Malakias 2
1 Og nu udgår følgende Påbud til eder, I Præster;
And now, ye priests, this commandment is for you.
2 Hvie I ikke adlyder og lægger eder på Sinde at holde mit Navn i Ære, siger Hærskarers HERRE, så sender jeg Forbandelse over eder og vender eders Velsignelse til Forbandelse, ja til Forbandelse, fordi I ikke lægger eder det på Sinde.
If ye do not hear, and if ye do not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, I will even send the curse among you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have already cursed them, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.
3 Se, jeg afhugger Armen på eder og kaster Skarn i Ansigtet på eder, Skarnet fra eders Højtider, og eders Ofre oven i Købet;
Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, the dung of your feasts; and they shall take you away with it.
4 og I skal kende, at jeg har sendt eder dette Påbud, fordi jeg har en Pagt med Levi, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
5 Min Pagt med ham var, at jeg skulde give ham Liv og Fred, og han skulde frygte mig og bæve for mit Navn;
My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.
6 Sandheds Lære var i hans Mund, Svig fandtes ikke på hans Læber; i Fred og Sanddruhbed vandrede han med mig, og mange holdt han fra Brøde.
The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
7 Thi Præstens Læber vogter på Kundskab, og Vejledning søger man af hans Mund; thi han er Hærskarers HERREs Sendebud.
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seek the law; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
8 Men I veg bort fra Vejen; mange har I bragt til Fald ved eders Vejledning, Levis Pagt har I ødelagt, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
9 Derfor har jeg også gjort eder ringeagtede og oversete af alt Folket, fordi I ikke tager Vare på mine Veje eller bryder eder om Loven.
And I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have respect of persons in [administering] the law.
10 Har vi ikke alle en og samme Fader, er det ikke en og samme Gud, som bar skabt os? Hvorfor er vi da troløse mod hverandre, så vi vanhelliger vore Fædres Pagt?
Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us? Why do we deal unfaithfully every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
11 Juda er troløst, og Vederstyggelighed øves i Israel og Jerusalem; thi Juda vanhelliger den Helligdom, HERREN elsker, og tager en fremmed Guds Datter til Ægte.
Judah hath dealt unfaithfully, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of Jehovah which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
12 HERREN unddrage den Mand. som gør sligt, en til at våge og svare i Jakobs Telte og en til at frembære Offergave for Hærskarers HERRE!
Jehovah will cut off from the tents of Jacob the man that doeth this, him that calleth and him that answereth; and him that offereth an oblation unto Jehovah of hosts.
13 Og for det andet gør l dette: I hyller HERRENs Alter i Tårer, Gråd og Klage, så han ikke mere vender sig til Offergaven eller med Glæde modtager Gaver af eders Hånd.
And further ye do this: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the oblation any more, nor receiveth [it] with satisfaction at your hand.
14 Og I spørger: "Hvorfor?" Fordi HERREN var Vidne mellem dig og din Ungdomshustru, mod hvem du har været troløs, skønt hun hører til dit Folk og deler din Tro.
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt unfaithfully: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
15 Således gør ingen, så længe der er Ånd i ham. Hvorledes har det sig med ham? Han ønsker Afkom for Gud. Så tag Vare på eders Ånd, og ingen være troløs imod sin Ungdomshustru!
And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,
16 Thi jeg hader Skilsmisse, siger HERREN, Israels Gud, og at man hyller sin Klædning i Uret, siger Hærskarers HERRE. Så tag eder i Vare for eders Ånds Skyld og vær ikke troløse!
(for I hate putting away, saith Jehovah the God of Israel; ) and he covereth with violence his garment, saith Jehovah of hosts: take heed then to your spirit, that ye deal not unfaithfully.
17 I trætter HERREN med eders Ord. Og I spørger: "Hvorved trætter vi?" Ved at sige: "Enhver som gør ondt, er god i HERRENs Øjne; i dem har han Behag; hvor er ellers Dommens Gud?"
Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, and ye say, Wherein have we wearied [him]? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
