Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Malachi · chapter 1

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   מַטַל פִּתְגָמָא דַייָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד מַלְאֲכֵי דְיִתְקְרֵי שְׁמֵיהּ עֶזְרָא סַפְרָא:

   This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:

2. 2

   רְחִימֵית יַתְכוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ וְאִם תֵּימְרוּן בְּמָא רְחִימְתָּנָא הֲלָא אָח עֵשָׂו לְיַעֲקֹב אֲמַר יְיָ וּרְחִימַת יַת יַעֲקֹב:

   “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,

3. 3

   וְיַת עֵשָׂו רְחִיקֵית וְשַׁוֵיתִי יַת טוּרוֹהִי לְצָדוּ וְיַת אַחְסַנְתֵּיהּ לְצָדוּת מַדְבְּרָא:

   but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

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   אֲרֵי יֵימְרוּן אֱדוֹמָאֵי אִתְמַסְכַּנָנָא כְּעַן עֲתַרְנָא נְתוּב וְנִבְנֵי חֳרְבָתָא כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אִינוּן יִבְנוּן וַאֲנָא אֲפַגַר וְיִקְרוֹן לְהוֹן תְּחוּמָא דְעַמָא רַשִׁיעָא וְעַמָא דְאַיְתֵי עֲלֵיהוֹן לְוָט עַד עָלְמָא:

   Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

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   וְעֵינֵיכוֹן יֶחְזְיָן וְאַתּוּן תֵּימְרוּן יִסְגֵי יְקָרָא דַייָ וְאַפְתֵּי יַת תְּחוּם יִשְׂרָאֵל:

   You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great — even beyond the borders of Israel.’”

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   הָא עַל בְּרָא אֲמִיר לְיַקָרָא יַת אַבָּא וְעַבְדָא לְמִדְחַל מִן קֳדָם רִבּוֹנֵיהּ אִם כְּאָב אֲנָא אָן דְאַתּוּן מִיַקְרוּן קֳדָמַי וְאִם כְּרִבּוֹן אֲנָא אָן דְאַתּוּן דָחֲלִין מִן קֳדָמַי אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת לְכוֹן כַּהֲנַיָא דִמְבַסְרִין עַל שְׁמִי וְאִם תֵּימְרוּן בְּמָא בַּסִרְנָא עַל שְׁמָךְ:

   “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

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   מְקָרְבִין אַתּוּן עַל מַדְבְּחִי קָרְבַּן מְרָחֵק וְאִם תֵּימְרוּן בְּמָא מְרָחֵק בִּדְאַתּוּן אָמְרִין פָּתוֹרָא דַייָ בְּסִיר הוּא:

   By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

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   וּדְאַתּוּן מְקָרְבִין דְעַוִיר לְדַבָּחָא הֲלָא בִּישׁ וּדְאַתּוּן מְקָרְבִין דַחֲגִיר וְדִמְרִיעַ הֲלָא בִּישׁ קָרֵיבוֹהִי כְּעַן לְשִׁלְטוֹנָךְ דַעֲלָךְ הֲיִתְרְעֵי בָּךְ אוֹ הֲיִסַב אַפָּךְ אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת:

   When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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   וּכְעַן צַלוּ כְּעַן קֳדָם אֱלָהָא וִיקַבֵּל צְלוֹתָנָא מִיֶדְכוֹן הֲוָה דָא הֲיִתְנַסְבוּן לְכוֹן אַפִּין אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת:

   “But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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    מַן אַף הָכָא בְּכוֹן וִיגוּף דָשֵׁי בֵית מַקְדְשִׁי וְלָא תִקְרְבוּן עַל מַדְבְּחִי קָרְבָּן מְרָחַק לָא רַעֲוָא קֳדָמַי בְּכוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וְקוּרְבָּן לְרַעֲוָא לָא אֲקַבֵּל מִיֶדְכוֹן:

    “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

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    אֲרֵי מִמַדְנַח שִׁמְשָׁא וְעַד מַעֲלֵיהּ רַב שְׁמִי בֵּינֵי עַמְמַיָא וּבְכָל עִדַן דְאַתּוּן עָבְדִין רְעוּתִי אֲנָא אֲקַבֵּל צְלוֹתְכוֹן וּשְׁמִי רַבָּא מִתְקַדַשׁ עַל יְדֵיכוֹן וּצְלוּתְכוֹן כְּקוּרְבַּן דְכֵי קֳדָמַי אֲרֵי רַב שְׁמִי בֵינֵי עַמְמַיָא אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת:

    For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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    וְאַתּוּן מְחַלְלִין יָתֵיהּ בִּדְאַתּוּן אָמְרִין פְּתוֹרָא דַייָ בְּסִיר הוּא וּבְסִירָן מַתְּנָתָא מִנֵיהּ:

    “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

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    וְאִם תֵּימְרוּן הָא דְאַיְתֵינָא מִלֵאוּתָנָא וְשַׁנֵיקְתּוּן יָתֵיהּ אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וּמַיְתָן אַתּוּן דַאֲנִיס וְדַחֲגִיר וְדִמְרִיעַ וּמַיְתָן אַתּוּן לֵיהּ בְּקוּרְבָּנָא הֲאַקַבֵּל יָתֵיהּ בְּרַעֲוָא מִיֶדְכוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ:

    You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

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    וְלִיט דְיַעְבֵּיד בִּנְכִיל וְאִית בְּעֶדְרֵיהּ דְכַר וְהוּא חַיָב לִנְדָר וּדְבַח דִמְחַבֵּל קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרֵי מְלַךְ רַב אֲנָא אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וּשְׁמִי חֲסִין בְּעַמְמַיָא:

    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.[’’]