Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Montie saa asɛm a Awurade aka atia mo yi, Ao, Israelfoɔ, deɛ ɛtia abusua a meyii wɔn firii Misraim no nyinaa:
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.”
“Mo nko ara na mayi mo wɔ mmusua a ɛwɔ asase so nyinaa mu; enti mɛtwe mo aso wɔ mo bɔne nyinaa ho.”
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
Nnipa baanu bɛtumi abom anante, wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔnyɛɛ anokorɔ anaa?
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].
Gyata bobom wɔ dɔtɔ ase wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔnhunuu ahaboa biara anaa? Ɔpɔ so wɔ ne buo mu wɔ ɛberɛ a ɔnkyeree ahaboa biara anaa?
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.
Anomaa bɛtɔ afidie mu wɔ fam wɔ baabi a wɔnnsum afidie anaa? Afidie hwan wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛnyii aboa anaa?
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].
Sɛ wɔhyɛn totorobɛnto wɔ kuropɔn mu a nnipa no ho mpopo anaa? Sɛ atoyerɛnkyɛm ba kuropɔn bi mu a ɛnyɛ Awurade na ɔyɛeɛ anaa?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Ampa ara, Otumfoɔ Awurade nnyɛ biribi a ɔnna ne nhyehyeɛ adi nkyerɛ nʼAsomafoɔ adiyifoɔ no.
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].
Gyata no abobom, hwan na ɔnnsuro? Otumfoɔ Awurade akasa, hwan na ɔrenhyɛ ho nkɔm?
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!”
Mompae mu nka nkyerɛ Asdod aban ne Misraim aban: “Mommoaboa mo ho ano wɔ Samaria mmepɔ so; hwɛ basabasayɛ a ɛwɔ ne so ne nhyɛsoɔ a ɛwɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ mu.”
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].
“Wɔnnim sɛdeɛ wɔyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie. Wɔde nneɛma a wɔafo ne deɛ wɔawia sie wɔ wɔn aban mu.
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.
Ɛno enti, yei ne deɛ Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ, “Ɔtamfoɔ bi bɛtwi afa asase no so; Ɔbɛbubu wʼabanbɔeɛ agu, na wafo wʼaban.”
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.”
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Sɛdeɛ odwanhwɛfoɔ gye nnyawa mmienu nnompe anaa aso sin firi gyata anom no, saa ara na wɔbɛgye Israelfoɔ nkwa, wɔn a wɔtete wɔn mpa twea so wɔ Samaria, ne wɔn a wɔdeda nkonwa pa mu wɔ Damasko.”
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
“Tie yei, na di adanseɛ tia Yakob efie,” sɛdeɛ Awurade, Asafo Awurade Onyankopɔn seɛ nie.
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.
“Ɛda a mɛtwe Israel aso wɔ ne nnebɔne ho no, mɛsɛe afɔrebukyia a ɛwɔ Bet-El; wɔbɛtwitwa afɔrebukyia no mmɛn na abu ahwe fam.
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!”
Mɛdwiri awɔberɛ efie ne ahuhuro berɛ efie agu; na afie a wɔde asonse adura ho no wɔbɛsɛe no na afie akɛseɛ no nso wɔbɛbubu agu,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
