Malachi 1
1 Men mesaj Seyè a te bay Malachi pou fè pèp Izrayèl la konnen volonte li. Men desizyon Seyè a:
The oracle of the word of Yahweh, unto Israel, —by the hand of Malachi.
2 Seyè a di: Mwen renmen nou! Men, pèp la reponn: Ki jan ou renmen nou an? Men sa Seyè a reponn yo: Ezaou ak Jakòb, apa de frè yo ye. Mwen renmen Jakòb ak tout pitit pitit li yo.
I have loved you, saith Yahweh, and yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Is not Esau, brother, to Jacob? enquireth Yahweh, Yet have I loved Jacob,
3 Men, mwen rayi Ezaou ak tout pitit pitit li yo. Mwen ravaje tout mòn peyi Ezaou a. Mwen fè peyi yo a tounen savann kote bèt nan bwa rete.
And, Esau, have I hated, — and made his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance [a dwelling] for the jackals of the wilderness.
4 Si moun peyi Edon yo di: Yo detwi lavil nou yo, men n'ap rebati yo, Seyè a menm ap reponn yo: Nou mèt rebati yo, m'ap toujou kraze yo. Moun pral rele yo: Peyi mechan yo, nasyon ki fè Seyè a ankòlè tout tan an.
Whereas Edom, may say, We are laid waste, but we will again build the desolate places, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, They, may build, but, I, will pull down, — and men shall call them, The Boundary of Lawlessness, and, The people with whom Yahweh hath indignation unto times age-abiding;
5 Moun Izrayèl yo pral wè sa ak pwòp je yo. Epi y'a di: Seyè a gen pouvwa menm andeyò peyi Izrayèl la.
And, your own eyes, shall see, —and, ye yourselves, shall say, Yahweh, be magnified, beyond the boundary of Israel.
6 Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ap pale ak nou koulye a, nou menm prèt yo ki pa respekte l'. Li di nou konsa: Yon pitit fèt pou l' respekte papa l'. Yon domestik fèt pou l' gen krentif pou mèt li. Mwen se papa nou. Poukisa nou pa respekte m'? Mwen se mèt nou. Poukisa nou pa gen krentif pou mwen? Epi nou gen kouraj pou nou di: Ki jan nou derespekte ou la?
A son, will honour a father, and, a servant, his lord, — If then, a father, I am, where is mine honour? And, if, a lord, I am, where is my reverence? saith Yahweh of hosts— to you, ye priests, who despise my Name, and yet say, Wherein have we despised thy Name?
7 Men ki jan: nou pran manje ki pa bon pou fè sèvis pou mwen, nou ofri l' sou lotèl la ban mwen. Epi n'ap di: nou pa wè ki jan nou derespekte ou la a? Mwen menm, mwen di nou se lè nou di lotèl Seyè a pa merite yo respekte l'.
In bringing near upon mine altar, polluted food, while yet ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? Because ye say, As for the table of Yahweh, a thing to be despised, it is;
8 Lè nou mennen yon bèt je pete pou yo touye pou mwen, atò, sa se pa bagay ki mal? Lè nou mennen yon bèt k'ap mache bwete, yon bèt tou malad, sa se pa bagay ki mal? Seye pote yon bèt konsa bay yon gwo chèf non! Eske l'ap kontan? Eske la ba ou yon favè?
And when ye bring near the blind as a sacrifice, [saying] —No harm! or when ye bring near the lame or the sick [saying] —No harm! Offer it, I pray you, unto thy pasha, Will he accept thee? or lift up thy countenance? saith Yahweh of hosts.
9 Koulye a, nou menm prèt yo, lapriyè nan pye Bondye pou l' gen pitye pou nou non! Eske la ban nou favè l'? Se nou menm ki va lakòz li pa fè sa pou nou!
Now, therefore, pacify, I pray you, the face of GOD, that he may grant us favour, —at your hands, hath this come to pass, Will he lift up the countenances, of any of you? saith Yahweh of hosts.
10 Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pale, li di: Mwen ta swete yonn nan nou ta fèmen tout pòt tanp lan pou nou pa limen dife pou gremesi sou lotèl mwen an. Mwen pa kontan menm ak nou. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa. Mwen p'ap asepte ankenn ofrann nan men nou.
Who is there, even among you, that will shut the doors, so as not to set light to mine altar, for nothing? I can take no pleasure in you, saith Yahweh of hosts, and, your present, can I not accept at your hand.
11 Toupatou sou latè, depi sou solèy leve jouk sou solèy kouche, moun lòt nasyon yo ap di jan mwen gen pouvwa. Toupatou y'ap boule lansan pou mwen, y'ap ofri m' bagay ki bon pou sèvis mwen. Paske moun toupatou respekte m'. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa.
For, from the rising of the sun, even unto the going in thereof, great is my Name among the nations, and, in every place, incense, is offered to my Name, and a pure present, —for great is my Name among the nations, saith Yahweh of hosts.
12 Men, nou menm, nou pa respekte lotèl mwen lè nou di: Lotèl Seyè a pa bon ankò. Se vye manje n'ap ofri sou li.
But ye are profaning me, — in that ye say, As for the table of the Lord, polluted it is, and, as for his produce, contemptible is his food.
13 Lèfini, n'ap plede di: Nou bouke ak tout bagay sa yo. Nou pa pran ka m' ankò. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa. Nou pran bèt nou vòlò, bèt enfim, osinon bèt malad, nou vin ofri ban mwen. Seyè a mande nou: Nou kwè mwen ka asepte bagay konsa nan men nou? Se Seyè a ki mande nou sa.
And ye have said, Lo! what a weariness! And ye have snuffed at Me, saith Yahweh of hosts, and have brought in the torn and the lame and the sick, thus have ye brought the present, — Could I accept it at your hand? saith Yahweh.
14 Madichon pou moun k'ap twonpe m' yo. Yo vin ofri bèt ki pa bon pou yo touye pou mwen epi yo kite bon ti mal yo te pwomèt y'ap ban mwen an nan bann mouton yo. Paske, se yon wa ki gen anpil pouvwa mwen ye. Moun tout nasyon va respekte m'. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa.
But accursed is he that defraudeth, who, when there is in his flock a male, yet voweth and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lord, for, a great king, am I, saith Yahweh of hosts, and, my Name, is revered among the nations.
