Amos 3
1 Počujte, sinovi Izraelovi, ovu riječ koju Jahve zbori protiv vas, protiv svakoga roda što ga izvedoh iz zemlje egipatske:
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
2 “Među svim plemenima zemaljskim samo vas poznah, zato ću vas kazniti za sve grijehe vaše.”
“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 Idu li dvojica zajedno da se ne dogovore?
Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
4 Riče li lav u šumi ako plijena nema? Reži li lavić u brlogu ako ništa ne ulovi?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
5 Pada l' ptica na zemlju ako na njoj zamke nema? Diže li se mreža sa zemlje ako se ništa ne uhvati?
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
6 Trubi li truba po gradu da se narod ne uzbuni? Hoće li kob pogoditi grad ako je Jahve ne pošalje?
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
7 Ništa ne čini Jahve Gospod a da osnove svoje ne otkrije slugama svojim prorocima.
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
8 Lav riče: tko da se ne prestravi? Gospod Jahve govori: tko da ne prorokuje?
The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
9 Proglasite ovo po dvorcima asirskim i po dvorcima u zemlji egipatskoj; recite: “Skupite se na planini Samarije, pogledajte velik nered u njoj i tlačenje posred nje.”
Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
10 Jer ne znaju činiti pravo - riječ je Jahvina - u dvorcima gomilaju nasilje i tlačenje.
“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
11 Stog ovako govori Jahve Gospod: “Neprijatelj će opkoliti zemlju, utvrde će tvoje razvaliti, tvoje dvorce oplijeniti.”
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
12 Ovako govori Jahve: “Kao kad pastir istrgne dvije golijeni ili komadić uha iz lavljih ralja, tako će se istrgnuti sinovi Izraelovi koji sjede u Samariji na rubu počivaljke i na divanima.”
This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
13 Čujte i posvjedočite protiv doma Jakovljeva - riječ je Jahve Gospoda, Boga nad Vojskama:
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
14 “Onoga dana kad kaznim Izraela za zločine, kaznit ću i žrtvenike betelske; žrtvenički će se rozi odlomiti i na tlo popadati.
On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.
15 Razorit ću zimsku kuću i ljetnu kuću, propast će kuće bjelokosne. Mnogih će kuća nestati” - riječ je Jahvina.
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,”
