Amos 1
1 Paroles d’Amos, l’un des bergers de Tekoa, visions qu’il eut sur Israël, au temps d’Ozias, roi de Juda, et au temps 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 Il dit: De Sion l’Éternel rugit, De Jérusalem il fait entendre sa voix. Les pâturages des bergers sont dans le deuil, Et le sommet du Carmel est desséché.
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 parle l’Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Damas, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu’ils ont foulé Galaad sous 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 J’enverrai le 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 Je briserai les verrous de Damas, J’exterminerai de Bikath-Aven les habitants, Et de Beth-Éden celui qui tient le sceptre; Et le peuple de Syrie sera mené captif 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 parle l’Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Gaza, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu’ils ont fait une foule de captifs pour les 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 J’enverrai le feu dans les murs de Gaza, Et il en dévorera les palais.
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 J’exterminerai d’Asdod les habitants, Et d’Askalon celui qui tient le sceptre; 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 parle l’Éternel: A cause de trois crimes de Tyr, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu’ils ont livré à Édom une foule de captifs, Sans se souvenir 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 J’enverrai le feu dans les murs de Tyr, Et il en dévorera les palais.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Ainsi parle l’Éternel: A cause de trois crimes d’Édom, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu’il a poursuivi ses frères avec l’épée, En étouffant sa compassion, Parce que sa colère déchire toujours, Et qu’il garde éternellement sa fureur.
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 J’enverrai le feu dans 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 parle l’Éternel: A cause de trois crimes des enfants d’Ammon, Même de quatre, je ne révoque pas mon arrêt, Parce qu’ils ont fendu le ventre des femmes enceintes de Galaad, Afin d’agrandir leur territoire.
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 J’allumerai le feu dans les murs de Rabba, Et il en dévorera les palais, Au milieu des cris de guerre au jour du combat, Au milieu de l’ouragan au jour de la tempête;
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 s’en ira en captivité, Lui, et ses chefs avec lui, dit l’Éternel.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
