Revised Literal Translation

Malachi 2:6-13

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.

10Have we not all oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259fatherאָ֤ב'avH1?hath not oneאֶֽחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Godאֵ֥ל'elH410createdבְּרָאָ֑נוּbe.ra.'A.nuH1254us? why do we deal treacherouslyנִבְגַּד֙niv.GadH898every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376against his brotherבְּאָחִ֔יוbe.'a.ChivH251,by profaningלְחַלֵּ֖לle.cha.LelH2490the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1?

11Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hath dealt treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֣הba.ge.DahH898,and an abominationוְתוֹעֵבָ֛הve.to.'e.VahH8441is committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֥הne.'es.TahH6213in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389;for Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hath profanedחִלֵּ֣לchi.LelH2490the holinessקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068which he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157,and hath marriedוּבָעַ֖לu.va.'AlH1166the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of a strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

12Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cut offיַכְרֵ֨תyakh.RetH3772the manלָאִ֨ישׁla.'IshH376that doethיַעֲשֶׂ֙נָּה֙ya.'a.Se.nahH6213this, the masterעֵ֣ר'erH5782and the scholarוְעֹנֶ֔הve.'o.NehH6030,out of the tabernaclesמֵאָהֳלֵ֖יme.'o.ho.LeiH168of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and him that offerethוּמַגִּ֣ישׁu.ma.GishH5066an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

13And this have ye doneתַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213againשֵׁנִ֣יתshe.NitH8145,coveringכַּסּ֤וֹתka.SotH3680the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with tearsדִּמְעָה֙dim.'AhH1832,with weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065,and with crying outוַֽאֲנָקָ֑הva.'a.na.KahH603,insomuch that he regardethפְּנוֹת֙pe.nOtH6437not the offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503any more, or receivethוְלָקַ֥חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947itwith good willרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522at your handמִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃mi.yed.KhemH3027.

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