MAL 1:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διότι καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν συγκλεισθήσονται θύραι, καὶ οὐκ ἀνάψεται τὸ θυσιαστήριόν μου δωρεάν· οὐκ ἔστι μου θέλημα ἐν ὑμῖν, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, καὶ θυσίαν οὐ προσδέξομαι ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν.
(Dioti kai en humin sugkleisthaʸsontai thurai, kai ouk anapsetai to thusiastaʸrion mou dōrean; ouk esti mou thelaʸma en humin, legei Kurios pantokratōr, kai thusian ou prosdexomai ek tōn ⱪeirōn humōn. )

BrTr Because even among you the doors shall be shut, and one will not kindle the fire of mine altar for nothing, I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept a sacrifice at your hands.

ULT “Who even among you will shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain? Pleasure in you is not to me,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

UST Yahweh. who commands the heavenly armies, says, “I wish one of you would close the temple doors. Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not happy with you. I will not accept any offerings from you.

OEB ‘If only one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you could not kindle useless fires on my altar! I have no pleasure in you,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘Nor will I accept an offering from your hand.

WEBBE “Oh that there were one amongst you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Armies, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

WMBB “Oh that there were one amongst you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

NET “I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will no longer accept an offering from you.

LSV “Who [is] even among you,
And he shuts the double doors? Indeed, you do not kindle My altar for nothing,
I have no pleasure in you,” said YHWH of Hosts,
“And I do not accept a present of your hand.

FBV I really wish one of you would shut the Temple doors to stop you lighting pointless fires[fn] on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will not accept offerings from you.

1:10 Fires were lit on the altar to burn up the sacrifices. God is saying he doesn't want such sacrifices. They are pointless, because they do not represent any repentance on the part of the worshipers.

T4T The Commander of the armies of angels also says, “I wish/desire that one of you would shut the gates of the temple courtyard, in order that no one could offer those worthless sacrifices. I am not pleased with you, and I will not accept the offerings that you bring to me.

LEB “Who also among you will shut the temple doors so that you will not kindle fire in vain on my altar? I take no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of hosts, “and _⌊I will not accept_⌋[fn] an offering from your hand.

1:10 Literally “I will not take pleasure in”

BBE If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.

Moff Will no one close the temple-doors, to keep you from kindling useless fires upon my altar? I take no delight in you, the Lord of hosts declares, I will accept no offering that you make;

JPS Oh that there were even one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on Mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

ASV Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

DRA Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

YLT Who [is] even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

Drby Who is there among you that would even shut the doors? and ye would not kindle [fire] on mine altar for nothing. I have no delight in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an oblation at your hand.

RV Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
(Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye/you_all might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. )

SLT Who also among you and he will shut the doors? and ye shall not make light mine altar gratuitously. Not to me delight in you, said Jehovah of armies, and I will not delight in the gift of your hand.

Wbstr Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought ? neither do ye kindle fire on my altar for naught. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

KJB-1769 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
(Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for naught/nothing? neither do ye/you_all kindle fire on mine altar for naught/nothing. I have no pleasure in you, saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. )

KJB-1611 Who is there euen among you that would shut the doores for nought? neither doe yee kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I haue no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hostes, neither will I accept an offring at your hand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Who is there euen among you that would shutte the doores, and kindle not fire on myne aulter in vaine? I haue no pleasure in you, saith the Lorde of hoastes, neither wyll I accept an offering at your hande.
(Who is there even among you that would shutte the doors, and kindle not fire on mine altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.)

Gnva Who is there euen among you, that would shut the doores? and kindle not fire on mine altar in vaine, I haue no pleasure in you, sayeth the Lord of hostes, neither will I accept an offering at your hande.
(Who is there even among you, that would shut the doors? and kindle not fire on mine altar in vain, I have no pleasure in you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. )

Cvdl Yee what is he amonge you, that wil do so moch as to shut ye dores, or to kyndle ye fyre vpo myne aulter for naught? I haue no pleasure in you, sayeth the LORDE off hoostes: and as for the meatofferinge, I wil not accepte it at youre honde.
(Ye/You_all what is he among you, that will do so much as to shut ye/you_all doors, or to kindle ye/you_all fire upon mine altar for naught/nothing? I have no pleasure in you, saith/says the LORD off hosts/armies: and as for the meat/grain_or_gift-offering, I will not accept it at your(pl) hand.)

