Ámos 5
1 Slyšte slovo toto, kteréž já vynáším proti vám, totiž naříkání nad domem Izraelským.
You people [MTY] of Israel, listen to this funeral song that I will sing about you:
2 Padneť, aniž více povstane panna Izraelská; opuštěna bude v zemi své, nebude žádného, kdo by jí pozdvihl.
“You are like [MET] a young woman, but in spite of that, you will certainly be struck down and you will never get up again! You will lie on the ground, abandoned, and there will be no one to help you stand up.”
3 Nebo takto praví Panovník Hospodin: V městě, z kteréhož vycházelo tisíc, zůstane sto, v tom pak, z kteréhož vycházelo sto, zůstane deset domu Izraelskému.
This is what Yahweh the Lord says to the people [MTY] of Israel: [“When your enemies attack you, ] and when 1,000 [of your soldiers] will go [to a battle], there will be only 100 who will survive. When 100 soldiers march out [from a city to fight], there will be only ten who will remain alive.”
4 Nebo takto praví Hospodin domu Izraelskému: Hledejte mne a živi buďte.
Yahweh continues to say to the people [MTY] of Israel: “You Israeli people, return to me! If you do that, you will continue to remain alive.
5 A nehledejte Bethel, aniž choďte do Galgala, a do Bersabé se nesmýkejte; nebo Galgal jistotně se přestěhuje, a Bethel přijde na nic.
Do not go to Bethel to seek [my help]; do not go to Gilgal [to worship]; do not [even] go to Beersheba, because [your enemies] will drag away [the people of] Gilgal to other countries, and Bethel will be completely destroyed.”
6 Hledejte Hospodina, (a živi buďte, aby nepronikl jako oheň domu Jozefova, a nesehltil, a nebylo by žádného, kdo by uhasil Bethelské,
So, come to Yahweh; if you do that, you will remain alive. If you do not do that, Yahweh will descend on you descendants [MTY] of Joseph like [SIM] a fire; that fire will burn everything in Bethel, and (nothing/no one) will be able to save that town.
7 Kteříž proměňují v pelynek soud, a spravedlnosti na zemi zanechávají),
You people distort what is fair/right and cause [people to think that] it is something that is very bitter; you treat good things as though they are evil.
8 Toho, kterýž učinil Kuřátka i Oriona, kterýž proměňuje stín smrti v jitro, a den v temnosti noční, kterýž přivolává vody mořské, a vylévá je na svrchek země, jehož jméno jest Hospodin,
[Do you know who] created all the groups of stars and put them in their places? [Each morning] he causes the darkness to become the dawn, and [each evening] he causes the daylight to become darkness. He scoops up water from the oceans [to become clouds], and then he dumps the water [from the clouds] onto the earth. The one who does those things is named Yahweh.
9 Kterýž očerstvuje zemdleného proti silnému, tak že zemdlený do pevnosti vchází.
He causes strong [soldiers] to be killed, and causes the (high walls around/fortresses of) cities to be torn down.
10 Nenávidí trescícího v bráně, a toho, kdož mluví věci pravé, v ohavnosti mají.
[He is the one who will punish you] because you hate those who challenge anyone who tries to make unjust decisions, and you hate those who tell the truth in your courts.
11 A protož, proto že loupíte chudého, a břímě obilé béřete od něho, domů z tesaného kamení nastavěli jste, ale nebudete bydliti v nich; vinic výborných naštěpovali jste, ale nebudete píti vína z nich.
You oppress poor people and force them to pay big taxes. You have built big stone mansions [for yourselves], but you will not be able to live in them. You have planted vineyards, but there will not be any [grapes for you to harvest to make] wine.
12 Nebo já vím o mnohých nešlechetnostech vašich a velikých hříších vašich, že trápíte spravedlivého, berouce poctu, a nuzných při v bráně převracíte.
I know all of your sins and the terrible crimes that you have committed. You oppress righteous/honest people, and you accept bribes. You do not allow judges to treat poor people justly.
