Amós 1
1 Las palabras de Amós, que fue entre los pastores de Tecua, las cuales vio sobre Israel en días de Osías, rey de Judá, y en días de Jeroboam, hijo de Joas, 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 Y dijo: Jehová bramará desde Sión, y desde Jerusalem dará su voz, y las habitaciones de los pastores pondrán luto, y la cumbre del Carmelo se secará.
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 Así dijo Jehová: Por tres pecados de Damasco, y por el cuarto, no la convertiré; porque trillaron con trillos de hierro a Galaad.
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 Y meteré fuego en la casa de Hazael, y consumirá los palacios de Ben-adad.
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 Y quebraré la barra de Damasco, y talaré los moradores de Bicat-aven, y los gobernadores de Bet-eden; y el pueblo de Siria será traspasado en Kir, dijo Jehová.
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 Así dijo Jehová: Por tres pecados de Gaza, y por el cuarto, no la convertiré; porque llevó cautiva una cautividad entera para entregar los 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 Y meteré fuego en el muro de Gaza, y quemará sus palacios.
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 Y talaré los moradores de Azoto, y los gobernadores de Ascalón; y tornaré mi mano sobre Accarón, y los residuos de los Palestinos perecerán, dijo el Señor Jehová.
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 Así dijo Jehová: Por tres pecados de Tiro, y por el cuarto, no la convertiré; porque entregaron la cautividad entera a Edom, y no se acordaron del concierto de hermano.
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 Y meteré fuego en el muro de Tiro, y consumirá sus palacios.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Así dijo Jehová: Por tres pecados de Edom, y por el cuarto, no la convertiré; porque persiguió a cuchillo a su hermano, y rompió sus misericordias; y con su furor le ha robado siempre, y ha guardado el enojo perpetuamente.
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 Y meteré fuego en Temán, y consumirá los palacios de Bosra.
I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
13 Así dijo Jehová: Por tres pecados de los hijos de Amón, y por el cuarto, no los convertiré; porque rompieron los montes de Galaad, para ensanchar su término.
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 Y encenderé fuego en el muro de Rabba, y consumirá sus palacios como con estruendo en día de batalla, como con tempestad en día tempestuoso.
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 irá en cautividad, él y sus príncipes todos, dijo Jehová.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
