Amós 1
1 As palavras de Amós, que era dentre os pastores de Tecoa, as quais viu sobre Israel, nos dias de Uzias, rei de Judá, e nos dias de Jeroboão, filho de Joás, rei de Israel, dois anos antes do terremoto.
This is the message that [Yahweh] gave to [me], Amos. I am a (shepherd/man who takes care of sheep). I am from [near] Tekoa [town south of Jerusalem]. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the [big] earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of [King] Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
2 E disse: O Senhor bramará de Sião, e de Jerusalém dará a sua voz: as habitações dos pastores prantearão, e secar-se-á o cume do Carmelo.
This is what Yahweh said: “I will roar [like a lion] [MET]; when I speak from Zion [Hill in] Jerusalem [DOU], my voice will [resemble the sound of] thunder. [When that happens], the pastures where you shepherds [take care of] your sheep will dry up, and [the grass] on top of Carmel [Mountain] will (wither/become brown) [because I will cause that no rain will fall].”
3 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Damasco, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque trilharam a Gilead com trilhos de ferro.
This is [also] what Yahweh said [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Damascus, [the capital of Syria, ] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not [change my mind about punishing them] [MTY], because [the cruel things that they did to the people of the] Gilead [region] [were like] [MET] people threshing grain using sledges [that have (iron teeth/sharp iron nails) in them].
4 Por isso porei fogo à casa de Hazael, e consumirá os palácios de Benhadad.
I will cause a fire to burn the palace [that King] Hazael [built and lived in], the fortress where [his son King] Ben-Hadad [also] lived.
5 E quebrarei o ferrolho de Damasco, e exterminarei o morador de Biqueat-aven, e ao que tem o cetro de Beth-eden; e o povo da Síria será levado em cativeiro a Kir, diz o Senhor.
I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken [down]; I will get rid of the king who rules in Aven Valley and the one who rules in Beth Eden. And the people of Syria will be captured and taken to the Kir [region where they originally lived].”
6 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Gaza, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque levaram em cativeiro todos os cativos para os entregarem a Edom.
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of the cities in Philistia]: [I will punish the people of] Gaza [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they captured large groups of people and took them to Edom and sold them to become the slaves of [the people of] Edom.
7 Por isso porei fogo ao muro de Gaza, que consumirá os seus palácios.
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 E exterminarei o morador de Asdod, e o que tem o cetro de Ascalon, e tornarei a minha mão contra Ecron; e o resto dos philisteus perecerá, diz o Senhor Jehovah.
I will get rid of the king of Ashdod [city] and the king who rules [MTY] in Ashkelon [city]. I will [also] strike/punish [the people of] Ekron [city], and [all] the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed.”
9 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Tiro, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque entregaram todos os cativos a Edom, e não se lembraram da aliança dos irmãos.
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Tyre [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [also] captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom, disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made [with your rulers].
10 Por isso porei fogo ao muro de Tiro, que consumirá os seus palácios.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Edom, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque perseguiu a seu irmão à espada, e corrompeu as suas misericórdias; e a sua ira despedaça eternamente, e retém a sua indignação para sempre
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Edom because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they pursued the people [of Israel], who descended from Esau’s [brother Jacob, and killed them] with swords; they did not act mercifully toward them at all. They were extremely angry [with the people of Israel], and they continued to be angry [with them].
12 Por isso porei fogo a Teman, que consumirá os palácios de Bozra.
I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
13 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões dos filhos de Ammon, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque fenderam as grávidas de Gilead, para dilatarem os seus termos.
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Ammon because of the many sins that [they] have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because [their soldiers even] ripped open [the bellies of] pregnant women [when their army attacked] the Gilead [region] to gain more territory.
14 Por isso porei fogo ao muro de Rabba, que consumirá os seus palácios, com alarido no dia da batalha, com tempestade no dia da tormenta.
I will cause a fire to [completely] burn the walls around Rabbah [city] and completely burn its fortresses. During that battle, [their enemies] will shout loudly and the fighting will be [like] [MET] a fierce/raging wind/storm.
15 E o seu rei irá para o cativeiro, ele e os seus príncipes juntamente, diz o Senhor.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
