Malachi 1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
The Lord’s Love for Israel
1 A pronouncement:(A)
The word of the Lord(B) to Israel through(C) Malachi.[a]
2 ‘I have loved you,’(D) says the Lord.
Yet you ask, ‘How have you loved us? ’
‘Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother? ’(E) This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Even so, I loved Jacob, 3 but I hated Esau.(F) I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.’(G)
4 Though Edom says, ‘We have been devastated, but we will rebuild[b] the ruins,’ the Lord of Armies says this: ‘They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country(H) and the people the Lord has cursed[c] for ever.(I) 5 Your own eyes will see this, and you yourselves will say, “The Lord is great, even beyond[d] the borders of Israel.”(J)
Disobedience of the Priests
6 ‘A son honours his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is my honour? And if I am a master, where is your fear of me?(K) says the Lord of Armies to you priests, who despise my name.’
Yet you ask, ‘How have we despised your name? ’
7 ‘By presenting defiled food on my altar.’
‘How have we defiled you? ’ you ask.(L)
When you say, ‘The Lord’s table is contemptible.’(M)
8 ‘When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong?(N) Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favour? ’ asks the Lord of Armies. 9 ‘And now plead for God’s favour. Will he be gracious to us?(O) Since this has come from your hands, will he show any of you favour? ’(P) asks the Lord of Armies. 10 ‘I wish one of you would shut the temple doors,(Q) so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar!(R) I am not pleased with you,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and I will accept(S) no offering from your hands.(T)
11 ‘My name will be great among the nations,(U) from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense[e] and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,’[f] says the Lord of Armies.
12 ‘But you are profaning it(V) when you say, “The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.” 13 You also say, “Look, what a nuisance! ” And you scorn[g] it,’[h](W) says the Lord of Armies. ‘You bring stolen,[i](X) lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands? ’ asks the Lord.
14 ‘The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord.(Y) For I am a great King,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and my name will be feared among the nations.
Malachi 1
King James Version
1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,
3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.
10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.
14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
Malaquías 1
La Biblia de las Américas
El amor de Dios por Israel
1 Profecía [a] de la palabra del Señor(A) a Israel(B) por medio[b] de Malaquías[c].
2 Yo os he amado —dice el Señor(C)—. Pero vosotros decís: ¿En qué nos has amado? ¿No era Esaú hermano de Jacob? —declara el Señor—. Sin embargo, yo amé a Jacob(D), 3 y aborrecí a Esaú, e hice de sus montes desolación, y di su heredad a los chacales del desierto(E). 4 Aunque Edom dice: Hemos sido destruidos(F), pero volveremos y edificaremos[d] las ruinas(G), el Señor de los ejércitos dice así: Ellos edificarán, pero yo destruiré(H). Y los llamarán territorio impío[e] y pueblo contra quien el Señor está indignado[f] para siempre(I). 5 Vuestros ojos lo verán, y vosotros diréis: Sea engrandecido[g](J) el Señor más allá de la frontera[h] de Israel.
Reprensión a los sacerdotes
6 El hijo honra a su padre(K), y el siervo a su señor. Pues si yo soy padre, ¿dónde está mi honor? Y si yo soy señor, ¿dónde está mi temor(L)? —dice el Señor de los ejércitos a vosotros sacerdotes que menospreciáis mi nombre(M)—. Pero vosotros decís: «¿En qué hemos menospreciado tu nombre?». 7 Ofreciendo sobre mi altar(N) pan inmundo(O). Y vosotros decís: «¿En qué te hemos deshonrado?». En que decís: «La mesa del Señor es despreciable(P)». 8 Y cuando presentáis un animal ciego para el sacrificio, ¿no es malo? Y cuando presentáis el cojo y el enfermo(Q), ¿no es malo? ¿Por qué no lo ofreces[i] a tu gobernador(R)? ¿Se agradaría de ti o te recibiría con benignidad? —dice el Señor de los ejércitos. 9 Ahora pues, ¿no pediréis el favor[j] de Dios, para que se apiade de nosotros(S)? Con tal ofrenda de vuestra parte[k](T), ¿os recibirá Él con benignidad? —dice el Señor de los ejércitos. 10 ¡Oh, si hubiera entre[l] vosotros quien cerrara las puertas para que no encendierais mi altar en vano! No me complazco en vosotros(U) —dice el Señor de los ejércitos— ni de vuestra mano aceptaré ofrenda[m](V). 11 Porque desde la salida del sol hasta su puesta, mi nombre será grande entre las naciones(W), y en todo lugar se ofrecerá incienso(X) a mi nombre(Y), y ofrenda pura de cereal; pues grande será mi nombre entre las naciones(Z) —dice el Señor de los ejércitos(AA). 12 Pero vosotros lo profanáis, cuando decís: «La mesa del Señor es inmunda, y su fruto, su alimento despreciable(AB)». 13 También decís: «¡Ay, qué fastidio[n](AC)!». Y con indiferencia lo despreciáis(AD) —dice el Señor de los ejércitos(AE)— y traéis lo robado, o cojo, o enfermo; así traéis la ofrenda[o]. ¿Aceptaré eso de vuestra mano? —dice el Señor(AF). 14 ¡Maldito sea el engañador(AG) que tiene un macho en su rebaño, y lo promete(AH), pero sacrifica un animal dañado al Señor! Porque yo soy el Gran Rey(AI) —dice el Señor de los ejércitos— y mi nombre es temido[p] entre las naciones(AJ).
