Malachie 1
1 Oracle, parole de l’Éternel à Israël par Malachie.
[This is] the message that Yahweh gave to [the prophet] Malachi to [give to the people of] Israel.
2 Je vous ai aimés, dit l’Éternel. Et vous dites: En quoi nous as-tu aimés? Ésaü n’est-il pas frère de Jacob? Dit l’Éternel. Cependant j’ai aimé Jacob,
Yahweh says, “I have [always] loved you [Israeli people].”
3 Et j’ai eu de la haine pour Ésaü, J’ai fait de ses montagnes une solitude, J’ai livré son héritage aux chacals du désert.
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.”
4 Si Édom dit: Nous sommes détruits, Nous relèverons les ruines! Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Qu’ils bâtissent, je renverserai, Et on les appellera pays de la méchanceté, Peuple contre lequel l’Éternel est irrité pour toujours.
[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’.”
5 Vos yeux le verront, Et vous direz: Grand est l’Éternel Par delà les frontières d’Israël!
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!”
6 Un fils honore son père, et un serviteur son maître. Si je suis père, où est l’honneur qui m’est dû? Si je suis maître, où est la crainte qu’on a de moi? Dit l’Éternel des armées à vous, sacrificateurs, Qui méprisez mon nom, Et qui dites: En quoi avons-nous méprisé ton nom?
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?”
7 Vous offrez sur mon autel des aliments impurs, Et vous dites: En quoi t’avons-nous profané? C’est en disant: La table de l’Éternel est méprisable!
[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.
8 Quand vous offrez en sacrifice une bête aveugle, n’est-ce pas mal? Quand vous en offrez une boiteuse ou infirme, n’est-ce pas mal? Offre-la donc à ton gouverneur! Te recevra-t-il bien, te fera-t-il bon accueil? Dit l’Éternel des armées.
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!”
9 Priez Dieu maintenant, pour qu’il ait pitié de nous! C’est de vous que cela vient: Vous recevra-t-il favorablement? Dit l’Éternel des armées.
[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]?”
10 Lequel de vous fermera les portes, Pour que vous n’allumiez pas en vain le feu sur mon autel? Je ne prends aucun plaisir en vous, dit l’Éternel des armées, Et les offrandes de votre main ne me sont point agréables.
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.
11 Car depuis le lever du soleil jusqu’à son couchant, Mon nom est grand parmi les nations, Et en tout lieu on brûle de l’encens en l’honneur de mon nom Et l’on présente des offrandes pures; Car grand est mon nom parmi les nations, Dit l’Éternel des armées.
[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.
12 Mais vous, vous le profanez, En disant: La table de l’Éternel est souillée, Et ce qu’elle rapporte est un aliment méprisable.
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.’
13 Vous dites: Quelle fatigue! Et vous le dédaignez, Dit l’Éternel des armées; Et cependant vous amenez ce qui est dérobé, boiteux ou infirme, Et ce sont les offrandes que vous faites! Puis-je les agréer de vos mains? Dit l’Éternel.
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?
14 Maudit soit le trompeur qui a dans son troupeau un mâle, Et qui voue et sacrifie au Seigneur une bête chétive! Car je suis un grand roi, dit l’Éternel des armées, Et mon nom est redoutable parmi les nations.
[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]!”
