말라기 2

1너의 제사장들아 이제 너희에게 이같이 명령하노라 2만군의 여호와가 이르노라 너희가 만일 듣지 아니하며 마음에 두지 아니하여 내 이름을 영화롭게 하지 아니하면 내가 너희에게 저주를 내려 너희의 복을 저주하리라 내가 이미 저주하였나니 이는 너희가 그것을 마음에 두지 아니하였음이니라 3보라 내가 너희의 종자를 견책할 것이요 똥 곧 너희 절기의 희생의 똥을 너희 얼굴에 바를 것이라 너희가 그것과 함께 제하여 버림을 당하리라 4만군의 여호와가 이르노라 내가 이 명령을 너희에게 내린 것은 레위와 세운 나의 언약이 항상 있게 하려 함인 줄을 너희가 알리라 5레위와 세운 나의 언약은 생명과 평강의 언약이라 내가 이것으로 그에게 준 것은 그로 경외하게 하려 함이라 그가 나를 경외하고 내 이름을 두려워하였으며 6그 입에는 진리의 법이 있었고 그 입술에는 불의함이 없었으며 그가 화평과 정직한 중에서 나와 동행하며 많은 사람을 돌이켜 죄악에서 떠나게 하였느니라 7대저 제사장의 입술은 지식을 지켜야 하겠고 사람들이 그 입에서 율법을 구하게 되어야 할 것이니 제사장은 만군의 여호와의 사자가 됨이어늘 8너희는 정도에서 떠나 많은 사람으로 율법에 거치게 하도다 나 만군의 여호와가 이르노니 너희가 레위의 언약을 파하였느니라 9너희가 내 도를 지키지 아니하고 율법을 행할 때에 사람에게 편벽되이 하였으므로 나도 너희로 모든 백성 앞에 멸시와 천대를 당하게 하였느니라 하시니라 10우리는 한 아버지를 가지지 아니하였느냐 한 하나님의 지으신 바가 아니냐 어찌하여 우리 각 사람이 자기 형제에게 궤사를 행하여 우리 열조의 언약을 욕되게 하느냐 11유다는 궤사를 행하였고 이스라엘과 예루살렘 중에서는 가증한 일을 행하였으며 유다는 여호와의 사랑하시는 그 성결을 욕되게 하여 이방 신의 딸과 결혼하였으니 12이 일을 행하는 사람에게 속한 자는 깨는 자나 응답하는 자는 물론이요 만군의 여호와께 제사를 드리는 자도 여호와께서 야곱의 장막 가운데서 끊어 버리시리라 13너희가 이런 일도 행하나니 곧 눈물과 울음과 탄식으로 여호와의 단을 가리우게 하도다 그러므로 여호와께서 다시는 너희의 헌물을 돌아보지도 아니하시며 그것을 너희 손에서 기꺼이 받지도 아니하시거늘 14너희는 이르기를 어찜이니까 하는도다 이는 너와 너의 어려서 취한 아내 사이에 여호와께서 일찍이 증거하셨음을 인함이니라 그는 네 짝이요 너와 맹약한 아내로되 네가 그에게 궤사를 행하도다 15여호와는 영이 유여하실지라도 오직 하나를 짓지 아니하셨느냐 어찌하여 하나만 지으셨느냐 이는 경건한 자손을 얻고자 하심이니라 그러므로 네 심령을 삼가 지켜 어려서 취한 아내에게 궤사를 행치 말지니라 16이스라엘의 하나님 여호와가 이르노니 나는 이혼하는 것과 학대로 옷을 가리우는 자를 미워하노라 만군의 여호와의 말이니라 그러므로 너희 심령을 삼가 지켜 궤사를 행치 말지니라 17너희가 말로 여호와를 괴로우시게 하고도 이르기를 우리가 어떻게 여호와를 괴로우시게 하였나 하는도다 이는 너희가 말하기를 모든 행악하는 자는 여호와의 눈에 선히 보이며 그에게 기쁨이 된다 하며 또 말하기를 공의의 하나님이 어디 계시냐 함이니라

