Maleachi 2
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God beschuldigt de priesters
2 De Heer zegt: "Daarom waarschuw Ik jullie, priesters! 2 Jullie willen niet naar Mij luisteren. Jullie willen geen ontzag voor Mij hebben. Daarom zal Ik jullie vervloeken,[a] zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. Ik zal jullie niet langer zegenen. Ik zal jullie vervloeken. Ja, Ik héb jullie al vervloekt. Want jullie willen Mij niet gehoorzamen.
3 Let op, Ik zal jullie graanoogsten doen mislukken.[b] De mest van de geslachte dieren van jullie offerfeesten zal Ik jullie in je gezicht gooien.[c] En jullie zullen samen met die mest worden weggegooid. 4 Dan zullen jullie weten dat Ik jullie van tevoren gewaarschuwd heb. Want Ik wil dat jullie je aan mijn verbond met de stam van Levi houden,[d] zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. 5 Dat verbond zou leven en vrede geven. De bedoeling was dat de priesters diep ontzag voor Mij zouden hebben. 6 Dat ze mijn wet zouden kennen. Dat ze eerlijk zouden zijn. Dat ze eerlijk en oprecht met Mij zouden leven. Dat ze betrouwbaar les zouden geven in de wet. Dat dankzij hen heel veel slechte mensen bij Mij zouden terugkomen. 7 Dat ze mijn priesters zouden zijn. Dat ze Mij en mijn wet zouden kennen. Dat de mensen naar hen toe zouden komen om mijn wet te leren. Dat ze boodschappers zouden zijn van Mij, de Heer van de hemelse legers.
8 Maar jullie hebben dat niet gedaan. Door wat jullie de mensen over mijn wet geleerd hebben, zijn ze juist bij Mij weggelopen. Jullie hebben mijn verbond met de stam van Levi bedorven, zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. 9 Jullie doen niet wat Ik gezegd heb. Jullie zeggen tegen de mensen wat ze graag willen horen. Daarom zal Ik ervoor zorgen dat het hele volk jullie niet belangrijk meer zal vinden. De mensen zullen geen enkel respect meer voor jullie hebben."
Maleachi zegt dat de mensen zich niet aan Gods verbond houden
10 Maleachi zegt: We hebben allemaal dezelfde Vader. Eén God heeft ons allemaal gemaakt. Waarom doen we elkaar dan kwaad? Waarom houden we ons niet aan het verbond van onze voorouders? 11 Juda is niet trouw aan de Heer. Er worden verschrikkelijke dingen gedaan in Israël en Jeruzalem. Want Juda heeft de tempel van de Heer, de plaats waarvan Hij houdt, bedorven door ontrouw. Want de mensen trouwen met dochters van mensen die andere goden aanbidden. 12 De Heer zal iedereen die zoiets doet, wie hij ook is, wegjagen uit het land. Ook als hij nog steeds offers aan de Heer brengt.
13 Jullie maken het altaar van de Heer nat met jullie tranen. Jullie huilen en klagen daar dat Hij niet meer naar jullie luistert. Want Hij laat merken dat Hij niet blij is met jullie offers. 14 En jullie vragen: 'Waarom is dat?' Hierom: toen jullie jong waren, was de Heer getuige toen jullie met je vrouw trouwden. Maar jullie hebben je vrouw weggestuurd. Jullie waren dus ontrouw aan haar. Toch hadden jullie een verbond met haar gesloten en haar trouw beloofd! 15 De Heer heeft jullie samen tot één geheel, tot één geest gemaakt.[e] Dat had Hij toch niet hoeven doen? Want Hij had genoeg geest over voor twee. Waarom heeft Hij jullie dan toch tot één gemaakt? Omdat Hij wilde dat jullie kinderen Hem zouden dienen. Pas dus op jezelf en beheers je. Zorg dat je trouw blijft aan de vrouw met wie je getrouwd bent toen je nog jong was. 16 Want Ik haat het als mensen van elkaar scheiden, zegt de Heer, de God van Israël. Ik haat het als je je vrouw wegstuurt.[f] Want daarmee doe je haar veel kwaad, ook al doe je alsof dat niet zo is. Pas dus op: Ik wil niet dat je ontrouw bent aan je vrouw.
Uiteindelijk zal God het kwaad uit zijn volk weghalen
17 Maleachi zegt: Jullie maken de Heer maar moe met jullie woorden. En dan vragen jullie: 'Waarom wordt Hij dan moe van ons?' Hij wordt er moe van dat jullie zeggen: 'God vindt het kennelijk niet erg als mensen slechte dingen doen. Hij vindt het wel goed zo. Anders zou Hij er toch wel iets aan doen?' (lees verder)
Footnotes
- Maleachi 2:2 Lees Deuteronomium 28:14-39.
