Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 2:1-9

1And now, O ye priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,this commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687is for you.

2If ye will not hearתִשְׁמְע֡וּtish.me.'UH8085,and if ye will not layתָשִׂ֨ימוּta.Si.muH7760itto heartלֵ֜בlevH3820,to giveלָתֵ֧תla.TetH5414gloryכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֗יlish.MiH8034,saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I will even sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤יve.shi.lach.TiH7971a curseהַמְּאֵרָ֔הha.me.'e.RahH3994upon you, and I will curseוְאָרוֹתִ֖יve.'a.ro.TiH779your blessingsבִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbir.kho.tei.KhemH1293:yea, I have cursedאָרוֹתִ֔יהָ'a.ro.Ti.haH779them already, because ye do not layשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760itto heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

3Behold, I will corruptגֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605your seedהַזֶּ֔רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233,and spreadוְזֵרִ֤יתִיve.ze.Ri.tiH2219dungפֶ֙רֶשׁ֙fe.reshH6569upon your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֔םpe.nei.KhemH6440, eventhe dungפֶּ֖רֶשׁPe.reshH6569of your solemn feastsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282; and oneshall take you awayוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375with it.

4And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I have sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971this commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687unto you, that my covenantבְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.TiH1285might be with Leviלֵוִ֔יle.ViH3878,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣י׀be.ri.TiH1285was with him of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416and peaceוְהַ֨שָּׁל֔וֹםve.Ha.sha.LomH7965;and I gaveוָאֶתְּנֵֽם־va.'e.te.nem-H5414them to him forthe fearמוֹרָ֖אmo.Ra'H4172wherewith he fearedוַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִיvai.yi.ra.'E.niH3372me, and was afraidנִחַ֥תni.ChatH2865beforeוּמִפְּנֵ֥יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

6The lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of truthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571was in his mouthבְּפִ֔יהוּbe.Fi.huH6310,and iniquityוְעַוְלָ֖הve.'av.LahH5766was not foundנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in his lipsבִשְׂפָתָ֑יוvis.fa.TavH8193:he walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980with me in peaceבְּשָׁל֤וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and equityוּבְמִישׁוֹר֙u.ve.mi.shOrH4334,and did turnH7725manyוְרַבִּ֖יםve.ra.BimH7227awayהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725from iniquityמֵעָוֹֽן׃me.'a.VonH5771.

7For the priest’sכֹהֵן֙kho.HenH3548lipsשִׂפְתֵ֤יsif.TeiH8193should keepיִשְׁמְרוּ־yish.me.ru-H8104knowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,and they should seekיְבַקְשׁ֣וּye.vak.ShuH1245the lawוְתוֹרָ֖הve.to.RahH8451at his mouthמִפִּ֑יהוּmi.Pi.huH6310: for he isthe messengerמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

8But ye are departedסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493out of the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870;ye have caused manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227to stumbleהִכְשַׁלְתֶּ֥םhikh.shal.TemH3782at the lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451;ye have corruptedשִֽׁחַתֶּם֙shi.cha.TemH7843the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Therefore have I also madeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you contemptibleנִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimH959and baseוּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.LimH8217before all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,accordingכְּפִ֗יke.FiH6310as ye have not keptשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104my waysדְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.KhaiH1870,but have been partialוְנֹשְׂאִ֥ים פָּנִ֖יםve.no.se.'Im pa.NimH6440 H5375in the lawבַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.RahH8451.

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