मलाकी 1
1 इस्राएलको विषयमा मलाकीद्दारा भएको परमप्रभुको वचनको घोषणा ।
The word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
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,
You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was loved by me,
3 तर मैले एसावलाई घृणा गरेको छु । मैले त्यसका पर्वतहरूलाई त्यागिएको बनाएको छु, र मैले त्यसको उत्तराधिकारलाई मरुभूमिका स्यालहरूका वासस्थान बनाइदिएको छु ।”
And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.
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 ।
Though Edom says, We are crushed down but we will come back, building up the waste places; this is what the Lord of armies has said: They may put up buildings, but I will have them pulled down; and they will be named The land of evil-doing, and The people against whom the Lord keeps his wrath for ever.
5 तिमीहरूका आफ्नै आँखाले यो देख्नेछन्, अनि तिमीहरूले भन्नेछौ, ‘इस्राएलका सिमानाहरूभन्दा बाहिर पनि परमप्रभु महान् हुनुहुन्छ ।’”
And your eyes will see it; and you will say, The Lord is great even outside the limits of Israel.
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?’
A son gives honour to his father, and a servant has fear of his master: if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is the fear of me? says the Lord of armies to you, O priests, who give no value to my name. And you say, How have we not given value to your name?
7 तिमीहरूले मेरो वेदीमा अशुद्ध रोटी अर्पण गर्छौ । तर तिमीहरू परमप्रभुको टेबिल तुच्छ छ भनेर यसो भन्दछौ, ‘हामीहरूले कसरी तपाईंलाई अशुद्ध बनाएका छौँ?’
You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.
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 ।
And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.
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 now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.
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 ।
If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.
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 ।
For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies.
12 “तर तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको टेबिल अशुद्ध छ, र त्यसमा भएका फलफुल र रोटी घृणायुक्त छन् भनेर त्यो अपवित्र बनाउँछौ ।
But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
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 ।
And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.
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 ।
A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.
