1 The burden of the word of Jehovah to Israel by Malachi.

2 I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,

3 and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and {gave} his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.

4 If Edom say, We are broken down, but we will build again the ruined places, -thus saith Jehovah of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down; and {men} shall call them the territory of wickedness, and the people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever.

5 And your eyes shall see {it}, and ye shall say, Jehovah is magnified beyond the border of Israel.

6 A son honoureth {his} father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, priests, that despise my name. But ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of Jehovah is contemptible.

8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Present it now unto thy governor: will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Jehovah of hosts.

9 And now, I pray you, beseech *God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

10 Who is there among you that would even shut the doors? and ye would not kindle {fire} on mine altar for nothing. I have no delight in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an oblation at your hand.

11 For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.

12 But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, his food, is contemptible.

13 And ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring {that which was} torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.

14 Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.

1 以下是耶和华借玛拉基对以色列宣判的话。

2 耶和华说： "我爱你们。"你们却说： "你怎样爱了我们呢？"耶和华说： "以扫不是雅各的哥哥吗？我却爱雅各，

3 恶以扫。我使以扫的山地荒凉， 把他的产业给了旷野的豺狼。"

4 如果以东说： "我们虽然遭破坏， 但仍要把废墟重建起来。"万军之耶和华这样说： "他们只管建造， 我却要拆毁。人要称他们为罪恶的境地， 为耶和华永远恼怒的子民。"

5 你们要亲眼看见， 也要亲自说： "耶和华在以色列的境地以外， 必被尊为大。"

6 万军之耶和华对你们说： "藐视我名的祭司啊！ 儿子尊敬父亲， 仆人敬畏主人。我若是父亲， 我该受的尊敬在哪里呢？我若是主人， 我应得的敬畏在哪里呢？"你们却说： "我们怎样藐视了你的名呢？"

7 "你们把污秽的食物献在我的坛上， 你们竟说： ‘我们怎样污秽了你的坛呢？’因你们以为耶和华的桌子是可以藐视的。"

8 万军之耶和华说： "你们把瞎眼的献为祭， 这不是恶吗？你们把瘸腿的和有病的献上， 这不是罪吗？你把这样的礼物献给你的省长， 他会喜欢你或是悦纳你的礼物吗？"

9 现在， 你们要向 神求情， 好使他恩待我们。这污秽的祭物， 既是你们经手献的， 他还能悦纳你们吗？万军之耶和华说：

10 "真愿你们当中有人把殿门关上， 免得你们在我的坛上徒然点火。"万军之耶和华说： "我不喜欢你们， 也不从你们手中收纳礼物。"

11 万军之耶和华说： "从日出到日落的地方， 我的名在列国中为大； 在各处都有人向我的名烧香， 献上洁净的礼物， 因为我的名在列国中为大。"

12 万军之耶和华说： "你们却亵渎了我， 因你们以为主的桌子是污秽的， 桌上的食物也是可藐视的。

13 你们又说： ‘唉， 真麻烦！ ’你们就嗤之以鼻。"耶和华说： "你们把抢来的、瘸腿的和有病的带来作礼物， 我怎能从你们的手中收受呢？"

14 万军之耶和华说： "凡以家畜中公的许了愿， 却又诡诈地拿有残疾的献给主， 那人当受咒诅； 因为我是大君王， 我的名在列国中是可敬畏的。"