Amos 2

1 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;

Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Moab ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔhyee Edomhene nnompe, ma ɛdanee nsõ.

2 but I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;

Mede ogya bɛto Moab mu, na ahye Keriot aban. Moab bɛhwe ase wɔ hooyɛ, ɔko nteateamu ne totorobɛnto nnyegyeeɛ mu.

3 and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says Yahweh.

Mɛsɛe ne sodifoɔ na makunkum ne mmapɔmma aka ne ho,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.

4 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have rejected Yahweh’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked;

Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Yuda ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Wɔapo Awurade mmara no na wɔanni nʼahyɛdeɛ so ɛfiri sɛ atorɔ anyame no ama wɔafom ɛkwan no, anyame a wɔn nananom dii akyire no.

5 but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Mede ogya bɛto Yuda mu na ahye Yerusalem aban.”

6 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;

Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Israel ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Wɔtɔn ateneneefoɔ de gye dwetɛ, ne ahiafoɔ de gye mpaboa.

7 They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth and deny justice to the oppressed. A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name.

Wɔtiatia ahiafoɔ so te sɛ deɛ wɔyɛ fam mfuturo na wɔma atɛntenenee bɔ mmɔborɔwafoɔ. Agya ne ne ba ne ɔbaa baako da de gu me din kronkron no ho fi.

8 They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge. In the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

Wɔdeda afɔrebukyia biara ho wɔ wɔn awowa ntoma so. Wɔ wɔn anyame efie no mu no wɔnom nsã a wɔagye sɛ mmaratodeɛ.

9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

“Mesɛee Amorifoɔ no wɔ wɔn anim, ɛwom sɛ wɔware te sɛ ntweneduro. Wɔn ho nso yɛ den sɛ odum. Mesɛee nʼaba wɔ ne soro, ne ne nhini wɔ nʼase.

10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Meyii wo firii Misraim, na medii wʼanim mfirinhyia aduanan wɔ ɛserɛ so sɛdeɛ mede Amorifoɔ asase bɛma wo.

11 I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says Yahweh.

Meyiyii mo mmammarima no bi yɛɛ wɔn adiyifoɔ, ne mo mmeranteɛ binom sɛ Nasarefoɔ. Na ɛnte saa anaa, Israelfoɔ?” Deɛ Awurade bisa nie.

12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’

“Nanso momaa Nasarefoɔ no nom nsã na mohyɛɛ adiyifoɔ no sɛ wɔnnhyɛ nkɔm.

13 Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.

“Na afei, mɛdwerɛ mo sɛdeɛ teaseɛnam a aduane ayɛ no ma mia asase no.

14 Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself.

Ahoɔherɛfoɔ rentumi nnwane. Ahoɔdenfoɔ rennya ahoɔden, na akofoɔ rennya ne ho ntete.

15 He who handles the bow won’t stand. He who is swift of foot won’t escape. He who rides the horse won’t deliver himself.

Agyantofoɔ rentumi nnyina deɛ ɔgyina. Asraafoɔ ahoɔherɛfoɔ rentumi nnwane, na pɔnkɔsotefoɔ rentumi mpere ne nkwa.

16 He who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked on that day,” says Yahweh.

Mpo akofoɔ akokoɔdurufoɔ de adagya bɛdwane wɔ saa da no,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.