Malachi 2

YHWH rebukes the priests for despising His name by offering defiled sacrifices and corrupting the covenant of Levi, warning them of a curse for their failure to faithfully teach the Torah.[1][3][8] YHWH condemns Judah for profaning the sanctuary through treacherous marriages with foreign women and faithless divorce, emphasizing the sanctity of the marital covenant as a reflection of His own.[2][5][8]

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if if / whether not not you listen you all will hear and-if and if not not you put you shall place on upon heart inner core of to give to give glory weighty honor to my name for my name says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts and I will send and I will dispatch among you — the object-marker curse the malediction and I will curse and I cursed [direct object marker] object-marker your blessings your bestowals of favor and also and also I have cursed them I cursed her because for/because you are not you are not laying fragrant spices to upon heart inner core of
Verse 2 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִשְׁמְע֡וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 tishemeu you listen you all will hear HVqi2mp וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and-if and if HC/C לֹא֩ 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תָשִׂ֨ימוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 tasimu you put you shall place HVqi2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR לֵ֜ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of HNcmsa לָ/תֵ֧ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc כָּב֣וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod glory weighty honor HNcbsa לִ/שְׁמִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤔𐤌/𐤉 lishemi to my name for my name HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa וְ/שִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 veshilacheti and I will send and I will dispatch HC/Vpq1cs בָ/כֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you HR/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/מְּאֵרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤄 hameerah curse the malediction HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אָרוֹתִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉 vearoti and I will curse and I cursed HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בִּרְכֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 birekhoteykhem your blessings your bestowals of favor HNcfpc/Sp2mp וְ/גַם֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אָרוֹתִ֔י/הָ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 arotiha I have cursed them I cursed her HVqp1cs/Sp3fs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC אֵינְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊𐤌 eynekhem you are not you are not HTn/Sp2mp שָׂמִ֥ים 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 samim laying fragrant spices HVqrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon HR לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev-2 heart inner core of HNcmsa
law of truth instruction of truth firm reliability was she became in his mouth in his mouth and unrighteousness and injustice not not was found was found on his lips his lips in peace in wholeness and in uprightness and in level ground he walked he walked with me with me and many many he turned he caused to return from iniquity from twisted-guilt
Verse 6 תּוֹרַ֤ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat law of truth instruction of HNcfsc אֱמֶת֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet truth firm reliability HNcfsa הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah was she became HVqp3fs בְּ/פִ֔י/הוּ 𐤁/𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 befihu in his mouth in his mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַוְלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 veavelah and unrighteousness and injustice HC/Ncbsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִמְצָ֣א 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 nimetsa was found was found HVNp3ms בִ/שְׂפָתָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 visefatayv on his lips his lips HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms בְּ/שָׁל֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 beshalom in peace in wholeness HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/מִישׁוֹר֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 uvemishor and in uprightness and in level ground HC/R/Ncmsa הָלַ֣ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he walked he walked HVqp3ms אִתִּ֔/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/רַבִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 verabim and many many HC/Aampa הֵשִׁ֥יב 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 heshiv he turned he caused to return HVhp3ms מֵ/עָוֺֽן 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤍 meaon from iniquity from twisted-guilt HR/Ncbsa
and also and also I I have made I gave you you marked as object despised despised ones and abased and lowly ones before all to the whole of the people the gathered people according as according to the mouth of that that-which you are not you are not keeping guarding ones [direct object marker] object-marker My ways my paths but showing and bearing ones partiality faces in the law in the instruction
