Amos 3
1 Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Počujte, sinovi Izraelovi, ovu riječ koju Jahve zbori protiv vas, protiv svakoga roda što ga izvedoh iz zemlje egipatske:
2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.
“Među svim plemenima zemaljskim samo vas poznah, zato ću vas kazniti za sve grijehe vaše.”
3 Shall two walk together except they be agreed?
Idu li dvojica zajedno da se ne dogovore?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?
Riče li lav u šumi ako plijena nema? Reži li lavić u brlogu ako ništa ne ulovi?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?
Pada l' ptica na zemlju ako na njoj zamke nema? Diže li se mreža sa zemlje ako se ništa ne uhvati?
6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done [it]?
Trubi li truba po gradu da se narod ne uzbuni? Hoće li kob pogoditi grad ako je Jahve ne pošalje?
7 But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Ništa ne čini Jahve Gospod a da osnove svoje ne otkrije slugama svojim prorocima.
8 The lion hath roared, — who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, — who can but prophesy?
Lav riče: tko da se ne prestravi? Gospod Jahve govori: tko da ne prorokuje?
9 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:
Proglasite ovo po dvorcima asirskim i po dvorcima u zemlji egipatskoj; recite: “Skupite se na planini Samarije, pogledajte velik nered u njoj i tlačenje posred nje.”
10 and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.
Jer ne znaju činiti pravo - riječ je Jahvina - u dvorcima gomilaju nasilje i tlačenje.
11 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary! — even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be pillaged.
Stog ovako govori Jahve Gospod: “Neprijatelj će opkoliti zemlju, utvrde će tvoje razvaliti, tvoje dvorce oplijeniti.”
12 Thus saith Jehovah: Like as the shepherd rescueth out of the jaw of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and upon the damask of a bed.
Ovako govori Jahve: “Kao kad pastir istrgne dvije golijeni ili komadić uha iz lavljih ralja, tako će se istrgnuti sinovi Izraelovi koji sjede u Samariji na rubu počivaljke i na divanima.”
13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
Čujte i posvjedočite protiv doma Jakovljeva - riječ je Jahve Gospoda, Boga nad Vojskama:
14 that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
“Onoga dana kad kaznim Izraela za zločine, kaznit ću i žrtvenike betelske; žrtvenički će se rozi odlomiti i na tlo popadati.
15 And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.
Razorit ću zimsku kuću i ljetnu kuću, propast će kuće bjelokosne. Mnogih će kuća nestati” - riječ je Jahvina.
