Amos 3

1 People of Israel, listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you—all of you, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt.

Hear the word this which he has spoken Yahweh on you O people of Israel on all the clan which I brought up from [the] land of Egypt saying.

2 I chose a special relationship with you alone out of all the families of the earth, and so I will punish you for your wrongdoing.

Only you I have known from all [the] clans of the earth there-fore I will visit on you all iniquities your.

3 Can two people walk together unless they have arranged to meet?

¿ Do they walk two [people] together except if they have met by appointment.

4 Does a lion roar in the forest before finding its prey? Does a young lion growl from its den if it has caught nothing?

¿ Does it roar a lion in the forest and prey not [belongs] to it ¿ does it give forth a young lion voice its from den its except if it has caught [something].

5 Does a bird fall into a trap and get caught unless the spring is set? Does a trap spring shut if there's nothing there to catch?

¿ Does it fall a bird on bird-trap of the earth and [is] a snare there not for it ¿ does it go up a bird-trap from the ground and surely not it catches [something].

6 When the trumpet sounds in the city, shouldn't the people be alarmed? When a disaster comes to a city, isn't it the Lord who does it?

Is it blown a trumpet in a city and [the] people not they tremble or? is it calamity in a city and Yahweh not he has done [it].

7 For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his intentions to his servants the prophets.

For not he does [the] Lord Yahweh anything that except he has revealed secret counsel his to servants his the prophets.

8 The lion has roared—so who isn't scared? The Lord God has spoken—so who can refuse to speak for him?

A lion it has roared who? not will he be afraid [the] Lord Yahweh he has spoken who? not will he prophesy.

9 Announce this to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses in the land of Egypt: Assemble yourselves on Samaria's mountains and see all the turmoil and oppression happening in the country.

Proclaim to [the] fortresses in Ashdod and to [the] fortresses in [the] land of Egypt and say gather yourselves on [the] mountains of Samaria and see disturbances great in [the] midst of it and oppression in midst its.

10 They don't know how to do what is right, declares the Lord. They have stored up in their fortresses what they've taken by violence and robbery.

And not they know to do straightforwardness [the] utterance of Yahweh those [who] store up violence and devastation in fortresses their.

11 As a result, says the Lord, an enemy will surround you, break down your strongholds, and plunder your fortresses.

Therefore thus he says [the] Lord Yahweh an opponent and around the land and he will bring down from you strength your and they will be plundered fortresses your.

12 This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth, but only saves a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, so it will be for the people of Israel living in Samaria—all that will be “saved” will be the corner of a couch and a piece of a leg from a bed.

Thus he says Yahweh just as he delivers the shepherd from [the] mouth of lion two legs or a piece of an ear so they will be delivered [the] people of Israel who dwell in Samaria with a corner of a bed and with silk of a couch.

13 Listen! Warn the house of Jacob, declares the Lord God of power.

Hear and warn [the] house of Jacob [the] utterance of [the] Lord Yahweh [the] God of hosts.

14 For on that day I will punish Israel for their sins. I will destroy the altars of Bethel: the corners of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

That on [the] day visit I [the] transgressions of Israel on it and I will visit [them] on [the] altars of Beth-el and they will be cut off [the] horns of the altar and they will fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down their winter houses and their summer houses as well, their houses filled with ivory will be ruined—their many houses will be destroyed.

And I will strike [the] house of the winter to [the] house of the summer and they will perish [the] houses of ivory and people will snatch away houses great [the] utterance of Yahweh.