Maleakhi 1

1 Ucapan ilahi. Firman TUHAN kepada Israel dengan perantaraan Maleakhi.

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

2 "Aku mengasihi kamu," firman TUHAN. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah Engkau mengasihi kami?" "Bukankah Esau itu kakak Yakub?" demikianlah firman TUHAN. "Namun Aku mengasihi Yakub,

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

3 tetapi membenci Esau. Sebab itu Aku membuat pegunungannya menjadi sunyi sepi dan tanah pusakanya Kujadikan padang gurun."

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 Apabila Edom berkata: "Kami telah hancur, tetapi kami akan membangun kembali reruntuhan itu," maka beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: "Mereka boleh membangun, tetapi Aku akan merobohkannya; dan orang akan menyebutkannya daerah kefasikan dan bangsa yang kepadanya TUHAN murka sampai selama-lamanya."

[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 Matamu akan melihat dan kamu sendiri akan berkata: "TUHAN maha besar sampai di luar daerah Israel."

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 Seorang anak menghormati bapanya dan seorang hamba menghormati tuannya. Jika Aku ini bapa, di manakah hormat yang kepada-Ku itu? Jika Aku ini tuan, di manakah takut yang kepada-Ku itu? firman TUHAN semesta alam kepada kamu, hai para imam yang menghina nama-Ku. Tetapi kamu berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami menghina nama-Mu?"

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 Kamu membawa roti cemar ke atas mezbah-Ku, tetapi berkata: "Dengan cara bagaimanakah kami mencemarkannya?" Dengan cara menyangka: "Meja TUHAN boleh dihinakan!"

[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 Apabila kamu membawa seekor binatang buta untuk dipersembahkan, tidakkah itu jahat? Apabila kamu membawa binatang yang timpang dan sakit, tidakkah itu jahat? Cobalah menyampaikannya kepada bupatimu, apakah ia berkenan kepadamu, apalagi menyambut engkau dengan baik? firman TUHAN semesta alam.

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 Maka sekarang: "Cobalah melunakkan hati Allah, supaya Ia mengasihani kita!" Oleh tangan kamulah terjadi hal itu, masakan Ia akan menyambut salah seorang dari padamu dengan baik? firman TUHAN semesta alam.

[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 Sekiranya ada di antara kamu yang mau menutup pintu, supaya jangan kamu menyalakan api di mezbah-Ku dengan percuma. Aku tidak suka kepada kamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam, dan Aku tidak berkenan menerima persembahan dari tanganmu.

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 Sebab dari terbitnya sampai kepada terbenamnya matahari nama-Ku besar di antara bangsa-bangsa, dan di setiap tempat dibakar dan dipersembahkan korban bagi nama-Ku dan juga korban sajian yang tahir; sebab nama-Ku besar di antara bangsa-bangsa, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

[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 Tetapi kamu ini menajiskannya, karena kamu menyangka: "Meja Tuhan memang cemar dan makanan yang ada di situ boleh dihinakan!"

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 Kamu berkata: "Lihat, alangkah susah payahnya!" dan kamu menyusahkan Aku, firman TUHAN semesta alam. Kamu membawa binatang yang dirampas, binatang yang timpang dan binatang yang sakit, kamu membawanya sebagai persembahan. Akan berkenankah Aku menerimanya dari tanganmu? firman TUHAN.

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 Terkutuklah penipu, yang mempunyai seekor binatang jantan di antara kawanan ternaknya, yang dinazarkannya, tetapi ia mempersembahkan binatang yang cacat kepada Tuhan. Sebab Aku ini Raja yang besar, firman TUHAN semesta alam, dan nama-Ku ditakuti di antara bangsa-bangsa.

[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]!”