Wycl Who is `in you that closith doris, and brenneth myn auter `of his owne wille, ethir freli? Wille is not to me in you, seith the Lord of oostis; and Y schal not resseyue a yifte of youre hond.
(Who is in you that closith doors, and brenneth mine altar of his own will, either freely? Wille is not to me in you, saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies; and I shall not receive a gift of your(pl) hand.)

Luth Wer ist auch unter euch, der eine Tür zuschließe? Ihr zündet auf meinem Altar kein Feuer an umsonst. Ich habe kein Gefallen an euch, spricht der HErr Zebaoth, und das Speisopfer von euren Händen ist mir nicht angenehm.
(Who is also under you, the/of_the a/one door lock(v)? You(pl) zündet on/in/to my altar no/not fire(n) at/to for_free. I have no/not fallen_(one) at/to you, speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies), and the grain/food-offering from your(s)(pl) hands is to_me not pleasant.)

ClVg Quis est in vobis qui claudat ostia, et incendat altare meum gratuito? non est mihi voluntas in vobis, dicit Dominus exercituum, et munus non suscipiam de manu vestra.
(Who it_is in/into/on to_you(pl) who/which claudat doors, and incendat the_altar mine gratuito? not/no it_is to_me will/desire(n) in/into/on to_you(pl), he_says Master hosts/soldiers, and task/function not/no I_will_undertake from/about by_hand your. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:6–2:9: The LORD rebuked the priests

Paragraph 1:6–14

In this paragraph the LORD rebuked the priests because they were bringing imperfect animals to sacrifice to him. By doing this they showed that they did not respect or honor him.

This part of the speech was addressed most strongly to the priests. However Malachi 1:13–14 shows that the people were included too.

1:10c

I take no pleasure in you,”

I am not pleased with you^(plur).”
The way you^(plur) behave does not please me at all.”

1:10

All versions are agreed that it is the LORD who was speaking again here.

1:10a

“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors,

“If only someone among you^(plur) would close/lock the doors of the temple
“I wish that one of you^(plur) would shut the entrance of my temple

Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors: In 1:10a–b, the LORD was saying that it would be better to shut the temple doors altogether and offer no sacrifices at all, rather than to continue bringing damaged and unacceptable sacrifices (1:7–8).

It is clear from the context (1:6) that the LORD would have preferred the priests to honor him by bringing proper sacrifices.

Consider how to express this idea in the best way in your language. One way to express this in English would be to say,

It would be better if one of you would just shut the temple doors.

one of you: The pronoun you refers to the priests.

shut the temple doors: This refers to the double doors at the entrance to the part of the temple where the priests offered sacrifices. In other words, the LORD did not want the priests to make any more sacrifices of the kind he had described. If the doors were shut, then the priests could no longer go in and offer those sacrifices.

In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit in the text or use a footnote to explain it.

1:10b

so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar!

so that you^(plur) priests could no longer light fires to make these worthless sacrifices on my altar.

so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar: When the priests sacrificed an animal, they killed it and then burnt it on the altar. So if the priests could not light a fire, they would not be able to offer the sacrifices.

useless: The fire and the sacrifices were useless because the LORD would not accept them. Other ways to translate this are “worthless,” “pointless.”

1:10d

says the LORD of Hosts,

These are the words of Yahweh Sabaot.
Yahweh Sabaot has spoken.
This is what Yahweh Sabaot says to you^(plur).

says the LORD of Hosts: See the note on 1:6e.

the LORD of Hosts: See the note on 1:4d and 1:6e. Translate this term the same way here.

1:10e

“and I will accept no offering from your hands.

“So I will reject completely the offerings/gifts that you^(plur) bring to me.

from your hands: The Hebrew expression which the BSB translates as from your hands means “from you.” The same Hebrew expression was used in 1:9b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֤י גַם־בָּ⁠כֶם֙ וְ⁠יִסְגֹּ֣ר דְּלָתַ֔יִם וְ⁠לֹֽא־תָאִ֥ירוּ מִזְבְּחִ֖⁠י חִנָּ֑ם

who? also/even [is]_among,you(pl) and,he_will_shut doors and=not kindle_fire altar_of,my in_vain

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: [I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not kindle useless fires on my altar!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דְּלָתַ֔יִם

doors

Yahweh assumes that his listeners will know that by the doors he means the doors of the temple. You could say that explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the doors of the temple]

Note 3 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

אֶרְצֶ֥ה מִ⁠יֶּדְ⁠כֶֽם

accept from,your_of,hand

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מִ⁠יֶּדְ⁠כֶֽם

from,your_of,hand

Yahweh 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: [that you give]

Parallel MAL 1:10