Amós 3
1 Escucha esta palabra que el Señor ha dicho contra ti, hijos de Israel, contra toda la familia que 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 Solo a ti de todas las familias de la tierra me he escogido; por esta razón les enviaré castigo por todos sus pecados.
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 ¿Es posible que dos vayan caminando juntos, si no es por acuerdo?
Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
4 ¿Un león dará su fuerte rugir en el bosque cuando no haya comida? ¿La voz del cachorro sonará desde su agujero si no ha apresado algo?
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 ¿Es posible que un pájaro sea llevado a una red sin haber cazador? ¿Se levantará la red de la tierra si no ha atrapado nada?
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 Si suena la bocina en la ciudad, ¿no estará llena de miedo la gente? ¿vendrá el mal a una ciudad si el Señor no lo ha hecho?
[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 Ciertamente el Señor no hará nada sin dejar en claro su secreto a sus siervos, los profetas.
And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
8 Si suena el rugir del león; ¿Quién no tendrá miedo? El Señor Dios ha dicho la palabra; ¿Es posible que el profeta se calle?
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 Proclamen las noticias en las grandes casas de Asdod y en la tierra de Egipto, y digan: Reúnase en las montañas de Samaria, y vean qué grandes tumultos hay en medio de ella, y qué actos crueles se hacen en ella.
[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 Porque no tienen conocimiento de cómo hacer lo correcto, dice el Señor, los que acumulan violencia y destrucción en sus palacios.
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 esta razón, dice el Señor, vendrá un adversario, rodeándote en la tierra por todos lados; y tu fuerza caerá y tus palacios serán destruidos.
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 Estas son las palabras del Señor: Como el criador de ovejas saca de la boca del león dos patas o parte de una oreja; así serán arrebatados los hijos de Israel, que descansan en Samaria en la esquina de una cama o en los cojines de seda de un sofá.
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 Escucha ahora y da testimonio contra la familia de Jacob, dice el Señor Dios, 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 en el día en que yo castigue a Israel por sus pecados, enviaré castigo sobre los altares de Betel, y los cuernos del altar serán cortados y descenderán a la 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 Y enviaré destrucción a la casa de invierno con la casa de verano; y también casas de marfil perecerán y los palacios serán destruidos, dice el Señor.
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!”
