Malachi:Chapter 1

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Malachi:Chapter 1

瑪拉基亞	Malachi
¹神諭：上主藉瑪拉基亞傳於以色列的話。	¹An oracle. These are the words that Yahweh directed to Israel through Malachi.
²上主說：我愛了你們，而你們卻說：你怎樣愛了我們？厄撒烏不是雅各伯的哥哥嗎？──上主的斷語──但是我卻愛了雅各伯，	²When Yahweh says, "I love you," you reply, "How do you show that love?" So Yahweh asks you,
³而恨了厄撒烏。我曾使他的山荒涼，使他的產業變為豺狼所住的曠野。	³"Was Esau not Jacob's brother? Yet I loved Jacob and hated Esau. See how I left his mountains desolate and abandoned his land to the jackals of the desert.
⁴如果厄東說：我們雖然被毀滅，但我們必要重建廢墟。萬軍的上主卻這樣說：他們可以重建，但我必加以破壞，人們將稱之為「邪惡的地區」，為「上主永遠憤恨的人民」。	⁴If Edom decides to rebuild its ruins, after having been destroyed, Yahweh of hosts says: They may rebuild, but I will demolish. You will call them: 'Accursed country' and 'Nation with which Yahweh is forever displeased.'
⁵你們必要親眼看見，並且要說：上主連在以色列境界之外，也顯示了自己偉大。	⁵You will see this with your own eyes, then you will exclaim: The power of Yahweh goes beyond the borders of Israel."
⁶兒子應孝敬父親，僕人應敬畏主人。但如果我是父親，對我的孝敬在那裏？如果我是主人，對我的敬畏在那裏？司祭們！萬軍的上主對你們說：「你們輕視了我的名。」但你們卻說：「我們在什麼事上輕視了你的名？」	⁶The son honors his father, the servant respects his master. Now if I am a father, where is the honor due to me? If I am your master, where is your respect for me? This is what Yahweh of hosts wants you to know, priests who despise his name. But you will only ask: How have we despised your name?
⁷就在你們以不潔的食物供奉在我的祭壇上。你們又說：「我們在甚麼事上玷污了它？」就是在你們說：「上主的台桌是可輕賤的」的時候。	⁷You present defiled foods on my altar, yet you say: How did we defile you? You think that my table does not deserve respect.
⁸你們將一隻盲目的畜牲獻為犧牲，不是罪過嗎！你們奉獻一隻跛腿的，或有疾病的，不是罪過嗎？將這樣的禮品，獻給你的省長罷！看他是否會喜歡，會悅納？──萬軍的上主說。	⁸When you bring a blind animal as a sacrifice, or when you present one that is lame or sick, are you not doing wrong? Go, present these to the governor; will he be pleased and receive you well?" says Yahweh of hosts.
⁹現在你們懇求天主開恩，叫他憐恤我們！這事既然是你們經手，看他是否會對你們垂青？──萬軍的上主說。	⁹So now, ask God that he may have mercy on us. But if it goes badly for us because of your sin, are you those who should entreat him?
¹⁰惟願你們中有人關閉殿門，免得你們在我的祭壇上白白地點火！我不喜歡你們──萬軍的上主說──也不悅納你們經手所獻的祭品，	¹⁰Who among you would close my doors that you may no longer come to kindle fire upon my altar in vain? I am not pleased with you, says Yahweh of hosts, nor am I pleased with your offerings.
¹¹因為從日出到日落，我的名在異民中大受顯揚，到處有人為我的名焚香獻祭，並奉獻潔淨的祭品，因為我的名在異民中大受顯揚──萬軍的上主說。	¹¹See, from the rising of the sun to its setting, all the nations revere my Name and everywhere incense is offered to my Name as well as a pure offering. I am rightly esteemed among the nations, says Yahweh of hosts.
¹²但你們卻褻瀆了它，即在你們說：「主的台桌是污穢的，上面的食物是可輕賤的」的時候。	¹²But you despise my Name when you say: "The Lord's table is dirty and his food is good for nothing."
¹³你們還說：「唉，這是多麼麻煩！」你們且嗤之以鼻──萬軍的上主說。你們將奪來的，跛腿的和有疾病的拿來獻為祭品，我豈能從你們手中悅納？──上主說。	¹³When you complain that you do not like this food you despise me, says Yahweh. You bring a stolen animal, lame or diseased, to offer to me in sacrifice. Do you think that I will accept it?
¹⁴那在家畜群中原有公的，且許了願，卻拿有殘疾的獻給上主的騙子，是可詛咒的！我是大王──萬軍的上主說：我的名在異民中必受敬畏。	¹⁴Cursed be the cheater who, after promising me a bull from his herd, sacrifices a stunted animal. For I am a great King and my Name is respected through all the nations, says Yahweh of hosts.

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