Amos 9

1 Mekpɔ Aƒetɔ la wòle tsitre ɖe vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ, eye wògblɔ nam be, “Xlã nu ɖe sɔtiawo tame ne xɔa ƒe agunu naʋuʋu. Mu sɔtiawo woadze ameawo ƒe ta dzi, eye ame siwo susɔ la, mawu wo kple yi. Ame ɖeka pɛ mato le eme o, eye ɖeke hã masi o.

I saw the Lord standing on the altar: and he said, Strike the mercy-seat, and the porch shall be shaken: and cut through into the heads of all; and I will kill the remnant of them with the sword: no one of them fleeing shall escape, and no one of them, striving to save himself shall be delivered.

2 Ne woƒu du yi keke tsiẽƒe hã la, mava afi ma ahe wo ado goe; eye ne wolia nu yi dziƒo hã la, mayi afi ma ahe wo vɛ. (Sheol h7585)

Though they hid themselves in hell, thence shall my hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, thence will I bring them down. (Sheol h7585)

3 Togbɔ be woasi aɖabe ɖe agakpe siwo le Karmel to tame hã la, madi wo, ake ɖe wo ŋu, ahe wo ado goe le afi ma. Ne wosi ɖabe ɖe atsiaƒu ƒe gogloƒe ke hã la, madɔ ƒumedawo ɖa be woaɖu wo, woaku.

If they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, thence will I search [them] out and take them; and if they should go down from my presence into the depths of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them.

4 Togbɔ be woƒe futɔwo akplɔ wo ayi aboyo me hã la, afi ma hã maɖe gbe be woawu wo kple yi. “Nye ŋkuwo anɔ wo ŋu na vɔ̃, ke menye na nyui o.”

And if they should go into captivity before the face of their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall kill them: and I will set mine eyes against them for evil, and not for good.

5 Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu, ame si ka asi anyigba ŋuti wòlolõ, eye edzinɔlawo katã fa konyi, ame si na anyigba kɔ dzi abe Nil ene, eye wòna wòdze eme abe Egipte tɔsisi ene.

And the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, [is he] that takes hold of the land, and causes it to shake, and all that inhabit it shall mourn; and its destruction shall go up as a river, and shall descend as the river of Egypt.

6 Ame si tu nɔƒe kɔkɔwo ɖe dziƒonutowo me, eye wòɖo woƒe agunu ɖe anyigba dzi, ame si lɔ atsiaƒutsi, eye wòtrɔe ɖe anyigba katã dzi. Yehowae nye eƒe ŋkɔ.

[It is he] that builds his ascent up to the sky, and establishes his promise on the earth; who calls the water of the sea, and pours it out on the face of the earth; the Lord Almighty is his name.

7 Yehowa be, “O Israelviwo, ɖe miele nam abe Kustɔwo ene oa? Ɖe menye nyee kplɔ Israel tso Egiptenyigba dzi, Filistitɔwo tso Kaftor kple Siriatɔwo tso Kir oa?”

Are not you to me as the sons of the Ethiopians, O children of Israel? says the Lord. Did I not bring Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of the deep?

8 “Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe ŋkuwo le fiaɖuƒe sẽto la ŋuti. Matsrɔ̃ wo ɖa le anyigba dzi, negbe Yakob ƒe aƒe la ko nyematsrɔ̃ keŋkeŋ o,” Yehowae gblɔe.

Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the kingdom of sinners, and I will cut it off from the face of the earth; only I will not utterly cut off the house of Jacob, says the Lord.

9 “Elabena meɖe gbe, eye matsra Israel ƒe aƒe la le dukɔwo dome abe ale si wotsraa bli kple tsranui ene, ke ku ɖeka gɔ̃ hã mage ɖe anyigba o.

For I [will] give commandment, and sift the house of Israel among all the Gentiles, as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, and [yet] a fragment shall not in any wise fall upon the earth.

10 Nu vɔ̃ wɔla siwo le nye dukɔ me la atsi yi nu kpe ɖe ame siwo gblɔ be, ‘Vɔ̃ aɖeke madzɔ ɖe mía dzi o,’ la ŋu.”

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Calamities shall certainly not draw near, nor come upon us.

11 “Ekema le ɣe ma ɣi me la, “Magbugbɔ David ƒe agbadɔ atu, maɖɔ eƒe fiasã gbagbãwo ɖo, magaɖo eƒe aƒedowo te, eye magbugbɔ atui abe ale si wònɔ tsã ene,

In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and will rebuild the ruins of it, and will set up the parts thereof that have been broken down, and will build it up as in the ancient days:

12 ale be woaxɔ Edom ƒe ame mamlɛawo kple dukɔ siwo katã ŋuti woyɔ nye ŋkɔ ɖo.” Nye Yehowa ame si awɔ esiawo katã lae gblɔe.

that the remnant of men, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called, may earnestly seek [me], says the Lord who does all these things.

13 Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna,” “esime nukuxala maxa nuku vɔ hafi agbleŋlɔla nagadze agbleŋɔŋlɔ gɔme o, eye wainfiala mafia wain vɔ hafi woagadze waintiwo dodo gɔme o. Aha yeye atsyɔ le towo dzi, eye wòatsa le togbɛwo tame.

Behold, the days come, says the Lord, when the harvest shall overtake the vintage, and the grapes shall ripen at seed time; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall be planted.

14 “Makplɔ Israel agbɔe tso aboyo me, woagbugbɔ woƒe du siwo zu aƒedo la atso, ahanɔ wo me, woade waingblewo, eye woafia aha ano le wo me. Woade agblewo eye woaɖu wo me kutsetsewo.

And I will turn the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities, and shall inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and shall drink the wine from them; and they shall form gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

15 Maɖo Israel ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi, eye womagaho wo kple ke tso anyigba si metsɔ na wo la dzi akpɔ gbeɖe o.” Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu lae gblɔe.

And I will plant them on their land, and they shall no more be plucked up from the land which I have given them, says the Lord God Almighty.