Amos 5
1 Počujte ovu riječ što je iznosim protiv vas, naricaljku, dome Izraelov:
Hear this word that I am bearing to you, A lamentation, O house of Israel:
2 Pade i više neće ustati djevica izraelska. Na tlu svojem ona leži, nikog da je digne.
'Fallen, not again to rise, hath the virgin of Israel, Left on her land — she hath no raiser 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 said the Lord Jehovah: The city that is going out a thousand, Doth leave an hundred, And that which is going out an hundred, Doth leave ten to the house of Israel.
4 Jer ovako govori Jahve domu Izraelovu: “Tražite i živjet ćete.
For thus said Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and 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 Beth-El, and Gilgal enter not, And Beer-Sheba pass not through, For Gilgal doth utterly remove, And Beth-El doth become vanity.
6 Tražite Jahvu i živjet ćete, il' će ko' oganj zahvatiti kuću Josipovu i sažeć' je, a u Betelu nikog da plamen ugasi.”
Seek ye Jehovah, and live, Lest He prosper as fire [against] the house of Joseph, And it hath consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El.
7 Jao onima koji pravdu pretvaraju u pelin, u prah bacaju poštenje!
Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,
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.
The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day [as] night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah [is] His name;
9 Nenadano šalje pustoš na tvrđavu i utvrdi propast nosi.
Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled against a fortress cometh.
10 Mrze čovjeka što na vratima pravdu dijeli i grde onog što zbori pošteno.
They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.
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.
Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of corn ye take from him, Houses of hewn work ye have built, And ye do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards ye have planted, And ye do not drink their wine.
12 Jer znam mnoge vaše zločine, i vaše grijehe pregoleme: tlačite pravednika i primate mito, odbijajuć' siromaha na gradskim vratima.
For I have known — many [are] your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.
13 Mudrac šuti u ovo vrijeme, jer vremena su tako zla.
Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it [is].
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 it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as ye said.
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 set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity 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 said Jehovah, God of Hosts, the Lord, In all broad places [is] lamentation, And in all out-places they say, 'Alas, alas,' And called the husbandman to mourning, And to lamentation the skilful of wailing.
17 bit će jauk u svakom vinogradu, jer ću proći posred tebe” - veli Jahve.
And in all vineyards [is] lamentation, For I pass into thy midst, said Jehovah.
18 “Jao vama što žudite za danom Jahvinim! Što će vam biti dan Jahvin? Tama, a ne svjetlost.
Ho, ye who are desiring the day of Jehovah, Why [is] this to you — the day of Jehovah? It is 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 [when] one fleeth from the face of the lion, And the bear hath met him, And he hath come in to the house, And hath leant his hand on the wall, And the serpent hath bitten him.
20 Neće li dan Jahvin biti tama, a ne svjetlost? Mrklina, a ne sunčan sjaj?
Is not the day of Jehovah darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that hath no brightness?
21 Mrzim i prezirem vaše blagdane i nisu mi mile vaše svečanosti.
I have hated — I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.
22 Paljenice kad mi prinosite, prinosnice mi vaše nisu mile, na pričesnice se od ugojenih telaca vaših i ne osvrćem.
For though ye cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And the peace-offering of your fatlings I behold not.
23 Uklonite od mene dreku svojih pjesama, neću da slušam zvuke vaših harfa.
Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.
24 Pravda nek' poteče kao voda i pravica k'o bujica silna.
And roll on as waters doth judgment, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
25 Prinosiste li mi žrtve i prinos u pustinji četrdeset godina, dome Izraelov?
Sacrifices and offering did ye bring nigh to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 Nosit ćete Sikuta, svoga kralja, i Kevana, boga svoga, likove što ih sebi napraviste,
And ye bare Succoth your king, and Chiun your images, The star of your god, that ye made for yourselves.
27 dok vas budem odvodio onkraj Damaska,” govori Jahve - Bog nad Vojskama njemu je ime.
And I removed you beyond Damascus, Said Jehovah, God of Hosts [is] His name.
