Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Ecoutez cette parole que Yahweh a prononcée sur vous, enfants d’Israël, « sur toute la famille que j’ai fait monter du pays d’Égypte », — en ces termes:
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.”
Je n’ai connu que vous seuls parmi toutes les familles de la terre; c’est pourquoi je vous punirai de toutes vos iniquités.
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
Deux hommes marchent-ils ensemble, sans qu’ils se soient accordés?
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].
Le lion rugit-il dans la forêt, sans avoir une proie? Le lionceau fait-il retentir sa voix du fond de sa tanière, sans qu’il ait rien pris?
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.
Le passereau tombe-t-il dans le filet à terre, sans qu’il y ait un appât pour lui! Le filet se lève-t-il du sol, sans qu’il ait pris quelque chose?
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].
Sonne-t-on de la trompette dans une ville, sans que le peuple s’épouvante? Arrive-t-il un malheur dans une ville, sans que Yahweh en soit l’auteur?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Car le Seigneur Yahweh ne fait rien sans qu’il ait révélé son secret à ses serviteurs, les prophètes.
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].
Le lion a rugi: qui ne craindrait? Le Seigneur Yahweh a parlé: qui ne prophétiserait?
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!”
Faites entendre cette parole sur les palais dans Azot, et sur les palais dans la terre d’Égypte, et dites: Rassemblez-vous sur les montagnes de Samarie, et voyez quels nombreux désordres sont au milieu d’elle, et quelles violences dans son sein.
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].
Et ils ne savent pas agir avec droiture, — oracle de Yahweh, eux qui entassent la violence et le pillage dans leurs palais.
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.
C’est pourquoi ainsi parle le Seigneur Yahweh: Voici l’ennemi, il enserre le pays; il te dépouillera de ta force, et tes palais seront pillés.
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.”
Ainsi parle Yahweh: Comme le berger arrache de la gueule du lion deux jarrets ou un bout d’oreille, ainsi seront sauvés les enfants d’Israël, qui sont assis à Samarie, au coin d’un divan, sur des coussins de Damas.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
Écoutez, et attestez ceci dans la maison de Jacob, — oracle du Seigneur Yahweh, le Dieu des armées:
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.
Le jour où je vengerai sur lui les transgressions d’Israël, je vengerai aussi les autels de Béthel; les cornes de l’autel seront brisées, et elles tomberont à terre.
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!”
Je frapperai la maison d’hiver, avec la maison d’été; les maisons d’ivoire seront dévastées, et de nombreuses maisons seront détruites, — oracle de Yahweh.
