Malachi 2
1 And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.
Og nu udgår følgende Påbud til eder, I Præster;
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.
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 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.
Se, jeg afhugger Armen på eder og kaster Skarn i Ansigtet på eder, Skarnet fra eders Højtider, og eders Ofre oven i Købet;
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.
og I skal kende, at jeg har sendt eder dette Påbud, fordi jeg har en Pagt med Levi, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
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.
Min Pagt med ham var, at jeg skulde give ham Liv og Fred, og han skulde frygte mig og bæve for mit Navn;
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.
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 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.
Thi Præstens Læber vogter på Kundskab, og Vejledning søger man af hans Mund; thi han er Hærskarers HERREs Sendebud.
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.
Men I veg bort fra Vejen; mange har I bragt til Fald ved eders Vejledning, Levis Pagt har I ødelagt, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
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.
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 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?
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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!
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?"
