Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Kuulkaa tämä sana, jonka Herra on puhunut teitä vastaan, te israelilaiset, koko sitä sukukuntaa vastaan, jonka minä olen johdattanut Egyptin maasta, sanoen:
2 From all the people-groups on the earth, I [chose and] took care of only you. That is the reason that I will punish you for the sins that you have committed.”
Ainoastaan teidät minä olen valinnut kaikista maan sukukunnista; sentähden minä kostan teille kaikki teidän pahat tekonne.
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
Kulkeeko kaksi yhdessä, elleivät ole keskenänsä sopineet?
4 A lion certainly does not [RHQ] roar in the bushes/forest if it has not killed another animal. It does not [RHQ] growl in its den if it is not eating [the flesh of an animal that it has caught].
rjyykö leijona metsässä, ellei sillä ole raadeltavaa? Kiljuuko nuori leijona luolastansa, ellei se ole saalista saanut?
5 No one can [RHQ] catch a bird if [he does] not [set] a trap for it. A trap does not spring shut unless some [animal] has not sprung the trap.
Käykö lintu maassa paulaan, ellei sen varalle ole pyydystä pantu? Nouseeko paula maasta saaliin siihen tarttumatta?
6 [Similarly, all] the people in a city certainly [RHQ] become afraid when [they hear someone] blowing a trumpet [to signal that enemies are attacking]. And when a city experiences disaster, Yahweh is the one who has caused it [RHQ].
Puhalletaanko pasunaan kaupungissa, niin ettei kansa peljästy? Tahi tapahtuuko kaupungissa onnettomuutta, jota ei Herra ole tuottanut?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Sillä ei Herra, Herra, tee mitään ilmoittamatta salaisuuttaan palvelijoillensa profeetoille.
8 Everyone certainly becomes terrified [RHQ] when they hear a lion roar, and if Yahweh the Lord has given messages [to prophets like me], we certainly must [RHQ] proclaim those messages, [even if they cause people to become terrified].
Leijona ärjyy: kuka ei pelkäisi? Herra, Herra puhuu: kuka ei ennustaisi?
9 [I said this to the leaders of Samaria] (OR, [Yahweh said this to me]): Send this message to the leaders [MET] in Ashdod [city] and to Egypt: “Come to the hills of Samaria and see [the way that their (leaders/wealthy people)] are causing people in that city to be terrified, and [the way that they] are causing the people to suffer!”
Julistakaa Asdodin palatseille ja Egyptin maan palatseille ja sanokaa: Kokoontukaa Samarian vuorille ja katsokaa, mikä suuri meteli on sen keskellä ja mikä sorto sen sisällä.
10 Yahweh says that the people there do not know how to do things that are right. Their homes are filled with [valuable things] that they have stolen or [taken] violently [from others].
He eivät ymmärrä tehdä sitä, mikä oikein on, sanoo Herra; he kokoovat väkivaltaa ja sortoa palatseihinsa.
11 So Yahweh [our] God says that [soon] their enemies will come and tear down their (defenses/high city walls) and take away those valuable things.
Sentähden, näin sanoo Herra, Herra: Vihollinen on oleva kaikkialla maassa, ja hän kukistaa sinun linnoituksesi, ja sinun palatsisi ryöstetään.
12 Yahweh has declared this: “When a lion attacks a sheep, [sometimes] a shepherd will be able to snatch from the lion’s mouth only two legs or an ear of the sheep. Similarly, [only] a few people from Samaria will escape, and [they will be able to rescue only] a part of a couch and a part of a bed.”
Näin sanoo Herra: Niinkuin paimen saa pelastetuksi leijonan kidasta pari sääriluuta tai kappaleen korvaa, niin pelastuu israelilaisiakin, niitä, jotka istuvat Samariassa sohvankulmassa ja kirjosilkkisellä leposijalla.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
Kuulkaa ja todistakaa Jaakobin heimoa vastaan, sanoo Herra, Herra, Jumala Sebaot:
14 When I, Yahweh, punish [the people of] Israel because of the sins that they have committed, I will cause the altars at Bethel [town] to be destroyed; even the projections at the corners of the altars will be cut off and fall to the ground.
Sinä päivänä, jona minä kostan Israelille hänen rikoksensa, minä kostan myös Beetelin alttareille, niin että alttarinsarvet hakataan irti ja putoavat maahan.
15 I will cause the houses [that they live in during] the (winter/rainy season) and those [in which they live during] the (summer/dry season) to be torn down. [Beautiful] big houses and houses [that are decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
Ja minä sorran maahan talvihuoneen ja kesähuoneen, ja norsunluuhuoneet kukistuvat, ja paljoista huoneista tulee loppu, sanoo Herra.
