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Maleachi 1
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Maleachi 1
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Inleiding
1 Dit is wat Maleachi van God tegen het volk Israël moest zeggen.
Gods liefde voor het volk Israël
2 "De Heer zegt: Ik houd van jullie. Maar jullie vragen Mij: 'Waaraan kunnen we dat zien?' Mijn antwoord is: Ezau was toch de broer van Jakob? Toch hield Ik wel van Jakob, maar niet van Ezau. 3 Daarom heb Ik zijn bergen veranderd in een wildernis. Zijn land heb Ik gegeven aan de jakhalzen die in de woestijn leven. 4 Edom[a] zegt wel: 'Ons land is wel verwoest, maar we zullen de puinhopen weer opbouwen.' Maar Ik zeg: Wat zij opbouwen, zal Ik weer afbreken. Hun land zal 'Godverlaten' heten en hun volk zal 'Voor eeuwig vervloekt' genoemd worden.
5 Als jullie dat zien gebeuren, zullen jullie zeggen: 'God is een machtig God. Ook buiten de grenzen van Israël moet Hij geprezen worden!' "
Israël heeft geen ontzag voor God
6 De Heer zegt: "De Heer van de hemelse legers zegt: Een zoon moet respect hebben voor zijn vader. En een knecht moet ontzag hebben voor zijn heer. Als Ik jullie Vader ben, waar is dan jullie respect voor Mij? En als Ik jullie Heer ben, waar is dan jullie ontzag voor Mij? Priesters, Ik heb het tegen júllie! Jullie hebben geen enkel ontzag voor Mij. En dan durven jullie te vragen: 'Waarom vindt U dat wij geen ontzag voor U hebben?' 7 Omdat jullie slechte offers op mijn altaar brengen. Jullie vragen Mij: 'Wat is er dan slecht aan die offers?' Jullie offers zijn slecht, omdat jullie ze niet belangrijk vinden. 8 Jullie offeren blinde dieren en vinden dat niet erg. Jullie offeren kreupele en zieke dieren[b] en zeggen: 'Dat geeft niets!' Durf zulke dieren eens aan jullie koning aan te bieden! Zou hij daar blij mee zijn? Zou hij iets voor jullie willen doen? zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. 9 Jullie smeken Mij om goed voor jullie te zijn. Maar als jullie zulke dingen doen, zou Ik dan iets voor jullie willen doen? zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers.
10 Jullie kunnen de tempel maar beter sluiten. Dan brengen jullie tenminste ook geen zinloze offers meer. Want Ik ben niet blij met jullie en Ik ben niet blij met jullie offers. Ik hoef ze niet, zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers.
11 Over de hele wereld, van oost tot west, zal Ik aanbeden worden. Over de hele wereld zullen de mensen met ontzag wierook-offers en meel-offers aan Mij brengen. Want Ik zal door alle andere volken geprezen worden, zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. 12 Maar júllie eren Mij niet. Jullie vinden mijn offers niet belangrijk. Jullie durven Mij waardeloze offers aan te bieden. 13 Jullie vinden het allemaal te veel moeite. Jullie hebben er geen zin in, zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. Daarom brengen jullie gestolen, kreupele en zieke dieren. En meel-offers van gestolen of slecht graan. Zou Ik blij zijn met zulke offers? zegt de Heer. 14 Jullie bedriegen Mij zelfs. Want jullie beloven Mij wel een goed en gezond dier uit jullie kudde, maar dan komen jullie met een ziek dier. Mensen die zulke dingen doen, zijn vervloekt! Want Ik ben een machtig Koning, zegt de Heer van de hemelse legers. Alle volken hebben ontzag voor Mij."
Footnotes
- Maleachi 1:4 Edom is een andere naam van Ezau (Lees Genesis 25:27-26 en Genesis 36:1). Ezau was de tweelingbroer van Jakob. Uit Ezau is het volk Edom ontstaan. Jakob kreeg later de naam Israël. Uit hem ontstond het volk Israël.
- Maleachi 1:8 Offerdieren moesten helemaal gezond zijn. Lees Leviticus 22:20.
Malachi 1
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Malachi 1
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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.
Malachi 1
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Malachi 1
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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] forever.(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 honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is my honor? 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 favor?” asks the Lord of Armies. 9 “And now plead for God’s favor. Will he be gracious to us?(O) Since this has come from your hands, will he show any of you favor?” (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
New King James Version
Malachi 1
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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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