Amos 3
1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, tande mesaj Seyè a te bay sou nou, sou nasyon li te fè soti kite peyi Lejip la.
2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Nan tout pèp ki sou latè, se nou menm sèl mwen te chwazi, se nou menm ase mwen te okipe. Se poutèt sa, m'ap pini nou pou tout peche nou fè yo.
3 Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
Ou janm wè de moun pati ansanm al nan vwayaj san yo pa t' antann yo anvan?
4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
Ou janm tande yon lyon gwonde nan rakbwa san li pa gen tan jwenn sa pou l' manje a anvan? Ou janm tande yon jenn ti lyon ap gwonde nan twou li san li pa gen anyen nan bouch li?
5 Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
Ou janm wè yon zwezo desann atè vin pran nan pèlen si yo pa mete manje nan pèlen an anvan? Ou janm wè yon pèlen pati si pa gen bèt ki pran ladan l'?
6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
Ou janm wè yo kònen klewon pou fè konnen lagè pral konmanse pou kè moun pa kase? Eske malè ka tonbe sou yon lavil si se pa Seyè a ki lakòz?
7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
Konsa tou, ou mèt sèten, Seyè a p'ap janm fè anyen san li pa fè pwofèt yo, moun k'ap sèvi l' yo, konnen.
8 The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
Lè lyon gwonde, ki moun ki p'ap gen kè kase? Lè Seyè a pale, ki moun ki ka enpoze pwofèt yo bay mesaj la?
9 Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
Men sa pou ou fè moun ki rete nan gwo kay peyi Lejip ak nan peyi Asdòd yo konnen: Nou tout, sanble sou mòn Samari yo. Vin wè ki kalite dezòd ki gen la, ki kantite krim k'ap fèt la.
10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
Yo pa konn jan pou yo fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa. Yo plen kay yo ak bagay yo pran nan vòlò ak nan sasinen moun.
11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
Se sa ki fè, men sa Seyè a, Bondye a, di: Yon lènmi gen pou vin sènen peyi a, l'a kraze tout fò k'ap pwoteje ou yo, l'ap piye tout gwo kay ou yo.
12 This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
Seyè a di konsa: Lè yon lyon fin devore yon ti mouton, tou sa gadò a resi sove se renk de pye ak yon ti moso zòrèy. Konsa tou, se de twa nan moun pèp Izrayèl ki rete lavil Samari yo k'ap sove, yo menm ki rete nan yon ti kwen kay, sou yon moso kabann.
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
Koute byen. Avèti pitit pitit Jakòb yo. Men sa Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, di:
14 On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.
Lè jou a rive pou m' pini pèp Izrayèl la pou peche l' yo, m'a detwi tout lotèl ki nan lavil Betèl la. Kòn lotèl yo ap kase, y'ap tonbe atè.
15 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,”
M'ap detwi kay yo fè pou sezon fredi ak kay yo fè pou sezon chalè. M'ap demoli kay yo fè ak ivwa yo ra tè. Tout gwo kay yo pral disparèt. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
