Amos 3
1 Počujte, sinovi Izraelovi, ovu riječ koju Jahve zbori protiv vas, protiv svakoga roda što ga izvedoh iz zemlje egipatske:
Listen to this message, Israelites, which the Lord has spoken against you, against the whole nation that I brought out of Egypt:
2 “Među svim plemenima zemaljskim samo vas poznah, zato ću vas kazniti za sve grijehe vaše.”
You alone have I cared for of all the nations of the world, this is why I will punish you for your crimes.
3 Idu li dvojica zajedno da se ne dogovore?
Do two walk together unless they agreed to meet?
4 Riče li lav u šumi ako plijena nema? Reži li lavić u brlogu ako ništa ne ulovi?
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 Pada l' ptica na zemlju ako na njoj zamke nema? Diže li se mreža sa zemlje ako se ništa ne uhvati?
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 Trubi li truba po gradu da se narod ne uzbuni? Hoće li kob pogoditi grad ako je Jahve ne pošalje?
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 Ništa ne čini Jahve Gospod a da osnove svoje ne otkrije slugama svojim prorocima.
Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his purpose to his servants the prophets.
8 Lav riče: tko da se ne prestravi? Gospod Jahve govori: tko da ne prorokuje?
The lion has roared; who does not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who will not prophesy?
9 Proglasite ovo po dvorcima asirskim i po dvorcima u zemlji egipatskoj; recite: “Skupite se na planini Samarije, pogledajte velik nered u njoj i tlačenje posred nje.”
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 Jer ne znaju činiti pravo - riječ je Jahvina - u dvorcima gomilaju nasilje i tlačenje.
For they do not know how to do right. They are heaping up violence and oppression in their palaces, says the Lord.
11 Stog ovako govori Jahve Gospod: “Neprijatelj će opkoliti zemlju, utvrde će tvoje razvaliti, tvoje dvorce oplijeniti.”
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 Ovako govori Jahve: “Kao kad pastir istrgne dvije golijeni ili komadić uha iz lavljih ralja, tako će se istrgnuti sinovi Izraelovi koji sjede u Samariji na rubu počivaljke i na divanima.”
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 Čujte i posvjedočite protiv doma Jakovljeva - riječ je Jahve Gospoda, Boga nad Vojskama:
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob, says the Lord God, the God of hosts.
14 “Onoga dana kad kaznim Izraela za zločine, kaznit ću i žrtvenike betelske; žrtvenički će se rozi odlomiti i na tlo popadati.
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 Razorit ću zimsku kuću i ljetnu kuću, propast će kuće bjelokosne. Mnogih će kuća nestati” - riječ je Jahvina.
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.
