Malachi 2

1 “And now this decree is for you, O priests:

Og nu udgår følgende Påbud til eder, I Præster;

2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

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.

3 Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.

Se, jeg afhugger Armen på eder og kaster Skarn i Ansigtet på eder, Skarnet fra eders Højtider, og eders Ofre oven i Købet;

4 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.

og I skal kende, at jeg har sendt eder dette Påbud, fordi jeg har en Pagt med Levi, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

5 “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

Min Pagt med ham var, at jeg skulde give ham Liv og Fred, og han skulde frygte mig og bæve for mit Navn;

6 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 from iniquity.

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.

7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Thi Præstens Læber vogter på Kundskab, og Vejledning søger man af hans Mund; thi han er Hærskarers HERREs Sendebud.

8 But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Men I veg bort fra Vejen; mange har I bragt til Fald ved eders Vejledning, Levis Pagt har I ødelagt, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

9 “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

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.

10 Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?

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?

11 Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.

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.

12 As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

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!

13 And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

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.

14 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

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.

15 Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

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!

16 “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

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!

17 You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

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?"