Amòs 5

1 Tande pawòl sa ke m reprann pou nou kon yon chan; Yon plent konsi, pou sila ki mouri deja yo, O lakay Israël:

Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

2 Li fin tonbe, li p ap leve ankò— Vyèj Israël la. Li kouche byen neglije sou tèren li; nanpwen moun ki pou leve l.

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

3 Paske, konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Vil ki te gen mil sòlda soti, va gen san ki rete, e sila ki gen san ki ale yo, va gen dis ki rete pou lakay Israël.”

For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have an hundred left, and that which went forth an hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.

4 Paske, konsa pale SENYÈ a a lakay Israël: “Chache Mwen pou nou ka viv.

For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

5 Men pa ale Béthel, ni pa vini Guilgal, ni travèse Beer-Schéba. Paske anverite, Guilgal va antre an kaptivite e gwo twoub va rive Béthel.

but seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

6 Chache SENYÈ a pou nou ka viv, sinon Li va eklate kon dife nan lakay Joseph, e li va devore san pa gen okenn moun ki pou etenn li Béthel.

Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour and there be none to quench it in Beth-el:

7 Nou menm ki fè jistis vin tounen lanvè, e ki jete ladwati rive jis atè yo,

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth;

8 Chache Li ki te kreye Pléiades ak Orion yo, ki chanje gwo fènwa yo pou vin tounen maten, ki etenn lajounen pou fè lannwit, ki rele dlo lanmè yo e vide sou sifas tè a; SENYÈ a, se non L.

[seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is his name;

9 Se Li menm ki jayi ak destriksyon sou moun pwisan yo, jiskaske destriksyon sa a rive sou sitadèl la.

that bringeth sudden destruction upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

10 Yo rayi sila k ap reprimande nan pòtay la ni yo pa vle wè sila ki pale ak entegrite a.

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

11 Konsa, akoz nou foule malere a, e egzije taks nan blè sou li, akoz nou fin bati bèl kay ak wòch byen taye, malgre nou pa menm rete nan yo, konsa, nou fin plante bèl chan rezen yo, men nou p ap bwè diven yo.

Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

12 Paske Mwen konnen transgresyon nou yo vin anpil e peche nou yo vin gran; nou menm ki boulvèse moun dwat yo, ki aksepte tout sa ki glise anba tab yo, e ki detounen malere a nan pòtay la.

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right].

13 Alò nan yon tan konsa, sila ki saj la oblije rete an silans, paske tan an vin plen ak mechanste.

Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

14 Chache sa ki bon e pa sa ki mal, pou nou ka viv; epi konsa, SENYÈ dèzame yo kapab avèk nou, jis jan nou te pale a!

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

15 Rayi mal e renmen sa ki bon, e etabli jistis nan pòtay la! Petèt SENYÈ Bondye dèzame yo ka fè gras a retay Joseph la.”

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16 Alò, SENYÈ Bondye dèzame yo, Senyè a di: “Va gen gwo lamantasyon tout kote e nan lari a, yo va rele: ‘Elas! Elas!’ Yo va rele kiltivatè a pou fè dèy, yo va peye moun pou l fè lamantasyon.

Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways; and they shall say in all the streets, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

17 Epi nan tout chan rezen yo, va gen gwo kri, paske Mwen va pase nan mitan nou”, di SENYÈ a.

And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

18 Elas pou nou menm ki anvi wè jou SENYÈ a! Pouki sa nou lanvi we jou SENYÈ a? Li va yon jou tenèb olye limyè.

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? it is darkness, and not light.

19 Tankou lè yon nonm kouri kite yon lyon pou l rakontre yon lous; oswa pou l rive lakay li, apiye men l sou mi kay la, pou yon koulèv vin mòde l.

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Èske jou SENYÈ a p ap yon jou tenèb olye de limyè a, fènwa a menm san klate ladann?

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 Mwen rayi, Mwen va refize aksepte fèt nou yo, ni Mwen p ap pran plezi nan asanble solanèl nou yo.

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

22 Menmsi nou ofri ban Mwen ofrann brile ak ofrann sereyal, Mwen p ap aksepte yo; ni Mwen p ap menm gade ofrann lapè a bèt gra nou yo.

Yea, though ye offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

23 Retire sou Mwen bri a chanson nou yo; Mwen p ap menm koute son a ap nou yo.

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

24 Men kite jistis koule desann tankou dlo, e ladwati tankou yon gwo larivyè,

But let judgment roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

25 Èske nou te pote ban Mwen ofrann sakrifis ak ofrann sereyal nan dezè a pandan karant ane yo, O lakay Israël?

Did ye bring unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 Anplis nou te pote Sikkuth, wa nou an, ak Kiyyun, imaj nou yo, ak zetwal dye nou, ke nou te fè pou nou menm yo.

Yea, ye have borne Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27 “Pou sa, Mwen va fè nou antre an egzil pi lwen Damas,” di SENYÈ a, ki gen non Li ki se Bondye dèzame yo.

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.