Amos 8
1 thus to see: see me Lord YHWH/God and behold basket summer
Aƒetɔ Yehowa ɖe kusi aɖe si yɔ fũu kple kutsetse ɖiɖiwo la fiam le ŋutega me.
2 and to say what? you(m. s.) to see: see Amos and to say basket summer and to say LORD to(wards) me to come (in): come [the] end to(wards) people my Israel not to add: again still to pass to/for him
Ebiam be, “Amos, nu ka kpɔm nèle?” Meɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Kusi si yɔ kple atikutsetse ɖiɖiwo.” Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Israel ƒe ɣeyiɣi de, eya ta nyemagahe woƒe tohehe ɖe megbe azɔ o.”
3 and to wail song temple in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance Lord YHWH/God many [the] corpse in/on/with all place to throw to silence
Egagblɔ be, “Hadzidzi siwo ɖina le gbedoxɔ me la azu avifafa gbe ma gbe. Ame kukuwo akaka ɖe afi sia afi, eye ɖoɖoe azi klẽnee.”
4 to hear: hear this [the] to crush needy and to/for to cease (afflicted *Q(K)*) land: country/planet
Misee ɖa, mi ame siwo baa ame dahewo, heɖoa afɔ hiãtɔwo dzi.
5 to/for to say how to pass [the] month: new moon and to buy grain grain and [the] Sabbath and to open grain to/for be small ephah and to/for to magnify shekel and to/for to pervert balance deceit
Mi ame siwo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Gbe ka gbe dzinu yeye nu le yiyi ge ne míadzra bli, eye Dzudzɔgbe nu le yiyi ge ne míaʋu avawo nu?” Míatsɔ nudanu suewo kple nudzidzenu miamiawo anɔ ame bamii.
6 to/for to buy in/on/with silver: money poor and needy in/on/with for the sake of sandal and refuse grain to buy grain
Mi ame siwo doa kluvi ame dahewo ɖe klosaloga ɖeka ta, eye miedzraa hiãtɔwo ɖe afɔkpa dodo ɖeka pɛ ta alo dzraa bli gbegblẽ na wo.
7 to swear LORD in/on/with pride Jacob if: surely yes to forget to/for perpetuity all deed their
Yehowa ta nu ɖe Yakob ƒe dada ŋu be, “Nyemaŋlɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo be o!
8 upon this not to tremble [the] land: country/planet and to mourn all to dwell in/on/with her and to ascend: rise like/as Nile all her and to drive out: drive out (and to sink *Q(K)*) like/as Nile Egypt
“Le esia ta anyigba adzo nyanyanya, ame sia ame afa konyi, eye woakɔ ayi dzi abe Nil tɔsisi ene. Woadze agbo, agadze anyi abe Egipte tɔsisi la ene.”
9 and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance Lord YHWH/God and to come (in): (sun)set [the] sun in/on/with midday and to darken to/for land: country/planet in/on/with day light
Aƒetɔ Yehowa be, “Gbe ma gbe la, mana ɣe naɖo to le ŋdɔkutsu, eye viviti nado ɖe anyigba dzi le ŋkeke me.
10 and to overturn feast your to/for mourning and all song your to/for dirge and to ascend: establish upon all loin sackcloth and upon all head bald spot and to set: make her like/as mourning only and end her like/as day bitter
Matrɔ miaƒe ŋkekenyuiwo woazu konyifafa, eye miaƒe dzidzɔhawo azu avihawo. Mianɔ funyivɔ me, alũ ta kolikoli abe mia viŋutsu ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ si le mia si lae ku ene. Nyateƒe, ŋkeke ma ave le miaƒe nu me ŋutɔ.”
11 behold day to come (in): come utterance Lord YHWH/God and to send: depart famine in/on/with land: country/planet not famine to/for food: bread and not thirst to/for water that if: except if: except to/for to hear: hear [obj] word LORD
Aƒetɔ Yehowa be: “Ŋkeke li gbɔna esi dzi maɖo dɔwuame ɖe anyigba dzi, menye nuɖuɖu kple tsi ƒe dɔwuame o, ke boŋ Yehowa ƒe nyasese ƒe dɔwuame wòanye.
12 and to shake from sea till sea and from north and till east to rove to/for to seek [obj] word LORD and not to find
Woatsa tso afii ayi afi mɛ, tso anyiehe ayi ɣedzeƒe, anɔ Yehowa ƒe nya dim be yewoase, gake womakpɔe o.
13 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to enwrap [the] virgin [the] beautiful and [the] youth in/on/with thirst
“Gbe ma gbe la, “ɖeɖi ate ɖetugbi dzetugbewo kple ɖekakpui sesẽwo ŋu, eye nu ati kɔ na wo le mawunya ƒe tsikɔ si le wo wum la ta.
14 [the] to swear in/on/with guiltiness Samaria and to say alive God your Dan and alive way: road Beersheba Beersheba and to fall: kill and not to arise: rise still
Ame siwo ta legba si le Samaria, eye wogblɔ be, ‘O Dan, meta wò mawu ƒe agbe alo meta Beerseba ƒe mɔ la adze anyi, eye womagafɔ akpɔ gbeɖe o.’”
