Maleakhi 3:14-15
Konteks3:14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped 1 by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord who rules over all? 2 3:15 So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. 3 In fact, those who challenge 4 God escape!’”
Maleakhi 3:18
Konteks3:18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between 5 the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
[3:14] 1 tn Heb “What [is the] profit”; NIV “What did we gain.”
[3:14] 2 sn The people’s public display of self-effacing piety has gone unrewarded by the
[3:15] 3 tn Heb “built up” (so NASB); NIV, NRSV “prosper”; NLT “get rich.”
[3:15] 4 tn Or “test”; NRSV, CEV “put God to the test.”
[3:18] 5 tn Heb “you will see between.” Cf. NRSV, TEV, NLT “see the difference.”