MAL 3:10 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Bring the full tenth into the temple storeroom, so that there’ll be food in my house for the temple workers,” says army-commander Yahweh. “In fact, you all can test me by doing that and see if I don’t open the windows of heaven for you all and pour out an overflowing blessing for you.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τὸ ἔτος συνετελέσθη, καὶ εἰσηνέγκατε πάντα τὰ ἐκφόρια εἰς τοὺς θησαυροὺς, καὶ ἔσται ἡ διαρπαγὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ· ἐπιστρέψατε δὴ ἐν τούτῳ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ· ἐὰν μὴ ἀνοίξω ὑμῖν τοὺς καταῤῥάκτας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐκχεῶ τὴν εὐλογίαν μου ὑμῖν, ἕως τοῦ ἱκανωθῆναι·
(To etos sunetelesthaʸ, kai eisaʸnegkate panta ta ekforia eis tous thaʸsaurous, kai estai haʸ diarpagaʸ autou en tōi oikōi autou; epistrepsate daʸ en toutōi, legei Kurios pantokratōr; ean maʸ anoixō humin tous kataɽɽaktas tou ouranou, kai ekⱪeō taʸn eulogian mou humin, heōs tou hikanōthaʸnai; )

BrTr The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the [fn]torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.

3:10 Or, windows, see Gen 7. 11, there rendered 'flood-gates.'

ULT Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I do not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing for you, until there is no more need.

UST Now bring all the tithes to the storerooms of the temple, in order that there may be enough food for the people who serve me there. If you do that, I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, promise that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out from them blessings on you. If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me to see if I am telling the truth.

BSB Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.[fn]

3:10 Literally blessing for which there will be no room

OEB ‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there is food in my house. Test me in this way. See if I will not open to you the windows of the sky, and pour you out a blessing, until there is more than enough.

CSB Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the LORD of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.

NLT Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

NIV Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

CEV I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I challenge you to put me to the test. Bring the entire ten percent into the storehouse, so there will be food in my house. Then I will open the windows of heaven and flood you with blessing after blessing.

ESV Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

NASB “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.

LSB Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and empty out for you a blessing until it is beyond enough.

WEBBE Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.

WMBB Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Hosts, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.

MSG ^(8-11)“Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.” The Message of God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

NET “Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all.

LSV Bring in all the tithe to the treasure-house,
And there is food in My house; When you have tried Me, now, with this,” said YHWH of Hosts,
“Do I not open the windows of the heavens to you? Indeed, I have emptied on you a blessing until there is no space.

FBV Bring the full tithe into the storehouse so that there will be food in my Temple. Put me to the test in this, says the Lord Almighty, and I will open the windows of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you won't have enough room for it.

T4T Now bring all the tithes to the storage rooms in the temple, in order that there will be enough food for the people who serve me there. If you do that, I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise that I will open the windows of heaven, and pour out from them blessings on you. If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me to see if I am telling the truth.

LEB Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse,[fn] so that there will be food in my house, and test me please in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour forth for you an overflowing blessing.[fn]

3:10 Hebrew “the house of the treasure”

3:10 Literally, “a blessing up to not enough”

NRSV Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.

NKJV Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

NAB Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, That there may be food in my house. Put me to the test, says the
d LORD
d* of hosts, And see if I do not open the floodgates of heaven for you, and pour down upon you blessing without measure!

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.

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JPS Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in My house, and try 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 be more than sufficiency.

ASV Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah 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.

DRA Bring 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.

YLT Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Drby Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.

RV Bring ye the whole tithe 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.

Wbstr Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, 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 .

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(Bring ye/you_all all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith/says 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. )

3.10 pour…: Heb. empty out

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meate in mine house, & proue me now herewith, saith the LORD of hostes, if I will not open you the windowes of heauen, and powre you out a blessing, that there shall not be roome enough to receiue it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

3:10 Gen.7.11

3:10 Heb. emptie out.

Bshps Bryng euery tythe into the store house, that there may be meate in myne house, and prooue me withal, saith the Lorde of hoastes: if I wyl not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessing without measure.
(Bring every tithe into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me withal, saith/says the Lord of hosts: if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and poure you out a blessing without measure.)

Gnva Bring ye all the tythes into the storehouse that there may be meate in mine House, and proue me nowe herewith, sayeth the Lord of hostes, if I will not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and powre you out a blessing without measure.
(Bring ye/you_all all the tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat in mine House, and prove me now herewith, sayeth the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing without measure. )

Cvdl Brynge euery Tythe in to my barne, yt there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the LORDE of hoostes) yf I wil not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessinge with plenteousnesse.
(Bring every Tythe in to my barne, it there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withall (sayeth the LORD of hoostes) if I will not open the wyndowes of heaven unto you, and poure you out a blessinge with plenteousnesse.)

Wycl Brynge ye yn ech tithe in to my berne, that mete be in myn hous, and preue ye me on this thing, seith the Lord, if Y schal not opene to you the goteris of heuene, and schal schede out to you blessyng, til to aboundaunce.
(Bring ye/you_all yn each tithe in to my berne, that meet be in mine house, and prove ye/you_all me on this thing, saith/says the Lord, if I shall not opene to you the goteris of heaven, and shall schede out to you blessing, till to aboundaunce.)

Luth Bringet aber die Zehnten ganz in mein Kornhaus, auf daß in meinem Hause Speise sei; und prüfet mich hierin, spricht der HErr Zebaoth, ob ich euch nicht des Himmels Fenster auftun werde und Segen herabschütten die Fülle.
(Bringet but the tithe/tenth all in my Kornhaus, on that in my house food sei; and prüfet me hierin, says the/of_the LORD Zebaoth, ob I you not the heavens Fenster auftun become and blessing herabschütten the Fülle.)

ClVg 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:
(Inferte omnem decimam in horreum, and let_it_be cibus in at_home mea: and probate me over hoc, dicit Master: when/but_if not/no aperuero to_you cataractas cæli, and effudero to_you benedictionem until to abundantiam: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֵּ֣ית הָ⁠אוֹצָ֗ר

house_of the,storage

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of treasure, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the temple treasury”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

טֶ֨רֶף֙ בְּ⁠בֵיתִ֔⁠י

food in/on/at/with,house,my

Yahweh is speaking of the temple as if it were his house. Alternate translation: “provision for the priests who serve in my temple”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִם לֹ֧א אֶפְתַּ֣ח לָ⁠כֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ⁠הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י לָ⁠כֶ֛ם בְּרָכָ֖ה

if not open to/for=you_all DOM windows the=heavens and,pour_out to/for=you_all blessing

Yahweh is speaking of giving blessings as if he were opening windows in the sky and pouring them out. Alternate translation: “if I will not give you abundant blessings”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּרָכָ֖ה

blessing

Yahweh assumes that the people will understand that by a blessing he means abundant crops. You could say that explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “abundant crops”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַד בְּלִי דָֽי

until without measure

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sufficiency, you could express the same idea in another way. Yahweh is not saying that there will not be sufficient crops; he means that there will be so many crops that the storehouses of the Judeans will not be sufficient to contain them. Alternate translation: “until you no longer have sufficient room to contain it”

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