Verse 9 וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta אֲנִ֞י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נָתַ֧תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati have made I gave HVqp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֛ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp נִבְזִ֥ים 𐤍𐤁𐤆𐤉𐤌 nivezim despised despised ones HVNsmpa וּ/שְׁפָלִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 ushefalim and abased and lowly ones HC/Aampa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal before all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/פִ֗י 𐤊/𐤐𐤉 kefi according as according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֵֽינְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊𐤌 eynekhem you are not you are not HTn/Sp2mp שֹׁמְרִ֣ים 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 shomerim keeping guarding ones HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דְּרָכַ֔/י 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤉 derakhay My ways my paths HNcbpc/Sp1cs וְ/נֹשְׂאִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤌 venoseim but showing and bearing ones HC/Vqrmpa פָּנִ֖ים 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 panim partiality faces HNcbpa בַּ/תּוֹרָֽה 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 batorah in the law in the instruction HRd/Ncfsa
has been faithless she acted treacherously Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and an abomination a detestable thing has been committed was done in Israel El contends in Yiserael and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam for for/because has profaned he desecrated Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah the sanctuary set-apartness of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh which that-which He loves he loved and has married and master of the daughter daughter of of a god toward foreign foreign one
Verse 11 בָּגְדָ֣ה 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤄 bagedah has been faithless she acted treacherously HVqp3fs יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/תוֹעֵבָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤄 vetoevah and an abomination a detestable thing HC/Ncfsa נֶעֶשְׂתָ֥ה 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 neesetah has been committed was done HVNp3fs בְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael in Israel El contends in Yiserael HR/Np וּ/בִ/ירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC חִלֵּ֣ל 𐤇𐤋𐤋 chilel has profaned he desecrated HVpp3ms יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp קֹ֤דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh the sanctuary set-apartness HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אָהֵ֔ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ahev He loves he loved HVqp3ms וּ/בָעַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤋 uvaal and has married and master of HC/Vqp3ms בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter daughter of HNcfsc אֵ֥ל 𐤀𐤋 el of a god toward HNcmsc נֵכָֽר 𐤍𐤊𐤓 nekhar foreign foreign one HNcmsa
And this and this (feminine) second second you do you shall do covering to cover over tears a tear with object-marker altar sacrifice-place of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh weeping weeping and groaning and groaning-cry because no from non-existence more still, again, further regards to turn to toward the offering the apportioned offering or accepts and to take favor favorable acceptance from your hand from your (mp) hand
Verse 13 וְ/זֹאת֙ 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot And this and this (feminine) HC/Pdxfs שֵׁנִ֣ית 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 shenit second second HAofsa תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅 taasu you do you shall do HVqi2mp כַּסּ֤וֹת 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 kasot covering to cover over HVpc דִּמְעָה֙ 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤄 dimeah tears a tear HNcfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HTo מִזְבַּ֣ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּכִ֖י 𐤁𐤊𐤉 bekhi weeping weeping HNcmsa וַֽ/אֲנָקָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤒𐤄 vaanaqah and groaning and groaning-cry HC/Ncfsa מֵ/אֵ֣ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn because no from non-existence HR/Tn ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od more still, again, further HD פְּנוֹת֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤅𐤕 penot regards to turn HVqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מִּנְחָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 haminechah the offering the apportioned offering HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לָ/קַ֥חַת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqachat or accepts and to take HC/R/Vqc רָצ֖וֹן 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 ratson favor favorable acceptance HNcmsa מִ/יֶּדְ/כֶֽם 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 miyedekhem from your hand from your (mp) hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp
And you say and you said For upon what what? For upon because for/because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh has testified he gave solemn testimony between you between you and between and between the wife woman of of your youth your youthfulness whom that-which you you have dealt treacherously you have betrayed against her — though she and she is your companion your female companion and wife and woman of of your covenant your binding treaty
Verse 14 וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem And you say and you said HC/Vqq2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al For upon HR מָ֑ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi עַ֡ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 For upon HR כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC יְהוָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הֵעִ֨יד 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤃 heid has testified he gave solemn testimony HVhp3ms בֵּינְ/ךָ֜ 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 beynekha between you between you HR/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R אֵ֣שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet the wife woman of HNcfsc נְעוּרֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤊 neureykha of your youth your youthfulness HNcbpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms בָּגַ֣דְתָּה 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤄 bagadetah have dealt treacherously you have betrayed HVqp2ms בָּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah against her HR/Sp3fs וְ/הִ֥יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi though she and she HC/Pp3fs חֲבֶרְתְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤊 chaveretekha is your companion your female companion HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕 veeshet and wife and woman of HC/Ncfsc בְּרִיתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beritekha of your covenant your binding treaty HNcfsc/Sp2ms
