मलाकी 1
1 इस्राएलको विषयमा मलाकीद्दारा भएको परमप्रभुको वचनको घोषणा ।
[This is] the message that Yahweh gave to [the prophet] Malachi to [give to the people of] Israel.
2 “मैले तिमीहरूलाई प्रेम गरेको छु,” परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ । तर तिमीहरू भन्छौ, “तपाईंले हामीलाई कसरी प्रेम गर्नुभएको छ?” “के एसाव याकूबको दाजु थिएन र?” परमप्रभु घोषणा गर्नुहुन्छ । “तथापि मैले याकूबलाई प्रेम गरेको छु,
Yahweh says, “I have [always] loved you [Israeli people].”
3 तर मैले एसावलाई घृणा गरेको छु । मैले त्यसका पर्वतहरूलाई त्यागिएको बनाएको छु, र मैले त्यसको उत्तराधिकारलाई मरुभूमिका स्यालहरूका वासस्थान बनाइदिएको छु ।”
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 “हामीहरू कुल्चिएकाछौँ, तर हामी हाम्रा भग्नावशेषहरूलाई पुनर्निर्माण गर्नेछौँ,” भनेर एदोमले भनेमा, परमप्रभुले भन्नुहुनेछ, “तिनीहरूले पुनर्निर्माण गर्लान्, तर म फेरि तल झारिदिनेछु । अरूहरूले तिनीहरूलाई ‘दुष्टताको देश’ र ‘परमप्रभुले सदाको निम्ति श्रापित गर्नुभएको जाति’ भनेर भन्नेछन् ।
[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 तिमीहरूका आफ्नै आँखाले यो देख्नेछन्, अनि तिमीहरूले भन्नेछौ, ‘इस्राएलका सिमानाहरूभन्दा बाहिर पनि परमप्रभु महान् हुनुहुन्छ ।’”
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 “छोरोले आफ्नो बुबाको आदर गर्दछ, र दासले आफ्नो मालिकको । यदि, यसैकारण, म पिता हुँ भने, मेरो आदर कहाँ छ? म मालिक हुँ भने, मेरो निम्ति श्रद्धा कहाँ छ?” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु तिमी पुजारीहरूलाई भन्नुहुन्छ, जसले मेरो नाउँको तिरस्कार गर्दछौ । “तर तिमीहरू भन्छौ, ‘हामीले कसरी तपाईंको नाउँको तिरस्कार गरेका छौँ?’
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 तिमीहरूले मेरो वेदीमा अशुद्ध रोटी अर्पण गर्छौ । तर तिमीहरू परमप्रभुको टेबिल तुच्छ छ भनेर यसो भन्दछौ, ‘हामीहरूले कसरी तपाईंलाई अशुद्ध बनाएका छौँ?’
[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 जब तिमीहरू बलिदानको निम्ति अन्धा पशुहरू चढाउँछौ, के त्यो खराब होइन र? जब तिमीहरू लङ्गडो र रोग लागेका पशु चढाउँछौ, के त्यो बेठिक होइन र? त्यो तिमीहरूका राज्यपाललाई चढाएर हेर! के तिनले तिमीहरूलाई स्वीकार गर्लान्, वा के तिनले तिमीहरूको शिर माथि उठाउलान्?” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ ।
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 उहाँ तिमीहरूप्रति अनुग्रही होऊन् भनेर तिमीहरू उहाँको मुहारको खोजी गर्छौ । तर सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, तिमीहरूका हातमा त्यस्तो भेटी लिएर, के उहाँले तिमीहरूका शिर उठाउनुहुन्छ?
[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 “तिमीहरूले मेरो वेदीमा व्यर्थै आगो नबालोस् भनेर, तिमीहरूमध्ये कोही एकले मन्दिरका ढोकाहरू बन्द गरोस् भन्ने म इच्छा गर्दछु! म तिमीहरूमा प्रसन्न हुन्नँ,” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, “र म तिमीहरूका हातबाट कुनै बलिदान अर्पण गर्नेछैनँ ।
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 किनभने सूर्योदयदेखि सूर्यास्तसम्म जाति-जातिहरूमा मेरो नाउँ महान् हुनेछ र हरेक ठाउँमा मेरो नाउँमा धूप र शुद्ध भेटीहरू अर्पण गरिनेछन् । किनभने जाति-जातिहरूमा मेरो नाउँ महान् हुनेछ,” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ ।
[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 “तर तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको टेबिल अशुद्ध छ, र त्यसमा भएका फलफुल र रोटी घृणायुक्त छन् भनेर त्यो अपवित्र बनाउँछौ ।
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 तिमीहरू यसो पनि भन्छौ, ‘यो कति थकानयुक्त छ,’ र आफ्नो नाक बङ्गाउँछौ,” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ । “जङ्गली पशुले लगेका र लङ्गडो वा रोग लागेको पशु तिमीहरू ल्याउँछौ, र तिमीहरू यी आफ्नो भेटीस्वरूप ल्याउँछौ । के म ती तिमीहरूका हातबाट अर्पण गरूँ?” परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ ।
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 “छलगर्नेचाहिँ श्रापित होस् जसले आफूसँग आफ्नो बगालमा भएको नर-पशु मलाई दिने प्रतिज्ञा गर्दछ, तर त्यसले परमप्रभुलाई खोट भएको पशु चढाउँछ! किनभने म महान् राजा हुँ, र सारा जातिहरूबिच मेरो नाउँको आदर हुनेछ,” सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ ।
[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]!”
