Malachi 1:6–2:8

6  oA son honoureth his father, and a servant his master:

pIf then I be a father, where is mine honour?

And if qI be a master, where is my fear?

Saith the Lord of hosts unto you, qqO priests, that despise my name.

rAnd ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

7  Ye ||soffer tpolluted ubread upon mine altar;

rAnd ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee?

In that ye say, vThe table of the Lord is contemptible.

8  And if ye soffer wthe blind †for sacrifice, is it not evil?

And if ye offer wthe lame and sick, is it not evil?

Offer it now unto xthy governor;

Will he be pleased with thee, or yaccept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.

9  And now, I pray you, beseech †God that he will be gracious unto us:

zThis hath been †by your means:

Will he yregard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.

10  aWho 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,

bNeither will I accept an offering at your hand.

11  For cfrom the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same

dMy name shall be great eamong the Gentiles;

And fin every place gincense shall be hoffered unto my name, and ia pure koffering:

For dmy name shall be great eamong the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

12  But ye have profaned it, in that ye say,

lThe table of the Lord is polluted;

And the fruit thereof, even his meat, lis contemptible.

13  Ye said also, Behold, mwhat a weariness is it!

||And nye have snuffed at it, saith the Lord of hosts;

And ye brought that which was otorn, and pthe lame, and pthe sick;

Thus ye brought an offering:

qShould I accept this of your hand? saith the Lord.

14  But cursed be the deceiver, †which hath in his flock ra male,

And voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord sa corrupt thing:

For I am ta great King, saith the Lord of hosts,

And my name is tdreadful among the heathen.

2 And now, aO ye priests, this commandment is for you.

2  bIf ye will not hear, and if ye will not clay it to heart,

To give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts,

dI will even send dea curse upon you, and I will curse fyour blessings:

Yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not clay it to heart.

3  Behold, gI will ||corrupt your seed,

And h†spread dung upon your faces, even ithe dung of your ksolemn feasts;

And ||ilone shall take you away with it.

4  And ye shall know that I have sent mthis commandment unto you,

That nmy covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.

5  noMy covenant was with him of life and opeace;

And I gave them to him pfor the fear wherewith he feared me,

And was afraid before my name.

6  qThe law of truth was in his mouth,

And iniquity was not found in his lips:

He walked with me in peace and requity,

And sdid turn many away from iniquity.

7  tFor the priest’s ulips should keep knowledge,

And tthey should seek the law at his mouth:

For he is vthe messenger of the Lord of hosts.

8  But ye are departed out of the way;

Ye whave caused many to ||stumble at the law;

Ye have corrupted nthe covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.