Amos 5
1 Počujte ovu riječ što je iznosim protiv vas, naricaljku, dome Izraelov:
Hear this word, a lamentation, which I take up against you, O house of Israel.
2 Pade i više neće ustati djevica izraelska. Na tlu svojem ona leži, nikog da je digne.
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more arise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
3 Jer ovako govori Jahve Gospod domu Izraelovu: u gradu iz kojeg izlažaše tisuća, ostat će stotina, iz kojeg izlažaše stotina, ostat će ih deset.
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, for the house of Israel.
4 Jer ovako govori Jahve domu Izraelovu: “Tražite i živjet ćete.
For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
5 Ne tražite Betela, ne idite u Gilgal, ne putujte u Beer Šebu, jer će Gilgal bit odveden u izgnanstvo, a Betel će se prometnuti u ništa.
And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
6 Tražite Jahvu i živjet ćete, il' će ko' oganj zahvatiti kuću Josipovu i sažeć' je, a u Betelu nikog da plamen ugasi.”
Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and there be none to quench [it] in Bethel.
7 Jao onima koji pravdu pretvaraju u pelin, u prah bacaju poštenje!
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
8 On napravi Vlašiće i Štapce, on obrće mrak u zoru, a dan u najglušu noć. On saziva morske vode i valja ih preko lica zemlje. Jahve mu je ime.
[seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name.
9 Nenadano šalje pustoš na tvrđavu i utvrdi propast nosi.
He causeth destruction to break forth suddenly upon the strong, and bringeth destruction upon the fortress.
10 Mrze čovjeka što na vratima pravdu dijeli i grde onog što zbori pošteno.
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 Stoga, jer gazite siromaha, dižući od njega porez u žitu - u kućama što ih sazdaste od tesanika nikad živjet' nećete; iz ljupkih vinograda što ih posadiste nikad nećete piti vina.
Forasmuch, therefore, as ye trample upon the poor, and take from him presents of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, and ye shall not drink the wine of them.
12 Jer znam mnoge vaše zločine, i vaše grijehe pregoleme: tlačite pravednika i primate mito, odbijajuć' siromaha na gradskim vratima.
For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside [the right of] the needy in the gate.
13 Mudrac šuti u ovo vrijeme, jer vremena su tako zla.
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.
14 Tražite dobro, a ne zlo, da biste živjeli, i da Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, odista s vama bude kao što velite da jest.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.
15 Mrzite zlo, ljubite dobro, držite pravicu na gradskim vratima, pa će se možda Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, smilovat' ostatku Josipovu.
Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 Stog ovako govori Jahve, Bog nad Vojskama, Gospod: “Na svakom će trgu biti kuknjava, po svim će ulicama zapomagati: 'Jao! Jao!' Težake će sazvat' da jauču, narikače da nariču,
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all broadways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
17 bit će jauk u svakom vinogradu, jer ću proći posred tebe” - veli Jahve.
And in all vineyards shall be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
18 “Jao vama što žudite za danom Jahvinim! Što će vam biti dan Jahvin? Tama, a ne svjetlost.
Woe unto you that desire the day of Jehovah! To what end is the day of Jehovah for you? It shall be darkness and not light:
19 Bit će vam k'o onom što uteče lavljim raljama, a sretne ga medvjed; koji uđe u kuću i stavi ruku na zid, a ujede ga zmija.
as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 Neće li dan Jahvin biti tama, a ne svjetlost? Mrklina, a ne sunčan sjaj?
Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21 Mrzim i prezirem vaše blagdane i nisu mi mile vaše svečanosti.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell [a sweet odour] in your solemn assemblies.
22 Paljenice kad mi prinosite, prinosnice mi vaše nisu mile, na pričesnice se od ugojenih telaca vaših i ne osvrćem.
For if ye offer up unto me burnt-offerings and your oblations, I will not accept [them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fatted beasts.
23 Uklonite od mene dreku svojih pjesama, neću da slušam zvuke vaših harfa.
Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;
24 Pravda nek' poteče kao voda i pravica k'o bujica silna.
but let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.
25 Prinosiste li mi žrtve i prinos u pustinji četrdeset godina, dome Izraelov?
Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and oblations in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 Nosit ćete Sikuta, svoga kralja, i Kevana, boga svoga, likove što ih sebi napraviste,
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye had made to yourselves;
27 dok vas budem odvodio onkraj Damaska,” govori Jahve - Bog nad Vojskama njemu je ime.
and I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.
