< Amos 1 >
1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, —of which (words) he had vision concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
亞毛斯的言論:亞毛斯原是特科亞的一個牧人,在猶大王烏齊亞時代和以色列王耶曷阿士的兒子雅洛貝罕時代,地震前二年,見了關於以色列的神視。
2 So then he said—Yahweh, out of Zion, will roar, and, out of Jerusalem, will utter his voice, —and the pastures of the shepherds, shall mourn, and the top of Carmel, be dried up.
他說:「上主由熙雍一怒吼,從耶路撒冷一出聲,牧場即淒涼,加爾默耳山頂即乾枯。」
3 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Damascus, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because, with threshing instruments of iron, they have threshed Gilead.
上主這樣說:「為了大馬士革再三再四犯罪,我不收回成命,因為他們用鐵棍壓榨了基肋阿得。
4 Therefore will send a fire, into the house of Hazael, —which shall devour the palaces of Ben- hadad;
我必把火投於阿匝耳家,燒毀本哈達得的王宮。
5 And I will break the bolt of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant out of the plain of Aven, and the holder of the sceptre out of the house of Eden, —and the people of Syria, shall be exiled, unto Kir, saith Yahweh.
我必打斷大馬士革的門閂,消滅彼卡特阿文的居民和貝特厄登的掌權者;阿蘭人民必被擄往克爾──上主說。
6 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Gaza, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their taking into exile the whole body of exiles, to deliver to Edom,
上主這樣說:「為了迦薩再三再四犯罪,我不收回成命,因為他們將戰俘全部擄去,賣給厄東。
7 Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, —which shall devour the palaces thereof;
我必把火投在迦薩城牆上,燒盡她的王宮。
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant out of Ashdod, and the holder of the sceptre out of Ashkelon, —and will turn my hand against Ekron, So shall perish the remnant of the Philistines, saith My Lord, Yahweh.
我必消滅阿市多得的固民和阿市刻隆的掌權者,伸手打攻擊厄刻龍,培肋舍特的殘餘必要滅亡」──吾主上主說。
9 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Tyre, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their delivering up the whole body of exiles to Edom, and they remembered not the brotherly covenant,
上主這樣說:「為了提洛再三再四犯罪,我不收回成命,因他們將戰俘全都賣給了厄東,毫不念兄弟的盟約。
10 Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, —which shall devour the palaces thereof.
我必把火投在提洛的城牆上,燒盡她的王宮。」
11 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Edom, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because he pursued, with the sword, his brother, and stifled his compassions, and his anger tare in pieces evermore, and, his indignation, kept watch perpetually,
上主這樣說:「為了厄東再三再四犯罪,我不收回成命,因為他們持刀追擊自己的兄弟,毫無憐憫,常存怒氣,永懷憤怒。
12 Therefore will I send a fire into Teman, —which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
我必把火投於特曼,燒盡波責辣的王宮。」
13 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their ripping up the pregnant women of Gilead, that they might enlarge their own boundary,
上主這樣說:「為了阿孟子民再三再四犯罪,我不收回成命,因為他們剖開基肋阿得的孕婦,為擴展的疆土。
14 Therefore will I kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah, which shall devour the palaces thereof, —with a war-cry in the day of battle, with tempest in the day of storm-wind;
在作戰之日的吶喊中,在風雨的狂暴中,我必在辣巴的城牆上放火,燒盡她的王宮。
15 And Milcom shall go into exile, —he and his rulers together, saith Yahweh.
他們的君王和君王的官吏必一起被擄去」──上主說。