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:
You people [MTY] of Israel, listen to this funeral song that I will sing about you:
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.
“You are like [MET] a young woman, but in spite of that, you will certainly be struck down and you will never get up again! You will lie on the ground, abandoned, and there will be no one to help you stand 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.”
This is what Yahweh the Lord says to the people [MTY] of Israel: [“When your enemies attack you, ] and when 1,000 [of your soldiers] will go [to a battle], there will be only 100 who will survive. When 100 soldiers march out [from a city to fight], there will be only ten who will remain alive.”
4 Paske, konsa pale SENYÈ a a lakay Israël: “Chache Mwen pou nou ka viv.
Yahweh continues to say to the people [MTY] of Israel: “You Israeli people, return to me! If you do that, you will continue to remain alive.
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.
Do not go to Bethel to seek [my help]; do not go to Gilgal [to worship]; do not [even] go to Beersheba, because [your enemies] will drag away [the people of] Gilgal to other countries, and Bethel will be completely destroyed.”
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.
So, come to Yahweh; if you do that, you will remain alive. If you do not do that, Yahweh will descend on you descendants [MTY] of Joseph like [SIM] a fire; that fire will burn everything in Bethel, and (nothing/no one) will be able to save that town.
7 Nou menm ki fè jistis vin tounen lanvè, e ki jete ladwati rive jis atè yo,
You people distort what is fair/right and cause [people to think that] it is something that is very bitter; you treat good things as though they are evil.
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.
[Do you know who] created all the groups of stars and put them in their places? [Each morning] he causes the darkness to become the dawn, and [each evening] he causes the daylight to become darkness. He scoops up water from the oceans [to become clouds], and then he dumps the water [from the clouds] onto the earth. The one who does those things is named Yahweh.
9 Se Li menm ki jayi ak destriksyon sou moun pwisan yo, jiskaske destriksyon sa a rive sou sitadèl la.
He causes strong [soldiers] to be killed, and causes the (high walls around/fortresses of) cities to be torn down.
10 Yo rayi sila k ap reprimande nan pòtay la ni yo pa vle wè sila ki pale ak entegrite a.
[He is the one who will punish you] because you hate those who challenge anyone who tries to make unjust decisions, and you hate those who tell the truth in your courts.
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.
You oppress poor people and force them to pay big taxes. You have built big stone mansions [for yourselves], but you will not be able to live in them. You have planted vineyards, but there will not be any [grapes for you to harvest to make] wine.
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.
I know all of your sins and the terrible crimes that you have committed. You oppress righteous/honest people, and you accept bribes. You do not allow judges to treat poor people justly.
13 Alò nan yon tan konsa, sila ki saj la oblije rete an silans, paske tan an vin plen ak mechanste.
This is a time when [many people do] evil things, so people who have good sense say nothing [when they hear about such things being done].
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!
In order to remain alive, you must stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what is right. If you do that, the Commander of the armies of angels will be with you like you claim [that he always is].
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.”
Love what is good, and hate what is evil! Try to cause [judges] in your courts to make decisions that are right/fair! If you do those things, perhaps the Commander of the armies of angels will act mercifully toward [you descendants of] Joseph who are still alive.
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.
“Because I, Yahweh, [will punish you for your sins], this is what I have solemnly declared: People will be wailing loudly in every street, and people will be very sorrowful in every plaza. Farmers will be summoned to [come and] weep, along with the other official mourners who will wail [for those who have died].
17 Epi nan tout chan rezen yo, va gen gwo kri, paske Mwen va pase nan mitan nou”, di SENYÈ a.
People will be wailing in your vineyards, because I will punish you [IDM] severely. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it!”
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.
Terrible things will happen to you who desire that it will soon be the day when Yahweh [will punish your enemies], because that will be a day of darkness, not of 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.
[At that time, ] when you try to run from a lion, you will face a bear. When you run into your house [to be safe], and you put your hand on a wall, it will be bitten by a snake.
20 Èske jou SENYÈ a p ap yon jou tenèb olye de limyè a, fènwa a menm san klate ladann?
That day, [when he punishes people], will certainly be [RHQ] a very dark day [MET], without even a little bit of light.
21 Mwen rayi, Mwen va refize aksepte fèt nou yo, ni Mwen p ap pran plezi nan asanble solanèl nou yo.
[Yahweh says], “I hate your religious celebrations and the times when you gather to worship me; I detest them [DOU].
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.
Even if you bring me offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings of grain, I will no longer accept them. Even if you bring me offerings to renew/maintain fellowship with me, I will not pay any attention to them.
23 Retire sou Mwen bri a chanson nou yo; Mwen p ap menm koute son a ap nou yo.
So, stop singing noisy/loud songs! I will not listen when you play harps.
24 Men kite jistis koule desann tankou dlo, e ladwati tankou yon gwo larivyè,
Instead, your continually acting justly/fairly and righteously should be [never stop, ] like [SIM] [the water in] a river that never stops flowing.
25 Èske nou te pote ban Mwen ofrann sakrifis ak ofrann sereyal nan dezè a pandan karant ane yo, O lakay Israël?
You Israeli people [MTY], your [ancestors] wandered through the desert for 40 years; and during that time, they never brought any sacrifices and offerings to me!
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.
But they carried the two idols that they had made— the idols of Succoth, the god [that they considered to be] their king, and Kaiwan, [the image of the] star [that they worshiped].
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, now I will force you to go to [a country that is] far beyond Damascus! [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it!”
