OET interlinear MAL 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֖ם מְחַלְּלִ֣ים אוֹת֑⁠וֹ

and,you_all profaning DOM,it

Here, the pronoun it refers to Yahweh’s name or reputation. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “But you are profaning my name” or “But you are making my reputation no more than ordinary”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֖ם מְחַלְּלִ֣ים אוֹת֑⁠וֹ בֶּ⁠אֱמָרְ⁠כֶ֗ם שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָ⁠י֙ מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא וְ⁠נִיב֖⁠וֹ נִבְזֶ֥ה אָכְלֽ⁠וֹ

and,you_all profaning DOM,it in/on/at/with,say,you_all table my=master defiled he/it and,fruit,its despised food,its

If your language would not use a direct quotation inside of a direct quotation, you could translate the second direct quotation as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “But you are profaning it when you say that my table is defiled, and its fruit, its food, is despised”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָ⁠י֙

table my=master

See how you translated the same expression in 1:7. Alternate translation: “The altar of the Lord”

Note 4 topic: translate-names

אֲדֹנָ⁠י֙

my=master

In the same phrase in 1:7, the name “Yahweh” is used. Here a title, the Lord, is used instead. It may be that in the earlier instance Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person, while in this instance Yahweh is quoting what the priests would say. (In order not to misuse his name, Jews would use this title instead.) Some versions of the Bible use their representation of the divine name here, since that is what the priests meant. Other versions use the title Lord to reflect this Jewish practice and the original text of the book. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא

defiled he/it

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “it is not holy” or “it is nothing special”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נִיב֖⁠וֹ

and,fruit,its

Yahweh is speaking as if the altar were a tree that produced fruit. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what we get from it”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אָכְלֽ⁠וֹ

food,its

Yahweh assumes that his listeners will know that by its food he means the food allowance the priests receive from the altar. You could say that explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “our food allowance”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִבְזֶ֥ה

despised

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “is contemptible”