Amos 1
1 This is the message that [Yahweh] gave to [me], Amos. I am a (shepherd/man who takes care of sheep). I am from [near] Tekoa [town south of Jerusalem]. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the [big] earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of [King] Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
Paroles d'Amos, qui était parmi les bergers de Tekoa, et qu'il vit concernant Israël, au temps d'Ozias, roi de Juda, et au temps de Jéroboam, fils de Joas, roi d'Israël, deux ans avant le tremblement de terre.
2 This is what Yahweh said: “I will roar [like a lion] [MET]; when I speak from Zion [Hill in] Jerusalem [DOU], my voice will [resemble the sound of] thunder. [When that happens], the pastures where you shepherds [take care of] your sheep will dry up, and [the grass] on top of Carmel [Mountain] will (wither/become brown) [because I will cause that no rain will fall].”
Il dit: « Yahvé rugira de Sion, et faire entendre sa voix de Jérusalem; et les pâturages des bergers seront en deuil, et le sommet du Carmel se flétrira. »
3 This is [also] what Yahweh said [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Damascus, [the capital of Syria, ] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not [change my mind about punishing them] [MTY], because [the cruel things that they did to the people of the] Gilead [region] [were like] [MET] people threshing grain using sledges [that have (iron teeth/sharp iron nails) in them].
Yahvé dit: « Pour trois transgressions de Damas, oui, pour quatre, Je ne détournerai pas son châtiment, car ils ont battu Galaad avec des instruments de fer;
4 I will cause a fire to burn the palace [that King] Hazael [built and lived in], the fortress where [his son King] Ben-Hadad [also] lived.
mais je vais envoyer un feu dans la maison de Hazaël, et il dévorera les palais de Ben Hadad.
5 I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken [down]; I will get rid of the king who rules in Aven Valley and the one who rules in Beth Eden. And the people of Syria will be captured and taken to the Kir [region where they originally lived].”
Je briserai la barre de Damas, et a exterminé l'habitant de la vallée de l'Aven, et celui qui tient le sceptre de la maison d'Eden; et le peuple de Syrie ira en captivité à Kir, » dit Yahvé.
6 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of the cities in Philistia]: [I will punish the people of] Gaza [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they captured large groups of people and took them to Edom and sold them to become the slaves of [the people of] Edom.
Yahvé dit: « Pour trois transgressions de Gaza, oui, pour quatre, Je ne détournerai pas son châtiment, car ils ont emmené en captivité toute la communauté, pour les livrer à Edom;
7 I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
mais j'enverrai un feu sur le mur de Gaza, et il dévorera ses palais.
8 I will get rid of the king of Ashdod [city] and the king who rules [MTY] in Ashkelon [city]. I will [also] strike/punish [the people of] Ekron [city], and [all] the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed.”
J'exterminerai l'habitant d'Asdod, et celui qui tient le sceptre d'Ashkelon; et je tournerai ma main contre Ekron; et le reste des Philistins périra, » dit le Seigneur Yahvé.
9 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Tyre [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [also] captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom, disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made [with your rulers].
Yahvé dit: « Pour trois transgressions de Tyr, oui, pour quatre, Je ne détournerai pas son châtiment; car ils ont livré toute la communauté à Edom, et ne s'est pas souvenu de l'alliance fraternelle;
10 So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
mais j'enverrai un feu sur la muraille de Tyr, et il dévorera ses palais. »
11 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Edom because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they pursued the people [of Israel], who descended from Esau’s [brother Jacob, and killed them] with swords; they did not act mercifully toward them at all. They were extremely angry [with the people of Israel], and they continued to be angry [with them].
Yahvé dit: « Pour trois transgressions d'Edom, oui, pour quatre, Je ne détournerai pas son châtiment, parce qu'il a poursuivi son frère avec l'épée et de rejeter toute pitié, et sa colère se déchaînait sans cesse, et il a gardé sa colère pour toujours;
12 I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
mais j'enverrai un feu sur Théman, et elle dévorera les palais de Bozrah. »
13 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Ammon because of the many sins that [they] have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because [their soldiers even] ripped open [the bellies of] pregnant women [when their army attacked] the Gilead [region] to gain more territory.
Yahvé dit: « Pour trois transgressions des enfants d'Ammon, oui, pour quatre, Je ne détournerai pas son châtiment, car ils ont éventré les femmes enceintes de Gilead, afin qu'ils puissent élargir leur frontière.
14 I will cause a fire to [completely] burn the walls around Rabbah [city] and completely burn its fortresses. During that battle, [their enemies] will shout loudly and the fighting will be [like] [MET] a fierce/raging wind/storm.
Mais je vais allumer un feu dans la muraille de Rabba, et il dévorera ses palais, avec des cris au jour de la bataille, avec une tempête au jour du tourbillon;
15 [After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
et leur roi ira en captivité, lui et ses princes ensemble, » dit Yahvé.
