Malachi

Chapter 1

Phonetic (Hebrew): mashsּa֥ debar-yehva֖h 'el-yishsera'e֑l bּeya֖d male'akiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): aha֤betּiy 'etekem֙ 'ama֣r yehva֔h va'amaretּe֖m bּamּa֣h 'ahabetּa֑nu halo'-'a֨ch 'eshsa֤v leyaֽ'aqob֙ ne'um-yehva֔h va'oha֖b 'eֽt-ya'aqoֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I have loved you," says the LORD. "Yet you say, 'Wherein hast You loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" says the LORD: "yet I loved Jacob,"

אָהַ֤בְתִּי אֶתְכֶם֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמָּ֣ה אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ הֲלוֹא־אָ֨ח עֵשָׂ֤ו לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וָאֹהַ֖ב אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-'eshsa֖v shsane֑'tiy va'ashsi֤ym 'et-harayv֙ shshemama֔h ve'et-nachalat֖o letanּ֥ot midebּaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness."

וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֖ו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וָאָשִׂ֤ים אֶת־הָרָיו֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְתַנּ֥וֹת מִדְבָּֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-to'ma֨r 'ed֜om rushshּa֗shshenu venashshub֙ venibene֣h chorab֔ot kּo֤h 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot he֥mּah yiben֖u va'ani֣y 'eher֑os veqare'֤u lahem֙ gּeb֣ul rishshe'a֔h veha'a֛m 'ashsher-za'a֥m yehva֖h 'ad-'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whereas Edom says, "We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places;" thus says the LORD of hosts, "They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, 'The border of wickedness,' and, 'The people against whom the LORD has indignation for ever.'"

כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֨ר אֱד֜וֹם רֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּ וְנָשׁוּב֙ וְנִבְנֶ֣ה חֳרָב֔וֹת כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הֵ֥מָּה יִבְנ֖וּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶהֱר֑וֹס וְקָרְא֤וּ לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל רִשְׁעָ֔ה וְהָעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־זָעַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eyneyke֖m tּire'e֑ynah ve'atּe֤m tּoֽ'meru֙ yigedּa֣l yehva֔h me'a֖l ligeb֥ul yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, 'The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.'"

וְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם תִּרְאֶ֑ינָה וְאַתֶּ֤ם תֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל לִגְב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֛n yekabּe֥d 'a֖b ve'e֣bed 'adona֑yv ve'im-'a֣b 'a֣niy 'ayּe֣h kebodi֡y ve'im-'adoni֣ym 'aniy֩ 'ayּe֨h mora'i֜y 'ama֣r ׀ yehva֣h tzeba'֗ot lakem֙ hakּoֽhaniym֙ bּoze֣y shshemi֔y va'amaretּe֕m bּamּe֥h bazi֖ynu 'et-shshemeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"A son honours his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is Mine honour? and if I be a master, where is My fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, that despise My name. And you say, 'Wherein have we despised Your name?'"

בֵּ֛ן יְכַבֵּ֥ד אָ֖ב וְעֶ֣בֶד אֲדֹנָ֑יו וְאִם־אָ֣ב אָ֣נִי אַיֵּ֣ה כְבוֹדִ֡י וְאִם־אֲדוֹנִ֣ים אָנִי֩ אַיֵּ֨ה מוֹרָאִ֜י אָמַ֣ר ׀ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת לָכֶם֙ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ בּוֹזֵ֣י שְׁמִ֔י וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם בַּמֶּ֥ה בָזִ֖ינוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): magּiyshshi֤ym 'aֽl-mizebּechiy֙ le֣chem mego'a֔l va'amaretּe֖m bּamּe֣h geֽ'alen֑uka bּe'emareke֕m shshulecha֥n yehva֖h nibeze֥h hֽu'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"You offer polluted bread upon Mine altar; and you say, 'Wherein have we polluted You?' In that you say, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.'"

מַגִּישִׁ֤ים עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִי֙ לֶ֣חֶם מְגֹאָ֔ל וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֣ה גֵֽאַלְנ֑וּךָ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֕ם שֻׁלְחַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה נִבְזֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekiֽy-tagּishsh֨un 'iue֤r lizebּo֨cha֙ 'e֣yn ra֔ veki֥y tagּi֛yshshu pּisּe֥cha vechole֖h 'e֣yn ra֑ haqeriybe֨hu na֜ lepechate֗ka hayּiretzeka֙ '֚o hayishsּa֣ pane֔yka 'ama֖r yehva֥h tzeba'ֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now to your governor; will he be pleased with you, or accept your person?" says the LORD of hosts.

