< Amos 1 >

1 [the] words of Amos who he was among the sheep-tenders from Tekoa which he saw on Israel in [the] days of - (Uzziah *L(abh)*) [the] king of Judah and in [the] days of Jeroboam [the] son of Joash [the] 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 And he said - Yahweh (from Zion *L(abh)*) he will roar and from Jerusalem he will give forth voice his and they will dry up [the] pastures of the shepherds and it will wither [the] top of Carmel.
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 he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Damascus and on four not I will revoke it because threshed they with [the] threshing sledges of iron 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 And I will send forth a fire on [the] house of Hazael and it will consume [the] fortresses 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] bar of Damascus and I will cut off inhabitant[s] from [the] Valley of Aven and a holder of a scepter from Beth Eden and they will go into exile [the] people of Aram Kir towards he says 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 he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Gaza and on four not I will revoke it because carried away into exile they exile complete to deliver up [them] 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 And I will send forth a fire on [the] wall of Gaza and it will consume fortresses its.
我必把火投在迦薩城牆上,燒盡她的王宮。
8 And I will cut off inhabitant[s] from Ashdod and a holder of a scepter from Ashkelon and I will turn hand my on Ekron and they will perish [the] remnant of [the] Philistines he says [the] 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 he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Tyre and on four not I will revoke it because delivered up they exile complete to Edom and not they remembered [the] covenant of brothers.
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 And I will send forth a fire on [the] wall of Tyre and it will consume fortresses its.
我必把火投在提洛的城牆上,燒盡她的王宮。」
11 Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Edom and on four not I will revoke it because pursued he with the sword brother his and he spoiled compassion his and it tore for ever anger his and fury his he kept it perpetuity.
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 And I will send forth a fire on Teman and it will consume [the] fortresses of Bozrah.
我必把火投於特曼,燒盡波責辣的王宮。」
13 Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of [the] people of Ammon and on four not I will revoke it because ripped open they [the] pregnant [women] of Gilead so as to enlarge territory their.
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 And I will kindle a fire on [the] wall of Rabbah and it will consume fortresses its with a shout of alarm on [the] day of battle with a storm on [the] day of (a storm-wind *L(abh)*)
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 he will go king their in exile he and officials his together he says Yahweh.
他們的君王和君王的官吏必一起被擄去」──上主說。

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