Malachi 1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 1
1 [a]An oracle. The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.
Israel Preferred to Edom
2 (A)I love you, says the Lord;
but you say, “How do you love us?”
3 [b](B)Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?—oracle of the Lord.
I loved Jacob, but rejected Esau;
I made his mountains a waste,
his heritage a desert for jackals.
4 (C)If Edom says, “We have been crushed,
but we will rebuild the ruins,”
Thus says the Lord of hosts:
They indeed may build, but I will tear down,
And they shall be called “territory of wickedness,”
the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.
5 (D)Your own eyes will see it, and you will say,
“Great is the Lord, even beyond the territory of Israel.”
Offense in Sacrifice and Priestly Duty
6 (E)A son honors his father,
and a servant fears his master;
If, then, I am a father,
where is the honor due to me?
And if I am a master,
where is the fear due to me?
So says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests,
who disdain my name.
But you ask, “How have we disdained your name?”
7 By offering defiled food on my altar!
You ask, “How have we defiled it?”
By saying that the table of the Lord may be disdained!
8 [c](F)When you offer a blind animal for sacrifice,
is there no wrong in that?
When you offer a lame or sick animal,
is there no wrong in that?
Present it to your governor!
Will he be pleased with you—or show you favor?
says the Lord of hosts.
9 So now implore God’s favor, that he may have mercy on us!
You are the ones who have done this;
Will he show favor to any of you?
says the Lord of hosts.
10 [d]Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates
to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain!
I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts;
and I will not accept any offering from your hands!
11 (G)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
my name is great among the nations;
Incense offerings are made to my name everywhere,
and a pure offering;
For my name is great among the nations,
says the Lord of hosts.
12 But you profane it by saying
that the Lord’s table is defiled,
and its food may be disdained.
13 You say, “See what a burden this is!”
and you exasperate me, says the Lord of hosts;
You bring in what is mutilated, or lame, or sick;
you bring it as an offering!
Will I accept it from your hands?
says the Lord.
14 Cursed is the cheat who has in his flock an intact male,
and vows it, but sacrifices to the Lord a defective one instead;
For a great king am I, says the Lord of hosts,
and my name is feared among the nations.
Footnotes
- 1:1 See note on Zec 9:1.
- 1:3–5 The thought passes from the person Esau to his descendants, Edom, and from the person Jacob to his descendants, Israel; cf. Gn 25:21–23. In the New Testament, Paul uses this passage as an example of God’s freedom of choice in calling the Gentiles to faith (Rom 9:13).
- 1:8 The sacrificial offering of a lame, sick, or blind animal was forbidden in the law (Lv 22:17–25; Dt 17:1).
- 1:10–11 The imperfect sacrifices offered by the people of Judah are displeasing to the Lord. Kindling fire on my altar: kindle the altar fire for sacrifice. In contrast, the Lord is pleased with the sacrifices offered by other peoples in other places (the rising of the sun: the far east; its setting: the far west). Since the people of other nations could not be expected to know the Lord’s name as did the people of Judah, the rhetorical purpose of this statement is to shame the latter. Incense offerings: in the ancient world, the hallmark of an offering made to a god was the smoke it produced on an altar. In the Old Testament, this was true not only of animals (Lv 8:20–21) but also of incense (Ex 30:7), suet (Lv 3:11), and grain offerings (Lv 6:8). In a Christian interpretation of Mal 1:10–11, the “pure offering” of Mal 1:11 is seen as a reference to sacrifice in the Messianic Age. The Council of Trent endorsed this interpretation (DS 1724).
