Malakias 2
1 Og nu, denne Bestemmelse gælder eder, I Præster!
And now, O priests, this commandment is to you.
2 Dersom I ikke høre det, og dersom I ikke lægge det paa Hjerte at give mit Navn Ære, siger den Herre Zebaoth, da vil jeg sende Forbandelsen paa eder og forbande eders Velsignelser; ja, jeg har allerede forbandet dem, fordi I ikke ville lægge det paa Hjerte.
If you will not listen, and if you will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord Almighty, then I will send forth the curse upon you, and I will bring a curse upon your blessing: yes, I will curse it, and I will scatter your blessing, and it shall not exist amongst you, because you lay not this to heart.
3 Se, jeg truer Sæden for eder og spreder Møg over eders Ansigter, Møget af eders Festofre, og man skal bringe eder hen til dette.
Behold, I turn my back upon you, and I will scatter dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts, and I will carry you away at the same time.
4 Og I skulle fornemme, at jeg har sendt denne Bestemmelse imod eder, for at den skal vorde min Pagt med Levi, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant might be with the sons of Levi, says the Lord Almighty.
5 Min Pagt var med ham, Livet og Freden, og jeg gav ham dem til Frygt, og han frygtede mig, og for mit Navn var han forfærdet.
My covenant of life and peace was with him, and I gave [it] him that he might reverently fear me, and that he might be awe-struck at my name.
6 Sandheds Lov var i hans Mund, og der blev ikke fundet Uret paa hans Læber; i Fred og i Oprigtighed vandrede han med mig og omvendte mange fra Misgerning.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked before me directing [his way] in peace, and he turned many from unrighteousness.
7 Thi en Præsts Læber skulle bevare Kundskab, og Loven skal man søge af hans Mund; thi han er den Herre Zebaoths Sendebud.
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty.
8 Men I ere afvegne fra Vejen, I have bragt mange til at støde an imod Loven; I have fordærvet Levis Pagt, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
But you have turned aside from the way, and caused many to fail in [following] the law: you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the Lord Almighty.
9 Derfor gør ogsaa jeg eder foragtelige og ringe for alt Folket, eftersom I ikke agte paa mine Veje, men anse Personer ved Anvendelse af Loven.
And I have made you despised and cast out amongst all the people, because you have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
10 Have vi ikke alle sammen een Fader? har ikke een Gud skabt os? hvorfor handle vi troløst, den ene imod den anden, for at vanhellige vore Fædres Pagt?
Have you not all one father? Did not one God create you? why have you forsaken every man his brother, to profane the covenant of your fathers?
11 Juda har handlet troløst, og der er sket Vederstyggelighed i Israel og i Jerusalem; thi Juda har vanhelliget Herrens Helligdom, som han elsker, og taget til Ægte en fremmed Guds Datter.
Juda has been forsaken, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Juda has profaned the holy things of the Lord, which he delighted in, and has gone after other gods.
12 For den Mand, som gør dette, udrydde Herren den, som er vaagen, og den, som svarer, af Jakobs Telte, og den, som fremfører Offergaver til den Herre Zebaoth!
The Lord will utterly destroy the man that does these things, until he be even cast down from out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and from amongst them that offer sacrifice to the Lord Almighty.
13 For det andet gøre I ogsaa dette: I bedække Herrens Alter med Taarer, med Graad og Suk, saa at han ikke mere vender sit Ansigt til Offergaven eller modtager noget som velbehageligt af eders Haand.
And these things which I hated, you did: you covered with tears the altar of the Lord, and with weeping and groaning because of troubles: [is it] meet [for me] to have respect to your sacrifice, or to receive [anything] from your hands [as] welcome?
14 Og I sige: Hvorfor? Fordi Herren har været Vidne imellem dig og din Ungdoms Hustru, som du har handlet troløst imod, da hun dog var din Ægtefælle og din Pagts Hustru.
Yet you said, Therefore? Because the Lord has borne witness between you and the wife of your youth, whom you has forsaken, and [yet] she was your partner, and the wife of your covenant.
15 Og een, som havde en Rest af Aand, har ikke handlet saaledes. Men hvad gjorde den ene? Han søgte den af Gud forjættede Sæd. Saa skulle I vogte eder for eders Aands Skyld, og ingen handle troløst imod sin Ungdoms Hustru!
And did he not do well? and [there was] the residue of his spirit. But you said, What does God seek but a seed? But take you heed to your spirit, and forsake not the wife of your youth.
16 Thi jeg hader Skilsmisse, siger den Herre Israels Gud, og man bedækker derved sit Klædebon med Vold, siger den Herre Zebaoth; saa skulle I vogte eder for eders Aands Skyld og ikke handle troløst.
But if you should hate [your wife] and put her away, says the Lord God of Israel, then ungodliness shall cover your thoughts, says the Lord Almighty: therefore take you heed to your spirit, and forsake [them] not,
17 I have trættet Herren med eders Ord; og dog sige I: Hvormed have vi trættet ham? Idet I sige: Hver, som gør ondt, er god for Herrens Øjne, og til dem har han Lyst, eller: Hvor er Dommens Gud?
you that have provoked God with your words. But you said, Wherein have we provoked him? In that you say, Every one that does evil is a pleasing [object] in the sight of the Lord, and he takes pleasure in such; and where is the God of justice?
