| א וְעַתָּה, אֲלֵיכֶם הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת--הַכֹּהֲנִים. | 1 And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests. |
| ב אִם-לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ וְאִם-לֹא תָשִׂימוּ עַל-לֵב לָתֵת כָּבוֹד לִשְׁמִי, אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי בָכֶם אֶת-הַמְּאֵרָה, וְאָרוֹתִי אֶת-בִּרְכוֹתֵיכֶם; וְגַם, אָרוֹתִיהָ, כִּי אֵינְכֶם, שָׂמִים עַל-לֵב. | 2 If ye will not hearken, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto My name, saith the LORD of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I curse them, because ye do not lay it to heart. |
| ג הִנְנִי גֹעֵר לָכֶם, אֶת-הַזֶּרַע, וְזֵרִיתִי פֶרֶשׁ עַל-פְּנֵיכֶם, פֶּרֶשׁ חַגֵּיכֶם; וְנָשָׂא אֶתְכֶם, אֵלָיו. | 3 Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your hurt, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye shall be taken away unto it. |
| ד וִידַעְתֶּם--כִּי שִׁלַּחְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם, אֵת הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת: לִהְיוֹת בְּרִיתִי אֶת-לֵוִי, אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת. | 4 Know then that I have sent this commandment unto you, that My covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| ה בְּרִיתִי הָיְתָה אִתּוֹ, הַחַיִּים וְהַשָּׁלוֹם, וָאֶתְּנֵם-לוֹ מוֹרָא, וַיִּירָאֵנִי; וּמִפְּנֵי שְׁמִי, נִחַת הוּא. | 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace, and I gave them to him, and of fear, and he feared Me, and was afraid of My name. |
| ו תּוֹרַת אֱמֶת הָיְתָה בְּפִיהוּ, וְעַוְלָה לֹא-נִמְצָא בִשְׂפָתָיו; בְּשָׁלוֹם וּבְמִישׁוֹר הָלַךְ אִתִּי, וְרַבִּים הֵשִׁיב מֵעָוֺן. | 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 did turn many away from iniquity. |
| ז כִּי-שִׂפְתֵי כֹהֵן יִשְׁמְרוּ-דַעַת, וְתוֹרָה יְבַקְשׁוּ מִפִּיהוּ: כִּי מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה-צְבָאוֹת, הוּא. | 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. |
| ח וְאַתֶּם סַרְתֶּם מִן-הַדֶּרֶךְ, הִכְשַׁלְתֶּם רַבִּים בַּתּוֹרָה; שִׁחַתֶּם בְּרִית הַלֵּוִי, אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת. | 8 But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| ט וְגַם-אֲנִי נָתַתִּי אֶתְכֶם, נִבְזִים וּשְׁפָלִים--לְכָל-הָעָם: כְּפִי, אֲשֶׁר אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְרִים אֶת-דְּרָכַי, וְנֹשְׂאִים פָּנִים, בַּתּוֹרָה. {פ} | 9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept My ways, but have had respect of persons in the law. {P} |
| י הֲלוֹא אָב אֶחָד לְכֻלָּנוּ, הֲלוֹא אֵל אֶחָד בְּרָאָנוּ; מַדּוּעַ, נִבְגַּד אִישׁ בְּאָחִיו--לְחַלֵּל, בְּרִית אֲבֹתֵינוּ. | 10 Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers? |
| יא בָּגְדָה יְהוּדָה, וְתוֹעֵבָה נֶעֶשְׂתָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִירוּשָׁלִָם: כִּי חִלֵּל יְהוּדָה, קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אָהֵב, וּבָעַל, בַּת-אֵל נֵכָר. | 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which He loveth, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. |
| יב יַכְרֵת יְהוָה לָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂנָּה, עֵר וְעֹנֶה, מֵאָהֳלֵי, יַעֲקֹב; וּמַגִּישׁ מִנְחָה, לַיהוָה צְבָאוֹת. {פ} | 12 May the LORD cut off to the man that doeth this, him that calleth and him that answereth out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts. {P} |
| יג וְזֹאת, שֵׁנִית תַּעֲשׂוּ--כַּסּוֹת דִּמְעָה אֶת-מִזְבַּח יְהוָה, בְּכִי וַאֲנָקָה; מֵאֵין עוֹד, פְּנוֹת אֶל-הַמִּנְחָה, וְלָקַחַת רָצוֹן, מִיֶּדְכֶם. | 13 And this further ye do: ye cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that He regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. |
| יד וַאֲמַרְתֶּם, עַל-מָה: עַל כִּי-יְהוָה הֵעִיד בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין אֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה בָּגַדְתָּה בָּהּ, וְהִיא חֲבֶרְתְּךָ, וְאֵשֶׁת בְּרִיתֶךָ. | 14 Yet ye say: 'Wherefore?' Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. |
| טו וְלֹא-אֶחָד עָשָׂה, וּשְׁאָר רוּחַ לוֹ, וּמָה הָאֶחָד, מְבַקֵּשׁ זֶרַע אֱלֹהִים; וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם, בְּרוּחֲכֶם, וּבְאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶיךָ, אַל-יִבְגֹּד. | 15 And not one hath done so who had exuberance of spirit! For what seeketh the one? a seed given of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. |
| טז כִּי-שָׂנֵא שַׁלַּח, אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְכִסָּה חָמָס עַל-לְבוּשׁוֹ, אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת; וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם בְּרוּחֲכֶם, וְלֹא תִבְגֹּדוּ. {פ} | 16 For I hate putting away, saith the LORD, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. {P} |
| יז הוֹגַעְתֶּם יְהוָה בְּדִבְרֵיכֶם, וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמָּה הוֹגָעְנוּ: בֶּאֱמָרְכֶם, כָּל-עֹשֵׂה רָע טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וּבָהֶם הוּא חָפֵץ, אוֹ אַיֵּה, אֱלֹהֵי הַמִּשְׁפָּט. | 17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we wearied Him?' In that ye say: 'Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?' |