Amos 7
1 These things the Lord God has revealed to me. And behold, the locust was formed at the beginning of the germination during the latter rains, and behold, the latter rains came after the thundering of the king.
ʻOku pehē hono fakahā mai kiate au ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua; pea vakai, naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae ngaahi heʻe ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻoe tupu hake ʻae taʻu tokamui; pea vakai, ko e tokamui ia hili ʻae tuʻusi maʻa e tuʻi.
2 And it happened, when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land, that I said, “Lord God, be gracious, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”
Pea naʻe hoko, hili ʻenau kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae mohuku ʻoe fonua, pea ne u pehē, “ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamolemole: ʻe toetuʻu ʻa Sēkope ia hai? He ʻoku siʻi ia.”
3 The Lord has been merciful about this. “It will not be,” said the Lord.
Naʻe fakatomala ʻa Sihova ʻi he meʻa ni: ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻE ʻikai hoko ia.”
4 These things the Lord God has revealed to me. And behold, the Lord God called for judgment unto fire, and it devoured the manifold abyss, and it consumed simultaneously in every direction.
ʻOku pehē hono fakahā mai kiate au ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua; pea vakai, naʻe ui ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ke tau ʻaki ʻae afi, pea naʻa ne kai ʻae moana lahi, pea ne folo ʻae vahe ʻe taha?
5 And I said, “Lord God, cease, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”
Pea naʻaku toki pehē, ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe ke tuku ʻā: ʻe toetuʻu ʻa Sēkope ʻia hai? He ʻoku siʻi ia.”
6 The Lord has been merciful about this. “And even this will not be,” said the Lord God.
Naʻe fakatomala ʻa Sihova ʻi he meʻa ni: ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua, “ʻE ʻikai hoko eni foki.”
7 These things the Lord revealed to me. And behold, the Lord was standing near a plastered wall, and in his hand was a mason’s trowel.
Naʻe pehē ʻene fakahā mai ia kiate au: pea vakai, naʻe tuʻu ʻae ʻEiki ʻi he fukahi ʻā naʻe ngaohi ki he afo fuofua, pea naʻe ʻai ʻae afo fuofua ʻi hono nima.
8 And the Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A mason’s trowel.” And the Lord said, “Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will no longer plaster over them.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻAmosi, ko e hā ʻoku ke mamata ai?” Pea naʻaku pehē, “Ko e afo fuofua.” Pea ne pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, “Vakai, te u ʻai ʻae afo fuofua ki he lotolotonga ʻo hoku kakai ko ʻIsileli: ʻikai te u toe laka ʻiate kinautolu:
9 And the heights of the idol will be demolished, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be desolate. And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Pea ʻe lala ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻo ʻAisake, pea ʻe ngaongao ʻae ngaahi falelotu ʻo ʻIsileli; pea te u tuʻu hake mo e heletā ki he fale ʻo Selopoami.”
10 And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: “Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.
Pea ne toki fekau ʻe ʻAmasia ko e taulaʻeiki ʻi Peteli, kia Selopoami ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, “Kuo angatuʻu ʻa ʻAmosi kiate koe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe fale ʻo ʻIsileli: ʻe ʻikai faʻa kātaki ʻe he fonua ʻa ʻene ngaahi lea kotoa pē.
11 For Amos says this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be taken captive out of their own land.’”
Koeʻuhi ʻoku pehē ʻe ʻAmosi, ‘ʻE mate ʻa Selopoami ʻi he heletā, pea ko e moʻoni ʻe taki pōpula ʻa ʻIsileli mei honau fonua ʻonautolu.’”
12 And Amaziah said to Amos, “You, seer, go out and flee into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
Pea ne pehē foki ʻe ʻAmasia kia ʻAmosi, “ʻA koe ʻoku mamata meʻa, ʻalu, puna atu ki he fonua ʻo Siuta, pea kai ai ʻae mā, mo kikite ai:
13 And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.”
Kae ʻoua naʻa toe kikite ʻi Peteli he ko e falelotu ia ʻoe tuʻi, pea ko e nofoʻanga ʻoe tuʻi.”
14 And Amos responded, and he said to Amasias, “I am not a prophet, and I am not the son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.
Pea naʻe tali ʻe ʻAmosi, ʻo ne pehē kia ʻAmasia, “Naʻe ʻikai ko e palōfita au, pe ko e foha ʻo ha palōfita; ko e tangata tauhimanu au, pea ko e tānaki [au ]ʻoe fua ʻoe sukamino:
15 And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”
Pea naʻe ʻave au ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻeku muimui ki he fanga manu, pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, ‘ʻAlu, ʻo kikite ki hoku kakai ko ʻIsileli.’
16 And now, hear the word of the Lord: You say, “You will not prophesy about Israel, and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol.”
Pea ko eni, fanongo koe ki he folofola ʻa Sihova: ʻoku ke pehē, ‘ʻOua naʻa kikite ki ʻIsileli, pea ʻoua naʻa tō [hoʻo lea ]ki he fale ʻo ʻAisake.’
17 Because of that, the Lord says this: “Your wife will fornicate in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, and your soil will be measured with a string. And you will die on polluted land, and Israel will be taken into captivity out of their land.”
Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; ‘ʻE hoko ho uaifi ko e fefine feʻauaki ʻi he kolo, pea ko ho ngaahi foha mo ho ngaahi ʻofefine, ʻe tō ʻi he heletā, pea ʻe vahevahe ho fonua ʻaki ʻae afo; pea te ke mate ʻi ha fonua pani ʻuli: pea ʻe ʻalu moʻoni ʻa ʻIsileli mei hono fonua ki he pōpula.’”
