Amos 2

1 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le Moab ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena etsɔ Edom fia ƒe ƒuwo me akaloe.

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Moab and on four not I will revoke it because burned he [the] bones of [the] king of Edom into lime.

2 Eya ta mana dzo nava fia Moab, eye wòabi mɔ sesẽ siwo le Keriyɔt. Moab fia ŋutɔ atsrɔ̃ le ʋunyaʋunya me le aʋaɣli kple kpẽwo ƒe ɖiɖi me,

And I will send forth a fire on Moab and it will consume [the] fortresses of Kerioth and it will die in uproar Moab with a shout of alarm with [the] sound of a trumpet.

3 eye mawu eƒe fia kple eŋutimewo katã.” Yehowae gblɔe.

And I will cut off a judge from midst its and all officials its I will kill with him he says Yahweh.

4 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Le Yuda ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena egbe nu le Yehowa ƒe seawo gbɔ, eye wògbe eƒe ɖoɖowo dzi wɔwɔ, ke boŋ ena eƒe alakpalegba siwo yome wo fofowo dze la kplɔe trae,

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Judah and on four not I will revoke it because have rejected they [the] law of Yahweh and statutes his not they have kept and they have misled them lies their which they walked ancestors their after them.

5 eya ta mana dzo nava fia Yuda, eye wòafia Yerusalem ƒe mɔ sesẽwo.”

And I will send forth a fire on Judah and it will consume [the] fortresses of Jerusalem.

6 “Le Israel ƒe nu vɔ̃ gbogboawo ta la, “Nyematsɔ wo akee o, elabena etsɔ ame dzɔdzɔe dzra ɖe klosalo ta, eye wòtsɔ ame dahe dzra ɖe atokota dodo ɖeka pɛ ta.

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Israel and on four not I will revoke it because sold they for silver [the] righteous and [the] needy for sake of a pair of sandals.

7 Wotea ame dahewo ɖe to, eye wotrɔa gbo nya dzɔdzɔewo na ame gblɔe siwo wote ɖe to. Vɔ̃ɖitɔe nye be, ŋutsu kple via dea ɖetugbi ɖeka gbɔ heƒoa ɖi nye ŋkɔ kɔkɔe la.

Those [who] trample on [the] dust of [the] earth on [the] head of poor [people] and [the] way of humble [people] they turn aside and a man and father his they go into the young woman so as to profane [the] name of holiness my.

8 Woɖoa atsyɔ̃ kple avɔ siwo woxɔ le fenyilawo si le vɔsamlekpuiwo katã gbɔ, eye wonoa nyadrɔ̃ha siwo woxɔ le woƒe mawuwo ƒe aƒe me.

And on garments taken in pledge they stretch out beside every altar and [the] wine of fines they drink [the] house of god their.

9 “Metsrɔ̃ Amoritɔwo le wo ŋgɔ, togbɔ be wodzɔ atsu abe sedati, eye wosẽ abe sesewu ene hã la, meho wo kple ke.

And I I destroyed the Amorite[s] from before them who [was] like [the] height of cedars height his and [is] strong he like oaks and I destroyed fruit his above and roots his beneath.

10 Mekplɔ wò do goe tso Egipte, eye mekplɔ wò le gbedzi ƒe blaene sɔŋ, be woava xɔ Amoritɔwo ƒe anyigba.

And I I brought up you from [the] land of Egypt and I led you in the wilderness forty year[s] to take possession of [the] land of the Amorite[s].

11 Meɖo mia viŋutsuwo nyagblɔɖilawo kple míaƒe ɖekakpuiwo Mawu ƒe kluwo na Israel; ɖe nàte ŋu agblɔ be esiawo katã mele eme oa? Yehowae gblɔe.

And I raised up some of sons your to prophets and some of young men your to Nazirites ¿ also not [is] this O people of Israel [the] utterance of Yahweh.

12 Gake miena wain Mawu ƒe kluwo wono. Gawu la, miegbe na nyagblɔɖilawo be womagblɔ nya ɖi o.

And you made drink the Nazirites wine and to the prophets you commanded saying not you must prophesy.

13 “Eya ta mate mi ɖe to abe ale si keke si wodo bligba na fũu la yia toe ene.

Here! I [am] about to make totter under you just as it totters the cart full itself cut grain.

14 Miaƒe aʋawɔla ɖeablawo mate ŋu asi, akpɔ sitsoƒe o, ame sesẽwo mate ŋu azã woƒe ŋusẽ o, eye kalẽtɔ mate ŋu aɖe eƒe agbe o.

And it will be lost a place of escape from a swift [person] and a strong [person] not he will make firm power his and a mighty [person] not he will save life his.

15 Aŋutrɔdala manɔ te adae o, asrafo zazɛ̃wo mate ŋu asi o, eye sɔdola nyuitɔ mate ŋu ado sɔ asi le tsɔtsrɔ̃ la nu o.

And [the] handler of the bow not he will stand and a [person] swift on feet his not he will save and [the] rider of the horse not he will save life his.

16 Dzideƒotɔ siwo le kalẽtɔwo dome hã asi amamae gbe ma gbe.” Yehowae gblɔe.

And [the] [person] strong of heart his among the warriors naked he will flee on the day that [the] utterance of Yahweh.