Malakias 2
1 Og nu udgår følgende Påbud til eder, I Præster;
Now this command is for you priests!
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 you will not listen and if you will not take it to heart to honor me, says the Lord Almighty, then I will place a curse on you and I will curse your blessings—in fact I have already cursed them because you haven't taken what I said 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;
Watch out! I am going to penalize your descendants. I will spread manure on your faces from the animals you sacrifice, the manure from your religious festivals, and you will be thrown out with it.
4 og I skal kende, at jeg har sendt eder dette Påbud, fordi jeg har en Pagt med Levi, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
Then you will know that I sent you this command so that my agreement with Levi can continue, says the Lord Almighty.
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 agreement with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him, and respect—he respected me. He stood in awe of me.
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.
He taught the people the truth; nothing in his teaching was false. He walked with me in peace and did what was right, and he helped many to turn way from sin.
7 Thi Præstens Læber vogter på Kundskab, og Vejledning søger man af hans Mund; thi han er Hærskarers HERREs Sendebud.
A priest should explain the truth about God, they should go to him to be taught, for he is the Lord Almighty's messenger.
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 you have turned from my way. You have made many people to fall into sin. By your teaching you have broken the agreement with Levi, says the Lord Almighty.
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.
So I have destroyed any respect you had, and humiliated you before all the people. For you have not kept my ways, and have shown favoritism in what you teach.
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?
Don't we all have one Father? Didn't one God create us? So why are we unfaithful to each other, violating the agreement made by our forefathers?
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.
The people of Judah have been unfaithful and have committed a disgusting sin in Israel and Jerusalem. For the men of Judah have defiled the Lord's Temple (which he loves) by marrying women who worship idols.
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!
May the Lord expel the family of any man who does this from the nation of Israel! May there be no one left to bring an offering to the Lord Almighty!
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.
Something else you do is to pour out your tears on the Lord's altar weeping and moaning because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or doesn't want to accept them.
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.
“Why not?” you ask. Because the Lord witnessed the vows you and your wife exchanged when you were young. You were unfaithful to her, your wife and partner joined to you by marriage contract.
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!
Did he not make you one, and give some of his Spirit to you? And what does he want? Children of God. So watch what you do, and don't be unfaithful to the wife you married when you were young.
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 divorce, says the Lord God of Israel, for it's a violent attack on the wife, says the Lord Almighty. So watch what you do, and don't be unfaithful.
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?"
You have worn the Lord out with your words. “How have we worn him out?” you ask. By saying everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord and he is happy with them, or by asking, where is the Lord's justice?
