Malakias 2
1 Og nu, denne Bestemmelse gælder eder, I Præster!
Now you priests, this command is for 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 on your heart to give honor to my name,” says Yahweh of hosts, “then I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them, because you are not laying my command on your 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.
See, I am about to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the dung from your festivals, and he will take you away with it.
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.
You will know that I have sent this command to you, and that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.
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 with him was life and peace, and I gave them to him; I gave him fear, and he feared me, and he stood in awe of 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.
True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and he turned many away from sin.
7 Thi en Præsts Læber skulle bevare Kundskab, og Loven skal man søge af hans Mund; thi han er den Herre Zebaoths Sendebud.
For a priest's lips should keep knowledge and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is a messenger of Yahweh of hosts.
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 away from the true path. You have caused many to stumble with respect to the law. You have broken the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of hosts.
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.
“So I also, I have made you contemptible and vile before all the people, because you have not kept my ways, but have instead shown partiality with regard to the instruction.”
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?
Is there not one father for us all? Has not one God created us? Why are we faithless each man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our 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.
Judah has been faithless. A disgusting thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy place of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
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!
May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and the one who answers, even if he is bringing an offering to Yahweh of hosts.
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.
You also do this: You cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and sighing, because he still does not turn toward the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.
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.
But you say, “Why does he not?” Because Yahweh was a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been faithless, even though she was your companion and your wife by 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!
Did he not make them one, with a portion of his spirit? Then why did he make you one? Because he was seeking an offspring from God. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be unfaithful to 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.
“For I hate divorce,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and the one who covers his garment with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless.”
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 have wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of Yahweh, and he delights in them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”
