Amos 3
1 Poslušajte to besedo, ki jo je Gospod govoril zoper vas, oh Izraelovi otroci, zoper celotno družino, ki sem jo privedel iz egiptovske dežele, rekoč:
Hear ye this word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O sons of Israel, concerning all the family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
2 »Samo vas sem poznal izmed vseh zemeljskih družin, zato vas bom kaznoval zaradi vseh vaših krivičnosti.
Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.
3 Mar lahko dva hodita skupaj, razen če se strinjata?
Do two walk together if they have not met?
4 Ali bo lev rjovel v gozdu, kadar nima plena? Ali bo mlad lev vpil iz svojega brloga, če ni ničesar dobil?
Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?
5 Ali lahko ptica pade v zanko na tla, kjer zanjo ni nobene pasti? Mar nekdo pobere zanko s tal in ni sploh ničesar ujel?
Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?
6 Mar bo šofar zatrobil v mestu in ljudstvo ne bo prestrašeno? Mar bo zlo v mestu in Gospod tega ni storil?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done [it]?
7 Zagotovo Gospod Bog ne bo storil ničesar, da ne bi svojo skrivnost razodeval svojim služabnikom prerokom.
For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets.
8 Lev je zarjovel, kdo se ne bo bal? Gospod Bog je spregovoril, kdo ne bi prerokoval?
A lion hath roared — who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken — who doth not prophesy?
9 Razglasi v palačah pri Ašdódu in v palačah egiptovske dežele in reci: ›Zberite se na gorah Samarije in glejte velike nemire v njeni sredi in zatirane v njeni sredi.‹
Sound ye unto palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst.
10 Kajti ne znajo delati pravilno, « govori Gospod, »tisti, ki kopičijo nasilje in rop v svojih palačah.«
And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
11 Zato tako govori Gospod Bog: »Nasprotnik bo celo naokoli dežele in tvojo moč bo privedel dol od tebe in tvoje palače bodo oplenjene.«
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: An adversary — and surrounding the land, And he hath brought down from thee thy strength, And spoiled have been thy palaces.
12 Tako govori Gospod: »Kakor pastir iz levjih ust izvleče dve nogi ali košček ušesa, tako bodo izvlečeni Izraelovi otroci, ki prebivajo v Samariji, v kotu postelje in na ležišču v Damasku.
Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion's mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus [on that of] a couch.
13 Prisluhnite in pričujte v Jakobovi hiši, « govori Gospod Bog, Bog nad bojevniki,
Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts.
14 »da na dan, ko bom na njem obiskal Izraelove prestopke, bom obiskal tudi oltarje Betela in oltarni rogovi bodo odsekani in padli na tla.
For in the day of My charging the transgressions of Israel on him, I have laid a charge on the altars of Beth-El, And cut off have been the horns of the altar, And they have fallen to the earth.
15 Zimsko hišo bom udaril s poletno hišo [vred] in slonokoščene hiše bodo izginile in velike hiše bodo uničene, « govori Gospod.
And I have smitten the winter-house with the summer-house, And perished have houses of ivory, And consumed have been many houses, An affirmation of Jehovah!
