Malaquias 2:10-16

A Infidelidade de Judá

10 Não temos todos o mesmo Pai?^[a] Não fomos todos criados pelo mesmo Deus? Por que será, então, que quebramos a aliança dos nossos antepassados sendo infiéis uns com os outros?

11 Judá tem sido infiel. Uma coisa repugnante foi cometida em Israel e em Jerusalém; Judá desonrou o santuário que o SENHOR ama; homens casaram-se com mulheres que adoram deuses estrangeiros.

12 Que o SENHOR lance fora das tendas de Jacó o homem que faz isso, seja ele quem for,^[b] mesmo que esteja trazendo ofertas ao SENHOR dos Exércitos.

13 Há outra coisa que vocês fazem: Enchem de lágrimas o altar do SENHOR; choram e gemem porque ele já não dá atenção às suas ofertas nem as aceita com prazer.

14 E vocês ainda perguntam: “Por quê?” É porque o SENHOR é testemunha entre você e a mulher da sua mocidade, pois você não cumpriu a sua promessa de fidelidade, embora ela fosse a sua companheira, a mulher do seu acordo matrimonial.

15 Não foi o SENHOR que os fez um só? Em corpo e em espírito eles lhe pertencem. E por que um só? Porque ele desejava uma descendência consagrada.^[c] Portanto, tenham cuidado: Ninguém seja infiel à mulher da sua mocidade.

16 “Eu odeio o divórcio”, diz o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel, “e também odeio homem que se cobre de violência^[d] como se cobre de roupas”, diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos.Por isso, tenham bom senso; não sejam infiéis.

Malaquias 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] Ou "pai"
• [b] Ou "Que o Senhor corte das tendas de Jacó qualquer pessoa que dê testemunho em favor do homem que faz isso,"
• [c] Ou "Mas aquele que é nosso pai não fez isso, não enquanto a vida esteve nele. E o que ele buscava? Uma descendência de Deus."
• [d] Ou "cobre sua mulher de violência"