Amós 2
1 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Moab, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque quemó los huesos del rey de Edom hasta convertirlos en cal;
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Moab because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [dug up] the bones of the king of Edom and burned them completely, with the result that [the ashes became as white] as lime.
2 pero enviaré un fuego sobre Moab, y devorará los palacios de Kerioth; y Moab morirá con tumulto, con gritos y con el sonido de la trompeta;
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the fortresses of Kerioth [city in Moab]. [People will hear soldiers] shouting and blowing trumpets [loudly] while I am causing Moab to be destroyed
3 y cortaré al juez de entre ellos, y matará a todos sus príncipes con él”. dice Yahvé.
[and while] I am getting rid of its king and all its leaders. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
4 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Judá, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque han rechazado la ley de Yahvé, y no han guardado sus estatutos, y sus mentiras los han llevado por el mal camino, tras la cual caminaron sus padres;
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will also punish the people of] Judah because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they have rejected what I taught them and they have not obeyed my commands. They have been deceived [and persuaded to worship false gods], the same [gods] that their ancestors [worshiped].
5 pero enviaré un fuego sobre Judá, y devorará los palacios de Jerusalén”.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn [everything in] Judah, including the fortresses in Jerusalem.”
6 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Israel, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque han vendido a los justos por plata, y a los necesitados por un par de sandalias;
Yahweh [also] said this: “[I will punish the people of] Israel because of the many sins [that they have committed]; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they sell righteous [people] to get [a small amount of] silver; they sell poor [people, causing them to become slaves], getting for [each of] them [only the amount of money with which they could buy] a pair of sandals.
7 Pisotean las cabezas de los pobres en el polvo de la tierra y negar la justicia a los oprimidos. Un hombre y su padre usan la misma doncella, para profanar mi santo nombre.
[It is as though] they trample the poor people into the dirt and do not allow those who are helpless to be treated fairly. Men and their fathers dishonor me [MTY] by both having sex [EUP] with the same [slave] girl.
8 Se acostaron junto a cada altar sobre ropas tomadas en prenda. En la casa de su Dios beben el vino de los multados.
[When poor people borrow money], [the lenders force those people to give to them a piece of clothing] for them to keep until he can pay back the money. [But at the end of each day, instead of returning that garment as Yahweh had commanded them to], they lie down on that garment at the places where they worship [their gods]! They fine people, and with that money [they buy] wine and drink it in the temples of their gods!
9 Sin embargo, yo destruí al amorreo ante ellos, cuya altura era como la de los cedros, y era fuerte como los robles; sin embargo, destruí su fruto desde arriba, y sus raíces desde abajo.
[Long ago, ] to assist your ancestors, I got rid of the Amor people-group. They [seemed to be] as tall as cedar [trees] and as strong as oak [trees], but I got rid of them completely, [as easily as someone cuts off] [MET] the branches of a tree and then digs out all its roots.
10 También te saqué de la tierra de Egipto y te condujo cuarenta años por el desierto, para poseer la tierra de los amorreos.
I brought your [ancestors] out of Egypt, and [then] I led them through the desert for 40 years. And then I enabled them to conquer/possess the Amor area.
11 Yo levanté a algunos de tus hijos como profetas, y a algunos de sus jóvenes como nazireos. ¿No es esto cierto? ¿Israel, hijos de Israel?”, dice Yahvé.
I chose some of you Israelis to be prophets, and I chose others to be Nazir-men [who were completely dedicated to me]. You people of Israel certainly [RHQ] know that what I have said is true!
12 “Pero tú les diste de beber vino a los nazireos, y ordenó a los profetas, diciendo: “¡No profeticen!
But you commanded the prophets to not speak the messages that [I gave to] them, and you persuaded the Nazir-men to drink wine, [which I told them never to do].
13 He aquí que te aplastaré en tu lugar, como aplasta un carro que está lleno de grano.
So I will crush you like [SIM] [the wheels of] a wagon that is loaded with grain crushes [whatever it rolls over].
14 La huida perecerá de los veloces. El fuerte no fortalecerá su fuerza. El poderoso no se entregará.
[Even] if you run fast, you will not escape; [even] if you are strong, [it will be as though] you are weak, and warriors will be unable to save themselves.
15 El que maneja el arco no se sostiene. El que es rápido de pies no escapará. El que monta el caballo no se libra.
[Even] if you are able to shoot arrows [well], you will be forced to retreat [LIT]; [even] if you run fast or if you ride [away] on a horse, you will not [be able to] save yourself.
16 El que es valiente entre los poderosos huirán desnudos ese día”. dice Yahvé.
[Even] warriors who are very brave will drop their weapons when they try to flee on the day [that I get rid of them]. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
