Malachi 1

1 THE BURDEN of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

Revelasyon pawòl SENYÈ a bay Israël pa Malachie.

2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say: 'Wherein hast Thou loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD; yet I loved Jacob;

“Mwen te renmen nou,” pale SENYÈ a. Men ou di: “Nan kisa ou te renmen nou an?” “Se pa Ésaü ki te frè Jacob?” deklare SENYÈ a. “Men se Jacob Mwen te renmen;

3 But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

men Mwen te rayi Ésaü. Mwen te fè mòn li yo vin yon kote dezole, e Mwen te livre eritaj li bay chen mawon dezè yo.”

4 Whereas Edom saith: 'We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places'; thus saith the LORD of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called The border of wickedness, and The people whom the LORD execrateth for ever.

Tandiske Edom di: “Yo fin bat nou nèt, men nou va retounen vin bati sou ranblè yo;” konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Yo va bati, men mwen va jete; konsa, moun va rele yo peyi mechan an, e pèp sou sila SENYÈ a fache pou tout tan an.”

5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say: 'The LORD is great beyond the border of Israel.'

Zye nou va wè sa e nou va di: “SENYÈ a gran, menm pi lwen lizyè Israël la!”

6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master; if then I be a father, where is My honour? and if I be a master, where is My fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise My name. And ye say: 'Wherein have we despised Thy name?'

“Yon fis onore papa li, e yon sèvitè onore mèt li. Alò, si Mwen se yon papa, kote onè pa M nan? Epi si Mwen se yon mèt, kote respè M nan?” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo a prèt yo ki meprize non Mwen an. “Men nou di: ‘Nan kisa nou te meprize non Ou an?’

7 Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar. And ye say: 'Wherein have we polluted thee?' In that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.'

N ap ofri pen ki souye sou lotèl Mwen an. Men nou di: ‘Nan kisa nou te souye Ou a?’ Nan sa, n ap di: ‘Tab SENYÈ a meprizab.’

8 And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it no evil! And when ye offer the lame and sick, is it no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

Lè nou ofri bèt avèg kon sakrifis la, èske sa pa yon mal? Epi lè nou ofri bèt ki bwate, e ki malad la, èske sa pa yon mal? Poukisa nou pa ofri sa yo bay gwo chèf peyi a? Èske l ap kontan avèk nou? Oswa, èske se ak dousè ak kè kontan ke l ap aksepte nou?” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

9 And now, I pray you, entreat the favour of God that He may be gracious unto us! — This hath been of your doing. — Will He accept any of your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

Men koulye a, chèche mande favè Bondye, pou Li kapab beni nou? Ak yon ofrann konsa, èske L ap aksepte okenn nan nou ak dousè? mande SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

10 Oh that there were even one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on Mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

O ke te genyen youn nan nou pou ta fèmen pòt yo, pou nou pa ta chofe dife pou granmèsi sou lotèl Mwen an! “Mwen pa kontan avèk nou”, pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo. “Ofrann nan k ap sòti nan men nou, Mwen p ap aksepte l nonpli.

11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same My name is great among the nations; and in every place offerings are presented unto My name, even pure oblations; for My name is great among the nations, saith the LORD of hosts.

Paske depi solèy la leve jis rive kote li kouche a, non Mwen va gran pami nasyon yo, e tout kote, lansan ak ofrann sereyal ki san tach va vin ofri a non Mwen. Paske non Mwen va gran pami nasyon yo,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

12 But ye profane it, in that ye say: 'The table of the LORD is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even the food thereof, is contemptible.'

“Men nou ap pwofane li lè nou di: ‘Tab SENYÈ a vin souye, fwi li, menm manje li vin meprizab.’

13 Ye say also: 'Behold, what a weariness is it!' and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering; should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

Nou di tou: ‘Gade, a la fatigan sa fatigan!’ Nou pa vle menm pran sant li,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo. “Konsa, nou te pote sa ke yo te pran nan vyolans, sa ki te bwate ak sa ki te malad. Konsa menm, nou pote ofrann nan! Èske se sa ke Mwen ta dwe aksepte nan men nou an?” pale SENYÈ a.

14 But cursed be he that dealeth craftily, whereas he hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and My name is feared among the nations.

“Men malè pou sila k ap twonpe a, ki gen nan bann mouton li an, yon mal, ki fè sèman pou livre li, men ki anfen, fè sakrifis bay SENYÈ a ak yon bèt ki gen defo. Paske Mwen se yon gwo Wa,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo, “e non Mwen etonnan pami nasyon yo.”