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.
Les paroles d'Amos, qui était d'entre les bergers de Thékoa, lesquelles lui furent révélées touchant Israël aux jours d'Ozias, roi de Juda, et 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: L'Éternel rugit de Sion; de Jérusalem il fait entendre sa voix; les pâturages des bergers sont en deuil, et le sommet du Carmel est desséché.
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].
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Damas et même de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point: parce qu'ils ont foulé Galaad avec des herses 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.
J'enverrai le feu dans la maison de Hasaël, 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 les barres de Damas; j'exterminerai de Bikath-Aven les habitants, et de Beth-Éden celui qui tient le sceptre, et le peuple de Syrie sera mené captif à Kir, dit l'Éternel.
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.
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Gaza et même de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point: parce qu'ils ont emmené des captifs en grand nombre pour les livrer à Édom;
7 I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
J'enverrai le feu dans les murs 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 d'Asdod les habitants, et d'Askélon celui qui tient le sceptre; je tournerai ma main contre Ékron, et le reste des Philistins périra, dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel.
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].
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Tyr et même de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point: parce qu'ils ont livré à Édom des captifs en grand nombre, et ne se sont point souvenus de l'alliance fraternelle;
10 So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
J'enverrai le feu dans les murs 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].
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: A cause de trois crimes d'Édom et même de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point: parce qu'il a poursuivi son frère avec l'épée, et qu'il a étouffé la compassion, parce que sa colère déchire sans cesse, et qu'il garde sa fureur à 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].”
J'enverrai le feu dans Théman, et il dévorera les palais de Botsra.
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.
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: A cause de trois crimes des enfants d'Ammon et même de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point: parce qu'ils ont fendu le ventre des femmes enceintes de Galaad, pour étendre leurs frontières;
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.
J'allumerai le feu dans les murs de Rabba, et il dévorera ses palais, au bruit des clameurs dans le jour du combat, au milieu de l'ouragan dans le jour de la tempête;
15 [After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
Et leur roi s'en ira en captivité, lui et ses chefs avec lui, dit l'Éternel.
