Malakia 2

1 Ie henane zao: ho anahareo o lily zao ry mpisoroñeo.

"Now, you cohanim, this commandment is for you.

2 Aa naho tsy haoñe’ areo, naho tsy tsakore’ areo añ’arofo ao, ty handrenge i añarakoy, hoe t’Iehovà, le hañitrifako fatse, vaho hozoñeko o fitahia’ areoo; eka, toe fa nozoñeko, amy te tsy ifahara’ ty tro’ areo.

If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name," says the LORD of hosts, "then will I send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart.

3 Ingo, hendahako o tabiri’areoo, le ho hosorako hativàñe o lahara’ areoo, ty tai’ o takataka’ areoo; ie hisese añe mindre ama’e.

Look, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it.

4 Fohino arè te nampihitrifeko ama’ areo ty lily toy, soa te ho amy Levý nainai’e i fañinakoy, hoe t’Iehovà’ i Màroy.

You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says the LORD of hosts.

5 Haveloñe naho filongoañe i fañinako ama’ey; natoloko aze ho fañeveñañe, toe nañeveña’e vaho niambane ami’ty añarako.

"My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.

6 Tam-palie’e ao i Hake vantañey, vaho tsy nitendrek’ am-pamele’e ao ty hatsivokarañe; ie nindre nañavelo amako an-kanintsiñe naho an-kavañonañe vaho maro ty nampiambohoe’e ami’ty raty.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.

7 Toe fañajàn-kilala ty fivimbim-pisoroñe, vaho ho tsoeheñe am-palie’e ao ty Hake; ie ìra’ Iehovà’ i Màroy.

For the cohen's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 Fe nitsile amy lalañey nahareo, naho nampitsikapy ty maro amy Hake; nitivae’ areo ty fañina’ i Levý, hoe t’Iehovà’ i Màroy.

But you have turned aside out of the way. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of hosts.

9 Aa le nisirikaeko naho nimavoeko añatrefa’ ze kila ondaty amy te tsy nambena’ areo o lalakooy, vaho mirihy t’ie mañorike Hake.

"Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.

10 Tsy raik’ avao hao t’i Raentika? Tsy Andrianañahare Raike hao ty namboatse an-tika? Aa vaho akore te songa mifampikatramo aman-drahalahy, hiteratera i fañinan-droaentikañey?

Do we not all have one father? Hasn't one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

11 Fa nanao hatsivokarañe t’Iehodà, hativàñe ty nanoeñe e Israele ao naho e Ierosalaime ao; fa vineta’ Iehodà i toetse navahe’ Iehovày ie nikokoa’e, amy nañenga’e ty anak’ ampelan- drahare ambahiny ho vali’e.

Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

12 Haitoa’ Iehovà amo kiboho’ Iakobeo t’indaty manao izay, ie mañenga soroñe amy Iehovà’ i maroiy. he t’ie mpiaolo ke te mpañorike.

The LORD will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to the LORD of hosts.

13 Inao ka ty fanoe’areo: atsafe’ areo rano-maso ty kitreli’ Iehovà, am-pirovetañe, vaho am-pangololoihañe, amy te tsy haoñe’e i engay, tsy no’e ty handrambe an-taña’ areo.

This again you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn't regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand.

14 Le anoa’areo ty hoe: Aa vaho akore? Amy te Iehovà ro valolombeloñe añivo’o naho i tañanjomban- katora’oy, i fañahie’oy, ndra te nirañe’o i valim-pañina’oy.

Yet you say, 'Why?' Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant.

15 Aa tsy nanoe’e [nofotse] raike hao? Aa manao akore t’ie raike? naho tsy te ipaia’e tiry mpañori-Kake. Aa le itaò ty arofo’ areo, ehe te tsy eo ty hifotetse amy tañanjomban-katora’ey.

Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Ruach? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

16 Hejeko ty tsei-valy, hoe t’Iehovà, Andrianañahare’ Israele, naho ty misaroñe tiñake hoe t’ie sikiñe, hoe t’Iehovà’ i Màroy; aa le itaò o tro’ areoo, tsy mone hivalike.

For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with violence." says the LORD of hosts. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.

17 Fa nimokore’ areo t’Iehovà amo enta’ areoo. le manao ty hoe: Aa vaho akore ty nampimokora’ay? Ami’ty atao’ areo ty hoe: Hene soa am-pivazohoa’ Iehovà eo ze manao raty, vaho no’e! ndra ty hoe; Aia i Andrianañaharen- kavantañañey?

You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, 'How have we wearied him?' In that you say, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them;' or 'Where is the God of justice?'