The burdenמַשָּׂאof the wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהtoאֶלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלthroughבְּיַדMalachi.מַלְאָכִי
I have lovedאָהַבְתִּיyou,אֶתְכֶםsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָהAnd you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“Howבַּמָּהhave you loved us?”אֲהַבְתָּנוּWas notהֲלוֹאEsauעֵשָׂוJacob'sלְיַעֲקֹבbrother?אָחdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָהYet I lovedוָאֹהַבJacob,יַעֲקֹב
and Esauוְ עֵשָׂוI hated;שָׂנֵאתִיand I madeוָאָשִׂיםhis mountainsהָרָיוa desolation,שְׁמָמָהand his inheritanceוְ נַחֲלָתוֹa place for the jackalsלְתַנּוֹתof the desert.מִדְבָּר
IfכִּיEdomאֱדוֹםsays,תֹאמַר“We have been shattered,רֻשַּׁשְׁנוּbut we will returnוְנָשׁוּבand buildוְנִבְנֶהthe ruins,”חֳרָבוֹתthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתTheyהֵמָּהwill build,יִבְנוּbut Iוַאֲנִיwill tear down;אֶהֱרוֹסand they will callוְקָרְאוּthemלָהֶם“Territoryגְּבוּלof wickedness”רִשְׁעָהandוְ“the peopleהָעָםagainst whomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהis indignantזָעַםforever.”עַד עוֹלָם
And your eyesוְעֵינֵיכֶםwill see it,תִּרְאֶינָהand youוְאַתֶּםwill say,תֹּאמְרוּ“May YHWHיְהוָהbe greatיִגְדַּלbeyondמֵעַל לִthe territoryגְבוּלof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
A sonבֵּןhonorsיְכַבֵּדhis father,אָבand a slaveוְעֶבֶדhis master.אֲדֹנָיוAnd ifוְאִםIאָנִיam a father,אָבwhereאַיֵּהis my honor?כְבוֹדִיAnd ifוְאִםIאָנִיam a master,אֲדוֹנִיםwhereאַיֵּהis my fear?מוֹרָאִיsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתto you,לָכֶםpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwho despiseבּוֹזֵיmy name.שְׁמִיAnd you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“Howבַּמֶּהhave we despisedבָזִינוּyour name?”שְׁמֶךָ
You offerמַגִּישִׁיםonעַלmy altarמִזְבְּחִיdefiledמְגֹאָלbread.לֶחֶםAnd you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“Howבַּמֶּהhave we defiled you?”גֵאַלְנוּךָIn that you say,בֶּאֱמָרְכֶם“The tableשֻׁלְחַןof YHWHיְהוָהisהוּאcontemptible.”נִבְזֶה
And whenוְכִיyou offerתַגִּשׁוּןa blind animalעִוֵּרto sacrifice,לִזְבֹּחַthere is noאֵיןevil;רָעand whenוְכִיyou offerתַגִּישׁוּthe lameפִּסֵּחַand the sick,וְחֹלֶהthere is noאֵיןevil.רָעPresent it,הַקְרִיבֵהוּthen,נָאto your governor:לְפֶחָתֶךָwill he accept you,הֲיִּרְצְךָorאוֹlift upהֲיִשָּׂאyour face?פָנֶיךָsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
And now,וְעַתָּהimplore,חַלּוּplease,נָאthe faceפְנֵיof El,אֵלthat he may favor us.וִיחָנֵנוּFrom your handמִיֶּדְכֶםthisזֹּאתhas come:הָיְתָהwill he lift upהֲיִשָּׂאthe faceפָּנִיםof any of you?מִכֶּםsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Whoמִיalsoגַםamong youבָּכֶםwill shutוְיִסְגֹּרthe doors,דְּלָתַיִםso that you do notוְלֹאlightתָאִירוּmy altarמִזְבְּחִיfor nothing?חִנָּםI haveלִיnoאֵיןpleasureחֵפֶץin you,בָּכֶםsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand an offeringוּמִנְחָהI will notלֹאacceptאֶרְצֶהfrom your hand.מִיֶּדְכֶם
Forכִּיfrom the risingמִמִּזְרַחof the sunשֶׁמֶשׁtoוְעַדits settingמְבוֹאוֹmy nameשְׁמִיis greatגָּדוֹלamong the nations;בַּגּוֹיִםand in everyוּבְכָלplaceמָקוֹםincense is burnedמֻקְטָרand offeredמֻגָּשׁto my name,לִשְׁמִיand a pureטְהוֹרָהoffering;וּמִנְחָהforכִּיmy nameשְׁמִיis greatגָדוֹלamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
But youוְאַתֶּםprofaneמְחַלְּלִיםitאוֹתוֹwhen you say,בֶּאֱמָרְכֶם“The tableשֻׁלְחַןof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיisהוּאdefiled,מְגֹאָלand its fruit,וְנִיבוֹits food,אָכְלוֹis contemptible.”נִבְזֶה
And you say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם“Look,הִנֵּהwhatמַa hardship!”תְּלָאָהand you snortוְהִפַּחְתֶּםat it,אוֹתוֹsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot;צְבָאוֹתand you bringוַהֲבֵאתֶםwhat was stolen,גָּזוּלand the lameוְ הַפִּסֵּחַand the sick,וְ הַחוֹלֶהand you bringוַהֲבֵאתֶםthe offering:הַמִּנְחָהshall I acceptהַאֶרְצֶהitאוֹתָהּfrom your hand?מִיֶּדְכֶםsaysאָמַרYHWH.יְהוָה
And cursedוְאָרוּרbe the deceiverנוֹכֵלwho hasוְיֵשׁin his flockבְּעֶדְרוֹa male,זָכָרand vowsוְנֹדֵרand sacrificesוְזֹבֵחַto Adonaiלַאדֹנָיsomething damaged;מָשְׁחָתforכִּיa greatגָּדוֹלKingמֶלֶךְI am,אָנִיsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand my nameוּשְׁמִיis fearsomeנוֹרָאamong the nations.בַגּוֹיִם