Amós 3
1 Oíd esta palabra que Yahvé ha pronunciado acerca de vosotros, oh hijos de Israel, acerca de toda la familia que Yo saqué de la tierra de Egipto, diciendo:
“You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
2 “De todas las tribus de la tierra solo conocí a vosotros; por eso os visitaré por todas vuestras maldades.
From all the people-groups on the earth, I [chose and] took care of only you. That is the reason that I will punish you for the sins that you have committed.”
3 ¿Pueden acaso dos ir juntos sin estar de acuerdo?
Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
4 ¿Por ventura brama el león en el bosque si no tiene presa? ¿Alza su rugido el leoncillo desde su cubil si nada ha apresado?
A lion certainly does not [RHQ] roar in the bushes/forest if it has not killed another animal. It does not [RHQ] growl in its den if it is not eating [the flesh of an animal that it has caught].
5 ¿Caerá el pájaro en el lazo sobre la tierra, sin ponérsele cebo? ¿Quién levanta el lazo desde el suelo sin estar de acuerdo?
No one can [RHQ] catch a bird if [he does] not [set] a trap for it. A trap does not spring shut unless some [animal] has not sprung the trap.
6 ¿Se toca acaso la trompeta en la ciudad sin que se estremezca el pueblo? ¿Habrá calamidad en alguna ciudad sin disposición de Yahvé?
[Similarly, all] the people in a city certainly [RHQ] become afraid when [they hear someone] blowing a trumpet [to signal that enemies are attacking]. And when a city experiences disaster, Yahweh is the one who has caused it [RHQ].
7 Pues Yahvé, el Señor, no hará nada sin revelar su secreto a sus siervos los profetas.
And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
8 Si ruge el león, ¿quién no temerá? Si habla Yahvé, el Señor, ¿quién no profetizará?
Everyone certainly becomes terrified [RHQ] when they hear a lion roar, and if Yahweh the Lord has given messages [to prophets like me], we certainly must [RHQ] proclaim those messages, [even if they cause people to become terrified].
9 Pregonadlo en los palacios de Azoto y en los palacios del país de Egipto, y decid: “Congregaos en los montes de Samaria, y ved la enorme inmoralidad en medio de ella, y las violencias que allí se cometen.”
[I said this to the leaders of Samaria] (OR, [Yahweh said this to me]): Send this message to the leaders [MET] in Ashdod [city] and to Egypt: “Come to the hills of Samaria and see [the way that their (leaders/wealthy people)] are causing people in that city to be terrified, and [the way that they] are causing the people to suffer!”
10 No saben hacer lo justo, dice Yahvé; amontonan en sus palacios rapiña y robo.
Yahweh says that the people there do not know how to do things that are right. Their homes are filled with [valuable things] that they have stolen or [taken] violently [from others].
11 Por lo cual, así dice Yahvé, el Señor: “El enemigo rodeará el país y te quitará tu fuerza, y saqueados serán tus palacios.”
So Yahweh [our] God says that [soon] their enemies will come and tear down their (defenses/high city walls) and take away those valuable things.
12 Así dice Yahvé: “Como el pastor arranca de la boca del león dos patas o la punta de una oreja, así serán salvados los hijos de Israel que se hallan en Samaria, en el ángulo del diván o sobre un lecho damasquino.
Yahweh has declared this: “When a lion attacks a sheep, [sometimes] a shepherd will be able to snatch from the lion’s mouth only two legs or an ear of the sheep. Similarly, [only] a few people from Samaria will escape, and [they will be able to rescue only] a part of a couch and a part of a bed.”
13 Oíd y dad testimonio contra la casa de Jacob, dice Yahvé, el Señor, el Dios de los ejércitos.
The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
14 Porque el día que Yo castigare las prevaricaciones de Israel, (lo) castigaré también por los altares de Betel, y serán rotos los cuernos del altar y caerán a tierra.
When I, Yahweh, punish [the people of] Israel because of the sins that they have committed, I will cause the altars at Bethel [town] to be destroyed; even the projections at the corners of the altars will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15 Destruiré las casas de invierno juntamente con las casas de verano; quedarán arrasados los palacios de marfil, y desaparecerán muchas casas”, dice Yahvé.
I will cause the houses [that they live in during] the (winter/rainy season) and those [in which they live during] the (summer/dry season) to be torn down. [Beautiful] big houses and houses [that are decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
