Amos 1
1 Amos, Tekoa nnwanhwɛfoɔ no mu baako nsɛm nie. Ɔnyaa saa anisoadehunu yi a ɛfa Israel ho mfeɛ mmienu ansa na asase wosooɛ no, ɛberɛ a Usia di ɔhene wɔ Yuda na Yoas babarima Yeroboam nso di ɔhene wɔ Israel no.
The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
2 Ɔkaa sɛ: “Awurade bobom firi Sion bepɔ so na ɔde aprannaa nnyegyeeɛ nso firi Yerusalem; nnwanhwɛfoɔ mmoa adidibea rehye na Karmel atifi nso kusa.”
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
3 Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Damasko ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ayuporeeɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ dadeɛ se dwerɛɛ Gilead.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
4 Mede ogya bɛto Hasael efie na ahye Ben-Hadad aban no.
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
5 Mɛbubu Damasko apono, na mɛsɛe ɔhene a ɔwɔ Awen bɔnhwa no mu no ne deɛ ɔkura ahempoma wɔ Bet Eden no. Na Aramfoɔ bɛkɔ nnommumfa mu wɔ Kir,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, saith the LORD.
6 Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Gasa ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo no. Ɔfaa ɔman mu no nyinaa nnommum na ɔtɔnee wɔn maa Edomfoɔ.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
7 Mede ogya bɛto Gasa afasuo mu, na ahye nʼaban no.
But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:
8 Mɛsɛe Asdod ɔhene no ne deɛ ɔkura ahempoma wɔ Askelon no. Mɛdane me nsa atia Ekron, kɔsi sɛ Filistini a ɔtwa toɔ no bɛwu,” sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie.
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
9 Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Tiro ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔfaa ɔman mu no nnommum na ɔtɔnee wɔn maa Edomfoɔ, a wankae onuadɔ apam.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
10 Mede ogya bɛto Tiro afasuo no mu, na ahye nʼaban.”
But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, which shall devour its palaces.
11 Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Edom ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔde akofena taataa ne nua, a wannya ayamhyehyeɛ biara. Ɛfiri sɛ ne bo kɔɔ so fuiɛ na obiara antumi annwodwo nʼabufuo no ano.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
12 Mede ogya bɛto Teman mu, na ahye Bosra aban.”
But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
13 Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Amon ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔde akofena paepaee Gilead apemfoɔ yafunu mu de trɛɛ nʼahyeɛ mu.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away their punishment; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
14 Mede ogya bɛto Raba afasuo mu na ahye nʼaban wɔ ɔko da mu nteateam ne ahum da ntwaho mframa mu.
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
15 Na ne ɔhene ne mmapɔmma bɛbom akɔ nnommumfa mu,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