and not and not one one made he did yet remainder and the remainder of spirit breath of to him — and what and what? the one the one seeking the one persistently seeking seed seed of God mighty ones and guard yourselves and you were guarded in your spirit in your breath-wind and with wife and in a woman-of of your youth your youthfulness let not upon / over deal treacherously let him act treacherously
Verse 15 וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn אֶחָ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa עָשָׂ֗ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made he did HVqp3ms וּ/שְׁאָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear yet remainder and the remainder HC/Ncmsc ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) of spirit breath of HNcbsa ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וּ/מָה֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what and what? HC/Ti הָֽ/אֶחָ֔ד 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad Eka (Bemba) the one the one HTd/Acmsa מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh seeking the one persistently seeking HVprmsa זֶ֣רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed HNcmsc אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones HNcmpa וְ/נִשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 venishemaretem and guard yourselves and you were guarded HC/VNq2mp בְּ/ר֣וּחֲ/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤊𐤌 beruchakhem Roho (Swahili) in your spirit in your breath-wind HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וּ/בְ/אֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤕 uveeshet and with wife and in a woman-of HC/R/Ncfsc נְעוּרֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤊 neureykha of your youth your youthfulness HNcbpc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not upon / over HTn יִבְגֹּֽד 𐤉𐤁𐤂𐤃 yivegod deal treacherously let him act treacherously HVqj3ms
for for/because he-hates he hated sends-away to send off says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God-of mighty ones of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and-he-covers and he covered over violence violent wrongdoing upon upon his-garment his garment says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts and-you-shall-guard and you were guarded in-your-spirit in your breath-wind and-not and not you-betray you act treacherously
Verse 16 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שָׂנֵ֣א 𐤔𐤍𐤀 sane he-hates he hated HVqp3ms שַׁלַּ֗ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach sends-away to send off HVpc אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/כִסָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤄 vekhisah and-he-covers and he covered over HC/Vpq3ms חָמָס֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR לְבוּשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤔/𐤅 levusho his-garment his garment HNcmsc/Sp3ms אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar-2 says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֑וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts HNcbpa וְ/נִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 venishemaretem and-you-shall-guard and you were guarded HC/VNq2mp בְּ/רוּחֲ/כֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤊𐤌 beruchakhem Roho (Swahili) in-your-spirit in your breath-wind HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn תִבְגֹּֽדוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 tivegodu you-betray you act treacherously HVqi2mp
you have wearied you have made weary the LORD Yahweh Yahweh with your words in your spoken matters and you say and you said How with what? have we wearied we have made weary in that you say in your saying Everyone entirety of who does doer evil bad good good in the sight of in the eyes of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in them — He he delights he delights or or Where where? God mighty ones of of justice the judicial ruling
Verse 17 הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤ם 𐤄𐤅𐤂𐤏𐤕𐤌 hogaetem you have wearied you have made weary HVhp2mp יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/דִבְרֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊𐤌 bedivereykhem with your words in your spoken matters HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem and you say and you said HC/Vqq2mp בַּ/מָּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bamah How with what? HR/Ti הוֹגָ֑עְנוּ 𐤄𐤅𐤂𐤏𐤍𐤅 hogaenu have we wearied we have made weary HVhp1cp בֶּ/אֱמָרְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤊𐤌 beemarekhem in that you say in your saying HR/Vqc/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal Everyone entirety of HNcmsc עֹ֨שֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh who does doer HVqrmsc רָ֜ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad HAamsa ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the sight of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וּ/בָ/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤌 uvahem in them HC/R/Sp3mp ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he HPp3ms חָפֵ֔ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delights he delights HVqp3ms א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC אַיֵּ֖ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh Where where? HTi אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc הַ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 hamishepat of justice the judicial ruling HTd/Ncmsa
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