Malachi 1

1 An oracle. The message of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.

Proroštvo. Riječ Gospodnja Izraelu po Malahiji.

2 ‘I have loved you,’ says the Lord. ‘But you ask, “How have you shown love to us?” Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?’ explains the Lord of hosts, ‘yet I loved Jacob,

Ljubio sam vas - govori Jahve, a vi pitate: “Po čemu si nas ljubio?” Ne bijaše li Ezav brat Jakovljev? - riječ je Jahvina -

3 but hated Esau, and made his mountains a desolation, and transformed his ancestral land into a wilderness.

ali Jakova sam zavolio, a Ezav mi omrznu: gradove mu u pustoš pretvorih, a baštinu njegovu dadoh pustinjskim šakalima.

4 When Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and rebuild the ruined places”’ the Lord of hosts says, ‘They may build, but I will throw down. They will be called, “The border land of wickedness,” the people against whom the Lord is angry forever.

Jer, rekne li Edom: Bili smo smrvljeni, ali ćemo opet podići ruševine!” ovako kaže Jahve nad Vojskama: Neka grade oni, a ja ću razgraditi! Zvat će ih zemljom bezbožničkom i narodom na koji se Jahve srdi dovijeka!

5 Your own eyes will see this, and you will say, “the Lord’s greatness reaches beyond the border of Israel.”’

Vaše će oči vidjeti, i reći ćete: “Velik je Jahve preko granica zemlje izraelske.”

6 ‘A son honours his father and servant their master. If I am a father, where is my honour? And if I am a master, where is the one who fears me? So says the Lord to you, priests who despise my name. You ask, “How have we despised your name?”

Sin časti oca, a sluga gospodara. Ali, ako sam ja otac, gdje je čast moja? Ako sam gospodar, gdje je strah od mene? To govori Jahve nad Vojskama vama, svećenici, koji moje ime prezirete, a pitate: “Čime smo prezreli ime tvoje?”

7 You offer on my altar bread that is polluted. You ask, “How have we polluted it?” Because you say, “The table of the Lord is contemptible.”

Oskvrnjen kruh na mome prinosite žrtveniku i još pitate: “Čime te oskvrnismo?” Time što kažete “Stol je Jahvin stvar nevažna!”

8 When you offer the blind animal for sacrifice, “It doesn’t matter!” And when you offer the lame and the sick “It doesn’t matter!” Give an animal like that to your governor; will he be pleased with it? Will he receive you favourably?’ says the Lord of hosts.

A kada za žrtvu slijepu stoku prinosite, zar to nije zlo? I kad prinosite hromo i bolesno, zar to nije zlo? Donesi takvo što svome namjesniku, hoće li biti zadovoljan i dobro te primiti? - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.

9 Now, plead for the favour of God with such an offering, so that he may be gracious to us. ‘Would I receive any of you favourably?’ says the Lord of hosts.

Sada umilostivite lice Božje da nam se smiluje. To donose ruke vaše, hoće li vas dobro primiti? - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.

10 ‘If only one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you could not kindle useless fires on my altar! I have no pleasure in you,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘Nor will I accept an offering from your hand.

O kada bi tko od vas zatvorio vrata da mi zaludu ne palite ognja na žrtveniku! Niste mi mili - govori Jahve nad Vojskama - i ne primam žrtve iz ruke vaše.

11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place they offer to my name a pure offering. For my name is great among the nations,’ says the Lord of hosts.

Jer od istoka do zapada veliko je ime moje među narodima, i na svakom mjestu prinosi se kad i žrtva čista Imenu mojemu, jer veliko je Ime moje među narodima - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.

12 ‘But you profane me when you say, “The table of the Lord is polluted, and its food is contemptible.”

Ali vi ga skvrnite kada govorite: “Stol je Gospodnji okaljan i hrana na njemu ni za što nije!”

13 You say also, “How tired we are of all this!” and you sniff contemptuously at it. You have brought the blind, the lame and the sick as offerings. Should I accept this from your hand?’ says the Lord of hosts.

Kažete još: “Gle, šteta truda!” i prezirete ga - govori Jahve nad Vojskama. Kada dovodite stoku otetu, hromu i bolesnu, te je prinosite kao dar žrtveni, zar da to iz vaše ruke milostivo primim? - govori Jahve nad Vojskama.

14 ‘Cursed be the cheat, who has in his flock a valuable male, but vows and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished animal! For I am a great king,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and my name is feared among the nations.’

Proklet bio varalica koji u stadu ima ovna što mi ga je zavjetovao, a žrtvuje mi ovcu jalovicu. Jer ja sam velik kralj - govori Jahve nad Vojskama - i strašno je Ime moje među narodima.