New American Standard Bible 1995

Malachi 2:1-9

1“And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687is for you, O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

2Ifאִם־'im-H518you donot listenתִשְׁמְע֡וּtish.me.'UH8085,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do not takeתָשִׂ֨ימוּta.Si.muH7760it to heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to giveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414honorכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519to My nameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034,”saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “then I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971thecurseהַמְּאֵרָ֔הha.me.'e.RahH3994upon you and I will curseוְאָרוֹתִ֖יve.'a.ro.TiH779your blessingsבִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir.kho.tei.KhemH1293;and indeedוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571, I havecursedאָרוֹתִ֔יהָ'a.ro.Ti.haH779them already,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588you are not takingשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760itto heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3BeholdH2009, I am going torebukeגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605youroffspringהַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233, and I willspreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219refuseפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569on your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.KhemH6440, therefuseפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569of yourfeastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282;and you will be takenוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375away with it.

4Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687to you, that Mycovenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285maycontinueלִֽהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961with Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5“My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285with him was one oflifeH2425andpeaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965,and I gaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414them to him as an object ofreverenceמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172; so hereveredוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372Me and stoodH2865in aweH2865of My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6Trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571instructionתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451was in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310and unrighteousnessH5767was not foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672on his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193;he walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with Me in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and uprightnessוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334, and heturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227backH7725from iniquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For the lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193of a priestכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548should preserveיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, and men shouldseekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245instructionוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310; for he is themessengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8But as for you, you have turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870;you have caused manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227tostumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782by the instructionבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451; you havecorruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9“SoI alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you despisedנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959andabasedוּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.LimH8217before allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,justכְּפִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤רke.Fi 'a.SherH6310 H834as you are not keepingשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104My waysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870but are showingH5375partialityפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH5375 H6440in theinstructionבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.

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