Malaquias 1

1 A revelation, Yahweh’s*1:1 "Yahweh" is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations. word to Israel by Malachi.

2 "I have loved you," says Yahweh.

Yet you say, "How have you loved us?"

"Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob; 3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness." 4 Whereas Edom says, "We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places," Yahweh of Armies says, "They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever."

5 Your eyes will see, and you will say, "Yahweh is great—even beyond the border of Israel!"

6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me?" says Yahweh of Armies to you priests who despise my name. "You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7 You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is contemptible.’ 8 When you offer the blind for sacrifice, isn’t that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, isn’t that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?" says Yahweh of Armies.

9 "Now, please entreat the favor of God,*1:9 The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "אֱלֹהִ֑ים" (Elohim). that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?" says Yahweh of Armies.

10 "Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you," says Yahweh of Armies, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand. 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations," says Yahweh of Armies. 12 "But you profane it when you say, ‘Yahweh’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’ 13 You say also, ‘Behold,*1:13 "Behold", from "הִנֵּה", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it", says Yahweh of Armies; "and you have brought that which was taken by violence, the lame, and the sick; thus you bring the offering. Should I accept this at your hand?" says Yahweh.

14 "But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord*1:14 The word translated "Lord" is "Adonai." a defective thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of Armies, "and my name is awesome among the nations."

1 Ko te poropititanga, he kupu nā Ihowā ki a Īharaira, he mea nā Maraki.

Te Aroha o Ihowā ki a Īharaira

2 "I aroha ahau ki a koutou," e ai tā Ihowā.

"Heoi, e mea nā koutou, ‘He aroha aha tōu ki a mātou?’

"He teka ianei he tuakana a Ēhau nō Hākopa?" e ai tā Ihowā. "Heoi, i aroha ahau ki a Hākopa, 3 engari, i kino ahau ki a Ēhau, ā, i meinga e ahau ōna maunga hei ururua, ā, hoatu ana tōna kāinga tupu ki ngā kīrehe mohoao o te koraha."

4 Ko Ēroma ia e kī ana, "Kua pēhia tātou ki raro, otiia ka hoki tātou, ka hanga i ngā tūhea."

Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano: "Mā rātou e hanga, ā, māku e wāhi; ā, ka huaina aua wāhi, ko te rohe kino, ko te iwi i riri ai a Ihowā ā ake ake. 5 E kite anō ō koutou kanohi, ā, ka mea koutou, ‘Kia whakanuia a Ihowā i tua i te rohe o Īharaira.’ "

Ka Kohetetia e Ihowā ngā Tohunga

6 "E whakahōnoretia ana te pāpā e te tama, tōna ariki e te pononga. Ki te mea he matua ahau, kei hea tōku hōnore? Ki te mea he ariki ahau, kei hea te wehi ki ahau?" e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano ki a koutou, e ngā tohunga e whakahāwea nā ki tōku ingoa.

"E mea nā koutou, ‘He whakahāwea aha tā mātou ki tōu ingoa?’

7 "He taro poke tā koutou e tāpae nā i runga i tāku āta, ā, e mea nā koutou, ‘I whakapokea koe e mātou ki te aha?’

"Ki tā koutou e kī nā, Ko te tēpu a Ihowā, he hanga mō te whakahāwea. 8 Ki te tāpaea hoki e koutou te matapō hei patunga tapu, ehara i te mea kino! Ki te tāpaea anō e koutou te mea totitoti, te mea mate, ehara i te kino! Tēnā koa, hoatu āianei ki tōu kāwana; e pai rānei ia ki a koe? E manako rānei ia ki tōu tinana?" e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.

9 "Nā, tēnā rā, īnoi ki te Atua kia atawhai ki a tātou. Nā, tā koutou mahi tēnei; e manako rānei ia ki tētahi o koutou?" e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.

10 "Auē, me kore noa ake tētahi o koutou hei tūtaki i ngā tatau, kei whakaū kau koutou i te ahi ki runga ki tāku āta! Kāhore ōku ngākau ki a koutou, e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano, e kore anō ahau e manako ki te whakahere a tō koutou ringa. 11 Ka nui nei hoki tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi, i te whitinga o te rā ā tae noa ki tōna torengitanga; ā, ka tukua he whakakakara ki tōku ingoa i ngā wāhi katoa, me te whakahere pokekore; ka nui hoki tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi," e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.

12 "Ko koutou ia kei te whakapoke i taua ingoa, i a koutou e kī nā, ‘Ko te tēpu a Ihowā he poke; ko ōna hua, ko tāna kai, he hanga mō te whakahāwea.’ 13 E mea ana anō koutou, ‘Nanā, te whakahōhā!’ Whakatūpererūtia iho e koutou," e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano; "ā, maua mai ana e koutou te mea i haea, te mea totitoti, te mea mate. Nā, kei te mau mai i te whakahere; e manakohia rānei tēnei mea a tō koutou ringa?" e ai tā Ihowā. 14 "He kanga ia mō te tangata tinihanga, he toa nei tāna i roto i tāna kāhui, nā, ka puaki tāna kī taurangi, ā, patua ana e ia te mea hē mā te Ariki; he kīngi nui hoki ahau, e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano, he hanga whakawehi anō tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi."