Amos 7

1 Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

Se konsa Seyè a, Bondye a, fè m' fè yon vizyon. Nan vizyon an mwen wè Seyè a t'ap fè yon rafal krikèt vèt. Se te nan epòk yo te fin koupe pòsyon pa wa a nan jaden yo. Chak plant yo te fèk ap boujonnen ankò.

2 And it came to pass, when they had wholly eaten the grass of the land, that I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

Lè krikèt vèt yo te fin manje plant ki te nan peyi a, mwen di: -Tanpri, Seyè, Bondye, padonnen pèp ou a. Ki jan pou pitit pitit Jakòb yo fè kanpe ankò? Yo tou fèb.

3 Jehovah repented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.

Seyè a chanje lide. Li di: -Sa ou te wè a p'ap rive ankò.

4 Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and ate up the inheritance.

Se konsa, Seyè a, Bondye a, fè m' fè yon lòt vizyon. Nan vizyon an, mwen wè Seyè a t'ap voye yon dife pou l' devore pèp la pou pini l'. Dife a te fin boule gwo lanmè ki anba tè a, li t'ap devore tout jaden.

5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

Mwen di: -Tanpri, Seyè, Bondye, pa fè sa. Ki jan pou pitit pitit Jakòb yo fè kanpe ankò? Yo tou fèb.

6 Jehovah repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.

Seyè a chanje lide, li di: -Sa a tou p'ap rive.

7 Thus did he shew unto me; and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.

Se konsa, Seyè a fè m' fè yon lòt vizyon ankò. Nan vizyon an, mwen wè Seyè a te kanpe bò yon mi yo te moute tou dwat. Li te gen yon filaplon nan men l'.

8 And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. And the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.

Lè sa a, Seyè a mande m': -Kisa ou wè la a, Amòs? Mwen reponn li: -Yon filaplon. Lè sa a, li di m': -M'ap sèvi ak filaplon sa a pou m' fè pèp la konnen li tankou yon miray ki panche prèt pou tonbe. Mwen p'ap fè pa yo ankò.

9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolated, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will arise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

Mwen pral kraze tout kote pitit pitit Izarak yo te konn adore m' sou mòn yo. Mwen pral fè tout kay pitit pitit Izrayèl yo te mete apa pou mwen yo tounen mazi. M'ap fè lagè ak fanmi Jewoboram lan, m'ap wete gouvènman an nan men yo.

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

Amatsya, prèt nan lavil Betèl la, voye di Jewoboram, wa Izrayèl la: -Men Amòs ap moute konplo sou do ou nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la. Li soti pou l' fini ak peyi a ak pawòl l'ap di yo.

11 For thus Amos saith: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall certainly go into captivity out of his land.

Men sa l'ap mache di: Jewoboram gen pou l' mouri nan lagè. Y'ap pran moun Izrayèl yo lakay yo, y'ap depòte yo byen lwen nan peyi etranje.

12 And Amaziah said unto Amos, [Thou] seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.

Apre sa, Amatsya pale ak Amòs, li di l' konsa: -Divinò, al fè wout ou. Ale vit nan peyi Jida a! Al bay mesaj ou yo laba. Y'a peye ou pou sa!

13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

Men isit la, lavil Betèl, pito ou sispann bay mesaj ou yo si ou konn bout! Paske, se isit la wa a vin adore. Se yon tanp nasyonal pou tout peyi a.

14 And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit.

Amòs reponn Amatsya: -Monchè, pwofèt pa metye m'. Nitou, mwen pa fè pati sosyete moun k'ap fè metye pwofèt. Metye m' se gade bèt, se okipe pye sikomò.

15 And Jehovah took me as I followed the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

Men, Seyè a pran m' nan pye travay mwen, dèyè bèt mwen yo, li ban m' lòd pou m' al fè pèp Izrayèl la konnen mesaj li voye ba yo.

16 And now hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and utter not [words] against the house of Isaac.

Koulye a menm, koute pawòl Seyè a voye di ou: Ou menm w'ap mande m' pou m' pa bay ankenn mesaj sou pèp Izrayèl la, pou m' sispann pale sou pitit Izarak yo.

17 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided with the line; and thou shalt die in a land that is unclean; and Israel shall certainly go into captivity, out of his land.

Poutèt sa, Amatsya, men sa Seyè a di: Madanm ou ap tounen jennès nan lavil la! Pitit gason ou yo ak pitit fi ou yo ap mouri nan lagè! Y'ap pran tè ou yo, y'ap separe yo moso pa moso. Ou menm, ou gen pou ou mouri nan yon peyi etranje kote yo pa sèvi Seyè a. Pèp Izrayèl la menm, y'ap pran l', y'ap depòte l' byen lwen peyi l'.