Amós 4
1 Escuchen estas palabras, vacas de Basán que están en la montaña de Samaria, quienes oprimen a los pobres, quebrantan a los necesitados y dicen a sus esposos: ¡Traigan para que bebamos!
Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us something to drink."
2 ʼAdonay Yavé juró por su santidad: Ciertamente vienen días sobre ustedes cuando serán llevados con garfios, y a sus descendientes, con anzuelos de pescador.
The LORD has sworn by his holiness: "Look, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.
3 Ustedes saldrán por las brechas, cada una delante de ella, y serán echadas al Armón, dice Yavé.
You will go out at the breaks in the wall, everyone straight before her; and you will cast yourselves into Harmon," says the LORD.
4 Vayan a Bet-ʼEl, rebélense a Gilgal y multipliquen la rebelión. Lleven sus sacrificios por la mañana y sus diezmos cada tres días.
"Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,
5 Ofrezcan ofrenda de acción de gracias con pan leudado. Proclamen ofrendas voluntarias, porque aman esto, oh hijos de Israel, dice ʼAdonay Yavé.
offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel," says the LORD.
6 Pero yo también les di limpieza de dientes en todas sus ciudades y carencia de pan en todas sus aldeas. Sin embargo, no regresaron a Mí, dice Yavé.
"I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.
7 Les retuve la lluvia tres meses antes de la cosecha. Hice llover en un pueblo y en otro no. En una parcela llovía y otra se secaba sin lluvia.
"I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it did not rain withered.
8 De dos o tres pueblos iban a otro para beber agua, y no se saciaban, pero no se volvieron a Mí, dice Yavé.
So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.
9 Los golpeé con ráfagas de viento y con honguillo. La persistente langosta devoró sus huertos y sus viñas, higueras y olivos, pero no regresaron a Mí, dice Yavé.
"I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.
10 Les envié la mortandad y maté a espada a sus jóvenes junto con sus caballos capturados. Hice que la hediondez de su campamento subiera a sus fosas nasales, pero no regresaron a Mí, dice Yavé.
"I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.
11 Los destruí como ʼElohim destruyó a Sodoma y Gomorra. Fueron como un tizón salvado de la llama, pero no se volvieron a Mí, dice dice Yavé.
"I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.
12 Por tanto, oh Israel, así te haré a ti. Porque haré esto contigo, ¡prepárate para salir al encuentro de tu ʼElohim, oh Israel!
"Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.
13 Porque ciertamente el que forma montañas, crea el viento, y declara al hombre cuáles son sus pensamientos, el que saca la aurora de la oscuridad y pisa sobre las alturas de la tierra se llama Yavé, ʼElohim de las huestes.
For, look, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: The LORD, the God of hosts, is his name."
