Malachi 2
1 And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.
A sad vas opominjem, svećenici!
2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts: I will even send out against you a curse, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I will curse the same, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Ako ne budete poslušali, ako ne budete k srcu uzeli da proslavite Ime moje - govori Jahve nad Vojskama - kletvu ću na vas svaliti i proklet ću vaš blagoslov. I već ga prokleh jer to niste k srcu uzeli.
3 Behold, I will destroy unto you the seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your festive offerings; and one shall take you away with it.
I slomit ću vam ruku, bacit ću vam u lice izmetine, izmetine vaših svetkovina, i s njima ću vas splaviti.
4 And ye shall thereby know that I have sent out unto you this commandment, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.
Po tom ćete znati: to je bila moja opomena da ostane Savez moj s Levijem - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.
5 My covenant was with him life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and because of my name he had dread.
A moj Savez s njim, to bijaše život i mir - ja sam mu ih dao: bijaše to strah - i on me se bojao, Imena se moga plašio.
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and falsehood was not found on his lips: in peace and equity he walked with me, and many did he turn away from iniquity.
Zakon istine bijaše u njegovim ustima i pakost mu ne kaljaše usana; u miru i pravičnosti hodio je sa mnom i mnoge je od grijeha odvratio.
7 For the priest's lips are ever to keep knowledge, and the law are they to seek from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
Da, usne svećenikove treba da čuvaju znanje, a iz njegovih usta treba tražiti Zakon: ta on je glasnik Jahve nad Vojskama.
8 But ye are indeed departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of the Levite, saith the Lord of hosts.
Ali vi ste s puta zašli, učinili ste da se mnogi o Zakon spotiču, raskinuli ste Savez Levijev - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.
9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and low before all the people, in the same measure as ye do not keep my ways, but act with partiality in the law.
Zato učinih da vas preziru i ponizuju svi narodi jer se putova mojih vi držali niste, nego ste bili pristrani primjenjujuć Zakon.
10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? [then] why shall we deal treacherously every man against his brother, to profane the covenant of our fathers?
Nemamo li svi jednog Oca? Nije li nas jedan Bog stvorio? Zašto smo onda jedan drugome nevjerni te skvrnimo Savez svojih otaca?
11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination hath been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the sanctuary of the Lord which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Iznevjerio se Juda: učinili su sramotu u Izraelu i Jeruzalemu, jer Juda je oskvrnuo Svetinju, Jahvi dragu, i ženi se kćerju tuđega božanstva.
12 The Lord will cut off unto the man that doth this, son and grandson, out of the tents of Jacob, and him that bringeth near an offering unto the Lord of hosts.
Svakog tko tako učini, ma tko bio on, nek iskorijeni Jahve iz šatora Jakovljevih i izmeđ onih koji prinose žrtvu Jahvi nad Vojskama!
13 And this do ye secondly, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with loud complaint, so that he turneth not any more his regard to the offerings, nor receiveth it with favor at your hand.
I ovo još vi činite: zalijevate suzama Jahvin žrtvenik tužeći i ridajući, jer on više neće da se žr tvi prikloni, iz ruke mu vaše ona nije ugodna.
14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast indeed dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
I vi pitate: “Zašto?” Zato što je Jahve bio svjedok između tebe i žene mladosti tvoje kojoj si nevjeran premda ti drugarica bijaše i žena tvoga saveza.
15 And not one doth so who hath a remnant of a [good] spirit; for what desireth such a one? he seeketh [to possess] a godly posterity: therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none of you deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Nije li On načinio jedno jedino biće dahom životnim obdareno? A što to jedino biće traži? Božanski naraštaj! Poštuj dakle život svoj i ne budi nevjeran ženi svoje mladosti.
16 For he hateth putting away [the wife], so hath said the Lord the God of Israel, and him who covereth his garment with violence, so hath said the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, and deal not treacherously.
Jer ja mrzim otpuštanje žena - govori Jahve, Bog Izraelov - i onog koji nevjerom haljine svoje kalja - govori Jahve nad Vojskama! Poštujte dakle život svoj, ne budite nevjerni!
17 Ye have wearied the Lord with your words: yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? By your saying, Every one that doth evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and in them he findeth delight; or else, Where is the God of justice!
Dosađujete Jahvi svojim riječima, a pitate: “U čemu mu dosađujemo?” Time što govorite: “Svi koji zlo čine dobro su viđeni u očima Jahvinim i takvi su mu mili!” ili: “Gdje je Bog pravde?”
