Amòs 4
1 Nou menm, gwo fanm peyi Samari yo, nou gra tankou manman bèf Bazan. N'ap maltrete malere yo, n'ap peze pòv yo, epi n'ap di mari nou yo pote diven ban nou bwè.
Hear ye this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, —who say to their lords, Bring in, and let us drink!
2 Koute sa Seyè a di: Seyè a se yon moun apa. Se yon Bondye tout bon. Li fè sèman sou tèt li. Li di konsa: Yon jou gen pou rive, y'ap fwennen nou tankou pwason ki pran nan zen. Y'ap pote nou tout ale.
Sworn hath My Lord, Yahweh, by his own holiness, That lo! days, are coming upon you, —when he will take you away with hooks, and your followers with fishhooks;
3 Y'a fè nou pase nan twou ki nan miray la, de pye devan, yonn apre lòt. Y'ap voye nou jete deyò. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
And, through fissures, shall ye go out, every woman, straight before her, —and ye shall be thrust forth towards the castle, Declareth Yahweh.
4 Seyè a di konsa: Nou menm, pèp Izrayèl, se sa! Moute nan tanp lavil Betèl yo, al fè peche! Ale lavil Gilgal, peche kont kò nou! Chak maten, mennen bèt pou yo touye tankou ofrann bay Bondye! Chak twa jou, pote ladim nou!
Enter ye Bethel, and transgress, At Gilgal, cause transgression, to abound, —Yea, carry in, every morning, your sacrifices, every three days, your tithes;
5 Ale non! Ofri pen nou bay Bondye pou di l' mèsi! Mache di toupatou jan nou fè ofrann ak tout kè nou bay Bondye! Apa konsa nou renmen fè, pèp Izrayèl! Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Yea, burn thou incense, of that which is leavened, as a thank-offering, and proclaim ye freewill-offerings, let them be known, —for, so, ye love [to have it], ye sons of Israel, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.
6 Se mwen menm ki te fè grangou tonbe sou tout lavil nou yo, kifè nou pa t' ka jwenn manje lakay nou. Malgre sa, nou pa tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Moreover also, I, have given you cleanness of teeth throughout all your cities, and want of bread throughout all your dwelling-places, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
7 Lè jaden nou tapral pote rekòt, mwen pa t' kite lapli tonbe. Mwen voye lapli sou yon lavil, mwen fè yon lòt rete san yon grenn lapli. Yon jaden jwenn lapli, yon lòt menm ap mouri.
Moreover also, I, have withholden from you the abundant rain, when yet there were only three mouths to the harvest, Or I might rain upon one city, and, on another city, might not rain, —One portion, would be rained upon, and, the portion whereupon it should not rain, would be dried up;
8 Moun soti nan de twa lavil ale nan yon lavil nan vwazinaj al mande dlo, men pa t' gen ase pou yo tout bwè. Malgre sa, nou pa tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Then would two or three cities totter to one city to drink water, without being satisfied, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
9 Mwen voye yon van cho kou dife boule tout rekòt yo. Krikèt vèt manje tout jaden nou yo ak tout pye rezen nou yo, tout pye fig frans nou yo ak tout pye oliv nou yo. Malgre sa, nou pa tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
I have smitten you with blight and with mildew, When your gardens and your vineyards and your fig-trees and your olive-trees have increased, the creeping locust would devour them, —Yet have ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
10 Mwen voye malè sou nou tankou malè mwen te voye sou peyi Lejip la. Mwen touye jenn gason nou yo nan lagè. Mwen te pran tout chwal nou yo mennen ale. Sant kadav moute nan nen nou tout kote nou rete a. Malgre sa, nou pa tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
I have sent among you pestilence, in the manner of Egypt, I have slain, with the sword, your young men, and therewith have been taken captive your horses, And I have caused to ascend—the stench of your camps, even into your own nostrils, Yet ye have not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
11 Mwen detwi kèk nan nou, menm jan mwen te detwi moun Sodòm ak moun Gomò yo. Sa ki te sove nan nou yo, se tankou yon bout bwa ki pran dife, epi yo kouri wete l' nan dife a pou li pa fin boule. Malgre sa, nou pa tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
I have made an overthrew among you, like the divine overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye have become like a brand snatched out of the burning, —Yet hate ye not returned unto me, Declareth Yahweh.
12 Se poutèt sa, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl, mwen pral pini nou. E paske mwen pral pini nou konsa a, nou mèt pare kò nou pou n'a l' kontre ak Bondye nou an.
Therefore, thus, will I do unto thee, O Israel, —Because this thing I will do unto thee, Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13 Se Bondye ki te fè mòn yo. Se li menm ki te kreye van yo. Li fè lèzòm konnen lide li gen nan tèt li. Li fè lajounen soti nan lannwit. L'ap gouvènen sou tout latè. Se poutèt sa, men jan yo rele l': Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a.
For lo! He that fashioned the mountains, and created the wind, and who telleth the son of earth what is his thought, who turneth dawn into darkness, and marcheth upon the high places of the earth, Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name!
