Ámos 3
1 Slyšte slovo to, kteréž mluví Hospodin proti vám, synové Izraelští, proti vší té rodině, kterouž jsem vyvedl z země Egyptské, řka:
“You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
2 Toliko vás samy poznal jsem ze všeliké rodiny země, protož trestati vás budu ze všech nepravostí vašich.
From all the people-groups on the earth, I [chose and] took care of only you. That is the reason that I will punish you for the sins that you have committed.”
3 Zdaliž půjdou dva spolu, leč by se snesli?
Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
4 Zdaliž zařve lev v lese, když by nebylo žádné loupeže? Vydá-liž lvíček hlas svůj z peleše své, kdyby lapiti neměl?
A lion certainly does not [RHQ] roar in the bushes/forest if it has not killed another animal. It does not [RHQ] growl in its den if it is not eating [the flesh of an animal that it has caught].
5 Padne-liž ptáče do osídla na zem, když by žádné léčky nebylo? Bude-liž zdviženo osídlo z země, když by nic neuvázlo?
No one can [RHQ] catch a bird if [he does] not [set] a trap for it. A trap does not spring shut unless some [animal] has not sprung the trap.
6 Zdaliž když se troubí trubou v městě, lid s strachem se nezbíhá? Zdaž když se má státi v městě co zlého, Hospodin toho známa nečiní?
[Similarly, all] the people in a city certainly [RHQ] become afraid when [they hear someone] blowing a trumpet [to signal that enemies are attacking]. And when a city experiences disaster, Yahweh is the one who has caused it [RHQ].
7 Nečiníť zajisté Panovník Hospodin ničeho, leč by zjevil tajemství své služebníkům svým prorokům.
And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
8 Lev řve, kdož by se nebál? Panovník Hospodin velí, kdož by neprorokoval?
Everyone certainly becomes terrified [RHQ] when they hear a lion roar, and if Yahweh the Lord has given messages [to prophets like me], we certainly must [RHQ] proclaim those messages, [even if they cause people to become terrified].
9 Rozhlaste po palácích v Azotu, a po palácích v zemi Egyptské, a rcete: Sbeřte se na hory Samaří, a vizte znepokojení veliká u prostřed něho a nátisk trpící v něm,
[I said this to the leaders of Samaria] (OR, [Yahweh said this to me]): Send this message to the leaders [MET] in Ashdod [city] and to Egypt: “Come to the hills of Samaria and see [the way that their (leaders/wealthy people)] are causing people in that city to be terrified, and [the way that they] are causing the people to suffer!”
10 A že neumějí dělati upřímě, dí Hospodin. Poklady skládají z nátisku a loupeže na palácích svých.
Yahweh says that the people there do not know how to do things that are right. Their homes are filled with [valuable things] that they have stolen or [taken] violently [from others].
11 Protož takto praví Panovník Hospodin: Aj, nepřítel, a to na zemi tuto vůkol, a tenť odejme od tebe sílu tvou, i budou rozchvátáni palácové tvoji.
So Yahweh [our] God says that [soon] their enemies will come and tear down their (defenses/high city walls) and take away those valuable things.
12 Takto praví Hospodin: Jako když vytrhne pastýř z úst lva dva hnáty aneb kus ucha, tak vytrženi budou synové Izraelští, sedící v Samaří lhostejně na postelích, a na ložcích rozkošných.
Yahweh has declared this: “When a lion attacks a sheep, [sometimes] a shepherd will be able to snatch from the lion’s mouth only two legs or an ear of the sheep. Similarly, [only] a few people from Samaria will escape, and [they will be able to rescue only] a part of a couch and a part of a bed.”
13 Slyšte a osvědčte v domě Jákobově, dí Panovník Hospodin, Bůh zástupů,
The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
14 Že v ten den, když Izraele trestati budu pro přestoupení jeho, navštívím také oltáře v Bethel, a odťati budou rohové oltáře, tak že spadnou na zem.
When I, Yahweh, punish [the people of] Israel because of the sins that they have committed, I will cause the altars at Bethel [town] to be destroyed; even the projections at the corners of the altars will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15 A udeřím domem zimním o dům letní, i zahynou domové z kostí slonových, a konec vezmou domové velicí, praví Hospodin.
I will cause the houses [that they live in during] the (winter/rainy season) and those [in which they live during] the (summer/dry season) to be torn down. [Beautiful] big houses and houses [that are decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
