Amos 1
1 Esiawoe nye Amos, lãkplɔla siwo tso Tekoa la dometɔ ɖeka ƒe nyawo. Ekpɔ ŋutega tso Israel ŋuti ƒe eve do ŋgɔ na anyigba ƒe ʋuʋu, esime Uzia nɔ fia ɖum le Yuda, eye Yoas ƒe vi, Yeroboam, nɔ fia ɖum le Israel.
The words of 'Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he foresaw concerning Israel in the days of 'Uzziyah the king of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo'am the son of Joash the king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 Egblɔ be, “Yehowa ɖe gbe abe dzata ene tso Zion, eye eƒe gbe ɖi tso Yerusalem. Enumake lãnyiƒewo ƒu kplakplakpla, eye Karmel to la tame yrɔ.”
And he said, The Lord will cry aloud out of Zion, and from Jerusalem will he send forth his voice; and then shall mourn the pastures of the shepherds, and then shall dry up the top of Carmel.
3 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le Damasko ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogbo siwo wòwɔ edziedzi ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena edugu Gilead kple galuƒomɔ abe ale si wotsɔa galuƒomɔ dugua lu ene.
Thus hath said the Lord, For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, will I not turn away their punishment; because they have threshed [the inhabitants of] Gil'ad with threshing instruments of iron;
4 Eya ta matɔ dzo Fia Hazael ƒe fiasã, eye magbã Ben Hadad ƒe mɔ sesẽwo.
And I will send a fire into the house of Chazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
5 Maŋe gameti sesẽ siwo wotsɔ do Damasko ƒe agbowoe, eye mawu fia si le Aven ƒe Balime, kple ame si le fia ɖum le Bet Eden, eye woaɖe aboyo Siriatɔwo ayi ɖe Kir.” Yehowae gblɔe.
And I will break the bars of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of 'Eden: and the people of Syria shall be exiled unto Kir, saith the Lord.
6 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Le Gaza ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena eɖe aboyo nye ameha gã aɖe, eye wòdzra wo kluviwoe na Edom.
Thus hath said the Lord, For three transgressions of Gazzah, and for four, will I not turn away their punishment; because they carried away exiles in full numbers, to deliver them up to Edom;
7 Eya ta matɔ dzo Gaza ƒe gliwo, eye dzo afia eƒe mɔ sesẽwo.
And I will send a fire against the wall of Gazzah, which shall devour her palaces;
8 Matsrɔ̃ Asdod nɔlawo katã, mawu Askelontɔwo ƒe fia, eye magbã Ekron va se ɖe esime Filistitɔ mamlɛawo atsrɔ̃.” Aƒetɔ Mawue gblɔe.
And I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against 'Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Eternal.
9 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Le Tiro ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena eda le nubabla si le eya kple Israel dome la dzi, eye wòdze edzi, wɔ aʋa kplii hekplɔe yi ɖe kluvinyenye me le Edom.
Thus hath said the Lord, For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, will I not turn away their punishment; because they delivered up the exiles in full numbers to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant;
10 Le esia ta matɔ dzo Tiro ƒe gliwo, eye eƒe mɔ sesẽwo abi azu afi.”
And I will send a fire against the walls of Tyre, which shall devour her palaces.
11 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le Edom ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena eɖe Israel ɖe nu kple yi, eye wòlé dziku ɖe dɔ me ɖikaa, hegbe be yemakpɔ nublanui nɛ o.
Thus hath said the Lord, For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, will I not turn away their punishment; because he pursued with the sword his brother, and disregarded his mercy, and his anger tore in pieces continually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 Eya ta matɔ dzo Teman, eye wòabi Bozra ƒe mɔ sesẽwo.”
And I will send out a fire against Theman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le Amon ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena le woƒe aʋa si wowɔ le Gilead be yewoakeke yewoƒe liƒowo ɖe edzi me la, wotsɔ yi dze ƒodo na Gilead ƒe funɔwo.
Thus hath said the Lord, For three transgressions of the children of 'Ammon, and for four, will I not turn away their punishment; because they have ripped up the pregnant women of Gil'ad, in order to enlarge their own territory;
14 Eya ta matɔ dzo Raba ƒe gli sesẽwo, eye wòabi eƒe mɔwo le aʋaɣli ƒe ɖiɖi me le aʋakpegbe kple yaƒoƒo sesẽ le ahomtugbe.
And I will kindle a fire within the walls of Rabbah, which shall devour her palaces, with shouting on the day of battle, with a storm on the day of the tempest;
15 Woƒe fiawo kple amegãwo katã ayi aboyome.” Yehowae gblɔe.
And their king shall go into exile, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.