- Maleachi 2:3 Eigenlijk staat er: 'Ik zal jullie zaad vervloeken.' Met 'zaad' kan zaaizaad bedoeld worden, maar ook de kinderen, het nageslacht.
- Maleachi 2:3 De priesters hadden bij de offerfeesten recht op de beste stukken vlees van de dieren. In plaats daarvan gooit God hun nu de darminhoud toe.
- Maleachi 2:4 De stam van Levi werd door God uitgekozen. De mannen zouden God dienen in zijn heiligdom. Lees Deuteronomium 10:8 en 9.
- Maleachi 2:15 Lees Genesis 2:24.
- Maleachi 2:16 Oudere mannen stuurden vaak hun vrouw weg om met een jongere vrouw te kunnen trouwen.
Malachi 2
Legacy Standard Bible
I Will Curse Your Blessings
2 “And now this commandment is for you, O priests. 2 If you do (A)not listen, and if you do not set it upon your heart to give [a]honor to My name,” says Yahweh of hosts, “then I will send the (B)curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have (C)cursed them already because you are not setting it upon your heart. 3 Behold, I am going to (D)rebuke your seed, and I will (E)spread [b]refuse on your faces, the [c]refuse of your (F)feasts; and you will be taken away [d]with it. 4 Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, [e]that My (G)covenant may [f]continue with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts. 5 “My covenant with him was one of life and (H)peace, and I gave them to him as something to be [g]feared; so he (I)feared Me and stood in [h]awe of My name. 6 [i](J)Instruction of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked (K)with Me in peace and uprightness, and he (L)turned many back from iniquity. 7 For the lips of a priest should keep (M)knowledge, and [j]men should (N)seek [k]instruction from his mouth; for he is the (O)messenger of Yahweh of hosts. 8 But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to (P)stumble [l]by the instruction; you have [m](Q)corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts. 9 “So (R)I also have made you despised and (S)low [n]before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing (T)partiality in the [o]instruction.
Judah Profaned Yahweh’s Sanctuary
10 “Do we not all have (U)one father? (V)Has not one God created us? Why do we deal (W)treacherously each against his brother so as to profane the (X)covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah has dealt (Y)treacherously, and an abomination has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has (Z)profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh [p]which He loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12 As for the man who does this, may (AA)Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers or who (AB)presents [q]an offering to Yahweh of hosts.
13 “And this is a second thing you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with groaning because He (AC)no longer regards the [r]offering or receives it as acceptable from your hand. 14 But you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because Yahweh has been a witness between you and the (AD)wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt (AE)treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 [s]But not one has (AF)done so, even one who has a remnant of the Spirit. And [t]what did that one do while he was seeking a (AG)godly seed? Be careful then to keep your spirit, and let no one deal (AH)treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 For [u]I hate [v](AI)divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and [w]him who covers his garment with [x](AJ)wrong,” says Yahweh of hosts. “Be careful then to keep your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.”
17 You have (AK)wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “(AL)Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and He (AM)delights in them,” or, “(AN)Where is the God of (AO)justice?”
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:2 Or glory
- Malachi 2:3 Or vomit
- Malachi 2:3 Or vomit
- Malachi 2:3 Lit to
- Malachi 2:4 Or to be My covenant with
- Malachi 2:4 Lit be
- Malachi 2:5 Or reverenced
- Malachi 2:5 Lit terror
- Malachi 2:6 Or Law
- Malachi 2:7 Lit they
- Malachi 2:7 Or law
- Malachi 2:8 Or in the law
- Malachi 2:8 Or violated
- Malachi 2:9 Lit to
- Malachi 2:9 Or law
- Malachi 2:11 Or in that He has loved and married
- Malachi 2:12 Or a grain offering
- Malachi 2:13 Or grain offering
- Malachi 2:15 Or Did He not make one, although He had the remnant
- Malachi 2:15 Or why one? He sought a godly offspring.
- Malachi 2:16 Lit He hates
- Malachi 2:16 Lit sending away
- Malachi 2:16 Lit he covers
- Malachi 2:16 Or violence
Malachi 2
New King James Version
Corrupt Priests
2 “And now, O (A)priests, this commandment is for you.
2 (B)If you will not hear,
And if you will not take it to heart,
To give glory to My name,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“I will send a curse upon you,
And I will curse your blessings.
