He aquí, yo envío a mi mensajero¹, y él preparará² el camino delante de mí^a. Y vendrá de repente a su templo el Señor a quien vosotros buscáis^b; y el mensajero^3c del pacto en quien vosotros os complacéis^d, he aquí, viene—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. 2 ¿Pero quién podrá soportar el día de su venida? ¿Y quién podrá mantenerse en pie cuando Él aparezca^a? Porque Él es como fuego^b de fundidor y como jabón de lavanderos. 3 Y Él se sentará como fundidor y purificador de plata, y purificará^a a los hijos de Leví y los acrisolará como a oro y como a plata, y serán los que presenten ofrendas¹ en justicia al SEÑOR^b. 4 Entonces será grata al SEÑOR la ofrenda¹ de Judá y de Jerusalén^a, como en los días de antaño y como en los años pasados^b. 5 Y me acercaré a vosotros para el juicio, y seré un testigo veloz contra los hechiceros^a, contra los adúlteros^b, contra los que juran en falso^c y contra los que oprimen al jornalero en su salario^d, a la viuda y al huérfano^e, contra los que niegan el derecho del extranjero¹ y los que no me temen²—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. 6 Porque yo, el¹ SEÑOR, no cambio; por eso vosotros, oh hijos de Jacob, no habéis sido consumidos^2a.

7 Desde los días de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis estatutos y no los habéis guardado^a. Volved a mí y yo volveré a vosotros—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos^b. Pero decís: «¿Cómo hemos de volver?». 8 ¿Robará¹ el hombre a Dios? Pues vosotros me estáis robando. Pero decís: «¿En qué te hemos robado?». En los diezmos y en las ofrendas^2a. 9 Con maldición estáis malditos^a, porque vosotros, la nación entera, me estáis robando¹. 10 Traed todo el diezmo^a al alfolí¹, para que haya alimento² en mi casa; y ponedme ahora a prueba en esto—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos—si no os abriré las ventanas del cielo^b, y derramaré para vosotros bendición^c hasta que sobreabunde^3d. 11 Por vosotros reprenderé al devorador, para que no os destruya los frutos del suelo^a; ni vuestra vid en el campo será estéril—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. 12 Y todas las naciones os llamarán bienaventurados^a, porque seréis una tierra de delicias^b—dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

13 Vuestras palabras han sido duras contra mí—dice el SEÑOR—. Pero decís: «¿Qué hemos hablado contra ti?». 14 Habéis dicho: «En vano es servir a Dios^a. ¿Qué provecho hay en que guardemos sus ordenanzas y en que andemos de duelo delante del SEÑOR^b de los ejércitos? 15 Por eso ahora llamamos bienaventurados a los soberbios^a. Nosolo prosperan los que hacen el mal^b, sino que también ponen a prueba a Dios y escapan impunes».

16 Entonces los que temían¹ al SEÑOR se hablaron unos a otros, y el SEÑOR prestó atención^a y escuchó, y fue escrito delante de Él un libro^b memorial para los que temen² al SEÑOR y para los que estiman³ su nombre. 17 Y ellos serán míos—dice el SEÑOR^a de los ejércitos—el día en que yo prepare^1b mi tesoro especial^2c, y los perdonaré³ como un hombre perdona al⁴ hijo^d que le sirve. 18 Entonces volveréis a distinguir entre el justo y el impío^a, entre el que sirve a Dios y el que no le sirve.

“^aBehold, I am sending ^bMy ¹messenger, and he will ^cclear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; ²and the ^3dmessenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of armies. 2 “But who can ^aendure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a ^brefiner’s fire, and like launderer’s soap. 3 And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will ^apurify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may ^bpresent to the LORD ¹offerings in righteousness. 4 Then the ¹offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be ^apleasing to the LORD as in the ^bdays of old, and as in former years.

5 “Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^asorcerers, the ^badulterers, against those who ^cswear falsely, those who ¹oppress the ^dwage earner in his wages or the ^ewidow or the ²orphan, and those who turn away the ^fstranger from justice and do not ³fear Me,” says the LORD of armies. 6 “For ¹I, the LORD, ^ado not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.

7 “From the ^adays of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. ^bReturn to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

8 “Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In ^atithes and ¹offerings. 9 You are ^acursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation of you! 10 ^aBring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the LORD of armies, “if I do not ^bopen for you the windows of heaven and ^cpour out for you a blessing until ^1dit overflows. 11 Then I will rebuke the ^adevourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground; nor will the vine in the field prove fruitless to you,” says the LORD of armies. 12 “^aAll the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a ^bdelightful land,” says the LORD of armies.

13 “Your words have been ¹arrogant against Me,” says the LORD. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is ^apointless to serve God; and what ^bbenefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the LORD of armies? 15 So now we ^acall the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and ^bescape punishment.’”

16 Then those who ¹feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD ^alistened attentively and heard it, and a ^bbook of remembrance was written before Him for those who ²fear the LORD and esteem His name. 17 “And they will be ^aMine,” says the LORD of armies, “on the ^bday that I ¹prepare My ^cown possession, and I will have compassion for them just as a man ^dhas compassion for his own son who serves him.” 18 So you will again ^adistinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

“^aBehold, I am going to send ^bMy ¹messenger, and he will ^2cclear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; ³and the ^4dmessenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of hosts. 2 “But who can ^aendure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a ^brefiner’s fire and like ¹fullers’ soap. 3 He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will ^apurify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may ^bpresent to the LORD ¹offerings in righteousness. 4 Then the ¹offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be ^apleasing to the LORD as in the ^bdays of old and as in former years.

5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^asorcerers and against the ^badulterers and against those who ^cswear falsely, and against those who oppress the ^dwage earner in his wages, the ^ewidow and the ¹orphan, and those who turn aside the ^2falien and do not ³fear Me,” says the LORD of hosts. 6 “For ¹I, the LORD, ^ado not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, ²are not consumed.

7 “From the ^adays of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. ^bReturn to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

8 “Will a man ¹rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In ^atithes and ²offerings. 9 You are ^acursed with a curse, for you are ¹robbing Me, the whole nation of you! 10 ^aBring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be ¹food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not ^bopen for you the windows of heaven and ^cpour out for you a blessing until ^2dit overflows. 11 Then I will rebuke the ^adevourer for you, so that it will not ¹destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the LORD of hosts. 12 “^aAll the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a ^bdelightful land,” says the LORD of hosts.

13 “Your words have been ¹arrogant against Me,” says the LORD. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is ^avain to serve God; and what ^bprofit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the LORD of hosts? 15 So now we ^acall the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and ^bescape.’”

16 Then those who ¹feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD ^agave attention and heard it, and a ^bbook of remembrance was written before Him for those who ²fear the LORD and who esteem His name. 17 “They will be ^aMine,” says the LORD of hosts, “on the ^bday that I ¹prepare My ^2cown possession, and I will ³spare them as a man ^4dspares his own son who serves him.” 18 So you will again ^adistinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.