Malakias 1
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Iniibig ni Yahweh ang Israel
1 Ang aklat na ito ay naglalaman ng pahayag ni Yahweh tungkol sa Israel sa pamamagitan ni Propeta Malakias.[a] Sinabi ni Yahweh sa bayan ng Israel:
2 “Inibig(A) (B) ko na kayo noong una pa man, subalit sinasabi naman ninyo, ‘Paano ninyo ipinakita ang inyong pag-ibig sa amin?’ Hindi ba't magkapatid sina Esau at Jacob ngunit minahal ko si Jacob at ang kanyang mga salinlahi, 3 at kinamuhian ko naman si Esau? Winasak ko ang kanyang maburol na kabayanan at pinamugaran iyon ng maiilap na hayop.”
4 Kung sabihin man ng mga Edomita na mga salinlahi ni Esau, “Bagaman winasak ang aming bayan, muli namin itong itatayo.” Ito naman ang isasagot ni Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat: “Itayo man nilang muli iyon ay muli kong wawasakin hanggang sa tawagin silang ‘masamang bansa’ at ‘bayang kinapopootan ni Yahweh magpakailanman.’” 5 Makikita ninyong mangyayari ito at inyong sasabihin, “Dakila at makapangyarihan si Yahweh kahit sa labas ng bansang Israel.”
Pinangaralan ni Yahweh ang mga Pari
6 Pinagsabihan ni Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat ang mga paring lumalapastangan sa kanyang pangalan, “Pinaparangalan ng anak ang kanyang ama at ng alipin ang kanyang panginoon. Kung ako ang inyong ama, bakit hindi ninyo ako iginagalang? Kung ako ang inyong Panginoon, bakit hindi ninyo ako pinaparangalan? Nilalapastangan ninyo ako at pagkatapos ay itatanong pa ninyo, ‘Sa anong paraan namin kayo nilalapastangan?’ 7 Nag-aalay kayo sa aking altar ng mga walang halagang pagkain. At itinanong pa ninyo, ‘Paano naging marumi ang aming handog?’ Hinahamak ninyo ang aking altar 8 sa(C) tuwing maghahandog kayo sa akin ng mga hayop na bulag, pilay, o maysakit. Subukin ninyong maghandog ng ganyan sa inyong gobernador, matuwa kaya siya sa inyo at ibigay ang inyong kahilingan?
9 “Magsumamo man kayo sa Diyos ay hindi niya kayo papakinggan kung ganyan ang ihahandog ninyo sa kanya. 10 Mabuti pa'y isara na ng isa sa inyo ang mga pinto ng Templo at huwag na kayong mag-aksaya ng panahon sa pagsisindi ng walang kabuluhang apoy sa ibabaw ng aking altar! Hindi ako nalulugod sa inyo at hindi ko tatanggapin ang anumang handog ninyo sa akin. 11 Iginagalang ang aking pangalan ng lahat ng mga bansa mula silangan hanggang kanluran. Nagsusunog sila ng insenso at nag-aalay ng malilinis na handog para sa akin. Ako'y pinaparangalan nilang lahat. 12 Ngunit dinudungisan ninyo ang pangalan ko tuwing sinasabi ninyo na walang kabuluhan ang aking altar at tuwing naghahandog kayo doon ng mga pagkaing walang halaga! 13 Sinasabi ninyong nakakapagod na ang lahat ng ito at iniismiran pa ninyo ako. At kung hindi naman nakaw o pilay, maysakit ang dala ninyong hayop na panghandog sa akin. Akala ba ninyo'y tatanggapin ko iyon? 14 Sumpain ang sinumang nandaraya sa paghahandog sa akin ng hayop na may kapintasan, gayong may ipinangako siyang malusog na hayop mula sa kanyang kawan. Ako'y isang Haring dakila at kinatatakutan ng lahat ng bansa.”
Footnotes
- 1 ni Propeta Malakias: o kaya'y ng aking sugo .
