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.
The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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.
And he said: The Lord will roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem he will utter his voice. And the beautiful pastures have mourned, and the top of Carmel has become dry.
3 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Damasco, e por quatro, não o afastarei, porque trilharam a Gilead com trilhos de ferro.
Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Damascus, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have threshed Gilead into iron wagons.
4 Por isso porei fogo à casa de Hazael, e consumirá os palácios de Benhadad.
And I will send fire onto the house of Hazael, and it will devour the houses of Ben-hadad.
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.
And I will shatter the crowbar of Damascus, and I will destroy the inhabitants of the camp of the idol and the holder of the scepter of the house of pleasure; and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene, says the Lord.
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.
Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Gaza, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have carried out an excellent captivity, so as to enclose them in Idumea.
7 Por isso porei fogo ao muro de Gaza, que consumirá os seus palácios.
And I will send a fire onto the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its buildings.
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.
And I will destroy the inhabitant from Ashdod, and the holder of the scepter of Ashkelon. And I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remainder of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord God.
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.
Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Tyre, and for four, I will not convert it, in so far as they have completed an excellent captivity in Idumea and have not considered the bond among brothers.
10 Por isso porei fogo ao muro de Tiro, que consumirá os seus palácios.
And I will send a fire onto the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its buildings.
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
Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Edom, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has been pursuing his brother with the sword and has outraged his brother’s compassion, and he has gone beyond his anger and has held onto his indignation until the end.
12 Por isso porei fogo a Teman, que consumirá os palácios de Bozra.
I will send a fire onto Teman, and it will devour the buildings of Bozrah.
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.
Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has cut up the pregnant women of Gilead, so as to expand his limits.
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.
And I will ignite a fire on the wall of Rabbah. And it will devour its buildings, with wailing on the day of war, and with a whirlwind on the day of commotion.
15 E o seu rei irá para o cativeiro, ele e os seus príncipes juntamente, diz o Senhor.
And Melchom will go into captivity, he and his leaders together, says the Lord.
