Malahija 1

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Proroštvo. Riječ Gospodnja Izraelu po Malahiji.	1 An oracle. The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi.
2 Ljubio sam vas – govori Jahve, a vi pitate: »Po čemu si nas ljubio?« Ne bijaše li Ezav brat Jakovljev? – riječ je Jahvina –	2 I have loved you, says the LORD; but you say, "How have you loved us?"
3 ali Jakova sam zavolio, a Ezav mi omrznu: gradove mu u pustoš pretvorih, a baštinu njegovu dadoh pustinjskim šakalima.	3 Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, but hated Esau; I made his mountains a waste, his heritage a desert for jackals.
4 Jer, rekne li Edom: »Bili smo smrvljeni, ali ćemo opet podići ruševine!« ovako kaže Jahve nad vojskama: Neka grade oni, a ja ću razgraditi! Zvat će ih zemljom bezbožničkom i narodom na koji se Jahve srdi dovijeka!	4 If Edom says, "We have been crushed but we will rebuild the ruins," Thus says the LORD of hosts: They indeed may build, but I will tear down, And they shall be called the land of guilt, the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.
5 Vaše će oči vidjeti, i reći ćete: »Velik je Jahve preko granica zemlje izraelske.«	5 Your own eyes shall see it, and you will say, "Great is the LORD, even beyond the land of Israel."
6 Sin časti oca, a sluga gospodara. Ali, ako sam ja otac, gdje je čast moja? Ako sam gospodar, gdje je strah od mene? To govori Jahve nad vojskama vama, svećenici, koji moje ime prezirete, a pitate: »Čime smo prezreli ime tvoje?«	6 A son honors his father, and a servant fears his master; If then I am a father, where is the honor due to me? And if I am a master, where is the reverence due to me?-- So says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise his name. But you ask, "How have we despised your name?"
7 Oskvrnjen kruh na mome prinosite žrtveniku i još pitate: »Čime te oskvrnusmo?« Time što kažete: »Stol je Jahvin stvar nevažna!«	7 By offering polluted food on my altar! Then you ask, "How have we polluted it?" By saying the table of the LORD may be slighted!
8 A kada za žrtvu slijepu stoku prinosite, zar to nije zlo? I kad prinosite hromo i bolesno, zar to nije zlo? Donesi takvo što svome namjesniku, hoće li biti zadovoljan i dobro te primiti? – govori Jahve nad vojskama.	8 When you offer a blind animal for sacrifice, is this not evil? When you offer the lame or the sick, is it not evil? Present it to your governor; see if he will accept it, or welcome you, says the LORD of hosts.
9 Sada umilostivite lice Božje da nam se smiluje. To donose ruke vaše, hoće li vas dobro primiti? – govori Jahve nad vojskama.	9 So now if you implore God for mercy on us, when you have done the like Will he welcome any of you? says the LORD of hosts.
10 O kada bi tko od vas zatvorio vrata da mi zaludu ne palite ognja na žrtveniku! Niste mi mili – govori Jahve nad vojskama – i ne primam žrtve iz ruke vaše.	10 Oh, that one among you would shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts; neither will I accept any sacrifice from your hands,
11 Jer od istoka do zapada veliko je ime moje među narodima, i na svakom mjestu prinosi se kâd i žrtva čista imenu mojemu, jer veliko je ime moje među narodima – govori Jahve nad vojskama.	11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, my name is great among the nations; And everywhere they bring sacrifice to my name, and a pure offering; For great is my name among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
12 Ali vi ga skvrnite kada govorite: »Stol je Gospodnji okaljan i hrana na njemu ni za što nije!«	12 But you behave profanely toward me by thinking the LORD'S table and its offering may be polluted, and its food slighted.
13 Kažete još: »Gle, šteta truda!« i prezirete ga – govori Jahve nad vojskama. Kada dovodite stoku otetu, hromu i bolesnu, te je prinosite kao dar žrtveni, zar da to iz vaše ruke milostivo primim? – govori Jahve nad vojskama.	13 You also say, "What a burden!" and you scorn it, says the LORD of hosts; You bring in what you seize, or the lame, or the sick; yes, you bring it as a sacrifice. Shall I accept it from your hands? says the LORD.
14 Proklet bio varalica koji u stadu ima ovna što mi ga je zavjetovao, a žrtvuje mi ovcu jalovicu. Jer ja sam velik kralj – govori Jahve nad vojskama – i strašno je ime moje među narodima.	14 Cursed is the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, but under his vow sacrifices to the LORD a gelding; For a great King am I, says the LORD of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations.