Amos 1
1 Les paroles d’Amos, qui était d’entre les bergers de Thekoa, qu’il a vues touchant Israël, aux jours d’Ozias, roi de Juda, et aux jours de Jéroboam, fils de Joas, roi d’Israël, deux ans avant le tremblement de terre.
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.
2 Et il dit: L’Éternel rugit de Sion, et de Jérusalem il fait entendre sa voix; et les pâturages des bergers mènent deuil, et le sommet du Carmel est séché.
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].”
3 Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions de Damas, et à cause de quatre, je ne révoquerai pas [mon arrêt]; parce qu’ils ont foulé Galaad avec des traîneaux de fer.
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].
4 Et j’enverrai un feu dans la maison de Hazaël, et il dévorera les palais de Ben-Hadad;
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.
5 et je briserai la barre de Damas, et, de la vallée d’Aven je retrancherai l’habitant, et de Beth-Éden, celui qui tient le sceptre; et le peuple de la Syrie ira en captivité à Kir, dit l’Éternel.
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].”
6 Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions de Gaza, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’ils ont emmené captive la captivité tout entière, pour la livrer à Édom;
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.
7 mais j’enverrai un feu dans les murs de Gaza, et il dévorera ses palais;
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 et je retrancherai d’Asdod l’habitant, et d’Askalon celui qui tient le sceptre; et je tournerai ma main contre Ékron, et le reste des Philistins périra, dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel.
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.”
9 Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions de Tyr, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’ils ont livré la captivité tout entière à Édom, et ne se sont pas souvenus de l’alliance fraternelle;
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].
10 mais j’enverrai un feu dans les murs de Tyr, et il dévorera ses palais.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions d’Édom, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’il a poursuivi son frère avec l’épée, et a étouffé la miséricorde, et que sa colère déchira sans fin, et qu’il garda sa fureur à toujours.
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].
12 Et j’enverrai un feu sur Théman, et il dévorera les palais de Botsra.
I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
13 Ainsi dit l’Éternel: À cause de trois transgressions des fils d’Ammon, et à cause de quatre, je ne le révoquerai point, parce qu’ils ont fendu le ventre aux femmes enceintes de Galaad, afin d’élargir leurs frontières;
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.
14 et j’allumerai un feu dans les murs de Rabba, et il dévorera ses palais, au milieu des cris au jour de la bataille, au milieu de la tempête au jour du tourbillon;
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.
15 et leur roi ira en captivité, lui et ses princes ensemble, dit l’Éternel.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
