¹وحي كلمة الرب لاسرائيل عن يد ملاخي

¹An oracle: the word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. to Israel by Malachi.

²احببتكم قال الرب. وقلتم بم احببتنا. أليس عيسو اخا ليعقوب يقول الرب واحببت يعقوب

²“I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;

³وابغضت عيسو وجعلت جباله خرابا وميراثه لذئاب البرية.

³but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”

⁴لان ادوم قال قد هدمنا فنعود ونبني الخرب. هكذا قال رب الجنود هم يبنون وانا اهدم ويدعونهم تخوم الشر والشعب الذي غضب عليه الرب الى الابد.

⁴Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places”; thus says Yahweh of Armies, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever.”

⁵فترى اعينكم وتقولون ليتعظم الرب من عند تخم اسرائيل

⁵Your eyes will see, and you will say, “Yahweh is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”

⁶الابن يكرم اباه والعبد يكرم سيده. فان كنت انا ابا فاين كرامتي وان كنت سيدا فاين هيبتي قال لكم رب الجنود ايها الكهنة المحتقرون اسمي. وتقولون بما احتقرنا اسمك.

⁶“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

⁷تقربون خبزا نجسا على مذبحي. وتقولون بم نجّسناك. بقولكم ان مائدة الرب محتقرة.

⁷You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table contemptible.’

⁸وان قربتم الاعمى ذبيحة أفليس ذلك شرا وان قربتم الاعرج والسقيم أفليس ذلك شرا. قرّبه لواليك أفيرضى عليك او يرفع وجهك قال رب الجنود.

⁸When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says Yahweh of Armies.

⁹والآن ترضّوا وجه الله فيتراءف علينا. هذه كانت من يدكم. هل يرفع وجهكم قال رب الجنود

⁹“Now, please entreat the favor of God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?” says Yahweh of Armies.

¹⁰من فيكم يغلق الباب بل لا توقدون على مذبحي مجانا. ليست لي مسرّة بكم قال رب الجنود ولا اقبل تقدمة من يدكم.

¹⁰“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

¹¹لانه من مشرق الشمس الى مغربها اسمي عظيم بين الامم وفي كل مكان يقرب لاسمي بخور وتقدمة طاهرة لان اسمي عظيم بين الامم قال رب الجنود.

¹¹For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.

¹²اما انتم فمنجسوه بقولكم ان مائدة الرب تنجّست وثمرتها محتقر طعامها.

¹²“But you profane it, in that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’

¹³وقلتم ما هذه المشقّة وتأففتم عليه قال رب الجنود وجئتم بالمغتصب والاعرج والسقيم فاتيتم بالتقدمة. فهل اقبلها من يدكم قال الرب.

¹³You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ and you have sniffed at it,” says Yahweh of Armies; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says Yahweh.

¹⁴وملعون الماكر الذي يوجد في قطيعه ذكر وينذر ويذبح للسيد عائبا. لاني انا ملك عظيم قال رب الجنود واسمي مهيب بين الامم

¹⁴“But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” a blemished thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”