Amós 1
1 Las palabras de Amós, que estaba entre los pastores de Tecoa, que vio sobre Israel en los días de Uzías, rey de Judá, y en los días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás, rey de Israel, dos años antes del 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 Dijo: “Yahvé rugirá desde Sión, y pronuncie su voz desde Jerusalén; y los pastos de los pastores estarán de luto, y la cima del Carmelo se marchitará”.
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 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Damasco, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque han trillado Galaad con trillos de hierro;
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 pero enviaré fuego a la casa de Hazael, y devorará los palacios de Ben Hadad.
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 Romperé la barra de Damasco, y cortar el habitante del valle de Aven, y el que tiene el cetro de la casa del Edén; y el pueblo de Siria irá en cautiverio a Kir,” dice Yahvé.
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 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Gaza, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque se llevaron cautiva a toda la comunidad, para entregarlos 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 pero enviaré un fuego sobre el muro de Gaza, y devorará sus palacios.
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 Cortaré al habitante de Asdod, y el que tiene el cetro de Ashkelon; y volveré mi mano contra Ecrón; y el remanente de los filisteos perecerá”. dice el Señor Yahvé.
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 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Tiro, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo; porque entregaron toda la comunidad a Edom, y no recordaba el pacto entre hermanos;
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 pero enviaré un fuego sobre el muro de Tiro, y devorará sus palacios”.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de Edom, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque persiguió a su hermano con la espada y desechar toda piedad, y su cólera no cesaba, y guardó su ira para siempre;
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 pero enviaré un fuego sobre Temán, y devorará los palacios 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 Yahvé dice: “Por tres transgresiones de los hijos de Amón, sí, por cuatro, No rechazaré su castigo, porque han desgarrado a las mujeres embarazadas de Galaad, para que puedan ampliar su frontera.
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 Pero yo encenderé un fuego en el muro de Rabá, y devorará sus palacios, con gritos en el día de la batalla, con una tormenta en el día del torbellino;
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 y su rey irán al cautiverio, él y sus príncipes juntos,” dice Yahvé.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
