< Amos 1 >

1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Amos, Tekoa nnwanhwɛfoɔ no mu baako nsɛm nie. Ɔnyaa saa anisoadehunu yi a ɛfa Israel ho mfeɛ mmienu ansa na asase wosooɛ no, ɛberɛ a Usia di ɔhene wɔ Yuda na Yoas babarima Yeroboam nso di ɔhene wɔ Israel no.
2 And he said, Jehovah roareth from Zion, and uttereth his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withereth.
Ɔkaa sɛ: “Awurade bobom firi Sion bepɔ so na ɔde aprannaa nnyegyeeɛ nso firi Yerusalem; nnwanhwɛfoɔ mmoa adidibea rehye na Karmel atifi nso kusa.”
3 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke [my sentence], because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Damasko ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ayuporeeɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ dadeɛ se dwerɛɛ Gilead.
4 And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad.
Mede ogya bɛto Hasael efie na ahye Ben-Hadad aban no.
5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah.
Mɛbubu Damasko apono, na mɛsɛe ɔhene a ɔwɔ Awen bɔnhwa no mu no ne deɛ ɔkura ahempoma wɔ Bet Eden no. Na Aramfoɔ bɛkɔ nnommumfa mu wɔ Kir,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Gasa ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo no. Ɔfaa ɔman mu no nyinaa nnommum na ɔtɔnee wɔn maa Edomfoɔ.
7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gazah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Mede ogya bɛto Gasa afasuo mu, na ahye nʼaban no.
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Mɛsɛe Asdod ɔhene no ne deɛ ɔkura ahempoma wɔ Askelon no. Mɛdane me nsa atia Ekron, kɔsi sɛ Filistini a ɔtwa toɔ no bɛwu,” sɛdeɛ Asafo Awurade seɛ nie.
9 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Tiro ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔfaa ɔman mu no nnommum na ɔtɔnee wɔn maa Edomfoɔ, a wankae onuadɔ apam.
10 And I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
Mede ogya bɛto Tiro afasuo no mu, na ahye nʼaban.”
11 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity; and his anger did tear continually, and he kept his wrath for ever.
Deɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Edom ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔde akofena taataa ne nua, a wannya ayamhyehyeɛ biara. Ɛfiri sɛ ne bo kɔɔ so fuiɛ na obiara antumi annwodwo nʼabufuo no ano.
12 And I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Mede ogya bɛto Teman mu, na ahye Bosra aban.”
13 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
Sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie: “Amon ayɛ bɔne bebree ama no atra so, ɛno enti, merennane mʼabufuo. Ɔde akofena paepaee Gilead apemfoɔ yafunu mu de trɛɛ nʼahyeɛ mu.
14 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.
Mede ogya bɛto Raba afasuo mu na ahye nʼaban wɔ ɔko da mu nteateam ne ahum da ntwaho mframa mu.
15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
Na ne ɔhene ne mmapɔmma bɛbom akɔ nnommumfa mu,” sɛdeɛ Awurade seɛ nie.

< Amos 1 >