Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Pueblo de Israel, escuchen el mensaje que el Señor ha enviado contra ustedes. Todos ustedes, a quienes saqué de la tierra de Egipto.
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.”
Elegí tener una relación especial solamente contigo, en medio de todas las familias de la tierra, y por ello los castigaré por su maldad.
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
¿Pueden dos caminar juntos sin ponerse de acuerdo para encontrarse?
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].
¿Acaso un León ruge en medio de la selva antes de cazar su presa? ¿Acaso una cría de león gruñe desde su guarida si no ha cazado nada?
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.
¿Acaso un ave cae en una trampa a menos que se calibre el resorte? ¿Acaso la trampa funcionará si no cae un ave en ella?
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].
Cuando suena la trompeta en la ciudad, ¿no debería alarmarse el pueblo? Cuando el desastre llega a la ciudad, ¿no es por obra del Señor?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Porque el Señor no hace nada sin revelar sus intenciones a sus siervos los profetas.
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].
El león ha rugido, ¿quién no temerá? El Señor ha hablado, ¿quién podrá negarse a hablar por él?
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!”
Anuncia esto en los castillos de Asdod y en los castillos en la tierra de Egipto: Reúnanse en los montes de Samaria y vean el alboroto y la opresión que hay en el país.
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].
Ellos no saben hacer lo recto, declara el Señor. Han guardado en sus castillos lo que han arrebatado con violencia y lo que han robado.
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.
Por eso, dice el Señor, un enemigo te rodeará, quebrantará tus baluartes, y saqueará tus castillos.
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.”
Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Como un pastor que trata de rescatar a una oveja de la boca de un león, pero solo salva un par de patas, o la punta de una oreja, así sucederá con el pueblo de Israel que habita en Samaria: Solo se “salvará” una esquina del sofá, o el trozo de la pata de una cama.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
¡Escuchen! Adviertan a la casa de Jacob, dice el Señor Dios de poder.
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.
Porque ese día castigaré a Israel por sus pecados. Destruiré los altares de Betel: los extremos del altar serán destruidos y caerán.
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!”
Yo derribaré sus casas de verano también, y sus casas llenas de marfil quedarán en ruinas. Todas sus casas serán destruidas.
