am the lord, i am unchanged; and so you, o sons of jacob, have not been cut off.

3:7 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 从 你 们 列 祖 的 日 子 以 来 ， 你 们 常 常 偏 离 我 的 典 章 ， 而 不 遵 守 。 现 在 你 们 要 转 向 我 ， 我 就 转 向 你 们 。 你 们 却 问 说 。 我 们 如 何 才 是 转 向 呢 ？

[kjv] even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. return unto me, and i will return unto you, saith the lord of hosts. but ye said, wherein shall we return?

[bbe] from the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. come back to me, and i will come back to you, says the lord of armies. but you say, how are we to come back?

3:8 [hgb] 人 岂 可 夺 取 神 之 物 呢 ？ 你 们 竟 夺 取 我 的 供 物 ， 你 们 却 说 ， 我 们 在 何 事 上 夺 取 你 的 供 物 呢 ？ 就 是 你 们 在 当 纳 的 十 分 之 一 ， 和 当 献 的 供 物 上 。

[kjv] will a man rob god? yet ye have robbed me. but ye say, wherein have we robbed thee? in tithes and offerings.

[bbe] will a man keep back from god what is right? but you have kept back what is mine. but you say, what have we kept back from you? tenths and offerings.

3:9 [hgb] 因 你 们 通 国 的 人 ， 都 夺 取 我 的 供 物 ， 咒 诅 就 临 到 你 们 身 上 。

[kjv] ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

[bbe] you are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.

3:10 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 你 们 要 将 当 纳 的 十 分 之 一 ， 全 然 送 入 仓 库 ， 使 我 家 有 粮 ， 以 此 试 试 我 ， 是 否 为 你 们 敞 开 天 上 的 窗 户 ， 倾 福 与 你 们 ， 甚 至 无 处 可 容 。

[kjv] bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the lord of hosts, if i will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

[bbe] let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the lord of armies, and see if i do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.

3:11 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 我 必 为 你 们 斥 责 蝗 虫 （ 蝗 虫 原 文 作 吞 噬 者 ） ， 不 容 它 毁 坏 你 们 的 土 产 。 你 们 田 间 的 葡 萄 树 在 未 熟 之 先 ， 也 不 掉 果 子 。

[kjv] and i will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the lord of hosts.

[bbe] and on your account i will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the lord of armies

3:12 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 万 国 必 称 你 们 为 有 福 的 ， 因 你 们 的 地 必 成 为 喜 乐 之 地 。

[kjv] and all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the lord of hosts.

[bbe] and you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the lord of armies.

3:13 [hgb] 耶 和 华 说 ， 你 们 用 话 顶 撞 我 ， 你 们 还 说 ， 我 们 用 什 么 话 顶 撞 了 你 呢 ？

[kjv] your words have been stout against me, saith the lord. yet ye say, what have we spoken so much against thee?

[bbe] your words have been strong against me, says the lord. and still you say, what have we said against you?

3:14 [hgb] 你 们 说 ， 事 奉 神 是 徒 然 的 ， 遵 守 神 所 吩 咐 的 ， 在 万 军 之 耶 和 华 面 前 苦 苦 斋 戒 ， 有 什 么 益 处 呢 ？

[kjv] ye have said, it is vain to serve god: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the lord of hosts?

[bbe] you have said, it is no use worshipping god: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the lord of armies?

3:15 [hgb] 如 今 我 们 称 狂 傲 的 人 为 有 福 。 并 且 行 恶 的 人 得 建 立 。 他 们 虽 然 试 探 神 ， 却 得 脱 离 灾 难 。

[kjv] and now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt god are even delivered.

[bbe] and now to us the men of pride seem happy; yes, the evil-doers are doing well; they put god to the test and are safe.

3:16 [hgb] 那 时 ， 敬 畏 耶 和 华 的 彼 此 谈 论 。 耶 和 华 侧 耳 而 听 ， 且 有 纪 念 册 在 他 面 前 ， 记 录 那 敬 畏 耶 和 华 ， 思 念 他 名 的 人 。

[kjv] then they that feared the lord spake often one to another: and the lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the lord, and that thought upon his name.

[bbe] then those in whom was the fear of the lord had talk together: and the lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the lord and gave thought to his name.

3:17 [hgb] 万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 在 我 所 定 的 日 子 ， 他 们 必 属 我 ， 特 特 归 我 ， 我 必 怜 恤 他 们 ， 如 同 人 怜 恤 服 事 自 己 的 儿 子 。

[kjv] and they shall be mine, saith the lord of hosts, in that day when i make up my jewels; and i will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

[bbe] and they will be mine, says the lord, in the day when i make them my special property; and i will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

3:18 [hgb] 那 时 ， 你 们 必 归 回 ， 将 善 人 和 恶 人 。 事 奉 神 的 和 不 事 奉 神 的 ， 分 别 出 来 。

[kjv] then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth god and him that serveth him not.

[bbe] then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of god from him who is not.