Amos 2
1 Zo spreekt Jahweh! Om drie schanddaden van Moab, Of om vier herroep Ik het niet: Omdat zij het gebeente van den koning van Edom Tot kalk hebben verbrand!
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Moab because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [dug up] the bones of the king of Edom and burned them completely, with the result that [the ashes became as white] as lime.
2 Ik slinger een vuur in Moab, Dat de burchten van Keri-jot verteert; Moab zal in het krijgsgewoel sterven, Onder gehuil en het geschal der trompetten;
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the fortresses of Kerioth [city in Moab]. [People will hear soldiers] shouting and blowing trumpets [loudly] while I am causing Moab to be destroyed
3 Ik zal zijn heerser uit zijn midden verdelgen, Tegelijk met hem al zijn vorsten vermoorden: Spreekt Jahweh!
[and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
4 Zo spreekt Jahweh! Om drie schanddaden van Juda, Of om vier herroep Ik het niet: Omdat zij de wet van Jahweh hebben veracht, En zijn geboden niet onderhouden; Zich lieten verleiden door hun leugens, Die hun vaderen al hadden gevolgd!
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will also punish the people of] Judah because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they have rejected what I taught them and they have not obeyed my commands. They have been deceived [and persuaded to worship false gods], the same [gods] that their ancestors [worshiped].
5 Ik slinger een vuur in Juda, Dat Jerusalems burchten verteert!
So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
6 Zo spreekt Jahweh! Om drie schanddaden van Israël, Of om vier herroep Ik het niet: Omdat zij den vrome om een geldschuld verkopen, Den arme om een paar schoenen;
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Israel because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they sell righteous [people] to get [a small amount of] silver; they sell poor [people, causing them to become slaves], getting for [each of] them [only the amount of money with which they could buy] a pair of sandals.
7 In het stof op de grond Het hoofd der zwakken vertrappen, De behoeftigen terzijde dringen; Omdat zoon en vader naar de deerne lopen, Om mijn heilige Naam te ontwijden;
[It is as though] they trample the poor people into the dirt and do not allow those who are helpless to be treated fairly. Men and their fathers dishonor me [MTY] by both having sex [EUP] with the same [slave] girl.
8 Op verpande kleren liggen bij ieder altaar, In beslag genomen wijnen drinken in het huis van hun God!
[When poor people borrow money], [the lenders force those people to give to them a piece of clothing] for them to keep until he can pay back the money. [But at the end of each day, instead of returning that garment as Yahweh had commanded them to], they lie down on that garment at the places where they worship [their gods]! They fine people, and with that money [they buy] wine and drink it in the temples of their gods!
9 En toch heb Ik den Amoriet voor u vernield, Die hoog was als ceders en sterk als de eiken, Van boven zijn vruchten vernield, zijn wortels beneden.
[Long ago, ] to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group. They [seemed to be] as tall as cedar [trees] and as strong as oak [trees], but I got rid of them completely, [as easily as someone cuts off] [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.
10 Ik heb u uit het land van Egypte gebracht, Door de woestijn u geleid veertig jaar lang, Om het land der Amorieten in bezit te nemen.
I brought your [ancestors] out of Egypt, and [then] I led them through the desert for 40 years. And then I enabled them to conquer/possess the Amor area.
11 Ik heb uit uw zonen profeten verwekt, Nazireërs uit uw jonge mannen;
I chose some of you Israelis to be prophets, and I chose others to be Nazir-men [who were completely dedicated to me]. You people of Israel certainly [RHQ] know that what I have said is true!
12 Maar de Nazireërs hebt gij wijn laten drinken, De profeten verboden te profeteren! Of is het niet waar, kinderen van Israël: Is de godsspraak van Jahweh!
But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that [I gave to] them, and you persuaded the Nazir-men to drink wine, [which I told them never to do].
13 Zie, Ik zal het onder uw voeten doen kraken, Zoals een wagen kraakt, Hoog met schoven beladen!
So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
14 Dan zal de vlugge niet kunnen vluchten, De sterke zijn kracht niet ontplooien, De krijgsman zijn leven niet redden,
[Even] if you run fast, you will not escape; [even] if you are strong, [it will be as though] you are weak, and warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15 De boogschutter geen stand houden; De rappe zal niet ontkomen, De ruiter brengt er het leven niet af;
[Even] if you are able to shoot arrows [well], you will be forced to retreat [LIT]; [even] if you run fast or if you ride [away] on a horse, you will not [be able to] save yourself.
16 De dapperste onder de helden Zal naakt moeten vluchten op die dag: Is de godsspraak van Jahweh!
[Even] warriors who are very brave will drop their weapons when they try to flee on the day [that I get rid of them]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
