Amos 1
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa; what he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earth-shock.
Amos adalah seorang gembala domba dari kota Tekoa. Ia menjadi nabi pada waktu negeri Yehuda diperintah oleh Raja Uzia, dan Israel diperintah oleh Raja Yerobeam, putra Yoas. Dua tahun sebelum terjadi suatu gempa bumi, Allah menyatakan kepada Amos hal-hal mengenai Israel.
2 And he said, The Lord will give a lion's cry from Zion, his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the fields of the keepers of sheep will become dry, and the top of Carmel will be wasted away.
Inilah yang dikatakan Amos, "TUHAN mengaum dari Bukit Sion, suara-Nya menggemuruh dari Yerusalem. Padang-padang rumput menjadi gersang, rumput di Gunung Karmel kering kerontang."
3 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have been crushing Gilead with iron grain-crushing instruments.
TUHAN berkata, "Penduduk Damsyik telah berkali-kali berdosa, karena itu Aku pasti akan menghukum mereka. Mereka memperlakukan orang Gilead dengan sangat kejam,
4 And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.
sebab itu Aku akan mengirim api ke istana Raja Hazael, dan membakar habis benteng-benteng Raja Benhadad.
5 And I will have the locks of the door of Damascus broken, and him who is seated in power cut off from the valley of Aven, and him in whose hand is the rod from the house of Eden; and the people of Aram will go away as prisoners into Kir, says the Lord.
Pintu-pintu gerbang Damsyik akan Kurusakkan, dan penduduk Lembah Awen akan Kusapu bersih dari tempat tinggal mereka. Penguasa Bet-Eden akan Kuturunkan dari takhtanya, dan penduduk Siria akan ditawan serta diangkut ke negeri Kir."
6 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they took all the people away prisoners, to give them up to Edom.
TUHAN berkata, "Penduduk Gaza telah berkali-kali berdosa, karena itu Aku pasti akan menghukum mereka. Mereka telah mengangkut suatu bangsa seluruhnya, dan menjualnya sebagai budak kepada orang Edom.
7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:
Sebab itu Aku akan mengirim api ke tembok-tembok Gaza, dan membakar habis benteng-bentengnya.
8 Him who is seated in power I will have cut off from Ashdod, and him in whose hand is the rod from Ashkelon; and my hand will be turned against Ekron, and the rest of the Philistines will come to destruction, says the Lord God.
Penduduk dan penguasa kota Asdod serta Askelon akan Kusingkirkan. Kota Ekron akan Kuhukum, dan semua sisa orang Filistin akan Kubinasakan."
9 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they gave up all the people prisoners to Edom, without giving a thought to the brothers' agreement between them.
TUHAN berkata, "Penduduk Tirus telah berkali-kali berdosa, karena itu Aku pasti akan menghukum mereka. Mereka telah mengangkut suatu bangsa seluruhnya ke pembuangan, dan menyerahkannya kepada Edom; mereka telah melanggar perjanjian persahabatan.
10 And I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, burning up its great houses.
Sebab itu Aku akan mengirim api ke tembok-tembok Tirus dan membakar habis benteng-bentengnya."
11 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because his sword was turned against his brother, without pity, and his wrath was burning at all times, and he was angry for ever.
TUHAN berkata, "Penduduk Edom telah berkali-kali berdosa, karena itu Aku pasti akan menghukum mereka. Tanpa belas kasihan, mereka telah menyerang orang Israel, saudara-saudara mereka. Mereka terus marah, dan tetap mendendam.
12 And I will send a fire on Teman, burning up the great houses of Bozrah.
Sebab itu, Aku akan mengirim api ke kota Teman, dan membakar habis benteng-benteng Bozra."
13 These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because in Gilead they had women with child cut open, so that they might make wider the limits of their land.
TUHAN berkata, "Bangsa Amon telah berkali-kali berdosa, karena itu Aku pasti akan menghukum mereka. Ketika berperang untuk memperluas wilayahnya, mereka membelah perut wanita-wanita hamil di Gilead.
14 And I will make a fire in the wall of Rabbah, burning up its great houses, with loud cries in the days of war, with a storm in the day of the great wind:
Sebab itu, Aku akan mengirim api ke tembok-tembok kota Raba, dan membakar habis benteng-bentengnya. Pada waktu itu akan terdengar keributan pertempuran, dan peperangan berkobar seperti badai.
15 And their king will be made prisoner, he and his captains together, says the Lord.
Raja mereka dan pejabat-pejabat pemerintahnya akan diangkut ke pembuangan. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
