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.
Ito ang ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoong si Yahweh. Tingnan, lumikha siya ng isang pulutong ng mga balang nang magsimula ang tagsibol ng mga pananim, at, tingnan, ito ang huling pananim pagkatapos ng pag-ani ng 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!)”
Nang matapos nitong kainin ang mga halaman sa lupain, pagkatapos sinabi ko, “Panginoong Yahweh, isinasamo ko patawarin mo sila; paano makaliligtas si Jacob? sapagkat napakaliit niya.”
3 So Yahweh changed his mind and said, “That will not happen.”
Nahabag si Yahweh tungkol dito. “Hindi ito mangyayari,” sinabi niya.
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.
Ito ang ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoong Yahweh: Tingnan, tumawag ang Panginoong Yahweh ng apoy upang humatol. Tinuyo nito ang napakalawak, malalim na tubig sa ilalim ng lupa at sisirain pati na rin ang kalupaan.
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]?”
Ngunit sinabi ko, “Panginoong Yahweh, isinasamo ko na itigil mo na; paano makaliligtas si Jacob? Sapagkat napakaliit niya.”
6 So Yahweh changed his mind again, and said, “That also will not happen.”
Nahabag si Yahweh tungkol dito. “Hindi rin ito mangyayari,” sinabi ng Panginoong 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.
Ito ang ipinakita niya sa akin: Tingnan, nakatayo ang Panginoon sa gilid ng isang pader, na may isang hulog sa kaniyang kamay.
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.
Sinabi ni Yahweh sa akin. “Amos, ano ang nakikita mo?” sinabi ko, “Isang hulog.” Pagkatapos sinabi ng Panginoon, “Tingnan mo, ilalagay ko ang isang hulog kasama ng aking mga taong Israelita. Hindi ko na sila kaaawaan pa.
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.”
Mawawasak ang matataas na lugar ni Isaac, masisira ang mga santuwaryo ni Israel, at tatayo ako laban sa sambahayan ni Jeroboam na may kasamang 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.
Pagkatapos si Amazias na pari ng Bethel, nagpadala ng isang mensahe kay Jeroboam na hari ng Israel: “Nakipagsabwatan si Amos laban sa iyo sa pagitan ng sambahayan ni Israel. Hindi kayang pasanin ng lupain ang lahat ng kaniyang mga salita.
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).’”
Sapagkat ito ang sinabi ni Amos: 'Mamamatay si Jeroboam sa pamamagitan ng espada, at tiyak na dadalhing bihag ang Israel palayo sa kaniyang lupain.”'
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!
Sinabi ni Amazias kay Amos. “Propeta, humayo ka, tumakbo ka pabalik sa lupain ng Juda, at doon ka kumain ng tinapay at magpropesiya.
13 Do not prophesy any more here at Bethel, because this is where the national temple, the king’s temple, is!”
Ngunit huwag ka ng magpropesiya pa kailanman dito sa Bethel, sapagkat ito ay santuwaryo ng hari at isang maharlikang tahanan.”
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.
Pagkatapos sinabi ni Amos kay Amazias, “Hindi ako isang propeta o anak ng isang propeta. Isa akong pastol, at ako ang nangangalaga sa mga puno ng sikamoro.
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!’
Ngunit kinuha ako ni Yahweh mula sa pagbabantay ng mga tupa at sinabi sa akin, 'Humayo ka, magpropesiya ka sa aking mga taong Israelita.'
16 You said to me, ‘Do not prophecy saying terrible things will happen to [the people of] Israel; stop saying those things!’
Pakinggan mo ngayon ang salita ni Yahweh. Sinasabi mo, 'Huwag akong magpropesiya laban sa Israel, at huwag akong magsalita laban sa sambahayan 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).’”
Samakatwid ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh: 'Ang iyong asawa ay magiging babaing nagbebenta ng aliw sa lungsod; mamamatay sa pamamagitan ng espada ang iyong mga anak na lalaki at mga anak na babae; susukatin ang iyong mga lupain at paghahati-hatian; mamamatay ka sa maruming lupain, at tiyak na dadalhin sa pagkabihag ang Israel mula sa kaniyang lupain.”