Yes, I have cursed them (C)already,
Because you do not take it to heart.
3 “Behold, I will rebuke your descendants
And spread (D)refuse on your faces,
The refuse of your solemn feasts;
And one will (E)take you away [a]with it.
4 Then you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you,
That My covenant with Levi may continue,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
5 “My(F) covenant was with him, one of life and peace,
And I gave them to him (G)that he might fear Me;
So he feared Me
And was reverent before My name.
6 (H)The[b] law of truth was in his mouth,
And [c]injustice was not found on his lips.
He walked with Me in peace and equity,
And (I)turned many away from iniquity.
7 “For(J) the lips of a priest should keep knowledge,
And people should seek the law from his mouth;
(K)For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 But you have departed from the way;
You (L)have caused many to stumble at the law.
(M)You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
9 “Therefore (N)I also have made you contemptible and base
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown (O)partiality in the law.”
Treachery of Infidelity
10 (P)Have we not all one Father?
(Q)Has not one God created us?
Why do we deal treacherously with one another
By profaning the covenant of the fathers?
11 Judah has dealt treacherously,
And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem,
For Judah has (R)profaned
The Lord’s holy institution which He loves:
He has married the daughter of a foreign god.
12 May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob
The man who does this, being [d]awake and aware,
Yet (S)who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts!
13 And this is the second thing you do:
You cover the altar of the Lord with tears,
With weeping and crying;
So He does not regard the offering anymore,
Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands.
14 Yet you say, “For what reason?”
Because the Lord has been witness
Between you and (T)the wife of your youth,
With whom you have dealt treacherously;
(U)Yet she is your companion
And your wife by covenant.
15 But (V)did He not make them one,
Having a remnant of the Spirit?
And why one?
He seeks (W)godly offspring.
Therefore take heed to your spirit,
And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
16 “For (X)the Lord God of Israel says
That He hates divorce,
For it covers one’s garment with violence,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“Therefore take heed to your spirit,
That you do not deal treacherously.”
17 (Y)You have wearied the Lord with your words;
Yet you say,
“In what way have we wearied Him?”
In that you say,
(Z)“Everyone who does evil
Is good in the sight of the Lord,
And He delights in them,”
Or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:3 Lit. to it
- Malachi 2:6 Or True instruction
- Malachi 2:6 Or unrighteousness
- Malachi 2:12 Talmud, Vg. teacher and student
Malachi 2
New International Version
Additional Warning to the Priests
2 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you.(A) 2 If you do not listen,(B) and if you do not resolve to honor(C) my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse(D) on you, and I will curse your blessings.(E) Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
3 “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants[a]; I will smear on your faces the dung(F) from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.(G) 4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi(H) may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant(I) of life and peace,(J) and I gave them to him; this called for reverence(K) and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction(L) was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked(M) with me in peace(N) and uprightness,(O) and turned many from sin.(P)
7 “For the lips of a priest(Q) ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger(R) of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.(S) 8 But you have turned from the way(T) and by your teaching have caused many to stumble;(U) you have violated the covenant(V) with Levi,”(W) says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised(X) and humiliated(Y) before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality(Z) in matters of the law.”(AA)
Breaking Covenant Through Divorce
10 Do we not all have one Father[b]?(AB) Did not one God create us?(AC) Why do we profane the covenant(AD) of our ancestors by being unfaithful(AE) to one another?
11 Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable(AF) thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves(AG) by marrying(AH) women who worship a foreign god.(AI) 12 As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove(AJ) him from the tents of Jacob[c](AK)—even though he brings an offering(AL) to the Lord Almighty.
13 Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears.(AM) You weep and wail(AN) because he no longer looks with favor(AO) on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.(AP) 14 You ask,(AQ) “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness(AR) between you and the wife of your youth.(AS) You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.(AT)
15 Has not the one God made you?(AU) You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[d](AV) So be on your guard,(AW) and do not be unfaithful(AX) to the wife of your youth.
16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,(AY)” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”[e](AZ) says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard,(BA) and do not be unfaithful.
Breaking Covenant Through Injustice
17 You have wearied(BB) the Lord with your words.
“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(BC)
By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(BD) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(BE)”
Footnotes
- Malachi 2:3 Or will blight your grain
- Malachi 2:10 Or father
- Malachi 2:12 Or 12 May the Lord remove from the tents of Jacob anyone who gives testimony in behalf of the man who does this
- Malachi 2:15 The meaning of the Hebrew for the first part of this verse is uncertain.
- Malachi 2:16 Or “I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “because the man who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,”
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