Maleakhi 3:15-16

3:15 So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. ¹  In fact, those who challenge ²  God escape!’”

3:16 Then those who respected ³  the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. ⁴  A scroll ⁵  was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

[3:15]  ¹ tn Heb “built up” (so NASB); NIV, NRSV “prosper”; NLT “get rich.”

[3:15]  ² tn Or “test”; NRSV, CEV “put God to the test.”

[3:16]  ³ tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”

[3:16]  ⁵ sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the Lord keeps an ongoing record of the names of all the redeemed (see Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Rev 20:12-15).