Amos 7
1 Yahweh our God showed me [in a vision] that he was going to send locusts [to destroy our crops]. It was going to happen right after the king’s share of the hay had been harvested/cut and before the rest of the hay was ready to be harvested.
Mao kini ang gipakita ni Yahweh kanako, tan-awa, naghimo siya ug dulon ug milamoy sa nagsalingsing nga mga tanom, tan-awa, mao kini ang ulahi nga tanom human sa pag-ani sa hari.
2 [And in the vision I saw] those locusts come, and they ate everything that was green. Then I cried out, “Yahweh our Lord, please forgive us! We Israeli people are very helpless; (how will we be able to survive [RHQ]?/we will not be able to survive!)”
Sa dihang nahuman na sila sa pagkaon sa mga tanom sa yuta, miingon ako, “Ginoo nga Yahweh, palihog pasayloa; unsaon man paglingkawas ni Jacob? Kay diyutay kaayo siya.”
3 So Yahweh changed his mind and said, “That will not happen.”
Giusab ni Yahweh ang mahitungod niini. “Dili kini mahitabo,” miingon siya.
4 Then this is what Yahweh our Lord showed me [in another vision]: He was calling to a fire to [come and] punish [his people]. [In the vision I saw that] the fire dried up the ocean and also burned [everything on] the land.
Mao kini ang gipakita sa Ginoo nga si Yahweh kanako: Tan-awa, ang Ginoo nga si Yahweh nagtawag ug kalayo aron sa pagsilot. Nakauga kini sa kinahiladman sa katubigan ilalom sa kalibotan ug milamoy usab sa yuta.
5 Then I cried out again, “Yahweh our Lord, I plead with you, please stop this! We Israeli people are very helpless; how will we be able to survive [RHQ]?”
Apan miingon ako, “Ginoong Yahweh, palihog hunonga na; unsaon pagkalingkawas ni Jacob? Kay diyutay kaayo siya.”
6 So Yahweh changed his mind again, and said, “That also will not happen.”
Nausab ang hunahuna ni Yahweh ang mahitungod niini, “Dili usab kini mahitabo,” miingon ang Ginoo nga si Yahweh.
7 Then Yahweh showed me [another vision]. I saw him standing beside a wall. [It was very straight because] it had been built using a (plumb line/cord with a weight on one end to determine if walls are vertically straight). Yahweh had the plumb line in his hand.
Mao kini ang gipakita ni Yahweh kanako: Tan-awa, mitindog ang Ginoo tupad sa parel, adunay tunton sa iyang kamot.
8 Yahweh asked me, “Amos, what do you see?” I replied, “A plumb line.” Then Yahweh said, “Look, I am going to use a plumb line among my Israeli people, [to show that they are like a wall that is not straight]. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.
Miingon si Yahweh kanako, “Amos, unsa may imong nakita?” mitubag ako “Usa ka tunton.” Unya ang Ginoo miingon, “Tan-awa, butangan ko ug tunton ang akong katawhan sa Israel. wala na akoy ibilin kanila.
9 The places on hills where [the descendants of] [MTY] Isaac worship [idols] will be destroyed. And the other important shrines in Israel will also be destroyed. And I will enable [your enemies] to attack your people with swords and they will get rid of [King] Jeroboam and all his descendants.”
Mahimong magun-ob ang hataas nga bahin ni Isaac, ang templo sa Israel magun-ob, ug ipabuntog ko ang balay ni Jeroboam pinaagi sa espada.”
10 Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent [a message] to Jeroboam, the King of Israel. In the message he said, “Amos is plotting against you among the Israeli people [MTY]. [I am worried that] the people of this country will not be able to refute his words.
Unya si Amazia, ang pari sa Betel, nagpadala ug mensahe ngadto kang Jeroboam, ang hari sa Israel: “Naglaraw si Amos batok kanimo taliwala sa balay sa Israel. Dili mapas-an sa yuta ang tanan niyang mga pulong.
11 This is what he is saying: ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed by [someone using] a sword, and the people of Israel will be (exiled/forced to leave their land and go to another country).’”
Kay mao kini ang gisulti ni Amos, mamatay si Jeroboam pinaagi sa espada, ug sigurado nga mabihag ang Israel gikan sa iyang yuta.”
12 Then Amaziah [came to me and] said, “You prophet, get out of here! Go back to the country of Judah! Earn money to [buy food to be able] to live there, and do your prophesying there!
Miingon si Amazia ngadto kang Amos, “Mananagna, lakaw na, dagan balik sa yuta sa Juda, ug kaon didto ug tinapay ug pagpropesiya.
13 Do not prophesy any more here at Bethel, because this is where the national temple, the king’s temple, is!”
Apan ayaw na gayod pagpropiseya dinhi sa Betel, kay mao kini ang templo sa mga hari ug harianong balay.”
14 I replied to Amaziah, “I was [previously] not a prophet, and my father was not a prophet; I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.
Unya miingon si Amos kang Amazia, “Dili ako propeta ni anak sa propeta. Usa lamang ako ka magbalantay sa kahayopan, ug tig-atiman ako sa mga kahoy nga hegira.
15 But Yahweh took me away from taking care of my sheep, and he said to me, ‘Go to Israel and prophesy to my people there!’
Apan gikuha ako ni Yahweh gikan sa pag-atiman sa kahayopan ug gisultihan ako, 'Lakaw, pagpropesiya sa akong katawhan sa Israel.'
16 You said to me, ‘Do not prophecy saying terrible things will happen to [the people of] Israel; stop saying those things!’
Karon paminawa ang pulong ni Yahweh. Miingon ka, 'Ayaw pagpropesiya batok sa Israel, ug ayaw pagsulti batok sa balay ni Isaac.'
17 Therefore listen to what Yahweh says about you: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed by [your enemies’] swords. Others will measure your land and divide it up [among themselves]; and you yourself will die in a foreign country. And the people of Israel will certainly be forced to leave their country and go (into exile/to live in another country).’”
Busa mao kini ang gisulti ni Yahweh, 'Ang imong asawa mahimong mananapaw sa siyudad; ang inyong mga anak nga lalaki ug mga anak nga babaye mangamatay pinaagi sa espada; sukdon ang imong yuta ug pagabalhinon; mamatay ka sa hugaw nga yuta, ug sigurado gayod nga mabihag ang Israel gikan sa iyang yuta.'''
