Amòs 3
1 Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, tande mesaj Seyè a te bay sou nou, sou nasyon li te fè soti kite peyi Lejip la.
Listen to this message, Israelites, which the Lord has spoken against you, against the whole nation that I brought out of Egypt:
2 Nan tout pèp ki sou latè, se nou menm sèl mwen te chwazi, se nou menm ase mwen te okipe. Se poutèt sa, m'ap pini nou pou tout peche nou fè yo.
You alone have I cared for of all the nations of the world, this is why I will punish you for your crimes.
3 Ou janm wè de moun pati ansanm al nan vwayaj san yo pa t' antann yo anvan?
Do two walk together unless they agreed to meet?
4 Ou janm tande yon lyon gwonde nan rakbwa san li pa gen tan jwenn sa pou l' manje a anvan? Ou janm tande yon jenn ti lyon ap gwonde nan twou li san li pa gen anyen nan bouch li?
Does a lion roar in the forest when there is no prey for him? Does a young lion cry out in his den unless he has caught something?
5 Ou janm wè yon zwezo desann atè vin pran nan pèlen si yo pa mete manje nan pèlen an anvan? Ou janm wè yon pèlen pati si pa gen bèt ki pran ladan l'?
Does a bird swoop down into a trap if no bait is set for it? Does a trap spring up from the ground if nothing sets it off?
6 Ou janm wè yo kònen klewon pou fè konnen lagè pral konmanse pou kè moun pa kase? Eske malè ka tonbe sou yon lavil si se pa Seyè a ki lakòz?
Can a trumpet be blown in a city and the people not tremble? Can disaster strike a city and the Lord not have caused it?
7 Konsa tou, ou mèt sèten, Seyè a p'ap janm fè anyen san li pa fè pwofèt yo, moun k'ap sèvi l' yo, konnen.
Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his purpose to his servants the prophets.
8 Lè lyon gwonde, ki moun ki p'ap gen kè kase? Lè Seyè a pale, ki moun ki ka enpoze pwofèt yo bay mesaj la?
The lion has roared; who does not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who will not prophesy?
9 Men sa pou ou fè moun ki rete nan gwo kay peyi Lejip ak nan peyi Asdòd yo konnen: Nou tout, sanble sou mòn Samari yo. Vin wè ki kalite dezòd ki gen la, ki kantite krim k'ap fèt la.
Proclaim over the palaces in Ashdod, and over the palaces in the land of Egypt: Gather upon the mountain of Samaria, and see the violent turmoil, the acts of oppression in her midst.
10 Yo pa konn jan pou yo fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa. Yo plen kay yo ak bagay yo pran nan vòlò ak nan sasinen moun.
For they do not know how to do right. They are heaping up violence and oppression in their palaces, says the Lord.
11 Se sa ki fè, men sa Seyè a, Bondye a, di: Yon lènmi gen pou vin sènen peyi a, l'a kraze tout fò k'ap pwoteje ou yo, l'ap piye tout gwo kay ou yo.
Therefore the Lord God says: An enemy will surround the land, he will strip your strength from you. and your palaces will be looted.
12 Seyè a di konsa: Lè yon lyon fin devore yon ti mouton, tou sa gadò a resi sove se renk de pye ak yon ti moso zòrèy. Konsa tou, se de twa nan moun pèp Izrayèl ki rete lavil Samari yo k'ap sove, yo menm ki rete nan yon ti kwen kay, sou yon moso kabann.
The Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the jaws of a lion two shinbones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites living in Sameria will be rescued – with the corner of a couch, and the damask of a divan!
13 Koute byen. Avèti pitit pitit Jakòb yo. Men sa Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, di:
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of hosts.
14 Lè jou a rive pou m' pini pèp Izrayèl la pou peche l' yo, m'a detwi tout lotèl ki nan lavil Betèl la. Kòn lotèl yo ap kase, y'ap tonbe atè.
On the day when I punish Israel for their crimes, I will also visit in judgment the altars of Bethel, the horns of the altar will be hacked off, and they will fall to the ground.
15 M'ap detwi kay yo fè pou sezon fredi ak kay yo fè pou sezon chalè. M'ap demoli kay yo fè ak ivwa yo ra tè. Tout gwo kay yo pral disparèt. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
I will destroy the winter houses together with the summer houses and the houses of ivory will perish. Many great houses will be swept away, says the Lord.
