Amos 1
1 This is the message that [Yahweh] gave to [me], Amos. I am a (shepherd/man who takes care of sheep). I am from [near] Tekoa [town south of Jerusalem]. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the [big] earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of [King] Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
Discours d'Amos, qui était parmi les bergers de Thékoa, lesquels lui furent révélés en vision sur Israël, au temps de Hosias, roi de Juda, et au temps de Jéroboam, fils de Joas, roi d'Israël, deux ans avant le tremblement de terre.
2 This is what Yahweh said: “I will roar [like a lion] [MET]; when I speak from Zion [Hill in] Jerusalem [DOU], my voice will [resemble the sound of] thunder. [When that happens], the pastures where you shepherds [take care of] your sheep will dry up, and [the grass] on top of Carmel [Mountain] will (wither/become brown) [because I will cause that no rain will fall].”
Et il dit: L'Éternel de Sion pousse un rugissement, et de Jérusalem fait entendre sa voix, et le deuil est sur les pacages des bergers, et la sécheresse sur la cime du Carmel.
3 This is [also] what Yahweh said [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Damascus, [the capital of Syria, ] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not [change my mind about punishing them] [MTY], because [the cruel things that they did to the people of the] Gilead [region] [were like] [MET] people threshing grain using sledges [that have (iron teeth/sharp iron nails) in them].
Ainsi parle l'Éternel: A cause de trois, de quatre crimes de Damas, je ne m'en rétracte point, parce qu'ils ont foulé Galaad sous des traîneaux de fer:
4 I will cause a fire to burn the palace [that King] Hazael [built and lived in], the fortress where [his son King] Ben-Hadad [also] lived.
je lancerai donc un feu dans la maison d'Hazaël, pour qu'il dévore les palais de Benhadad,
5 I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken [down]; I will get rid of the king who rules in Aven Valley and the one who rules in Beth Eden. And the people of Syria will be captured and taken to the Kir [region where they originally lived].”
et je briserai les verrous de Damas, et exterminerai de la vallée des idoles les habitants, et de Beth-Eden celui qui tient le sceptre, et le peuple d'Aram s'en ira captif à Kir, dit l'Éternel.
6 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of the cities in Philistia]: [I will punish the people of] Gaza [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they captured large groups of people and took them to Edom and sold them to become the slaves of [the people of] Edom.
Ainsi parle l'Éternel: A cause de trois, de quatre crimes de Gaza, je ne m'en rétracte point, parce qu'ils ont emmené des captifs en grand nombre pour les livrer à Édom:
7 I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
Je lancerai donc un feu dans les murs de Gaza, pour qu'il dévore ses palais,
8 I will get rid of the king of Ashdod [city] and the king who rules [MTY] in Ashkelon [city]. I will [also] strike/punish [the people of] Ekron [city], and [all] the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed.”
et d'Asdod j'exterminerai les habitants, et d'Askalon celui qui tient le sceptre, et je tournerai ma main contre Hécron, afin que périsse le reste des Philistins, dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel.
9 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Tyre [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [also] captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom, disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made [with your rulers].
Ainsi parle l'Éternel: A cause de trois, de quatre crimes de Tyr, je ne m'en rétracte point, parce qu'ils ont livré des captifs en grand nombre à Édom, et n'ont point pensé à leur alliance avec des frères:
10 So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
j'enverrai donc un feu dans les murs de Tyr, afin qu'il dévore ses palais.
11 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Edom because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they pursued the people [of Israel], who descended from Esau’s [brother Jacob, and killed them] with swords; they did not act mercifully toward them at all. They were extremely angry [with the people of Israel], and they continued to be angry [with them].
Ainsi parle l'Éternel: A cause de trois, de quatre crimes d'Édom, je ne m'en rétracte point, parce qu'avec l'épée il a poursuivi ses frères et qu'il a étouffé son affection, et que sa fureur est toujours acharnée, et qu'il garde sa colère à jamais:
12 I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
je lancerai donc un feu en Théman, afin qu'il dévore les palais de Botsra.
13 Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Ammon because of the many sins that [they] have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because [their soldiers even] ripped open [the bellies of] pregnant women [when their army attacked] the Gilead [region] to gain more territory.
Ainsi parle l'Éternel: A cause de trois, de quatre crimes des enfants d'Ammon, je ne m'en rétracte point, parce qu'ils ont éventré les femmes enceintes de Galaad, pour étendre leurs frontières:
14 I will cause a fire to [completely] burn the walls around Rabbah [city] and completely burn its fortresses. During that battle, [their enemies] will shout loudly and the fighting will be [like] [MET] a fierce/raging wind/storm.
j'allumerai donc un feu dans les murs de Rabbah, pour qu'il dévore ses palais au milieu des cris de guerre au jour de la bataille, au bruit de l'ouragan, au jour de la tempête;
15 [After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
et leur roi s'en ira captif, lui et ses grands tous ensemble, dit l'Éternel.
