וְעַתָּ֛ה חַלּוּ־נָ֥א פְנֵי־אֵ֖ל וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּ מִיֶּדְכֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֔את הֲיִשָּׂ֤א מִכֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
At ngayon, magsumamo nga kayo sa harap ng Diyos upang kahabagan Niya tayo! Sa inyong kamay nanggaling ito; igagalang ba Niya ang sinuman sa inyo? sabi ng Walang-Hanggan ng mga Hukbo.
Rashi
And now, will you pray before the Lord? And now, you priests, who commit this evil, how does it enter your mind that you can be the messengers of Israel, to supplicate God to have compassion on them? Lo, this evil has come from your hand.
Rashi
Will He favor any of you to hearken to a prayer from your mouth, and to favor those who sent you?
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Now implore the favor of God, that He may be gracious to you, etc.” [1:9]. The prophet said to the priests. How should your opinion continue that you would be the representatives to plead for Israel before the Holy One because you priests have done evil and brought impure sacrifices with defects? How should the Holy One have compassion for us? If the Holy One would ignore your transgressions and will accept your reprsentations from the priests and tolerate their prayers.7Rashi, Malachi, 1:9.