Malachi 1
1 Revelasyon pawòl SENYÈ a bay Israël pa Malachie.
A revelation, the LORD’s word to Israel by Malachi.
2 “Mwen te renmen nou,” pale SENYÈ a. Men ou di: “Nan kisa ou te renmen nou an?” “Se pa Ésaü ki te frè Jacob?” deklare SENYÈ a. “Men se Jacob Mwen te renmen;
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the LORD, “Yet I loved Jacob;
3 men Mwen te rayi Ésaü. Mwen te fè mòn li yo vin yon kote dezole, e Mwen te livre eritaj li bay chen mawon dezè yo.”
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”
4 Tandiske Edom di: “Yo fin bat nou nèt, men nou va retounen vin bati sou ranblè yo;” konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Yo va bati, men mwen va jete; konsa, moun va rele yo peyi mechan an, e pèp sou sila SENYÈ a fache pou tout tan an.”
Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” the LORD of Hosts says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom the LORD shows wrath forever.”
5 Zye nou va wè sa e nou va di: “SENYÈ a gran, menm pi lwen lizyè Israël la!”
Your eyes will see, and you will say, “The LORD is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
6 “Yon fis onore papa li, e yon sèvitè onore mèt li. Alò, si Mwen se yon papa, kote onè pa M nan? Epi si Mwen se yon mèt, kote respè M nan?” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo a prèt yo ki meprize non Mwen an. “Men nou di: ‘Nan kisa nou te meprize non Ou an?’
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
7 N ap ofri pen ki souye sou lotèl Mwen an. Men nou di: ‘Nan kisa nou te souye Ou a?’ Nan sa, n ap di: ‘Tab SENYÈ a meprizab.’
You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘The LORD’s table is contemptible.’
8 Lè nou ofri bèt avèg kon sakrifis la, èske sa pa yon mal? Epi lè nou ofri bèt ki bwate, e ki malad la, èske sa pa yon mal? Poukisa nou pa ofri sa yo bay gwo chèf peyi a? Èske l ap kontan avèk nou? Oswa, èske se ak dousè ak kè kontan ke l ap aksepte nou?” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo.
When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says the LORD of Hosts.
9 Men koulye a, chèche mande favè Bondye, pou Li kapab beni nou? Ak yon ofrann konsa, èske L ap aksepte okenn nan nou ak dousè? mande SENYÈ Dèzame yo.
“Now, please entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?” says the LORD of Hosts.
10 O ke te genyen youn nan nou pou ta fèmen pòt yo, pou nou pa ta chofe dife pou granmèsi sou lotèl Mwen an! “Mwen pa kontan avèk nou”, pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo. “Ofrann nan k ap sòti nan men nou, Mwen p ap aksepte l nonpli.
“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
11 Paske depi solèy la leve jis rive kote li kouche a, non Mwen va gran pami nasyon yo, e tout kote, lansan ak ofrann sereyal ki san tach va vin ofri a non Mwen. Paske non Mwen va gran pami nasyon yo,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo.
For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
12 “Men nou ap pwofane li lè nou di: ‘Tab SENYÈ a vin souye, fwi li, menm manje li vin meprizab.’
“But you profane it when you say, ‘The LORD’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’
13 Nou di tou: ‘Gade, a la fatigan sa fatigan!’ Nou pa vle menm pran sant li,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo. “Konsa, nou te pote sa ke yo te pran nan vyolans, sa ki te bwate ak sa ki te malad. Konsa menm, nou pote ofrann nan! Èske se sa ke Mwen ta dwe aksepte nan men nou an?” pale SENYÈ a.
You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says the LORD of Hosts; “and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?” says the LORD.
14 “Men malè pou sila k ap twonpe a, ki gen nan bann mouton li an, yon mal, ki fè sèman pou livre li, men ki anfen, fè sakrifis bay SENYÈ a ak yon bèt ki gen defo. Paske Mwen se yon gwo Wa,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo, “e non Mwen etonnan pami nasyon yo.”
“But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
