Malachi 1
1 [This is] the message that Yahweh gave to [the prophet] Malachi to [give to the people of] Israel.
Бреме речи Господње Израиљу преко Малахије.
2 Yahweh says, “I have [always] loved you [Israeli people].”
Љубим вас, вели Господ; а ви говорите: У чему нас љубиш? Не беше ли Исав брат Јакову? Говори Господ; али Јакова љубих.
3 But you reply, “In what way have you loved us?” Yahweh replies, “[This is how I loved you]: [It is true that your ancestor] Jacob was [RHQ] Esau’s [younger] brother, and I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau. I caused his hilly region to become (desolate/a place where crops did not grow). I caused the land which he possessed to become a desert where jackals/wolves live.”
А на Исава мрзих; зато горе његове опустех и наследство његово дадох змајевима из пустиње.
4 [The descendants of Esau who live in] Edom may say, “[Yes, ] we have been crushed/ruined, but we will rebuild [houses] in the ruins.” But the Commander of the armies of angels replies, “They may build [houses again], but I will demolish [them again]. Their [country] will be called ‘The land where wicked people [live]’ and [their people will be called] ‘The people with whom Yahweh is angry forever’.”
Што Едом говори: Осиромашисмо, али ћемо се повратити и саградити пуста места, овако вели Господ над војскама: нека они граде, али ћу ја разградити, и они ће се звати: крајина безаконичка и народ на који се гневи Господ довека.
5 When you [Israeli] people yourselves see [what I will do to them], you will say, “[It is evident far] beyond the borders of Israel that Yahweh is [very] great!”
И очи ће ваше видети и ви ћете рећи: Велик је Господ на међама Израиљевим.
6 But the Commander of the armies of angels says to the priests, “Boys honor their fathers, and servants [respect] their masters. So, if I am [like your] father and your master, why [RHQ] do you not honor and respect me? You have despised me [MTY]!” But you ask, “(How/In what way) have we despised you?”
Син поштује оца и слуга господара свог; ако сам ја Отац, где је част моја? И ако сам Господар, где је страх мој? Вели Господ над војскама вама, свештеници, који презирете име моје, и говорите: У чем презиремо име Твоје?
7 [Yahweh replies, ] “[Instead of honoring me, you have despised me] by offering sacrifices on my altar that are unacceptable to me.” Then you ask, “What sacrifices have we given that have been unacceptable to you?” [Yahweh replies, ] “You think that (it does not matter/it is okay) if you do not respect my altar.
Доносите на мој олтар хлеб оскврњен, и говорите: Чим Те оскврнисмо? Тим што говорите: Сто је Господњи за презирање.
8 You offer for sacrifices animals that are blind. (Is that not wrong?/That is disgusting!) [RHQ] And you offer for sacrifices animals that are crippled or that have diseases. (Is that also not wrong?/That [also] is disgusting!) [RHQ] If you tried to give presents like that to your governor, (do you think [RHQ] that he would be pleased?/he would certainly not be pleased!) (Would he [RHQ] accept such gifts? He would certainly not accept such gifts!) [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says!”
И кад доносите слепо на жртву, није ли зло? И кад доносите хромо или болесно, није ли зло? Однеси га старешини свом, хоћеш ли му угодити и хоће ли погледати на те? Вели Господ над војскама.
9 [And he also says, ] “You plead with me to be merciful to you. But you bring to me sacrifices that are not acceptable to me, so why should I be kind to you [RHQ]?”
Зато, молите се Богу да се смилује на нас; кад је то из ваших руку, хоће ли на кога од вас гледати? Говори Господ над војскама.
10 The Commander of the armies of angels [also] says, “I wish/desire that one of you would shut the gates [of the temple courtyard], in order that no one could offer those worthless sacrifices. I am not pleased with you, and I will not accept the offerings that you bring to me.
Ко је међу вама који би затворио врата или запалио огањ на мом олтару низашта? Нисте ми мили, вели Господ над војскама, и нећу примити дар из ваше руке.
11 [People of other] nations honor me [MTY] [every day], from sunrise/morning until sunset/evening. All over the world people offer incense and [other] pure/acceptable offerings to me [MTY]. [They do that] because [people among all] the nations know that I [MTY] am [very] great.
Јер од истока сунчаног до запада велико ће бити име моје међу народима, и на сваком ће се месту приносити кад имену мом и чист дар; јер ће име моје бити велико међу народима, вели Господ над војскама.
12 But you [priests show that you] despise me [by what you do]. You say, ‘[It is all right if] people pollute the altar by bringing sacrifices that are unacceptable.’
А ви Га скврните говорећи: Сто је Господњи нечист, и шта се поставља на њ, јело је за презирање.
13 You say ‘We are tired of [burning all these sacrifices on the altar].’ You (turn up your noses at/act very disrespectfully toward) [me]. When you bring [to me] animals that have been stolen or ones that are crippled or that have diseases, to offer them for sacrifices, [do you think that] [RHQ] I should accept them?
И говорите: Гле, колика мука! А могло би се одухнути, говори Господ над војскама; и доносите отето, и хромо и болесно доносите на дар; еда ли ћу примити из руке ваше? Говори Господ.
14 [I will] curse anyone who [tries to] cheat [me] by solemnly promising [to bring to me a perfect] ram from his flock [of sheep] and then brings to me one that has defects. [If anyone does that, I will punish him], because I am a great king; [I am] the Commander of the armies of angels and [people of the other] nations revere me [MTY], [but you do not]!”
Проклет да је варалица, који има у свом стаду мушко и заветује, па приноси Господу кварно; јер сам велик цар, вели Господ над војскама, и име је моје страшно међу народима.