Malaquías 1
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
El amor de Dios por Israel
1 Oráculo[a] de la palabra del Señor(A) a Israel(B) por medio de Malaquías[b].
2 «Yo los he amado», dice el Señor(C). Pero ustedes dicen: «¿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 las ruinas(G)», el Señor de los ejércitos dice así: «Ellos edificarán, pero Yo destruiré(H). Y los llamarán territorio impío y pueblo contra quien el Señor está indignado para siempre(I)». 5 Sus ojos lo verán, y ustedes dirán: «Sea engrandecido(J) el Señor más allá de la frontera 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 ustedes sacerdotes que desprecian Mi nombre(M). Pero ustedes dicen: «¿En qué hemos despreciado Tu nombre?». 7 «En que ustedes ofrecen pan inmundo(N) sobre Mi altar(O). Y ustedes preguntan: “¿En qué te hemos deshonrado?”. En que dicen: “La mesa del Señor es despreciable(P)”. 8 Y cuando presentan un animal ciego para el sacrificio, ¿no es eso malo? Y cuando presentan el cojo y el enfermo(Q), ¿no es eso malo? ¿Por qué no lo ofreces a tu gobernador(R)? ¿Se agradaría de ti o te recibiría con benignidad?» dice el Señor de los ejércitos. 9 «Ahora pues, ¿no pedirán ustedes el favor de Dios, para que se apiade de nosotros(S)? Con tal ofrenda de su parte(T), ¿los recibirá Él con benignidad?», dice el Señor de los ejércitos.
10 «¡Oh, si hubiera entre ustedes quien cerrara las puertas para que no encendieran Mi altar en vano! No me complazco en ustedes(U)», dice el Señor de los ejércitos, «ni de su mano aceptaré ofrenda(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; porque grande será Mi nombre entre las naciones(Z)», dice el Señor de los ejércitos(AA). 12 «Pero ustedes lo profanan, cuando dicen: “La mesa del Señor es inmunda, y su fruto, su alimento despreciable(AB)”». 13 «También dicen: “¡Ay, qué fastidio(AC)!”. Y con indiferencia lo desprecian(AD)», dice el Señor de los ejércitos(AE), «y traen lo robado, o cojo, o enfermo; así traen la ofrenda. ¿Aceptaré eso de su 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[c] entre las naciones(AJ)».
Malachi 1
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh’s Love for Jacob
1 The [a](A)oracle of the word of [b]Yahweh to (B)Israel by the hand of [c]Malachi.
2 “I have (C)loved you,” says Yahweh. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “Yet I (D)have loved Jacob; 3 but I have hated Esau, and I have (E)set his mountains to be a desolation and his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.” 4 Though Edom says, “We have been (F)demolished, but we will [d](G)return and build up the waste places”; thus says Yahweh of hosts, “They may (H)build, but I will pull down; and men will call them a [e]territory of wickedness, and the people [f]toward whom Yahweh is indignant (I)forever.” 5 And your eyes will see this, and you will say, “(J)Yahweh [g]be magnified beyond the [h]territory of Israel!”
The Priests Defile Yahweh
6 “‘A son (K)honors his father, and a slave his master. Then if I am a (L)father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is the fear of Me?’ says Yahweh of hosts to you, O (M)priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 You are presenting (N)defiled [i](O)food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The (P)table of Yahweh is to be despised.’ 8 But when you present the (Q)blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Please, bring it near to your (R)governor! Would he accept you? Or would he lift up your face?” says Yahweh of hosts. 9 “But now, [j](S)entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us! With this thing which is from your hand, will He (T)lift up any of your faces?” says Yahweh of hosts. 10 “Oh that there were one among you who would (U)shut the [k]gates, that you might not light a fire on My altar in vain! I have no delight in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “(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 will be (Y)great among the nations, and in every place (Z)incense is going to be presented to My name, as well as a grain offering that is clean; for My name will be (AA)great among the nations,” says Yahweh of hosts. 12 “But you are (AB)profaning it, in that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’ 13 You also say, ‘Behold, how (AC)tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says Yahweh of hosts, “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 that from your hand?” says Yahweh. 14 “But cursed be the (AG)swindler who has a male in his flock and vows it, but sacrifices a [l](AH)blemished animal to the Lord, for I am a great (AI)King,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and My name is [m](AJ)feared among the [n]nations.”
Footnotes
- Malachi 1:1 Or burden
- Malachi 1:1 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
- Malachi 1:1 Lit My messenger
- Malachi 1:4 Or rebuild the ruins
- Malachi 1:4 Lit border of wickedness
- Malachi 1:4 Or whom Yahweh has cursed
- Malachi 1:5 Or will be great
- Malachi 1:5 Or border
- Malachi 1:7 Lit bread
- Malachi 1:9 Lit soften the face of
- Malachi 1:10 Or doors
- Malachi 1:14 Or ruined
- Malachi 1:14 Or reverenced
- Malachi 1:14 Or Gentiles
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