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MAL 1:6–1:14 ©

Second-class sacrifices

This is still a very early look into the unfinished text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

Readers’ Version

Literal Version 

1:6 Second-class sacrifices

6“A son honours his father, and a servant honours his master, so if I’m a father, where is my honour? If I am a master, where is my respect?” says army-commander Yahweh to all you priests who despise my name.

“But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7By offering polluted food on my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that Yahweh’s table can just be disrespected. 8Don’t you think it’s wrong when you sacrifice blind animals? Isn’t it evil when you offer lame or sick animals? Try presenting them to your governor! Will he welcome you or would he be offended?” says army-commander Yahweh.[ref]

9So now bring you requests to God and hope to be showered by his grace. Ha, army-commander Yahweh asks how he could treat you all favourably when you’re bringing second-class offerings?

10“Yeah, if only there was one person among you who would shut the temple gates so that you all couldn’t just continue to light worthless fires on my altar. I get no pleasure from you all,” says army-commander Yahweh, “and I won’t accept any offering that you all bring me. 11People in other countries from the east all the way to the west will honour me, and incense and genuine sacrifices will be offered to me, because my reputation in those countries will be praised,” says army-commander Yahweh. 12But you all are dishonouring my name when you say that the master’s table is polluted, and that its fruit, its food, can be treated with contempt. 13You all also say, ‘How tiresome this is,’ and you snort at it,” says army-commander Yahweh. “You all bring animals for your offering that were killed by a wild animal or is lame or sick. Should I accept those from you?” says Yahweh. 14“May the cheats be cursed who have male animals in their flocks and vow to give them, but instead sacrifices a second-class animal to the master! Yes, I’m a powerful king,” says army-commander Yahweh, “and my name will be carefully respected among the nations.”


6A_son he_honours a_father and_servant master_his and_if [am]_a_father I where honour_my and_if [am]_a_master(s) I where respect_me he_says YHWH of_hosts to/for_you_all the_priests [who]_despise name_my and_say in/on/at/with_how have_we_despised DOM name_your.
7[you_all_are]_bringing_near on altar_my food defiled and_ask in/on/at/with_how defiled_you in/on/at/with_saying_you_all the_table of_YHWH [is]_despicable it.
8And_because/when offer a_blind_[animal] for_sacrifice [is_it]_not evil and_because/when you_all_bring_near a_lame_[animal] and_sick [is_it]_not evil present_it please to_governor_your pleased_with_you[fn][fn][fn] or would_he_accept faces_of_you he_says YHWH of_hosts.
9And_now entreat please the_face of_god and_gracious_us[fn] from_hands_your_all’s it_was this will_he_accept any_of_you_all face he_says YHWH of_hosts.
10Who also in/on/at/with_you_all and_shut [the]_doors and_not you_all_will_set_light_to altar_my in_vain there_[is]_not to_me pleasure in/on/at/with_you_all he_says YHWH of_hosts and_offering not I_will_accept from_hands_your_all’s.
11If/because from_rising of_[the]_sun and_unto setting_its [is]_great name_my in/on/at/with_nations and_on/over_all place incense [is_being]_brought_near to_name_my and_offering a_pure if/because [is]_great name_my in/on/at/with_nations he_says YHWH of_hosts.
12And_you_all [are]_profaning DOM_it in/on/at/with_say_you_all the_table my_master [is]_defiled it and_fruit_its [is]_despicable food_its.
13And_say there what_weariness and_sniff_at DOM_it he_says YHWH of_hosts and_bring a_stolen_[animal] and_DOM the_lame and_DOM the_sick and_bring DOM the_offering accept DOM_that from_hand_your_all’s he_says YHWH.
14and_cursed [one_who]_deals_deceptively and_has in/on/at/with_flock_his a_male and_vows and_sacrifices a_blemished_[animal] to_master if/because [am]_a_king great I he_says YHWH of_hosts and_name_my [is]_to_be_feared in/on/at/with_nations.

1:8 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:8 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:8 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

1:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

MAL 1:6–1:14 ©

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