Malachi 1
New American Standard Bible
God’s Love for Jacob
1 The (A)pronouncement of the word of the Lord to (B)Israel through [a]Malachi:
2 “I have (C)loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I (D)have loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have (E)made his mountains a desolation and given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been (F)beaten down, but we will [b](G)return and build up the ruins”; this is what the Lord of armies says: “They may (H)build, but I will tear down; and people will call them the [c]territory of wickedness, and the people [d]with whom the Lord is indignant (I)forever.” 5 And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “(J)The Lord [e]be exalted beyond the [f]border of Israel!”
Sin of the Priests
6 “‘A son (K)honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a (L)father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My [g]respect?’ says the Lord of armies to you, the (M)priests who despise My name! But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting (N)defiled [h](O)food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The (P)table of the Lord is to be despised.’ 8 And when you present a (Q)blind animal for sacrifice, is it not evil? Or when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not evil? So offer it to your (R)governor! Would he be pleased with you, or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of armies. 9 “But now, do indeed (S)plead for God’s favor, so that He will be gracious to us. [i]With such an offering on your part, will He (T)receive any of you kindly?” says the Lord of armies. 10 “If only there were one among you who would (U)shut the [j]gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar for nothing! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of armies, “(V)nor will I accept an offering from your hand. 11 For from the (W)rising of the sun even to its setting, (X)My name shall be (Y)great among the nations, and in every place (Z)frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be (AA)great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies. 12 “But you are (AB)profaning it by your saying, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’ 13 You also say, ‘See, [k]how (AC)tiresome it is!’ And you view it as trivial,” says the Lord of armies, “and you bring what was taken by (AD)robbery and what is (AE)lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I (AF)accept it from your hand?” says the Lord. 14 “But cursed be the (AG)swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a (AH)blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great (AI)King,” says the Lord of armies, “and My name is [l](AJ)feared among the [m]nations.”
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:1 Or My messenger
- Malachi 1:4 Or rebuild the ruins
- Malachi 1:4 Lit border of wickedness
- Malachi 1:4 Or whom the Lord has cursed
- Malachi 1:5 Or will be great
- Malachi 1:5 Or territory
- Malachi 1:6 Lit fear
- Malachi 1:7 Lit bread
- Malachi 1:9 Lit This has been from your hand
- Malachi 1:10 Or doors
- Malachi 1:13 Lit it is hardship
- Malachi 1:14 Or revered
- Malachi 1:14 Or Gentiles
Malachi 1
New International Version
1 A prophecy:(A) The word(B) of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.[a]
Israel Doubts God’s Love
2 “I have loved(C) you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask,(D) ‘How have you loved us?’
“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,(E) 3 but Esau I have hated,(F) and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland(G) and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.(H)”
4 Edom(I) may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild(J) the ruins.”
But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish.(K) They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord.(L) 5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great(M) is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’(N)
Breaking Covenant Through Blemished Sacrifices
6 “A son honors his father,(O) and a slave his master.(P) If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect(Q) due me?” says the Lord Almighty.(R)
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask,(S) ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food(T) on my altar.
“But you ask,(U) ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table(V) is contemptible. 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals,(W) is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased(X) with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.(Y)
9 “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings(Z) from your hands, will he accept(AA) you?”—says the Lord Almighty.
10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,(AB) so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased(AC) with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept(AD) no offering(AE) from your hands. 11 My name will be great(AF) among the nations,(AG) from where the sun rises to where it sets.(AH) In every place incense(AI) and pure offerings(AJ) will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
12 “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table(AK) is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food(AL) is contemptible.’ 13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’(AM) and you sniff at it contemptuously,(AN)” says the Lord Almighty.
“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,(AO) should I accept them from your hands?”(AP) says the Lord. 14 “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal(AQ) to the Lord. For I am a great king,(AR)” says the Lord Almighty,(AS) “and my name is to be feared(AT) among the nations.(AU)
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:1 Malachi means my messenger.
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