Amòs 7

1 Se konsa Seyè a, Bondye a, fè m' fè yon vizyon. Nan vizyon an mwen wè Seyè a t'ap fè yon rafal krikèt vèt. Se te nan epòk yo te fin koupe pòsyon pa wa a nan jaden yo. Chak plant yo te fèk ap boujonnen ankò.

Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! he was preparing the locust, in the beginning of the shooting up of the after-grass, —and lo! after-grass, cometh after the mowings for the king.

2 Lè krikèt vèt yo te fin manje plant ki te nan peyi a, mwen di: -Tanpri, Seyè, Bondye, padonnen pèp ou a. Ki jan pou pitit pitit Jakòb yo fè kanpe ankò? Yo tou fèb.

And it came to pass, when they had made an end of eating the herbage of the land, that I said—Oh, My Lord, Yahweh, forgive, I beseech thee: By whom shall Jacob, arise? for, small, he is.

3 Seyè a chanje lide. Li di: -Sa ou te wè a p'ap rive ankò.

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, —It shall not be, said Yahweh?

4 Se konsa, Seyè a, Bondye a, fè m' fè yon lòt vizyon. Nan vizyon an, mwen wè Seyè a t'ap voye yon dife pou l' devore pèp la pou pini l'. Dife a te fin boule gwo lanmè ki anba tè a, li t'ap devore tout jaden.

Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! My Lord Yahweh proclaiming that, the controversy should be settled by fire, —which, having devoured the mighty roaring deep, should devour the inheritance.

5 Mwen di: -Tanpri, Seyè, Bondye, pa fè sa. Ki jan pou pitit pitit Jakòb yo fè kanpe ankò? Yo tou fèb.

Then said I, My Lord, Yahweh, forbear, I beseech thee, By whom shall Jacob, arise? for, small, he is.

6 Seyè a chanje lide, li di: -Sa a tou p'ap rive.

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, —Even this, shall not be, said My Lord, Yahweh.

7 Se konsa, Seyè a fè m' fè yon lòt vizyon ankò. Nan vizyon an, mwen wè Seyè a te kanpe bò yon mi yo te moute tou dwat. Li te gen yon filaplon nan men l'.

Here, he gave me to see, and lo! My Lord, stationed upon a pinnacle, —and, in his hand a plummet.

8 Lè sa a, Seyè a mande m': -Kisa ou wè la a, Amòs? Mwen reponn li: -Yon filaplon. Lè sa a, li di m': -M'ap sèvi ak filaplon sa a pou m' fè pèp la konnen li tankou yon miray ki panche prèt pou tonbe. Mwen p'ap fè pa yo ankò.

And Yahweh said unto me, What canst thou see, Amos? And I said, A plummet, —Then said My Lord, Behold me! fixing a plummet in the midst of my people Israel, I will not again any more forgive him.

9 Mwen pral kraze tout kote pitit pitit Izarak yo te konn adore m' sou mòn yo. Mwen pral fè tout kay pitit pitit Izrayèl yo te mete apa pou mwen yo tounen mazi. M'ap fè lagè ak fanmi Jewoboram lan, m'ap wete gouvènman an nan men yo.

So shall the high places of Isaac, be made desolate, and, the holy places of Israel, be laid waste, —and I will rise up, against the house of Jeroboam, with the sword.

10 Amatsya, prèt nan lavil Betèl la, voye di Jewoboram, wa Izrayèl la: -Men Amòs ap moute konplo sou do ou nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la. Li soti pou l' fini ak peyi a ak pawòl l'ap di yo.

Then sent Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: A conspiracy hath Amos, raised against thee, in the midst of the house of Israel, The land, is not able to endure, all his words;

11 Men sa l'ap mache di: Jewoboram gen pou l' mouri nan lagè. Y'ap pran moun Izrayèl yo lakay yo, y'ap depòte yo byen lwen nan peyi etranje.

For, thus, saith Amos, By the sword, shall Jeroboam, die, —and, Israel, shall, surely be exiled, from off his own soil.

12 Apre sa, Amatsya pale ak Amòs, li di l' konsa: -Divinò, al fè wout ou. Ale vit nan peyi Jida a! Al bay mesaj ou yo laba. Y'a peye ou pou sa!

Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land of Judah—and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy;

13 Men isit la, lavil Betèl, pito ou sispann bay mesaj ou yo si ou konn bout! Paske, se isit la wa a vin adore. Se yon tanp nasyonal pou tout peyi a.

But, at Bethel, not again, any more, mayest thou prophesy, —for, the holy place of the king, it is, and, the house of the kingdom, it is.

14 Amòs reponn Amatsya: -Monchè, pwofèt pa metye m'. Nitou, mwen pa fè pati sosyete moun k'ap fè metye pwofèt. Metye m' se gade bèt, se okipe pye sikomò.

Then answered Amos, and said unto Amaziah, No prophet, was I, —nor the son of a prophet, was I, —but, a herdman, was I, and a preparer of sycamore fruit;

15 Men, Seyè a pran m' nan pye travay mwen, dèyè bèt mwen yo, li ban m' lòd pou m' al fè pèp Izrayèl la konnen mesaj li voye ba yo.

But Yahweh, took me away, from following the flock, —and Yahweh, said unto me, Go prophesy against my people Israel.

16 Koulye a menm, koute pawòl Seyè a voye di ou: Ou menm w'ap mande m' pou m' pa bay ankenn mesaj sou pèp Izrayèl la, pou m' sispann pale sou pitit Izarak yo.

Now, therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh, —Thou art saying, Thou must not prophesy concerning Israel, nor let thy word drop down upon the house of Isaac.

17 Poutèt sa, Amatsya, men sa Seyè a di: Madanm ou ap tounen jennès nan lavil la! Pitit gason ou yo ak pitit fi ou yo ap mouri nan lagè! Y'ap pran tè ou yo, y'ap separe yo moso pa moso. Ou menm, ou gen pou ou mouri nan yon peyi etranje kote yo pa sèvi Seyè a. Pèp Izrayèl la menm, y'ap pran l', y'ap depòte l' byen lwen peyi l'.

Therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, Thy wife, in the city, will commit unchastity, and, thy sons and thy daughters, by the sword, shall fall, and, thine own soil, by line, shall he apportioned, —and, thou, on a polluted soil, shalt die, and, Israel, shall, surely go into exile, away from his own soil.