Malaquias 2

1 "Now, you priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name," says Yahweh of Armies, "then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart. 3 Behold, I will rebuke your offspring,*2:3 or, seed and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. 4 You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says Yahweh of Armies. 5 "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies. 8 But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of Armies. 9 "Therefore I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law. 10 Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12 Yahweh will cut off the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.

13 "This again you do: you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. 14 Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. 15 Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 One who hates and divorces", says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "covers his garment with violence!" says Yahweh of Armies. "Therefore pay attention to your spirit, that you don’t be unfaithful.

17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

1 "Nā ināianei, he whakahau tēnei mō koutou, e ngā tohunga. 2 Ki te kore koutou e rongo, ki te kore e takoto i ō koutou ngākau kia hōmai he korōria ki tōku ingoa, e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano, ina ka tukua atu e ahau he kanga ki a koutou, ka kangā anō e ahau ā koutou manaaki. Āe rā, kua oti anō i ahau te kanga, nō te mea kāhore i te ngoto ki ō koutou ngākau.

3 "Nanā, ka rīria e ahau te purapura, he mea mō koutou, ka ākiritia atu hoki he paru kararehe ki runga ki ō koutou mata, arā ko te paru o ā koutou whakahere, ā, ka riro tahi atu koutou me tēnā. 4 Ā, ka mōhio koutou nāku tēnei whakahau i tuku ki a koutou, kia mau ai tāku kawenata ki a Rīwai," e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano. 5 "I a ia tāku kawenata mō te ora, mō te rongo mau; he mea hoatu nāku ki a ia kia wehi ai ia, ā, i wehi ia ki ahau, ā, hopohopo ana ki tōku ingoa. 6 I roto i tōna māngai te ture o te pono, kīhai hoki te hē i kitea ki ōna ngutu. I haere tahi ia i ahau i runga i te rongo mau, i te tika, he tini hoki i tahuri mai i a ia i te kino.

7 "Ko te tikanga hoki mā ngā ngutu o te tohunga he tiaki mātauranga, ā, mā rātou e rapu te ture ki tōna māngai; nō te mea ko te karere ia a Ihowā o ngā mano. 8 Ko koutou ia kua peka kē i te ara, kua mea i te ture hei tūtukitanga waewae mō ētahi, he tokomaha; hē iho i a koutou te kawenata ki a Rīwai," e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano. 9 "Nā, kua meinga nā koutou e ahau kia whakahāweatia, kia iti, i te aroaro o ngā tāngata katoa, kua rite ki tā koutou kīhai nā i mau ki āku ara, ā, i ngā mea o te ture he whakapai tangata tā koutou."

Te Whakaponokore o te Iwi ki te Atua

10 He teka ianei kotahi anō te pāpā o tātou katoa? He teka ianei kotahi anō te Atua nāna tātou i hanga? He aha tātou i tinihanga ai, te tuakana ki te teina, i whakanoa ai i te kawenata ki ō tātou mātua?

11 Kua tinihanga a Hūrā, e mahia ana hoki te mea whakarihariha i roto i a Īharaira, i Hiruhārama; kua noa hoki i a Hūrā te tapu o Ihowā, tāna hoki i aroha ai, ā, mārenatia ana māna te tamāhine a te atua kē. 12 Ka hātepea atu e Ihowā ki te tangata nāna tēnei mahi te kaiwhakaoho rāua ko te tangata whakaō, i roto i ngā tēneti o Hākopa, rātou anō ko te kaitāpae i te whakahere ki a Ihowā o ngā mano.

13 Nā, kei te mahi anō koutou i tēnei. Kei te hīpoki koutou i te āta a Ihowā ki te roimata, ki te tangi, ki te auē, nāwai ā ka kore ia e aro ki te whakahere i muri atu, kāhore hoki e manako ki te tango mai i tā tō koutou ringa. 14 Heoi, e mea nā koutou, "Nā te aha?" Nō te mea he kaiwhakaatu a Ihowā mō tāu ki te wahine o tōu taitamarikitanga i tinihangatia rā e koe, ahakoa ko ia tōu hoa, ko te wahine o tāu kawenata.

15 He teka ianei kotahi tāna i hanga ai, ahakoa i a ia anō te toenga iho o te wairua? Ā, nā te aha i kotahi ai? I rapu ia i te uri atua. Nā, tiakina tō koutou wairua, kaua hoki tētahi e tinihanga ki te wahine o tōna taitamarikitanga.

16 "E kino ana hoki ahau ki te whakarere," e ai tā Ihowā, tā te Atua o Īharaira; "ki te hīpoki anō hoki i tōna kākahu ki te tutū," e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.

Nō reira, tiakina tō koutou wairua, kia kaua koutou e tinihanga.

17 Kua hōhā a Ihowā i ā koutou kupu, ā, e mea nā koutou, "I whakahōhātia ia e mātou ki te aha?"

I a koutou e kī nā, "He pai ki te titiro a Ihowā ngā tāngata katoa e mahi ana i te kino e manako ana hoki ia ki a rātou. Kei hea oti te Atua o te whakawā?"