New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 1

God’s Love for Jacob

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Malachiמַלְאָכִֽי׃mal.'a.KhiH4401.

2“I havelovedאָהַ֤בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157you,” saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, “Howבַּמָּ֣הba.MahH4100have You lovedאֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ'a.hav.Ta.nuH157us?” “Wasnot Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215Jacob’sלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290brotherאָ֨ח'achH251?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Yet Ihave lovedוָאֹהַ֖בva.'o.HavH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290;

3but I have hatedשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215, and I havemadeוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760his mountainsהָרָיו֙ha.RavH2022a desolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and appointedhis inheritanceנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159for the jackalsH8565of the wildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.”

4Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588EdomH112saysתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559, “We have beenbeatenH7567downH7567, but we willreturnוְנָשׁוּב֙ve.na.ShuvH7725and buildוְנִבְנֶ֣הve.niv.NehH1129up the ruinsחֳרָב֔וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723”;thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “They maybuildיִבְנ֖וּyiv.NuH1129,but I will tearאֶהֱר֑וֹס'e.he.RosH2040downH2040; and menwill callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121them thewickedH7562territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366,and the peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971toward whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is indignantזָעַ֥םza.'AmH2194foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

5Your eyesוְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869will seeתִּרְאֶ֑ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200this and you will sayתֹּֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431beyondמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH4480 H5921theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”

Sin of the Priests

6“‘A sonבֵּ֛ןbenH1121honorsיְכַבֵּ֥דye.kha.BedH3513hisfatherאָ֖ב'avH1,and a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113.Then ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I am afatherאָ֣ב'avH1,whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is My honorכְבוֹדִ֡יkhe.vo.DiH3519?And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I am a masterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113,whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346is Myrespectמוֹרָאִ֜יmo.ra.'IH4172?’saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635to you, Opriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548who despiseבּוֹזֵ֣יbo.ZeiH959My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֥הba.MehH4100have we despisedבָזִ֖ינוּva.Zi.nuH959Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034?’

7Youare presentingמַגִּישִׁ֤יםma.gi.ShimH5066defiledמְגֹאָ֔לme.go.'AlH1351foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899upon My altarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196.But you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Howבַּמֶּ֣הba.MehH4100have we defiledגֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָge.'al.Nu.khaH1351You?’ In that you sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, ‘Thetableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is to be despisedנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.’

8But whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588you presentתַגִּשׁ֨וּןta.gi.ShunH5066theblindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787for sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076,is it not evilרָ֔עRa'H7451?And whenוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588you presentתַגִּ֛ישׁוּta.Gi.shuH5066the lameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455and sickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470,is it not evilרָ֑עRa'H7451?Why not offerהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhak.ri.Ve.huH7126it to yourgovernorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346?Would he be pleasedהֲיִרְצְךָ֙ha.yir.tze.KhaH7521with you? Orא֚וֹ'oH176would he receiveהֲיִשָּׂ֣אha.yi.Sa'H5375 H6440you kindlyH6440?”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9“But nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258will you notentreatחַלּוּ־cha.lu-H2470God’sאֵ֖ל'elH410favorH6440,that He may be graciousוִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּvi.cha.Ne.nuH2603to us?With suchH2088an offering on your partמִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.KhemH3027, will Hereceiveהֲיִשָּׂ֤אha.yi.Sa'H5375 H6440anyH4480of you kindlyH6440?”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10“Ohמִ֤יmiH4310that there were one among you who wouldshutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462thegatesדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,that you might not uselesslyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600kindleתָאִ֥ירוּta.'I.ruH215fire onMy altarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196!I am not pleasedחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656with you,” saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “norH3808will I acceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521an offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503from you.

11For from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to its settingמְבוֹא֗וֹme.vo.'OH3996,My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034will begreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and in everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725incenseH4729is going to be offeredמֻקְטָ֥ר מֻגָּ֛שׁmuk.Tar mu.GashH5066 H6999to My nameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034,and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503that ispureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889;for My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034will begreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12“But you areprofaningמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490it, in that you sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559, ‘The tableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136is defiledמְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'AlH1351,and as for its fruitH5204,its foodאָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.LoH400is to be despisedנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.’

13You also sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩va.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘My, howמַתְּלָאָ֜הma.te.la.'AhH4100tiresomeמַתְּלָאָ֜הma.te.la.'AhH8513it is!’ And you disdainfullyH5301sniffH5301at it,” saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “and you bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935what was takenH1497byrobberyH1497and what islameהַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ha.pi.Se.achH6455or sickהַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הha.cho.LehH2470;so you bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935the offeringהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503! Should Ireceiveהַאֶרְצֶ֥הha.'er.TzehH7521that from your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027?”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14“But cursedוְאָר֣וּרve.'a.RurH779be theswindlerנוֹכֵ֗לno.KhelH5230who hasוְיֵ֤שׁve.YeshH3426a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145in his flockבְּעֶדְרוֹ֙be.'ed.RoH5739and vowsוְנֹדֵ֛רve.no.DerH5087it, but sacrificesוְזֹבֵ֥חַve.zo.Ve.achH2076ablemishedH7843animalH7843to the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֑יla.do.NaiH136,for I am a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419Kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,”saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “and My nameוּשְׁמִ֖יu.she.MiH8034isfearedנוֹרָ֥אno.Ra'H3372among thenationsבַגּוֹיִֽם׃va.go.YimH1471.”

God’s Love for Jacob

Sin of the Priests

Commentaries on Malachi 1