Malaquías 2:10-17

10 Un llamado a la fidelidad
¿No somos hijos del mismo Padre? ¿No fuimos creados por el mismo Dios? Entonces, ¿por qué nos traicionamos unos a otros, violando el pacto de nuestros antepasados?

11 Judá ha sido infiel y se ha hecho una cosa detestable en Israel y en Jerusalén. Los hombres de Judá han contaminado el amado santuario del Señor
, al casarse con mujeres que rinden culto a ídolos.

12 Que el Señor
arranque de la nación de Israel
hasta el último de los hombres que haya hecho esto y que aun así lleva una ofrenda al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

13 Esta es otra cosa que hacen: cubren el altar de Dios con lágrimas; lloran y gimen porque él no presta atención a sus ofrendas ni las acepta con agrado.

14 Claman: «¿Por qué el Señor
no acepta mi adoración?». ¡Les diré por qué! Porque el Señor
fue testigo de los votos que tú y tu esposa hicieron cuando eran jóvenes. Pero tú le has sido infiel, aunque ella siguió siendo tu compañera fiel, la esposa con la que hiciste tus votos matrimoniales.

15 ¿No te hizo uno el Señor
con tu esposa? En cuerpo y espíritu ustedes son de él.
¿Y qué es lo que él quiere? De esa unión quiere hijos que vivan para Dios. Por eso, guarda tu corazón y permanece fiel a la esposa de tu juventud.

16 «¡Pues yo odio el divorcio! —dice el Señor
, Dios de Israel—. Divorciarte de tu esposa es abrumarla de crueldad
—dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales—. Por eso guarda tu corazón; y no le seas infiel a tu esposa».

17 Ustedes han cansado al Señor
con sus palabras.
«¿Cómo lo hemos cansado?», preguntan.
Lo cansaron diciendo que todos los que hacen el mal son buenos a los ojos del Señor
y que él se agrada de ellos. Lo han fatigado al preguntar: «¿Dónde está el Dios de justicia?».

Malaquías 2:10-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO MALACHI 2

This chapter contains a reproof both of priests and people for their sins. It begins with the priests, Mal 2:1 and threatens, in case they attend not to glorify the name of the Lord, they and their blessings should be cursed, their seed corrupted, dung spread upon them, and they took away with it, Mal 2:2,3 and the end of this commandment being sent them, of giving glory to the name of God, was that the covenant might appear to be with Levi, or him that was typified by him, Mal 2:4 of which covenant some account is given, with the reason why the blessings of it were given to him, with whom it was, Mal 2:5 who is described by the true doctrine he preached; by the purity of his lips; by the peaceableness and righteousness of his walk and conversation; and by his usefulness and success in turning many from sin, Mal 2:6 and it being part of the priest's office to preserve true knowledge, and communicate it, it is the duty of the people to seek to him for it; since he is the messenger of the Lord, Mal 2:7 but as for the priests of those times the prophet respects, they were apostates from the way of the Lord; made others to stumble at the law, and corrupted the covenant; and therefore became contemptible, base, and mean, in the sight of the people, Mal 2:8,9 who are next reproved for their marrying with those of other nations, idolatrous persons; and using polygamy and divorces, which were a profanation of the covenant of their fathers; a piece of perfidy and treachery among themselves; an abomination to the Lord; a profanation of his holiness; and led to idolatry, Mal 2:10,11 wherefore they are threatened to be cut off from the tabernacles of Jacob, and their sacrifices to be rejected; insomuch that the altar is represented as covered with weeping and tears, because disregarded, Mal 2:12,13. The reason of which was, because marrying more wives than one, and these strange women, was dealing treacherously with their lawful wives; was contrary to the first creation of man, and the end of it; and therefore such practices ought to be avoided; and the rather, since putting away was hateful to the Lord, Mal 2:14-16 and the chapter is concluded with a charge against them, that they wearied the Lord with their wicked words; affirming that the Lord took delight in the men that did evil; and that there were no judgment, truth, nor righteousness, in him, Mal 2:17.