1 "Now, you priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name," says Yahweh of Armies, "then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart. 3 Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. 4 You will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi," says Yahweh of Armies. 5 "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies. 8 But you have turned away from the path. You have caused many to stumble in the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says Yahweh of Armies. 9 "Therefore I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law. 10 Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. 12 Yahweh will cut off the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.
13 "This again you do: you cover Yahweh’s altar with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn’t regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand. 14 Yet you say, ‘Why?’ Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. 15 Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 One who hates and divorces", says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "covers his garment with violence!" says Yahweh of Armies. "Therefore pay attention to your spirit, that you don’t be unfaithful.
17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’
1 祭司啊！ 现在这命令是给你们的。
2 万军之耶和华说： "你们若不听从， 若不放在心上， 不把荣耀归给我的名， 我就使咒诅临到你们中间， 我要咒诅你们应得的福分， 并且已经咒诅了， 因为你们没有把这命令放在心上。
3 我要斥责你们的子孙， 也要把粪涂抹在你们的脸上， 就是节期祭牲的粪； 人要把你们抬到粪堆去。"
4 万军之耶和华说： "这样， 你们就知道是我把这命令给你们， 使我与利未所立的约得以存留。
5 我与他所立的是生命和平安的约， 也把这些赐给了他。我要使他敬畏我， 又畏惧我的名。
6 在他的口中有真理的教训， 在他的嘴里也没有不义； 他以平安和正直与我同行， 使许多人回头离开罪孽。"
7 祭司的嘴当保存知识， 人要从他的口中寻求教训， 因为他是万军耶和华的使者。
8 万军之耶和华说： "你们却偏离了正路， 使许多人在律法上跌倒； 你们也破坏了我与利未所立的约。
9 因此， 我也使你们在众人面前被藐视、受轻看， 因为你们不遵守我的道， 在律法上徇人的情面。"
10 我们不是同有一位父吗？不是同一位 神创造我们吗？为什么我们各人对自己的兄弟不忠， 亵渎我们列祖的约呢？
11 犹大人行了诡诈， 在以色列和耶路撒冷中作了可憎的事； 因为犹大人亵渎耶和华所爱的圣所， 娶了事奉外族神的女子为妻。
12 行这事的， 无论是主动的， 或是附从的， 连那献礼物给万军耶和华的， 耶和华必把那人从雅各的帐棚中除掉。
13 你们又行了这事： 使眼泪、哀哭和呻吟盖满了耶和华的坛， 因为耶和华不再垂看礼物， 也不喜悦从你们手中收纳。
14 你们还问： "为什么呢？"因为耶和华在你和你年轻时所娶的妻子中间作证； 她是你的伴侣， 是你立约的妻子， 你竟对她不忠！
15 一个还有灵性的人， 是不会这样作的。他会作什么呢？他会寻求 神的子孙。所以要谨守你们的灵性， 不可对年轻时所娶的妻子不忠。
16 耶和华以色列的 神说： "我恨恶休妻和以强暴待妻子。"万军之耶和华说： "所以要谨守你们的灵性， 不可行诡诈的事。"
17 你们用自己的言语使耶和华厌烦， 你们还说： "我们怎样使他厌烦呢？"因为你们说： "作恶的， 耶和华都看为善， 并且喜悦他们。"或说： "公义的 神在哪里呢？"