1“Now, you priests, this commandment is for you. 2If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then will I send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart. 3Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. 4You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. 5“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name. 6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. 7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies. 8But you have turned aside out of the way. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says Yahweh of Armies. 9“Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law. 10Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies. 13This again you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. 14Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant. 15Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16For I hate divorce”, says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and him who covers his garment with violence!” says Yahweh of Armies. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don’t deal treacherously. 17You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

1En nu, gij priesters! tot u wordt dit gebod gezonden; 2Indien gij het niet zult horen, en indien gij het niet zult ter harte nemen, om Mijn Naam eer te geven, zegt de HEERE der heirscharen, zo zal Ik den vloek onder u zenden, en Ik zal uw zegeningen vervloeken; ja, Ik heb ook alrede elkeen derzelve vervloekt, omdat gij het niet ter harte neemt. 3Ziet, Ik zal u het zaad verderven; en Ik zal drek op uw aangezichten strooien, den drek uwer feesten, zodat men u met denzelven wegnemen zal. 4Dan zult gij weten, dat Ik dit gebod tot u gezonden heb; opdat Mijn verbond met Levi zij, zegt de HEERE der heirscharen. 5Mijn verbond met hem was het leven, en de vrede; en Ik gaf hem die tot een vreze; en hij vreesde Mij, en hij werd om Mijns Naams wil verschrikt. 6De wet der waarheid was in zijn mond, en er werd geen onrecht in zijn lippen gevonden; hij wandelde met Mij in vrede en in rechtmatigheid, en hij bekeerde er velen van ongerechtigheid. 7Want de lippen der priesters zullen de wetenschap bewaren, en men zal uit zijn mond de wet zoeken; want hij is een engel des HEEREN der heirscharen. 8Maar gij zijt van den weg afgeweken, gij hebt er velen doen struikelen in de wet, gij hebt het verbond met Levi verdorven, zegt de HEERE der heirscharen. 9Daarom heb Ik ook u verachtelijk en onwaard gemaakt voor het ganse volk, dewijl gij Mijn wegen niet houdt, maar het aangezicht aanneemt in de wet. 10Hebben wij niet allen een Vader? Heeft niet een God ons geschapen? Waarom handelen wij dan trouwelooslijk de een tegen den ander, ontheiligende het verbond onzer vaderen? 11Juda handelt trouwelooslijk, en er wordt een gruwel gedaan in Israel, en in Jeruzalem; want Juda ontheiligt de heiligheid des HEEREN, welke Hij liefheeft; want hij heeft de dochters eens vreemden gods getrouwd. 12De HEERE zal den man, die zulks doet, uitroeien uit de hutten van Jakob, dien, die waakt, en dien, die antwoordt, en die den HEERE der heirscharen spijsoffer brengt. 13Dit tweede doet gijlieden ook, dat gij het altaar des HEEREN bedekt met tranen, met wening en met zuchting; zodat Hij niet meer het spijsoffer aanschouwen, noch met welgevallen van uw hand ontvangen wil. 14Gij nu zegt: Waarom? Daarom dat de HEERE een Getuige geweest is, tussen u en tussen de huisvrouw uwer jeugd, met dewelke gij trouwelooslijk handelt; daar zij toch uw gezellin, en de huisvrouw uws verbonds is. 15Heeft Hij niet maar een gemaakt, hoewel Hij des geestes overig had? En waarom maar dien enen? Hij zocht een zaad Gods. Daarom, wacht u met uw geest, en dat niemand trouwelooslijk handele tegen de huisvrouw zijner jeugd. 16Want de HEERE, de God Israels, zegt, dat Hij het verlaten haat, alhoewel hij den wrevel bedekt met Zijn kleed, zegt de HEERE der heirscharen; daarom wacht u met uw geest, dat gij niet trouwelooslijk handelt. 17Gij vermoeit den HEERE met uw woorden; nog zegt gij: Waarmede vermoeien wij Hem? Daarmede, dat gij zegt: Al wie kwaad doet, is goed in de ogen des HEEREN, en Hij heeft lust aan zodanigen; of, waar is de God des oordeels?