Amos 3
1 Give ear to this word which the Lord has said against you, O children of Israel, against all the family which I took up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Dengarlah firman ini, yang diucapkan TUHAN tentang kamu, hai orang Israel, tentang segenap kaum yang telah Kutuntun keluar dari tanah Mesir, bunyinya:
2 You only of all the families of the earth have I taken care of: for this reason I will send punishment on you for all your sins.
"Hanya kamu yang Kukenal dari segala kaum di muka bumi, sebab itu Aku akan menghukum kamu karena segala kesalahanmu.
3 Is it possible for two to go walking together, if not by agreement?
Berjalankah dua orang bersama-sama, jika mereka belum berjanji?
4 Will a lion give his loud cry in the woodland when no food is there? will the voice of the young lion be sounding from his hole if he has taken nothing?
Mengaumkah seekor singa di hutan, apabila tidak mendapat mangsa? Bersuarakah singa muda dari sarangnya, jika belum menangkap apa-apa?
5 Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?
Jatuhkah seekor burung ke dalam perangkap di tanah, apabila tidak ada jerat terhadapnya? Membingkaskah perangkap dari tanah, jika tidak ditangkapnya sesuatu?
6 If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
Adakah sangkakala ditiup di suatu kota, dan orang-orang tidak gemetar? Adakah terjadi malapetaka di suatu kota, dan TUHAN tidak melakukannya?
7 Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
Sungguh, Tuhan ALLAH tidak berbuat sesuatu tanpa menyatakan keputusan-Nya kepada hamba-hamba-Nya, para nabi.
8 The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?
Singa telah mengaum, siapakah yang tidak takut? Tuhan ALLAH telah berfirman, siapakah yang tidak bernubuat?"
9 Give out the news in the great houses of Assyria and in the land of Egypt, and say, Come together on the mountains of Samaria, and see what great outcries are there, and what cruel acts are done in it.
Siarkanlah di dalam puri di Asyur dan di dalam puri di tanah Mesir serta katakan: "Berkumpullah di gunung-gunung dekat Samaria dan pandanglah kekacauan besar yang ada di tengah-tengahnya dan pemerasan yang ada di kota itu."
10 For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
"Mereka tidak tahu berbuat jujur," demikianlah firman TUHAN, "mereka itu yang menimbun kekerasan dan aniaya di dalam purinya."
11 For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, shutting in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.
Sebab itu beginilah firman Tuhan ALLAH: "Musuh akan ada di sekeliling negeri, kekuatanmu akan ditanggalkannya dari padamu, dan purimu akan dijarahi!"
12 These are the words of the Lord: As the keeper of sheep takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or part of an ear; so will the children of Israel be made safe, who are resting in Samaria on seats of honour or on the silk cushions of a bed.
Beginilah firman TUHAN: "Seperti seorang gembala melepaskan dari mulut singa dua tulang betis atau potongan telinga, demikianlah orang Israel yang diam di Samaria akan dilepaskan seperti sebagian dari katil dan seperti sepenggal dari kaki balai-balai."
13 Give ear now, and give witness against the family of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of armies;
"Dengarlah, dan peringatkanlah kaum keturunan Yakub," demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH, Allah semesta alam,
14 For in the day when I give Israel punishment for his sins, I will send punishment on the altars of Beth-el, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and come down to the earth.
"bahwa pada waktu Aku menghukum Israel karena perbuatan-perbuatannya yang jahat, Aku akan melakukan hukuman kepada mezbah-mezbah Betel, sehingga tanduk-tanduk mezbah itu dipatahkan dan jatuh ke tanah.
15 And I will send destruction on the winter house with the summer house; the ivory houses will be falling down and the great houses will come to an end, says the Lord.
Aku akan merobohkan balai musim dingin beserta balai musim panas; hancurlah rumah-rumah gading, dan habislah rumah-rumah gedang," demikianlah firman TUHAN.
