Malakias 2
1 Og nu kommer dette bud til eder, I prester!
You priests, I will say something to warn you.
2 Dersom I ikke vil høre og ikke legge eder det på hjerte, så I gir mitt navn ære, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, så vil jeg sende forbannelsen mot eder og forbanne eders velsignelser; ja, jeg har alt forbannet dem, fordi I ikke legger eder det på hjerte.
The Commander of the armies of angels says [this]: “Pay attention [to what I am saying], and [then] decide [IDM] to honor me [MTY]. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse [the things that I have given to you to] bless you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored [IDM] me.
3 Se, jeg forbanner eders ætt og kaster møkk i ansiktet på eder, møkk av eders høitidsoffere; og I skal selv bli kastet op i den.
I will punish your descendants [MET], and [it will be as though] I will splatter on your faces [some of] the material inside the stomachs of the animals that are brought to be sacrificed, and you will be thrown away with the rest of that material.
4 Da skal I kjenne at jeg har sendt eder dette bud, forat det skal være min pakt med Levi, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
When that happens, you will know that I warned you like this, in order that my agreement with [you priests who are descendants of] Levi will continue [to be obeyed]. [That is what I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am saying [to you].
5 Den pakt jeg hadde med ham, lovte ham liv og lykke; det gav jeg ham forat han skulde frykte mig, og han fryktet mig og var forferdet for mitt navn.
My agreement with [your ancestor] Levi was because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I have done for them. I required that they greatly respect me and revere [DOU] me.
6 Sannhets lov var i hans munn, og urett blev ikke funnet på hans leber; i fred og ærlighet vandret han med mig, og mange omvendte han fra misgjerning.
They told the people that what I instructed them to do was right. And they did not tell [MTY] lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning.
7 For en prests leber skal holde fast ved kunnskap, og lov skal hentes fra hans munn; for han er Herrens, hærskarenes Guds sendebud.
What priests say [MTY] should enable more people to know [about me], and people should go to them [MTY] to be taught [what I want them to know], because priests [should] be messengers from me, the Commander of the armies of angels.
8 Men I har veket av fra veien og har fått mange til å støte an mot loven; I har fordervet Levi-pakten, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
But, you priests have stopped doing what I wanted you to do. What you have taught people has caused many [of them] to sin. You have rejected the agreement [that I made] with [the descendants of] Levi [long ago].
9 Derfor har også jeg gjort eder foraktet og ringe i alt folkets øine, fordi I ikke akter på mine veier, men gjør forskjell på folk for loven.
Therefore I have caused all the people to despise you, and I have caused you to be humiliated, because you have not obeyed me. When you teach [people] my commands, you do not treat all [people] equally.”
10 Har vi ikke alle sammen én far? Har ikke en Gud skapt oss? Hvorfor er vi da troløse mot hverandre, så vi vanhelliger våre fedres pakt?
[Now I will warn you about something else]. We all certainly [RHQ] have the same [heavenly] Father. We are certainly [RHQ] [all] created by the same God. So why are [RHQ] [some of] you disobeying/despising the agreement [that Yahweh made] with our ancestors, by not doing for each other what you said that you would do?
11 Juda har vært troløs, og vederstyggelige ting er gjort i Israel og i Jerusalem; for Juda har vanhelliget Herrens helligdom, som han elsker, og har tatt en fremmed guds døtre til ekte.
[You people of] Judah have been unfaithful [to Yahweh]. You have done detestable things in Jerusalem and in [other places] in Israel. You Israeli men have defiled the temple that Yahweh loves. [You have done that by] marrying women who worship idols.
12 Hos den mann som det gjør, skal Herren utrydde av Jakobs telter hver levende sjel, og den som bærer offergaver frem for Herren, hærskarenes Gud!
I wish that Yahweh would expel from Israel every man who has done that, [even though] they [say that they are obeying] the Commander of the armies of angels by bringing offerings to him.
13 For det annet gjør I også dette: I dekker Herrens alter med tårer, med gråt og sukk, så han ikke mere ser på offergaven eller med velbehag tar imot noget av eders hånd.
This is another thing that you do: You cover Yahweh’s altar with your tears. You wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings; but he is not pleased with them.
14 Og I sier: Hvorfor? Fordi Herren har vært vidne mellem dig og din ungdoms hustru, som du har vært troløs mot, enda hun er din ektemake og din hustru som du har inngått pakt med.
You [cry out], saying, “Why does Yahweh not like our offerings?” The answer is that Yahweh heard what each of you men solemnly promised to your wives when you were young. But you men have not done what you promised your wives; you sent them away, the ones to whom you made that agreement.
15 Men har ikke en gjort det og er enda blitt i live? Men hvad gjorde denne ene? Han vilde opnå den ætt Gud hadde lovt ham; men I skal ta vare på eders liv, og mot din ungdoms hustru må du ikke være troløs!
It is certainly [RHQ] Yahweh who joined you together. Your spirits and your bodies belong to him. [So] what he wants [RHQ] from you are godly children. So make sure that each of you men remain (with/loyal to) the woman that you married when you were young.
16 For jeg hater skilsmisse, sier Herren, Israels Gud; en dekker derved sitt klædebon med vold, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud. Så ta da vare på eders liv og vær ikke troløse!
Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says, “I hate divorce!” [So] if you men divorce your wives, you are overwhelming them by being cruel to them. So be sure that you are (not disloyal/remain united) to your wives. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
17 I har trettet Herren med eders ord, og I sier: Hvorledes har vi trettet ham? Ved å si: Hver den som gjør ondt, er god i Herrens øine, og i sådanne har han velbehag, eller: Hvor er Gud, han som dømmer?
Yahweh [also says], “What you have said has caused me to become disgusted.” You reply, “What have we said that caused him to become disgusted?” [The answer is that you have caused him to become disgusted] by saying that Yahweh is pleased with all those who do evil things. [You have caused him to become disgusted] by [constantly] asking, “Why does God not act fairly?”
