Amos 8

1 thus to see: see me Lord YHWH/God and behold basket summer

Afei, deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade yi kyerɛɛ me nie: kɛntɛn a aduaba a abereɛ wɔ mu.

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

Ɔbisaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na wohunu, Amos?” Mebuaa sɛ, “Kɛntɛn a wɔde nnuaba a abereɛ ahyɛ no ma.” Ɛna Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Me nkurɔfoɔ Israelfoɔ berɛ no aso; meremfa wɔn ho nnkyɛ wɔn bio.”

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

Sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie, “Saa ɛda no, asɔrefie nnwontoɔ bɛdane menabɔ. Wɔbɛbɔ afunu bebree apete baabiara! Enti yɛ komm!”

4 to hear: hear this [the] to crush needy and to/for to cease (afflicted *Q(K)*) land: country/planet

Montie saa asɛm yi, mo a motiatia mmɔborɔwafoɔ so, na mopam ahiafoɔ firi wɔn asase so,

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

na moka sɛ, “Ɛberɛ bɛn na ɔbosome foforɔ bɛtwam ama yɛatɔn aduane, na Homeda bɛba awieeɛ ama yɛadi ayuo dwa?” Sɛ mobɛhyɛ susukora mu na moatoto ɛboɔ so na mode nsania a wɔamia mu asisi atɔfoɔ,

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

na mode dwetɛ atɔ ahiafoɔ na mmɔborɔwafoɔ nso moatɔn wɔn agye mpaboa, na moapra ayuo ase afra ayuo mu atɔn.

7 to swear LORD in/on/with pride Jacob if: surely yes to forget to/for perpetuity all deed their

Awurade de Yakob ahohoahoa aka ntam sɛ: “Me werɛ remfiri biribiara a wɔayɛ da.

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

“Asase renwoso wɔ deɛ asie yi ho anaa, na wɔn a wɔte mu nyinaa ntwa adwo anaa? Asase no nyinaa bɛpagya ne ho te sɛ Nil ɛbubu afa so, na asane atwe bio te sɛ Misraim asubɔnten.”

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

Sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie, “Saa ɛda no, mɛma owia atɔ owigyinaeɛ, na mama esum aduru asase so awia ketee.

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

Mɛdane mo nyamesom apontoɔ ama ayɛ awerɛhoɔdie na mo nnwontoɔ nyinaa adane osu. Mɛma mo nyinaa afira ayitoma na mayi mo tirinwi. Mɛyɛ saa da no te sɛ ɔba korɔ ho awerɛhoɔdie da na awieeɛ no ayɛ sɛ da a ɛyɛ nwono.

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

“Nna no reba” sɛdeɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ nie, “Mɛma ɛkɔm aba asase no so, ɛnnyɛ aduane ɛkɔm anaa nsukɔm, na mmom, Awurade asɛm ho ɛkɔm.

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

Nnipa bɛtɔ ntentan akyinkyin firi ɛpo so akɔ ɛpo so na wɔakyinkyini afiri atifi fam akɔ apueeɛ fam, sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ Awurade asɛm, nanso wɔrenhunu.

13 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to enwrap [the] virgin [the] beautiful and [the] youth in/on/with thirst

“Na saa da no “mmabaawa ahoɔfɛfoɔ ne mmarimaa ahoɔdenfoɔ bɛtotɔ baha ɛsiane osukɔm enti.

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

Wɔn a wɔde Samaria aniwuo abosom ka ntam, anaa wɔde Dan ne Beer-Seba abosom ka ntamka no, wɔbɛhwehwe ase na wɔrensɔre bio.”