Malachi 4 – NIRV & CCBT

New International Reader’s Version

Malachi 4:1-6

The Day of the Lord Is Coming

1“You can be sure the day of the Lord is coming. My anger will burn like a furnace. All those who are proud will be like straw. So will all those who do what is evil. The day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord who rules over all. “Not even a root or a branch will be left to them. 2But here is what will happen for you who have respect for me. The sun that brings life will rise. Its rays will bring healing to my people. You will go out and leap for joy like calves that have just been fed. 3Then you will stomp on sinful people. They will be like ashes under your feet. That will happen on the day I judge,” says the Lord.

4“Remember the law my servant Moses gave you. Remember the rules and laws I gave him at Mount Horeb. They were for the whole nation of Israel.

5“I will send the prophet Elijah to you. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day. 6Elijah will bring peace between parents and their children. He will also bring peace between children and their parents. If that does not happen, I will come. And I will completely destroy the land.”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

瑪拉基書 4:1-6

耶和華的日子

1「萬軍之耶和華說,『那日要來臨了,就像燒紅的火爐,所有狂妄自大、作惡多端的人都要像碎稭一樣被火燒盡,連根帶枝,蕩然無存。 2但必有公義的太陽為你們這些敬畏我名的人升起,它的光芒有醫治的能力。你們必像欄中出來的牛犢一樣歡欣跳躍。 3到我所定的日子,你們必踐踏惡人,他們必成為你們腳下的塵土。』這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

4「你們要記住我僕人摩西的律法,就是我在何烈山藉著他傳給以色列人的律例和典章。

5「看啊,在耶和華那偉大而可畏的日子來臨以前,我必差遣以利亞先知到你們那裡。 6他必使父親的心轉向兒女,兒女的心轉向父親,免得我來用咒詛毀滅這地方。」