unfoldingWord_en_tn/mal/03/01.md

# General Information:

Yahweh begins speaking again to the people of Israel in verse 1, but the prophet Malachi begins speaking in verse 2.

# See

"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"

# he will prepare the way before me

Here getting people ready to welcome Yahweh is spoken of as if a road were being cleared for Yahweh to travel on. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Then the Lord, whom you seek ... The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight

Some modern versions translate this in a way that implies that these two expressions refer to the same person. Other modern versions leave this matter ambiguous. We recommend that translations leave this matter ambiguous, as the ULT and UST do.

# The messenger of the covenant

Almost all versions leave ambiguous the sense of this expression. But translators may need to make explicit the relationship between "messenger" and "the covenant." The UST presents "the messenger" as one promised by the covenant that Yahweh had with Israel. Another choice is to present the messenger as a person who will either confirm that covenant or announce a new covenant.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh begins speaking again to the people of Israel in verse 1, but the prophet Malachi begins speaking in verse 2.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# See`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Look" or "Listen" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he will prepare the way before me`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here getting people ready to welcome Yahweh is spoken of as if a road were being cleared for Yahweh to travel on. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Then the Lord, whom you seek ... The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight`
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Updated ULB and UDB titles 2018-04-23 19:50:49 +00:00			`Some modern versions translate this in a way that implies that these two expressions refer to the same person. Other modern versions leave this matter ambiguous. We recommend that translations leave this matter ambiguous, as the ULT and UST do.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The messenger of the covenant`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Updated ULB and UDB titles 2018-04-23 19:50:49 +00:00			`Almost all versions leave ambiguous the sense of this expression. But translators may need to make explicit the relationship between "messenger" and "the covenant." The UST presents "the messenger" as one promised by the covenant that Yahweh had with Israel. Another choice is to present the messenger as a person who will either confirm that covenant or announce a new covenant.`
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