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.
| שִׁמְעוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה עֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כׇּל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתִי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹֽר׃ |
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.
| רַק אֶתְכֶם יָדַעְתִּי מִכֹּל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה עַל־כֵּן אֶפְקֹד עֲלֵיכֶם אֵת כׇּל־עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ |
3 Can two people walk together unless they have arranged to meet?
| הֲיֵלְכוּ שְׁנַיִם יַחְדָּו בִּלְתִּי אִם־נוֹעָֽדוּ׃ |
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?
| הֲיִשְׁאַג אַרְיֵה בַּיַּעַר וְטֶרֶף אֵין לוֹ הֲיִתֵּן כְּפִיר קוֹלוֹ מִמְּעֹנָתוֹ בִּלְתִּי אִם־לָכָֽד׃ |
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?
| הֲתִפֹּל צִפּוֹר עַל־פַּח הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹקֵשׁ אֵין לָהּ הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־פַּח מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וְלָכוֹד לֹא יִלְכּֽוֹד׃ |
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?
| אִם־יִתָּקַע שׁוֹפָר בְּעִיר וְעָם לֹא יֶחֱרָדוּ אִם־תִּֽהְיֶה רָעָה בְּעִיר וַיהֹוָה לֹא עָשָֽׂה׃ |
7 For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his intentions to his servants the prophets.
| כִּי לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה דָּבָר כִּי אִם־גָּלָה סוֹדוֹ אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ |
8 The lion has roared—so who isn't scared? The Lord God has spoken—so who can refuse to speak for him?
| אַרְיֵה שָׁאָג מִי לֹא יִירָא אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה דִּבֶּר מִי לֹא יִנָּבֵֽא׃ |
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.
| הַשְׁמִיעוּ עַל־אַרְמְנוֹת בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד וְעַֽל־אַרְמְנוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְאִמְרוּ הֵאָֽסְפוּ עַל־הָרֵי שֹׁמְרוֹן וּרְאוּ מְהוּמֹת רַבּוֹת בְּתוֹכָהּ וַעֲשׁוּקִים בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃ |
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.
| וְלֹא־יָדְעוּ עֲשׂוֹת־נְכֹחָה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה הָאוֹצְרִים חָמָס וָשֹׁד בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ |
11 As a result, says the Lord, an enemy will surround you, break down your strongholds, and plunder your fortresses.
| לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה צַר וּסְבִיב הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹרִיד מִמֵּךְ עֻזֵּךְ וְנָבֹזּוּ אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ |
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.
| כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יַצִּיל הָרֹעֶה מִפִּי הָאֲרִי שְׁתֵּי כְרָעַיִם אוֹ בְדַל־אֹזֶן כֵּן יִנָּצְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן בִּפְאַת מִטָּה וּבִדְמֶשֶׁק עָֽרֶשׂ׃ |
13 Listen! Warn the house of Jacob, declares the Lord God of power.
| שִׁמְעוּ וְהָעִידוּ בְּבֵית יַעֲקֹב נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה אֱלֹהֵי הַצְּבָאֽוֹת׃ |
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.
| כִּי בְּיוֹם פׇּקְדִי פִשְׁעֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלָיו וּפָֽקַדְתִּי עַל־מִזְבְּחוֹת בֵּֽית־אֵל וְנִגְדְּעוּ קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְנָפְלוּ לָאָֽרֶץ׃ |
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.
| וְהִכֵּיתִי בֵית־הַחֹרֶף עַל־בֵּית הַקָּיִץ וְאָבְדוּ בָּתֵּי הַשֵּׁן וְסָפוּ בָּתִּים רַבִּים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ |
