Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Oh hijos de Israel, escuchen la palabra que Yavé habla contra ustedes, contra toda la familia que 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.”
Entre todas las familias de la tierra, solo los conocí a ustedes. Por tanto, los castigaré por todas sus iniquidades.
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
¿Andarán dos juntos si no están de acuerdo?
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].
¿Rugirá el león en el bosque si no tiene presa? ¿Rugirá el leoncillo en su guarida si no apresó?
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.
¿Caerá el pájaro al suelo si no hay trampa? ¿Saltará la trampa del suelo sin no atrapó?
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].
¿Se tocará la trompeta en la ciudad sin alborotar al pueblo? ¿Sucederá alguna calamidad en la ciudad si Yavé no la envía?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Ciertamente ʼAdonay Yavé nada hace sin revelar su secreto a sus esclavos 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].
Si el león ruge, ¿quién no temerá? Si ʼAdonay Yavé habla, ¿quién no profetizará?
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!”
Proclamen en los palacios de Asdod, digan en los palacios de la tierra de Egipto: Reúnanse en las montañas de Samaria, vean las numerosas opresiones en medio de ella.
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].
No saben hacer lo recto, dice Yavé, atesoran en sus palacios violencia y devastación.
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 tanto, ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Un enemigo que rodea la tierra derribará tu fuerza y saqueará tus palacios.
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.”
Yavé dice: Como el pastor rescata de la boca del león un par de patas o la punta de una oreja, así los hijos de Israel que viven en Samaria serán rescatados: Con la esquina de una cama y con el cobertor de un sofá.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
Escuchen y testifiquen contra la casa de Jacob, dice ʼAdonay Yavé, el ʼElohim de las huestes.
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 el día cuando Yo castigue las transgresiones de Israel, también castigaré los altares de Bet-ʼEl. Los cuernos del altar serán arrancados y caerán a tierra.
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!”
También destruiré la casa de invierno y la casa de verano, perecerán los palacios de marfil y las grandes edificaciones desaparecerán, dice Yavé.
