Malakias 2
1 At ngayon, kayong mga pari, ang utos na ito ay para sa inyo.
You priests, I will say something to warn you.
2 Sabi ng Diyos ng mga hukbo, “Kung hindi kayo makikinig at kung hindi ninyo ito tatanggapin sa inyong puso upang bigyan nang kaluwalhatian ang aking pangalan,” magpapadala ako ng sumpa sa inyo at susumpain ko ang inyong mga biyaya. Sa katunayan, sinumpa ko na sila, dahil hindi ninyo tinanggap sa inyong puso ang aking kautusan.
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 Tingnan ninyo, sasawayin ko ang inyong kaapu-apuhan at ipapahid ko ang dumi sa inyong mga mukha, ang dumi ng inyong mga inalay at alisin kayo kasama nito.
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 At malalaman ninyo na ipinadala ko ang utos na ito sa inyo at upang manatili ang aking kasunduan kay Levi,” sabi ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo.
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 Ang aking kasunduan sa kaniya ay isang buhay at kapayapaan at ibinigay ko ang mga bagay na ito sa kaniya bilang mga bagay na magpaparangal sa akin. Pinarangalan niya ako, natakot at nagpakababa sa aking pangalan.
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 Ang totoong katuruan ay nasa kaniyang mga bibig at ang kasamaan ay hindi masumpungan sa kaniyang mga labi. Kasama ko siyang lumakad sa kapayapaan at katuwiran at inilayo niya ang marami mula sa kasalanan.
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 Sapagkat ang labi ng pari ay dapat ingatan ang kaalaman at dapat sumangguni ang mga tao ng tagubilin sa kaniyang bibig, sapagkat siya ang aking mensahero, ako si Yahweh ng mga hukbo.
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 Ngunit lumihis kayo mula sa totoong daan. Nagdulot kayo ng pagkatisod ng marami sa paggalang sa kautusan. Sinira ninyo ang kasunduan ni Levi,” sabi ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo.
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 “Bilang kapalit, gagawin ko rin kayong kalait-lait at kahiya-hiya sa harapan ng lahat ng mga tao, dahil hindi ninyo iningatan ang aking mga pamamaraan, ngunit sa halip ay ipinakita ninyo na may pinapanigan kayo sa inyong pagtuturo.”
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 Hindi ba lahat tayo ay may isang ama? Hindi ba iisang Diyos ang lumikha sa atin? Bakit tayo nakikitungo nang may pandaraya laban sa ating kapatid, na nilalapastangan ang kasunduan ng ating mga ama?
[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 Gumawa nang pandaraya ang Juda at kasuklam-suklam na mga bagay ang ginawa sa Israel at sa Jerusalem. Sapagkat nilapastangan ng Juda ang banal na lugar ni Yahweh na kaniyang iniibig at napangasawa niya ang anak na babae ng isang dayuhang diyus-diyosan.
[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 Ihiwalay nawa ni Yahweh mula sa mga tolda ang sinumang kaapu-apuhan ng taong gumawa nito, kahit na ang isang nagdadala ng alay kay Yahweh ng mga hukbo.
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 At ginawa rin ninyo ito. Tinakpan ninyo ng mga luha ang altar ni Yahweh, nang may pagtatangis at paghihinagpis, dahil hindi na siya sumasang-ayon na tingnan ang alay at hindi niya ito tinatanggap nang may kaluguran mula sa inyong kamay.
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 Ngunit sinasabi ninyo, “Bakit ayaw niya?” Sapagkat saksi si Yahweh sa pagitan mo at sa asawa ng inyong kabataan na pinagtaksilan mo, kahit na kasama mo siya at asawa mo sa pamamagitan ng kasunduan.
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 Hindi ba ginawa kayong iisa nang may bahagi ng kaniyang espiritu? At bakit niya kayo ginawang iisa? Dahil umaasa siyang magkakaroon ng maka-Diyos na lahi. Kaya ingatan ninyo ang inyong mga sariling kalooban at huwag hayaan ang sinuman na magtaksil sa asawa ninyo noong kabataan ninyo.
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 “Sapagkat kinamumuhian ko ang paghihiwalay,” sabi ni Yahweh na Diyos ng Israel, at siya na tinatakpan ang kaniyang damit nang karahasan” sabi ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo. “Kaya ingatan ninyo ang inyong sariling kalooban at huwag mawalan ng tiwala.”
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 Pinagod ninyo si Yahweh sa pamamagitan ng inyong mga salita. Ngunit sinasabi ninyo, “Paano namin siya pinagod?” Sa pagsasabing, “Lahat ng gumagawa ng masama ay mabuti sa paningin ni Yahweh at nagagalak siya sa kanila;” o “Nasaan ang Diyos nang katarungan?”
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?”
