Malaquías 2:10-16

Deslealtad de Judá

10 ¿No tenemos todos un solo Padre? ¿No nos creó un solo Dios? ¿Por qué, pues, profanamos el pacto de nuestros antepasados al traicionarnos unos a otros?

11 Judá ha sido traicionero. En Israel y en Jerusalén se ha cometido algo detestable: al casarse Judá con la hija de un dios extraño, ha profanado el santuario^[a] que el SEÑOR ama.

12 En cuanto al hombre que haga eso, quienquiera que sea, que el SEÑORTodopoderoso lo excluya de los campamentos de Jacob, aun cuando le lleve ofrendas.

13 Otra cosa que ustedes hacen es inundar de lágrimas el altar del SEÑOR; lloran y se lamentan porque él ya no presta atención a sus ofrendas ni las acepta de sus manos con agrado.

14 Y todavía preguntan por qué.Pues porque el SEÑOR actúa como testigo entre tú y la esposa de tu juventud, a la que traicionaste aunque es tu compañera, la esposa de tu pacto.^[b]

15 ¿Acaso no hizo el SEÑOR un solo ser, que es cuerpo y espíritu? Y ¿por qué es uno solo? Porque busca descendencia dada por Dios.^[c] Así que cuídense ustedes en su propio espíritu, y no traicionen a la esposa de su juventud.

16 «Yo aborrezco el divorcio —dice el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel—, y al que cubre^[d] de violencia sus vestiduras», dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso.Así que cuídense en su espíritu, y no sean traicioneros.

Malaquías 2:10-16 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. "el santuario" . Alt. "las cosas santas" .
• [b]. "pacto" . Alt. "vínculo matrimonial" , o "misma nacionalidad" .
• [c]. "¿Acaso " "… " "Dios" . Texto de difícil traducción.
• [d]. "Yo aborrezco el divorcio " "… " "y al que cubre" . Alt. "El que odia y se divorcia … cubre" .