וְכִֽי־תַגִּשׁ֨וּן עִוֵּ֤ר לִזְבֹּ֨חַ֙ אֵ֣ין רָ֔ע וְכִ֥י תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ פִּסֵּ֥חַ וְחֹלֶ֖ה אֵ֣ין רָ֑ע הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּ נָ֜א לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ הֲיִּרְצְךָ֙ א֚וֹ הֲיִשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֔יךָ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֛h chalּu-na֥ peney-'e֖l viֽychane֑nu miyּedekem֙ ha֣yetah zּo֔'t hayishsּa֤ mikּem֙ pּani֔ym 'ama֖r yehva֥h tzeba'ֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"And now, I pray you, beseech God that He will be gracious to us: this has been by your means: will He regard your persons?" says the LORD of hosts.

וְעַתָּ֛ה חַלּוּ־נָ֥א פְנֵי־אֵ֖ל וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּ מִיֶּדְכֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֔את הֲיִשָּׂ֤א מִכֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֤y gam-bּakem֙ veyisegּo֣r dּelata֔yim veloֽ'-ta'i֥yru mizebּechi֖y chinּa֑m 'eֽyn-li֨y che֜petz bּake֗m 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot uminecha֖h loֽ'-'eretze֥h miyּedekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do you kindle fire on Mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you," says the LORD of hosts, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand."

מִ֤י גַם־בָּכֶם֙ וְיִסְגֹּ֣ר דְּלָתַ֔יִם וְלֹֽא־תָאִ֥ירוּ מִזְבְּחִ֖י חִנָּ֑ם אֵֽין־לִ֨י חֵ֜פֶץ בָּכֶ֗ם אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּמִנְחָ֖ה לֹֽא־אֶרְצֶ֥ה מִיֶּדְכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y mimּizerach-shshe֜meshsh ve'ad-mebo'֗o gּad֤ol shshemiy֙ bּagּoyi֔m ubekal-maq֗om muqeta֥r mugּa֛shsh lishshemi֖y uminecha֣h tehora֑h kּiֽy-gad֤ol shshemiy֙ bּagּoyi֔m 'ama֖r yehva֥h tzeba'ֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same My name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered to My name, and a pure offering: for My name shall be great among the heathen," says the LORD of hosts.

כִּ֣י מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֜מֶשׁ וְעַד־מְבוֹא֗וֹ גָּד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּבְכָל־מָק֗וֹם מֻקְטָ֥ר מֻגָּ֛שׁ לִשְׁמִ֖י וּמִנְחָ֣ה טְהוֹרָ֑ה כִּֽי־גָד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּe֖m mechalּeli֣ym 'ot֑o bּe'emareke֗m shshulecha֤n 'adonay֙ mego'a֣l h֔u veniyb֖o nibeze֥h 'akelֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But you have profaned it, in that you say, 'The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even His meat, is contemptible.'"

וְאַתֶּ֖ם מְחַלְּלִ֣ים אוֹת֑וֹ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָי֙ מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא וְנִיב֖וֹ נִבְזֶ֥ה אָכְלֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'amaretּem֩ hinּe֨h matּela'a֜h vehipּachetּe֣m 'ot֗o 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot vahabe'te֣m gּaz֗ul ve'et-hapּisּe֨cha֙ ve'et-ha֣chole֔h vahabe'te֖m 'et-hamּinecha֑h ha'eretze֥h 'ota֛hּ miyּedeke֖m 'ama֥r yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"You said also, 'Behold, what a weariness is it!' and you have snuffed at it," says the LORD of hosts; "and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand?" says the LORD.

וַאֲמַרְתֶּם֩ הִנֵּ֨ה מַתְּלָאָ֜ה וְהִפַּחְתֶּ֣ם אוֹת֗וֹ אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וַהֲבֵאתֶ֣ם גָּז֗וּל וְאֶת־הַפִּסֵּ֨חַ֙ וְאֶת־הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔ה וַהֲבֵאתֶ֖ם אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֑ה הַאֶרְצֶ֥ה אוֹתָ֛הּ מִיֶּדְכֶ֖ם אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ar֣ur noke֗l veye֤shsh bּe'edero֙ zaka֔r venode֛r vezobe֥cha mashshecha֖t laֽ'dona֑y kּiy֩ me֨leke gּad֜ol 'a֗niy 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot ushshemi֖y nora֥ bagּoyiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King," says the LORD of hosts, "and My name is dreadful among the heathen."

וְאָר֣וּר נוֹכֵ֗ל וְיֵ֤שׁ בְּעֶדְרוֹ֙ זָכָ֔ר וְנֹדֵ֛ר וְזֹבֵ֥חַ מָשְׁחָ֖ת לַֽאדֹנָ֑י כִּי֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ גָּד֜וֹל אָ֗נִי אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּשְׁמִ֖י נוֹרָ֥א בַגּוֹיִֽם׃