13 Protož rozumný v ten čas mlčeti musí, nebo čas ten zlý jest.
This is a time when [many people do] evil things, so people who have good sense say nothing [when they hear about such things being done].
14 Hledejte dobrého a ne zlého, abyste živi byli, a budeť tak Hospodin Bůh zástupů s vámi, jakž pravíte.
In order to remain alive, you must stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what is right. If you do that, the Commander of the armies of angels will be with you like you claim [that he always is].
15 Mějte v nenávisti zlé, a milujte dobré, a ustanovte v bráně soud; snad Hospodin Bůh zástupů milost učiní ostatkům Jozefovým.
Love what is good, and hate what is evil! Try to cause [judges] in your courts to make decisions that are right/fair! If you do those things, perhaps the Commander of the armies of angels will act mercifully toward [you descendants of] Joseph who are still alive.
16 Protož takto praví Panovník Hospodin, Bůh zástupů: Po všech ulicích bude kvílení, a na všecky strany zkřiknou: Ouvech, ouvech, a povolají oráče k pláči a kvílení s těmi, kteříž umějí naříkati.
“Because I, Yahweh, [will punish you for your sins], this is what I have solemnly declared: People will be wailing loudly in every street, and people will be very sorrowful in every plaza. Farmers will be summoned to [come and] weep, along with the other official mourners who will wail [for those who have died].
17 Nýbrž i po všech vinicích bude kvílení, když projdu prostředkem tebe, dí Hospodin.
People will be wailing in your vineyards, because I will punish you [IDM] severely. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it!”
18 Běda těm, kteříž žádají dne Hospodinova. K čemuž jest vám ten den Hospodinův, poněvadž jest tmy a ne světla?
Terrible things will happen to you who desire that it will soon be the day when Yahweh [will punish your enemies], because that will be a day of darkness, not of light.
19 Jako když by někdo utíkal před lvem, potkal by se s ním nedvěd; aneb když by všel do domu, a zpolehna rukou svou na stěnu, ušťkl by ho had.
[At that time, ] when you try to run from a lion, you will face a bear. When you run into your house [to be safe], and you put your hand on a wall, it will be bitten by a snake.
20 Zdali není tmy a ne světla den Hospodinův, v němž není blesku, ale mrákota?
That day, [when he punishes people], will certainly be [RHQ] a very dark day [MET], without even a little bit of light.
21 Nenávidím, zavrhl jsem svátky vaše, aniž sobě chutnám slavností vašich.
[Yahweh says], “I hate your religious celebrations and the times when you gather to worship me; I detest them [DOU].
22 Nebo budete-li mi obětovati zápaly a suché oběti vaše, neoblíbím jich, a na pokojné oběti krmného dobytka vašeho nepopatřím.
Even if you bring me offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings of grain, I will no longer accept them. Even if you bring me offerings to renew/maintain fellowship with me, I will not pay any attention to them.
23 Odejmi ode mne hluk písní svých, ani hudby louten vašich nechci poslouchati.
So, stop singing noisy/loud songs! I will not listen when you play harps.
24 Ale povalí se jako voda soud, a spravedlnost jako potok silný.
Instead, your continually acting justly/fairly and righteously should be [never stop, ] like [SIM] [the water in] a river that never stops flowing.
25 Zdali jste mně oběti a dary obětovali na poušti za čtyřidceti let, dome Izraelský?
You Israeli people [MTY], your [ancestors] wandered through the desert for 40 years; and during that time, they never brought any sacrifices and offerings to me!
26 Nýbrž nosili jste stánek Melecha vašeho a Kijuna, obrazy vaše, hvězdu boha vašeho, kteréžto věci sami jste sobě zdělali.
But they carried the two idols that they had made— the idols of Succoth, the god [that they considered to be] their king, and Kaiwan, [the image of the] star [that they worshiped].
27 Protož přestěhuji vás dále než Damašské, praví Hospodin, jehož jméno jest Bůh zástupů.
Therefore, now I will force you to go to [a country that is] far beyond Damascus! [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it!”
