Malachi 1

1 The word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.

Breme Gospodove besede Izraelu, po Malahiju.

2 You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was loved by me,

»Ljubil sem vas, « govori Gospod. Vendar pravite: »V čem si nas ljubil?« » Mar ni bil Ezav Jakobov brat?« govori Gospod, »vendar sem ljubil Jakoba,

3 And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.

Ezava pa sovražil ter opustošil njegove gore in njegovo dediščino za zmaje divjine.«

4 Though Edom says, We are crushed down but we will come back, building up the waste places; this is what the Lord of armies has said: They may put up buildings, but I will have them pulled down; and they will be named The land of evil-doing, and The people against whom the Lord keeps his wrath for ever.

Kakor govori Edóm: »Obubožani smo, toda vrnili se bomo in pozidali zapuščene kraje, « tako govori Gospod nad bojevniki: »Gradili bodo, toda jaz bom rušil. Imenovali jih bodo: ›Meja zlobnosti‹ in ›Ljudstvo, zoper katero ima Gospod ogorčenje na veke.‹«

5 And your eyes will see it; and you will say, The Lord is great even outside the limits of Israel.

Vaše oči bodo videle in rekli boste: » Gospod bo poveličan prek Izraelove meje.«

6 A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?

»Sin časti svojega očeta in služabnik svojega gospodarja. Če sem jaz potem oče, kje je moja čast? In če sem jaz gospodar, kje je moj strah?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »vam, oh duhovniki, ki prezirate moje ime. Vi pa pravite: ›V čem smo prezirali tvoje ime?‹

7 You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.

Na mojem oltarju ste darovali oskrunjen kruh, vi pa pravite: ›V čem smo te oskrunili?‹ V tem, da pravite: › Gospodova miza je zaničevanja vredna.‹

8 And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

In če darujete slepo za žrtev, mar ni to zlo? In če darujete hromo in bolno, mar ni to zlo? Daruj to sedaj svojemu voditelju; ali bo zadovoljen s teboj, ali sprejme tvojo osebo?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki.

9 And now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.

»In sedaj vas prosim, rotite Boga, da nam bo milostljiv. To je bilo z vašimi sredstvi. Mar bo cenil vaše osebe?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki.

10 If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.

»Kdo je tam, celo med vami, da bi zaman zaprl vrata? Niti na mojem oltarju ognja ne netite zaman. Nobenega zadovoljstva nimam z vami, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »niti ne bom sprejel daritve iz vaše roke.

11 For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies.

Kajti od sončnega vzhoda, celo do zahajanja istega bo moje ime veliko med pogani in na vsakem kraju bo mojemu imenu darovano kadilo in čista daritev, kajti moje ime bo veliko med pogani, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki.

12 But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.

»Toda vi ste to oskrunili v tem, ko pravite: › Gospodova miza je oskrunjena; in njen sad, celó njegova jed, je zaničevanja vredna.‹

13 And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

Pravite tudi: ›Glej, kakšna težava je to!‹ In vi ste nad tem vihali nos, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in privedli to, kar je bilo raztrgano in hromo in bolno. Tako daritev ste privedli. Mar naj bi to sprejel iz vaše roke?« govori Gospod.

14 A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.

Toda preklet bodi slepar, ki ima v svojem tropu samca, pa prisega in žrtvuje Gospodu pokvarjeno stvar, kajti jaz sem velik Kralj, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in moje ime je grozno med pogani.«