Malachi 1

1 [This is] the message that Yahweh gave to [the prophet] Malachi to [give to the people of] Israel.

Una revelación, la palabra de Yahvé dirigida a Israel por Malaquías.

2 Yahweh says, “I have [always] loved you [Israeli people].”

“Te he amado”, dice Yahvé. Sin embargo, dices: “¿Cómo nos has amado?” “¿No era Esaú hermano de Jacob?”, dice Yahvé, “Sin embargo, amé a Jacob;

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.”

pero a Esaú lo odié, y convertí sus montes en una desolación, y entregué su herencia a los chacales del desierto.”

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’.”

Mientras que Edom dice: “Hemos sido derribados, pero volveremos y edificaremos los lugares baldíos”, Yahvé de los Ejércitos dice: “Ellos edificarán, pero yo los derribaré; y los hombres los llamarán ‘La Tierra Malvada’, el pueblo contra el cual Yahvé muestra su ira para siempre.”

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!”

Tus ojos verán y dirás: “¡Yahvé es grande, incluso más allá de la frontera de Israel!”

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?”

“El hijo honra a su padre, y el siervo a su amo. Si yo soy un padre, ¿dónde está mi honor? Y si soy un amo, ¿dónde está el respeto que me corresponde?”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos a ustedes, sacerdotes, que desprecian mi nombre. “Ustedes dicen: ‘¿Cómo hemos despreciado tu nombre?’

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.

Ustedes ofrecen pan contaminado en mi altar. Decís: ‘¿Cómo te hemos contaminado? En eso decís: ‘La mesa de Yahvé es despreciable’.

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!”

Cuando ofrecéis en sacrificio a los ciegos, ¿no es eso malo? Y cuando ofrecéis a los cojos y a los enfermos, ¿no es eso malo? Preséntenlo ahora a su gobernador. ¿Se complacerá contigo? ¿O aceptará tu persona?”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.

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]?”

“Ahora, por favor, suplica el favor de Dios, para que sea bondadoso con nosotros. Con esto, ¿aceptará a alguno de ustedes?”, dice Yahvé de los Ejércitos.

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.

“¡Oh, si hubiera entre ustedes uno que cerrara las puertas, para no encender el fuego en mi altar en vano! No me agradan ustedes — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — ni aceptaré una ofrenda de su mano.

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.

Porque desde la salida del sol hasta su puesta, mi nombre es grande entre las naciones, y en todo lugar se ofrecerá incienso a mi nombre y una ofrenda pura, porque mi nombre es grande entre las naciones”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.

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.’

“Pero ustedes lo profanan cuando dicen: ‘La mesa de Yahvé está contaminada, y su fruto, incluso su comida, es despreciable’.

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?

También decís: ‘¡Mira, qué cansancio es!’ Y tú lo has olfateado”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos; “y has traído lo que fue tomado por la violencia, el cojo y el enfermo; así traes la ofrenda. ¿Debo aceptar esto de tu mano?”, dice Yahvé.

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]!”

“Pero es maldito el engañador que tiene en su rebaño un macho, y hace votos y sacrificios al Señor una cosa defectuosa; porque yo soy un gran Rey — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — y mi nombre es imponente entre las naciones.”