Malachias 1
1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by the hand of his messenger. Lay [it], I pray you, to heart.
Ucapan ilahi. Firman TUHAN kepada Israel dengan perantaraan Maleakhi.
2 I have loved you, says the Lord. And you said, Wherein have you loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,
"Aku mengasihi kamu," firman TUHAN. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah Engkau mengasihi kami?" "Bukankah Esau itu kakak Yakub?" demikianlah firman TUHAN. "Namun Aku mengasihi Yakub,
3 and hated Esau and laid waste his borders, and made his heritage as dwellings of the wilderness?
tetapi membenci Esau. Sebab itu Aku membuat pegunungannya menjadi sunyi sepi dan tanah pusakanya Kujadikan padang gurun."
4 Because one will say, Idumea has been overthrown, but let us return and rebuild the desolate places; thus says the Lord Almighty, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called The borders of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord has set himself for ever.
Apabila Edom berkata: "Kami telah hancur, tetapi kami akan membangun kembali reruntuhan itu," maka beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: "Mereka boleh membangun, tetapi Aku akan merobohkannya; dan orang akan menyebutkannya daerah kefasikan dan bangsa yang kepadanya TUHAN murka sampai selama-lamanya."
5 And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, The Lord has been magnified upon the borders of Israel.
Matamu akan melihat dan kamu sendiri akan berkata: "TUHAN maha besar sampai di luar daerah Israel."
6 A son honors [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord Almighty. You the priests are they that despise my name: yet you said, Wherein have we despised your name?
Seorang anak menghormati bapanya dan seorang hamba menghormati tuannya. Jika Aku ini bapa, di manakah hormat yang kepada-Ku itu? Jika Aku ini tuan, di manakah takut yang kepada-Ku itu? firman TUHAN semesta alam kepada kamu, hai para imam yang menghina nama-Ku. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami menghina nama-Mu?"
7 In that you bring to mine altar polluted bread; and you said, Wherein have you polluted it? In that you say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and that which was set thereon you have despised.
Kamu membawa roti cemar ke atas mezbah-Ku, tetapi berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami mencemarkannya?" Dengan cara menyangka: "Meja TUHAN boleh dihinakan!"
8 For if you bring a blind [victim] for sacrifices, [is it] not evil? and if you bring the lame or the sick, [is it] not evil? offer it now to your ruler, [and see] if he will receive you, if he will accept your person, says the Lord Almighty.
Apabila kamu membawa seekor binatang buta untuk dipersembahkan, tidakkah itu jahat? Apabila kamu membawa binatang yang timpang dan sakit, tidakkah itu jahat? Cobalah menyampaikannya kepada bupatimu, apakah ia berkenan kepadamu, apalagi menyambut engkau dengan baik? firman TUHAN semesta alam.
9 And now entreat the face of your God, and make supplication to him. These things have been done by your hands; shall I accept you? says the Lord Almighty.
Maka sekarang: "Cobalah melunakkan hati Allah, supaya Ia mengasihani kita!" Oleh tangan kamulah terjadi hal itu, masakan Ia akan menyambut salah seorang dari padamu dengan baik? firman TUHAN semesta alam.
10 Because even among you the doors shall be shut, and [one] will not kindle [the fire of] mine altar for nothing, I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands.
Sekiranya ada di antara kamu yang mau menutup pintu, supaya jangan kamu menyalakan api di mezbah-Ku dengan percuma. Aku tidak suka kepada kamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam, dan Aku tidak berkenan menerima persembahan dari tanganmu.
11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down [thereof] my name has been glorified among the Gentiles; and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord Almighty.
Sebab dari terbitnya sampai kepada terbenamnya matahari nama-Ku besar di antara bangsa-bangsa, dan di setiap tempat dibakar dan dipersembahkan korban bagi nama-Ku dan juga korban sajian yang tahir; sebab nama-Ku besar di antara bangsa-bangsa, firman TUHAN semesta alam.
12 But you profane it, in that you say, The table of the Lord is polluted, and his meats set thereon are despised.
Tetapi kamu ini menajiskannya, karena kamu menyangka: "Meja Tuhan memang cemar dan makanan yang ada di situ boleh dihinakan!"
13 And you said, These [services] are troublesome: therefore I have utterly rejected them with scorn, says the Lord Almighty: and you brought in torn victims, and lame, and sick: if then you should bring an offering, shall I accept them at your hands? says the Lord Almighty.
Kamu berkata: "Lihat, alangkah susah payahnya!" dan kamu menyusahkan Aku, firman TUHAN semesta alam. Kamu membawa binatang yang dirampas, binatang yang timpang dan binatang yang sakit, kamu membawanya sebagai persembahan. Akan berkenankah Aku menerimanya dari tanganmu? firman TUHAN.
14 And cursed [is the man] who had the power, and possessed a male in his flock, and whose vow is upon him, and who sacrifices a corrupt thing to the Lord: for I am a great King, says the Lord Almighty, and my name is glorious among the nations.
Terkutuklah penipu, yang mempunyai seekor binatang jantan di antara kawanan ternaknya, yang dinazarkannya, tetapi ia mempersembahkan binatang yang cacat kepada Tuhan. Sebab Aku ini Raja yang besar, firman TUHAN semesta alam, dan nama-Ku ditakuti di antara bangsa-bangsa.
