Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 1

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027Malachiמַלְאָכִֽי׃mal.'a.KhiH4401.

2I have lovedאָהַ֤בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Yet ye sayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Wherein hast thou lovedאֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ'a.hav.Ta.nuH157us? Wasnot Esauעֵשָׂ֤ו'e.SavH6215Jacob’sלְיַֽעֲקֹב֙le.ya.'a.KoH3290brotherאָ֨ח'achH251?saithוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:yet I lovedוָאֹהַ֖בva.'o.HavH157Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290,

3And I hatedשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,and laidוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760his mountainsהָרָיו֙ha.RavH2022and his heritageנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159wasteשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077for the dragonsH8568of the wildernessמִדְבָּֽר׃mid.BarH4057.

4Whereas Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123saithתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559,We are impoverishedרֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּru.Shash.nuH7567,but we will returnוְנָשׁוּב֙ve.na.ShuvH7725and buildוְנִבְנֶ֣הve.niv.NehH1129the desolate placesחֳרָב֔וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723;thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,They shall buildיִבְנ֖וּyiv.NuH1129,but I will throw downאֶהֱר֑וֹס'e.he.RosH2040;and they shall callוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121them, The borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564,and, The peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971against whom Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath indignationזָעַ֥םza.'AmH2194forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

5And your eyesוְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869shall seeתִּרְאֶ֑ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200,and ye shall sayתֹּֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431from the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6A sonבֵּ֛ןbenH1121honourethיְכַבֵּ֥דye.kha.BedH3513hisfatherאָ֖ב'avH1,and a servantוְעֶ֣בֶדve.'E.vedH5650his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113: if then I bea fatherאָ֣ב'avH1, where ismine honourכְבוֹדִ֡יkhe.vo.DiH3519? and if I bea masterאֲדוֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113, where ismy fearמוֹרָאִ֜יmo.ra.'IH4172?saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635unto you, O priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,that despiseבּוֹזֵ֣יbo.ZeiH959my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.And ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we despisedבָזִ֖ינוּva.Zi.nuH959thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034?

7Ye offerמַגִּישִׁ֤יםma.gi.ShimH5066pollutedמְגֹאָ֔לme.go.'AlH1351breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899upon mine altarמִזְבְּחִי֙miz.be.ChiH4196;and ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Wherein have we pollutedגֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָge.'al.Nu.khaH1351thee? In that ye sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,The tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068iscontemptibleנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.

8And if ye offerתַגִּשׁ֨וּןta.gi.ShunH5066the blindעִוֵּ֤ר'i.VerH5787for sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙liz.Bo.achH2076, is itnot evilרָ֔עRa'H7451?and if ye offerתַגִּ֛ישׁוּta.Gi.shuH5066the lameפִּסֵּ֥חַpi.Se.achH6455and sickוְחֹלֶ֖הve.cho.LehH2470, is itnot evilרָ֑עRa'H7451?offerהַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּhak.ri.Ve.huH7126it now unto thy governorלְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָle.fe.cha.Te.khaH6346;will he be pleasedהֲיִרְצְךָ֙ha.yir.tze.KhaH7521with thee, or acceptהֲיִשָּׂ֣אha.yi.Sa'H5375thy personפָנֶ֔יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440?saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9And now, I pray you, beseechחַלּוּ־ פְנֵי־cha.lu- fe.nei-H6440 H2470Godאֵ֖ל'elH410that he will be graciousוִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּvi.cha.Ne.nuH2603unto us: this hath been by your meansמִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.KhemH3027:will he regardהֲיִשָּׂ֤אha.yi.Sa'H5375your personsפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440?saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

10Who is thereeven among you that would shutוְיִסְגֹּ֣רve.yis.GorH5462the doorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817for nought?neither do ye kindleתָאִ֥ירוּta.'I.ruH215fireon mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֖יmiz.be.ChiH4196for noughtחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600.I have no pleasureחֵ֜פֶץChe.fetzH2656in you, saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,neither will I acceptאֶרְצֶ֥ה'er.TzehH7521an offeringוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503at your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

11For from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֜מֶשׁShe.meshH8121even unto the going downמְבוֹא֗וֹme.vo.'OH3996of the same my nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471;and in every placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725incenseמֻקְטָ֥רmuk.TarH6999shall beofferedמֻגָּ֛שׁmu.GashH5066unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֖יlish.MiH8034,and a pureטְהוֹרָ֑הte.ho.RahH2889offeringוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503:for my nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034shall begreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

12But ye have profanedמְחַלְּלִ֣יםme.cha.le.LimH2490it, in that ye sayבֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.KhemH559,The tableשֻׁלְחַ֤ןshul.ChanH7979of YhwhH3068ispollutedמְגֹאָ֣לme.go.'AlH1351;and the fruitוְנִיב֖וֹve.ni.VoH5108thereof, evenhis meatאָכְלֽוֹ׃'a.khe.LoH400, iscontemptibleנִבְזֶ֥הniv.ZehH959.

13Ye saidוַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩va.'a.mar.TemH559also, Behold, what a wearinessH4972is it!and ye have snuffedוְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣םve.hi.pach.TemH5301at it, saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;and ye broughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֣םva.ha.ve.TemH935that which wastornגָּז֗וּלga.ZulH1497,and the lameהַפִּסֵּ֙חַ֙ha.pi.Se.achH6455,and the sickהַ֣חוֹלֶ֔הha.cho.LehH2470;thus ye broughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935an offeringהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503:should I acceptהַאֶרְצֶ֥הha.'er.TzehH7521this of your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027?saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

14But cursedוְאָר֣וּרve.'a.RurH779bethe deceiverנוֹכֵ֗לno.KhelH5230,whichוְיֵ֤שׁve.YeshH3426hath in his flockבְּעֶדְרוֹ֙be.'ed.RoH5739a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,and vowethוְנֹדֵ֛רve.no.DerH5087,and sacrificethוְזֹבֵ֥חַve.zo.Ve.achH2076unto the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֑יla.do.NaiH136a corrupt thingמָשְׁחָ֖תma.she.ChatH7843: for I ama greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419Kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and my nameוּשְׁמִ֖יu.she.MiH8034isdreadfulנוֹרָ֥אno.Ra'H3372among the heathenבַגּוֹיִֽם׃va.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Malachi 1