ΜΑΛΑΧΙΑΣ - Malachia - Malachi 2

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 και νυν η εντολη αυτη προς υμας οι ιερεις	1 And now, O priests, this commandment is for you: If you do not listen,
2 εαν μη ακουσητε και εαν μη θησθε εις την καρδιαν υμων του δουναι δοξαν τω ονοματι μου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και εξαποστελω εφ' υμας την καταραν και επικαταρασομαι την ευλογιαν υμων και καταρασομαι αυτην και διασκεδασω την ευλογιαν υμων και ουκ εσται εν υμιν οτι υμεις ου τιθεσθε εις την καρδιαν υμων	2 And if you do not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the LORD of hosts, I will send a curse upon you and of your blessing I will make a curse. Yes, I have already cursed it, because you do not lay it to heart.
3 ιδου εγω αφοριζω υμιν τον ωμον και σκορπιω ηνυστρον επι τα προσωπα υμων ηνυστρον εορτων υμων και λημψομαι υμας εις το αυτο	3 Lo, I will deprive you of the shoulder and I will strew dung in your faces, The dung of your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.
4 και επιγνωσεσθε διοτι εγω εξαπεσταλκα προς υμας την εντολην ταυτην του ειναι την διαθηκην μου προς τους λευιτας λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ	4 Then you will know that I sent you this commandment because I have a covenant with Levi, says the LORD of hosts.
5 η διαθηκη μου ην μετ' αυτου της ζωης και της ειρηνης και εδωκα αυτω εν φοβω φοβεισθαι με και απο προσωπου ονοματος μου στελλεσθαι αυτον	5 My covenant with him was one of life and peace; fear I put in him, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.
6 νομος αληθειας ην εν τω στοματι αυτου και αδικια ουχ ευρεθη εν χειλεσιν αυτου εν ειρηνη κατευθυνων επορευθη μετ' εμου και πολλους επεστρεψεν απο αδικιας	6 True doctrine was in his mouth, and no dishonesty was found upon his lips; He walked with me in integrity and in uprightness, and turned many away from evil.
7 οτι χειλη ιερεως φυλαξεται γνωσιν και νομον εκζητησουσιν εκ στοματος αυτου διοτι αγγελος κυριου παντοκρατορος εστιν	7 For the lips of the priest are to keep knowledge, and instruction is to be sought from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
8 υμεις δε εξεκλινατε εκ της οδου και πολλους ησθενησατε εν νομω διεφθειρατε την διαθηκην του λευι λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ	8 But you have turned aside from the way, and have caused many to falter by your instruction; You have made void the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts.
9 καγω δεδωκα υμας εξουδενωμενους και παρειμενους εις παντα τα εθνη ανθ' ων υμεις ουκ εφυλαξασθε τας οδους μου αλλα ελαμβανετε προσωπα εν νομω	9 I, therefore, have made you contemptible and base before all the people, Since you do not keep my ways, but show partiality in your decisions.
10 ουχι θεος εις εκτισεν υμας ουχι πατηρ εις παντων υμων τι οτι εγκατελιπετε εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου του βεβηλωσαι την διαθηκην των πατερων υμων	10 Have we not all the one Father? Has not the one God created us? Why then do we break faith with each other, violating the covenant of our fathers?
11 εγκατελειφθη ιουδας και βδελυγμα εγενετο εν τω ισραηλ και εν ιερουσαλημ διοτι εβεβηλωσεν ιουδας τα αγια κυριου εν οις ηγαπησεν και επετηδευσεν εις θεους αλλοτριους	11 Judah has broken faith; an abominable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the temple which the LORD loves, and has married an idolatrous woman.
12 εξολεθρευσει κυριος τον ανθρωπον τον ποιουντα ταυτα εως και ταπεινωθη εκ σκηνωματων ιακωβ και εκ προσαγοντων θυσιαν τω κυριω παντοκρατορι	12 May the LORD cut off from the man who does this both witness and advocate out of the tents of Jacob, and anyone to offer sacrifice to the LORD of hosts!
13 και ταυτα α εμισουν εποιειτε εκαλυπτετε δακρυσιν το θυσιαστηριον κυριου και κλαυθμω και στεναγμω εκ κοπων ετι αξιον επιβλεψαι εις θυσιαν η λαβειν δεκτον εκ των χειρων υμων	13 This also you do: the altar of the LORD you cover with tears, weeping and groaning, Because he no longer regards your sacrifice nor accepts it favorably from your hand;
14 και ειπατε ενεκεν τινος οτι κυριος διεμαρτυρατο ανα μεσον σου και ανα μεσον γυναικος νεοτητος σου ην εγκατελιπες και αυτη κοινωνος σου και γυνη διαθηκης σου	14 And you say, "Why is it?"-- Because the LORD is witness between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have broken faith though she is your companion, your betrothed wife.
15 και ουκ αλλος εποιησεν και υπολειμμα πνευματος αυτου και ειπατε τι αλλο αλλ' η σπερμα ζητει ο θεος και φυλαξασθε εν τω πνευματι υμων και γυναικα νεοτητος σου μη εγκαταλιπης	15 Did he not make one being, with flesh and spirit: and what does that one require but godly offspring? You must then safeguard life that is your own, and not break faith with the wife of your youth.
16 αλλα εαν μισησας εξαποστειλης λεγει κυριος ο θεος του ισραηλ και καλυψει ασεβεια επι τα ενθυμηματα σου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και φυλαξασθε εν τω πνευματι υμων και ου μη εγκαταλιπητε	16 For I hate divorce, says the LORD, the God of Israel, And covering one's garment with injustice, says the LORD of hosts; You must then safeguard life that is your own, and not break faith.
17 οι παροξυνοντες τον θεον εν τοις λογοις υμων και ειπατε εν τινι παρωξυναμεν αυτον εν τω λεγειν υμας πας ποιων πονηρον καλον ενωπιον κυριου και εν αυτοις αυτος ευδοκησεν και που εστιν ο θεος της δικαιοσυνης	17 You have wearied the LORD with your words, yet you say, "How have we wearied him?" By your saying, "Every evildoer is good in the sight of the LORD, And he is pleased with him"; or else, "Where is the just God?"