וְכִֽי־תַגִּשׁ֨וּן עִוֵּ֤ר לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙ אֵ֣ין רָ֔ע וְכִ֥י תַגִּ֛ישׁוּ פִּסֵּ֥חַ וְחֹלֶ֖ה אֵ֣ין רָ֑ע הַקְרִיבֵ֨הוּ נָ֜א לְפֶחָתֶ֗ךָ הֲיִּרְצְךָ֙ א֚וֹ הֲיִשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֔יךָ אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
И когда вы приносите слепого в жертву, разве это не зло? И когда вы предлагаете хромым и больным, разве это не зло? Представь это теперь твоему правителю; будет ли он доволен тобой? Или он примет твою личность? Говорит Господь Саваоф.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“When you offer blind animals on the altar, is that not wrong, etc.?” [1:8]. You priests, when a person brings you a blind sheep as a sacrifice, you do not say that it is wrong to bring it as a sacrifice. Similarly, you do not say that it is wrong to offer a lame sheep as a sacrifice. You priests are supposed to tell the people not to bring sheep that are forbidden, as the Torah expressly says, “blind or lame” [Leviticus 22:22]. That is to say, a blind sheep should not be brought as a sacrifice.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Try presenting that to your governor, will he be pleased with you?” [1:8]. The Holy One said: if you would bring a sheep with a blind eye or a broken leg as a present to your king or your governor and you wanted to ask that same king or governor for a favor for this present? The present would certainly not be accepted and he would be angry with that person. How is it that you would bring a sacrifice to the King of Kings? Similarly, when somebody donates something to charity, he should also give the best item.6Radak, Malachi, 1:8.