Malaquías 1

1 Una revelación, la palabra de Yahvé dirigida a Israel por Malaquías.

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

2 “Te he amado”, dice Yahvé. Sin embargo, dices: “¿Cómo nos has amado?” “¿No era Esaú hermano de Jacob?”, dice Yahvé, “Sin embargo, amé a Jacob;

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

3 pero a Esaú lo odié, y convertí sus montes en una desolación, y entregué su herencia a los chacales del desierto.”

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 Mientras que Edom dice: “Hemos sido derribados, pero volveremos y edificaremos los lugares baldíos”, Yahvé de los Ejércitos dice: “Ellos edificarán, pero yo los derribaré; y los hombres los llamarán ‘La Tierra Malvada’, el pueblo contra el cual Yahvé muestra su ira para siempre.”

[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 Tus ojos verán y dirás: “¡Yahvé es grande, incluso más allá de la frontera de 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 “El hijo honra a su padre, y el siervo a su amo. Si yo soy un padre, ¿dónde está mi honor? Y si soy un amo, ¿dónde está el respeto que me corresponde?”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos a ustedes, sacerdotes, que desprecian mi nombre. “Ustedes dicen: ‘¿Cómo hemos despreciado tu nombre?’

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 Ustedes ofrecen pan contaminado en mi altar. Decís: ‘¿Cómo te hemos contaminado? En eso decís: ‘La mesa de Yahvé es despreciable’.

[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 Cuando ofrecéis en sacrificio a los ciegos, ¿no es eso malo? Y cuando ofrecéis a los cojos y a los enfermos, ¿no es eso malo? Preséntenlo ahora a su gobernador. ¿Se complacerá contigo? ¿O aceptará tu persona?”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.

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 “Ahora, por favor, suplica el favor de Dios, para que sea bondadoso con nosotros. Con esto, ¿aceptará a alguno de ustedes?”, dice Yahvé de los Ejércitos.

[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 “¡Oh, si hubiera entre ustedes uno que cerrara las puertas, para no encender el fuego en mi altar en vano! No me agradan ustedes — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — ni aceptaré una ofrenda de su mano.

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 Porque desde la salida del sol hasta su puesta, mi nombre es grande entre las naciones, y en todo lugar se ofrecerá incienso a mi nombre y una ofrenda pura, porque mi nombre es grande entre las naciones”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.

[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 “Pero ustedes lo profanan cuando dicen: ‘La mesa de Yahvé está contaminada, y su fruto, incluso su comida, es despreciable’.

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 También decís: ‘¡Mira, qué cansancio es!’ Y tú lo has olfateado”, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos; “y has traído lo que fue tomado por la violencia, el cojo y el enfermo; así traes la ofrenda. ¿Debo aceptar esto de tu mano?”, dice Yahvé.

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 “Pero es maldito el engañador que tiene en su rebaño un macho, y hace votos y sacrificios al Señor una cosa defectuosa; porque yo soy un gran Rey — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — y mi nombre es imponente entre las naciones.”

[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]!”