MAL 3:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX καὶ τίς ὑπομενεῖ ἡμέραν εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ; ἢ τίς ὑποστήσεται ἐν τῇ ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ; διότι αὐτὸς εἰσπορεύεται ὡς πῦρ χωνευτηρίου, καὶ ὡς ποὶα πλυνόντων.
(kai tis hupomenei haʸmeran eisodou autou; aʸ tis hupostaʸsetai en taʸ optasia autou; dioti autos eisporeuetai hōs pur ⱪōneutaʸriou, kai hōs poia plunontōn. )

BrTr And who will [fn]abide the day of his coming? or who will withstand at his appearing? for he is coming in as the fire of a furnace and as the herb of [fn]fullers.

ULT But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like the fire of the refiner and like the soap of the fullers.

UST And none of you will be able to stop Yahweh from judging you. For he will declare no one innocent when he comes. He will act like a fire that burns hot enough to refine precious metals. He will act as the strong soap that laundrymen use to clean clothing.

BSB § But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

OEB But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand firm when he appears? He is like a refiner’s fire, and like a launderer’s soap,

WEBBE “But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap;

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(2-4)But who will be able to stand up to that coming? Who can survive his appearance?
He’ll be like white-hot fire from the smelter’s furnace. He’ll be like the strongest lye soap at the laundry. He’ll take his place as a refiner of silver, as a cleanser of dirty clothes. He’ll scrub the Levite priests clean, refine them like gold and silver, until they’re fit for God, fit to present offerings of righteousness. Then, and only then, will Judah and Jerusalem be fit and pleasing to God, as they used to be in the years long ago.
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NET Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

LSV “And who is bearing the day of His coming? And who is standing in His appearing? For He [is] as fire of a refiner,
And as soap of a fuller.

FBV Who can survive the day when he comes? Who can stand before him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing furnace that refines metal, or like the strong alkali that cleanses stains.

T4T But will anyone [RHQ] be able to survive when he comes? Will anyone [RHQ] be able to remain standing in front of him? Certainly not, because he will be like [SIM] a blazing fire that refines/purifies metal/gold. He will be like [SIM] a very strong soap that bleaches clothes.

LEB And who can endure the day of his coming? And who is the one who can stand when he appears?[fn] For he is like a refiner’s fire, like launderers’ alkali.[fn]

3:2 Literally “at his appearing”

3:2 Or “lye,” or “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.

Moff No Moff MAL book available

JPS 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;

ASV But who can 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:

DRA And 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:

YLT And who is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he [is] as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller.

Drby But who shall endure the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he will be like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' lye.

RV 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:

Wbstr 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 fuller's soap.

KJB-1769 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:

KJB-1611 But who may abide the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers sope.
(But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers sope.)

Bshps But who may abyde the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is lyke a purging fire, and lyke fullers sope.
(But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a purging fire, and like fullers sope.)

Gnva But who may abide the day of his comming? and who shall endure, when he appeareth? for he is like a purging fire, and like fullers sope.
(But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall endure, when he appeareth? for he is like a purging fire, and like fullers sope. )

Cvdl But who maye abyde the daye of his commynge? Who shalbe able to endure, when he appeareth? For he is like a goldsmythes fyre, ad like wasshers sope.
(But who may abide the day of his coming? Who shall be able to endure, when he appeareth? For he is like a goldsmythes fire, ad like wasshers sope.)

Wycl and who schal mowe thenke the dai of his comyng? and who schal stonde for to se hym? For he schal be as fier wellynge togidere, and as erbe of fulleris;
(and who shall more thenke the day of his commong? and who shall stand for to see him? For he shall be as fire wellynge together, and as erbe of fulleris;)

Luth Wer wird aber den Tag seiner Zukunft erleiden mögen, und wer wird bestehen, wenn er wird erscheinen? Denn er ist wie das Feuer eines Goldschmieds und wie die Seife der Wäscher.
(Who becomes but the Tag his Zukunft erleiden mögen, and who becomes bestehen, when he becomes erscheinen? Because he is like the fire one Goldschmieds and like the Seife the/of_the Wäscher.)

ClVg Et quis poterit cogitare diem adventus ejus, et quis stabit ad videndum eum? ipse enim quasi ignis conflans, et quasi herba fullonum:
(And who/any poterit cogitare diem adventus his, and who/any stabit to videndum him? exactly_that/himself because as_if ignis conflans, and as_if herba fullonum: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּ⁠מִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מִ֥י הָ⁠עֹמֵ֖ד בְּ⁠הֵרָֽאוֹת֑⁠וֹ כִּֽי הוּא֙ כְּ⁠אֵ֣שׁ מְצָרֵ֔ף וּ⁠כְ⁠בֹרִ֖ית מְכַבְּסִֽים

and,who endure DOM day coming,his and,who the,stand in/on/at/with,appears,he that/for/because/then/when he/it like,fire refiner's and,like,soap fullers'

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “He will be like the fire of a refiner and like the soap of launderers. So who will be able to endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears?”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וּ⁠מִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מִ֥י הָ⁠עֹמֵ֖ד בְּ⁠הֵרָֽאוֹת֑⁠וֹ

and,who endure DOM day coming,his and,who the,stand in/on/at/with,appears,he

Yahweh is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “No one will be able to endure the day of his coming! No one will be able to stand when he appears!”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וּ⁠מִ֤י מְכַלְכֵּל֙ אֶת י֣וֹם בּוֹא֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מִ֥י הָ⁠עֹמֵ֖ד בְּ⁠הֵרָֽאוֹת֑⁠וֹ

and,who endure DOM day coming,his and,who the,stand in/on/at/with,appears,he

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. It may be clearer in your language to connect the phrases with a word other than "and" in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “No one will be able to endure the day of his coming! Indeed, no one will be able to stand when he appears!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָ⁠עֹמֵ֖ד

the,stand

Yahweh is using the image of standing to speak of a person being declared innocent. The idea is that if he were declared guilty, that would be like a weight too heavy for the person to carry, and the person would sink down under it. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will be declared innocent”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הוּא֙ כְּ⁠אֵ֣שׁ מְצָרֵ֔ף וּ⁠כְ⁠בֹרִ֖ית מְכַבְּסִֽים

he/it like,fire refiner's and,like,soap fullers'

The point of this comparison is that just as fire refines metal and soap cleans clothes, so the messenger will purify the people, that is, he will help them forsake the sins they have been committing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “just as fire refines metal and soap cleans clothes, he will purify people by helping them stop sinning”

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