Malachi 1
1 A revelation, the LORD’s word to Israel by Malachi.
Breme Gospodove besede Izraelu, po Malahiju.
2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the LORD, “Yet I loved Jacob;
»Ljubil sem vas, « govori Gospod. Vendar pravite: »V čem si nas ljubil?« » Mar ni bil Ezav Jakobov brat?« govori Gospod, »vendar sem ljubil Jakoba,
3 but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”
Ezava pa sovražil ter opustošil njegove gore in njegovo dediščino za zmaje divjine.«
4 Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” the LORD of Armies says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom the LORD shows wrath forever.”
Kakor govori Edóm: »Obubožani smo, toda vrnili se bomo in pozidali zapuščene kraje, « tako govori Gospod nad bojevniki: »Gradili bodo, toda jaz bom rušil. Imenovali jih bodo: ›Meja zlobnosti‹ in ›Ljudstvo, zoper katero ima Gospod ogorčenje na veke.‹«
5 Your eyes will see, and you will say, “The LORD is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”
Vaše oči bodo videle in rekli boste: » Gospod bo poveličan prek Izraelove meje.«
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 the LORD of Armies to you priests who despise my name. “You say, ‘How have we despised your name?’
»Sin časti svojega očeta in služabnik svojega gospodarja. Če sem jaz potem oče, kje je moja čast? In če sem jaz gospodar, kje je moj strah?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »vam, oh duhovniki, ki prezirate moje ime. Vi pa pravite: ›V čem smo prezirali tvoje ime?‹
7 You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘The LORD’s table is contemptible.’
Na mojem oltarju ste darovali oskrunjen kruh, vi pa pravite: ›V čem smo te oskrunili?‹ V tem, da pravite: › Gospodova miza je zaničevanja vredna.‹
8 When you offer the blind for sacrifice, is not that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, is not that evil? Present it now to your governor! Will he be pleased with you? Or will he accept your person?” says the LORD of Armies.
In če darujete slepo za žrtev, mar ni to zlo? In če darujete hromo in bolno, mar ni to zlo? Daruj to sedaj svojemu voditelju; ali bo zadovoljen s teboj, ali sprejme tvojo osebo?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki.
9 “Now, please entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With this, will he accept any of you?” says the LORD of Armies.
»In sedaj vas prosim, rotite Boga, da nam bo milostljiv. To je bilo z vašimi sredstvi. Mar bo cenil vaše osebe?« govori Gospod nad bojevniki.
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 the LORD of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
»Kdo je tam, celo med vami, da bi zaman zaprl vrata? Niti na mojem oltarju ognja ne netite zaman. Nobenega zadovoljstva nimam z vami, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »niti ne bom sprejel daritve iz vaše roke.
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 the LORD of Armies.
Kajti od sončnega vzhoda, celo do zahajanja istega bo moje ime veliko med pogani in na vsakem kraju bo mojemu imenu darovano kadilo in čista daritev, kajti moje ime bo veliko med pogani, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki.
12 “But you profane it when you say, ‘The LORD’s table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.’
»Toda vi ste to oskrunili v tem, ko pravite: › Gospodova miza je oskrunjena; in njen sad, celó njegova jed, je zaničevanja vredna.‹
13 You say also, ‘Behold, what a weariness it is!’ And you have sniffed at it”, says the LORD 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 the LORD.
Pravite tudi: ›Glej, kakšna težava je to!‹ In vi ste nad tem vihali nos, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in privedli to, kar je bilo raztrgano in hromo in bolno. Tako daritev ste privedli. Mar naj bi to sprejel iz vaše roke?« govori Gospod.
14 “But the deceiver is cursed who has in his flock a male, and vows and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says the LORD of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
Toda preklet bodi slepar, ki ima v svojem tropu samca, pa prisega in žrtvuje Gospodu pokvarjeno stvar, kajti jaz sem velik Kralj, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in moje ime je grozno med pogani.«
