Amòs 3
1 Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, tande mesaj Seyè a te bay sou nou, sou nasyon li te fè soti kite peyi Lejip la.
Hear this word that YHWH has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 Nan tout pèp ki sou latè, se nou menm sèl mwen te chwazi, se nou menm ase mwen te okipe. Se poutèt sa, m'ap pini nou pou tout peche nou fè yo.
"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins."
3 Ou janm wè de moun pati ansanm al nan vwayaj san yo pa t' antann yo anvan?
Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?
4 Ou janm tande yon lyon gwonde nan rakbwa san li pa gen tan jwenn sa pou l' manje a anvan? Ou janm tande yon jenn ti lyon ap gwonde nan twou li san li pa gen anyen nan bouch li?
Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
5 Ou janm wè yon zwezo desann atè vin pran nan pèlen si yo pa mete manje nan pèlen an anvan? Ou janm wè yon pèlen pati si pa gen bèt ki pran ladan l'?
Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?
6 Ou janm wè yo kònen klewon pou fè konnen lagè pral konmanse pou kè moun pa kase? Eske malè ka tonbe sou yon lavil si se pa Seyè a ki lakòz?
Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does disaster happen to a city, unless YHWH has done it?
7 Konsa tou, ou mèt sèten, Seyè a p'ap janm fè anyen san li pa fè pwofèt yo, moun k'ap sèvi l' yo, konnen.
Surely YHWH will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
8 Lè lyon gwonde, ki moun ki p'ap gen kè kase? Lè Seyè a pale, ki moun ki ka enpoze pwofèt yo bay mesaj la?
The lion has roared. Who will not fear? YHWH has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
9 Men sa pou ou fè moun ki rete nan gwo kay peyi Lejip ak nan peyi Asdòd yo konnen: Nou tout, sanble sou mòn Samari yo. Vin wè ki kalite dezòd ki gen la, ki kantite krim k'ap fèt la.
Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, "Assemble yourselves on the mountain of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them."
10 Yo pa konn jan pou yo fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa. Yo plen kay yo ak bagay yo pran nan vòlò ak nan sasinen moun.
"Indeed they do not know to do right," says YHWH, "Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces."
11 Se sa ki fè, men sa Seyè a, Bondye a, di: Yon lènmi gen pou vin sènen peyi a, l'a kraze tout fò k'ap pwoteje ou yo, l'ap piye tout gwo kay ou yo.
Therefore thus says YHWH: "An adversary will surround the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered."
12 Seyè a di konsa: Lè yon lyon fin devore yon ti mouton, tou sa gadò a resi sove se renk de pye ak yon ti moso zòrèy. Konsa tou, se de twa nan moun pèp Izrayèl ki rete lavil Samari yo k'ap sove, yo menm ki rete nan yon ti kwen kay, sou yon moso kabann.
Thus says YHWH: "As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed."
13 Koute byen. Avèti pitit pitit Jakòb yo. Men sa Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, di:
"Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob," says YHWH, the God of hosts.
14 Lè jou a rive pou m' pini pèp Izrayèl la pou peche l' yo, m'a detwi tout lotèl ki nan lavil Betèl la. Kòn lotèl yo ap kase, y'ap tonbe atè.
"For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.
15 M'ap detwi kay yo fè pou sezon fredi ak kay yo fè pou sezon chalè. M'ap demoli kay yo fè ak ivwa yo ra tè. Tout gwo kay yo pral disparèt. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end," says YHWH.