Footnotes
- Malaquías 1:1 O, Carga
- Malaquías 1:1 Lit., mano
- Malaquías 1:1 O, mi mensajero
- Malaquías 1:4 O, a edificar
- Malaquías 1:4 O, frontera de impiedad
- Malaquías 1:4 O, a quien el Señor ha maldecido
- Malaquías 1:5 O, Será grande
- Malaquías 1:5 O, del territorio
- Malaquías 1:8 Lit., Ofrécelo, por favor
- Malaquías 1:9 Lit., ablandad el rostro
- Malaquías 1:9 Lit., De vuestra mano ha sido esto
- Malaquías 1:10 Lit., también entre
- Malaquías 1:10 U, ofrenda de cereal
- Malaquías 1:13 Lit., He aquí, fatiga
- Malaquías 1:13 U, ofrenda de cereal
- Malaquías 1:14 O, reverenciado
Malachi 1
New King James Version
Polluted Offerings to God
1 The [a]burden of the word of the Lord to Israel [b]by Malachi.
Israel Beloved of God
2 “I(A) have loved you,” says the Lord.
“Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’
Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?”
Says the Lord.
“Yet (B)Jacob I have loved;
3 But Esau I have hated,
And (C)laid waste his mountains and his heritage
For the jackals of the wilderness.”
4 Even though Edom has said,
“We have been impoverished,
But we will return and build the desolate places,”
Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“They may build, but I will (D)throw down;
They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness,
And the people against whom the Lord will have indignation forever.
5 Your eyes shall see,
And you shall say,
(E)‘The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’
Polluted Offerings
6 “A son (F)honors his father,
And a servant his master.
(G)If then I am the Father,
Where is My honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?
Says the Lord of hosts
To you priests who despise My name.
(H)Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
7 “You offer (I)defiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
(J)‘The table of the Lord is [c]contemptible.’
8 And (K)when you offer the blind as a sacrifice,
Is it not evil?
And when you offer the lame and sick,
Is it not evil?
Offer it then to your governor!
Would he be pleased with you?
Would he (L)accept[d] you favorably?”
Says the Lord of hosts.
9 “But now entreat God’s favor,
That He may be gracious to us.
(M)While this is being done by your hands,
Will He accept you favorably?”
Says the Lord of hosts.
10 “Who is there even among you who would shut the doors,
(N)So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain?
I have no pleasure in you,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
(O)“Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.
11 For (P)from the rising of the sun, even to its going down,
My name shall be great (Q)among the Gentiles;
(R)In every place (S)incense shall be offered to My name,
And a pure offering;
(T)For My name shall be great among the nations,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
12 “But you profane it,
In that you say,
(U)‘The table of the [e]Lord is defiled;
And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’
13 You also say,
‘Oh, what a (V)weariness!’
And you sneer at it,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick;
Thus you bring an offering!
(W)Should I accept this from your hand?”
Says the Lord.
14 “But cursed be (X)the deceiver
Who has in his flock a male,
And takes a vow,
But sacrifices to the Lord (Y)what is blemished—
For (Z)I am a great King,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“And My name is to be feared among the nations.
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:1 oracle, prophecy
- Malachi 1:1 Lit. by the hand of
- Malachi 1:7 Or to be despised
- Malachi 1:8 Lit. lift up your face
- Malachi 1:12 So with Bg.; MT Lord
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