Μαλαχίας 1
1 Το φορτίον του λόγου του Κυρίου διά χειρός Μαλαχίου προς Ισραήλ.
[This is] the message that Yahweh gave to [the prophet] Malachi to [give to the people of] Israel.
2 Εγώ σας ηγάπησα, λέγει Κύριος· και σεις είπετε, Εις τι μας ηγάπησας; δεν ήτο ο Ησαύ αδελφός του Ιακώβ; λέγει Κύριος· πλην ηγάπησα τον Ιακώβ,
Yahweh says, “I have [always] loved you [Israeli people].”
3 τον δε Ησαύ εμίσησα και κατέστησα τα όρη αυτού ερήμωσιν και την κληρονομίαν αυτού κατοικίας ερήμου.
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 Και εάν ο Εδώμ είπη, Ημείς εταλαιπωρήθημεν, πλην θέλομεν οικοδομήσει εκ νέου τους ηρημωμένους τόπους, ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Αυτοί θέλουσιν οικοδομήσει αλλ' εγώ θέλω καταστρέψει· και θέλουσιν ονομασθή, Όριον ανομίας, και, Ο λαός κατά του οποίου ο Κύριος ηγανάκτησε διαπαντός.
[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 Και οι οφθαλμοί σας θέλουσιν ιδεί και σεις θέλετε ειπεί, Εμεγαλύνθη ο Κύριος από του ορίου του Ισραήλ.
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 Ο υιός τιμά τον πατέρα και ο δούλος τον κύριον αυτού· αν λοιπόν εγώ ήμαι πατήρ, που είναι η τιμή μου; και αν κύριος εγώ, που ο φόβος μου; λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων προς εσάς, ιερείς, οίτινες καταφρονείτε το όνομά μου, και λέγετε, Εις τι κατεφρονήσαμεν το όνομά σου;
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 Προσεφέρετε άρτον μεμιασμένον επί του θυσιαστηρίου μου και είπετε, Εις τι σε εμιάναμεν; Εις το ότι λέγετε, Η τράπεζα του Κυρίου είναι αξιοκαταφρόνητος.
[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 Και αν προσφέρητε τυφλόν εις θυσίαν, δεν είναι κακόν; και αν προσφέρητε χωλόν ή άρρωστον, δεν είναι κακόν; πρόσφερε τώρα τούτο εις τον αρχηγόν σου· θέλει άρα γε ευαρεστηθή εις σε ή υποδεχθή το πρόσωπόν σου; λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων.
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 Και τώρα λοιπόν δεήθητε του Θεού διά να ελεήση ημάς· εξ αιτίας σας έγεινε τούτο· θέλει άρα γε υποδεχθή τα πρόσωπά σας; λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων.
[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 Τις είναι και μεταξύ σας, όστις ήθελε κλείσει τας θύρας, διά να μη ανάπτητε πυρ επί το θυσιαστήριόν μου ματαίως; δεν έχω ευχαρίστησιν εις εσάς, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων, και δεν θέλω δεχθή προσφοράν εκ της χειρός σας.
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 Διότι από ανατολών ηλίου έως δυσμών αυτού το όνομά μου θέλει είσθαι μέγα μεταξύ των εθνών, και εν παντί τόπω θέλει προσφέρεσθαι θυμίαμα εις το όνομά μου και θυσία καθαρά· διότι μέγα θέλει είσθαι το όνομά μου μεταξύ των εθνών, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων.
[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 Σεις όμως εβεβηλώσατε αυτό, λέγοντες, Η τράπεζα του Κυρίου είναι μεμιασμένη, και τα επιτιθέμενα επ' αυτήν, το φαγητόν αυτής, αξιοκαταφρόνητον.
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 Σεις είπετε έτι, Ιδού, οποία ενόχλησις· και κατεφρονήσατε αυτήν, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· και εφέρατε το ηρπαγμένον και το χωλόν και το άρρωστον, ναι, τοιαύτην προσφοράν εφέρατε· ήθελον δεχθή αυτήν εκ της χειρός σας; λέγει Κύριος.
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 Όθεν επικατάρατος ο απατεών, όστις έχει εν τω ποιμνίω αυτού άρσεν και κάμνει ευχήν και θυσιάζει εις τον Κύριον πράγμα διεφθαρμένον· διότι εγώ είμαι βασιλεύς μέγας, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων, και το όνομά μου είναι τρομερόν εν τοις έθνεσι.
[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]!”
