OET interlinear MAL 1:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠עַתָּ֛ה

and=now

The word the ULT translated as And now is an expression that was used in messages of this time to introduce important points. If your language has a comparable expression that it uses for this same purpose, you can use it in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

פְנֵי אֵ֖ל וִֽ⁠יחָנֵ֑⁠נוּ

favour god and,gracious,us

Malachi attributes this quotation to Yahweh, but it is something that Yahweh told him to say to the priests. So you could translate it with Malachi as the speaker. However, if you translate it with Yahweh as the speaker, he would be speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be more natural in your language, you could translate it in the first person. Alternate translation: “my face, that I may be gracious to you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

פְנֵי אֵ֖ל

favour god

Yahweh is using one part of himself, his face, to mean all of him in the act of looking with favor on someone who was praying to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God”

Note 4 topic: translate-names

פְנֵי אֵ֖ל

favour god

Malachi is probably using the term God here to contrast with the mention of “the governor” in the previous verse. The implication is that if people would not offer inferior gifts to a human being, they should certainly not offer them to God. So here it would be appropriate to use your language’s term for the true God who created the world rather than using the name Yahweh.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

וִֽ⁠יחָנֵ֑⁠נוּ

and,gracious,us

Malachi is using the pronoun us to refer to himself and his listeners, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction. (If you are treating this as a direct quotation from Yahweh, you may use the plural form of “you.”)

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

מִ⁠יֶּדְ⁠כֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֔את

from,hands,your_all's she/it_was this

The pronoun This refers to the unacceptable sacrifices. It may be helpful to clarify the referent for your readers. Alternate translation: “These unacceptable sacrifices have been from your hand”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ⁠יֶּדְ⁠כֶם֙

from,hands,your_all's

Malachi is using one part of the priests' bodies, the hand, to mean all of themselves in the act of offering sacrifices. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from you”

Note 8 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

מִ⁠יֶּדְ⁠כֶם֙

from,hands,your_all's

Since Malachi is referring to a group of people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of hand. Alternate translation: “from your hands”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הֲ⁠יִשָּׂ֤א מִ⁠כֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים

?,will_he_accept any_of,you_all faces

See how you translated the similar expression in 1:8.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠יִשָּׂ֤א מִ⁠כֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים

?,will_he_accept any_of,you_all faces

Yahweh is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “He certainly will not lift your faces!” or “He will certainly not show you favor!”