Mǎlājīshū 2:1-9

1 Zhòng jìsī a , zhè jièmìng shì chuán gĕi nǐmen de .

2 Wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shuō , nǐmen ruò bù tīng cóng , yĕ bú fàng zaì xīn shang , jiāng róngyào guīyǔ wǒde míng , wǒ jiù shǐ zhòuzǔ líndào nǐmen , shǐ nǐmen de fú fēn biàn wéi zhòuzǔ . yīn nǐmen bú bǎ jièmìng fàng zaì xīn shang , wǒ yǐjing zhòuzǔ nǐmen le .

3 Wǒ bì chìzé nǐmen de zhǒngzǐ , yòu bǎ nǐmen xī shēng de fèn , mǒ nǐmen de liǎn shang . nǐmen yào yǔ fèn yītóng chúdiào .

4 Nǐmen jiù zhīdào wǒ chuán zhè jièmìng gĕi nǐmen , shǐ wǒ yǔ Lìwèi ( huò zuò Lìwèi rén ) suǒ lì de yuē , kĕyǐ cháng cún . zhè shì wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shuō de .

5 Wǒ zēng yǔ tā lì shēngmìng hépíng ān de yuē . wǒ jiāng zhè liǎngyàng cìgĕi tā , shǐ tā cún jìngwèi de xīn , tā jiù jìngwèi wǒ , jùpà wǒde míng .

6 Zhēn shí de lǜfǎ zaì tā kǒu zhōng , tā zuǐlǐ méiyǒu bú yì de huà . tā yǐ píngān hé zhèngzhí yǔ wǒ tóngxíng , shǐ duō rén huí tóu líkāi zuìniè .

7 Jìsī de zuǐlǐ dāng cún zhīshi , rén yĕ dāng yóu tā kǒu zhōng xúnqiú lǜfǎ , yīnwei tā shì wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ .

8 Nǐmen què piānlí zhēng dào , shǐ xǔduō rén zaì lǜfǎ shang diēdǎo . nǐmen feìqì wǒ yǔ Lìwèi suǒ lì de yuē . zhè shì wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shuō de .

9 Suǒyǐ wǒ shǐ nǐmen beì zhòngrén miǎoshì , kàn wéi xià jiàn , yīn nǐmen bú shǒu wǒde dào , jìng zaì lǜfǎ shang zhān xùn qíngmian .

Mǎlājīshū 2:1-9 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.