< Amos 1 >

1 Here is the message that was given to Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa in Judah. This is what he saw concerning Israel when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam, son of Jehoash, was king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
當猶大王烏西雅,以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安在位的時候,大地震前二年,提哥亞牧人中的阿摩司得默示論以色列。
2 And he said, The Lord roars from Zion, he shouts from Jerusalem. The shepherds' pastures wither, the top of Mount Carmel dries up.
他說:耶和華必從錫安吼叫, 從耶路撒冷發聲; 牧人的草場要悲哀; 迦密的山頂要枯乾。
3 This is what the Lord says: The people of Damascus have repeatedly sinned and so I will not hesitate to punish them, for they beat the people of Gilead with sharp iron threshing tools.
耶和華如此說: 大馬士革三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她以打糧食的鐵器打過基列。
4 So I will send fire down on the house of Hazael and burn up Ben-Hadad's fortresses.
我卻要降火在哈薛的家中, 燒滅便‧哈達的宮殿。
5 I will smash the gates of Damascus, I will cut down those who live in the Valley of Aven, and the ruler from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported as prisoners to the land of Kir, says the Lord.
我必折斷大馬士革的門閂, 剪除亞文平原的居民和伯‧伊甸掌權的。 亞蘭人必被擄到吉珥。 這是耶和華說的。
6 This is what the Lord says: The people of Gaza have repeatedly sinned and so I will not hesitate to punish them, for they sent into exile whole communities, handing them over to Edom.
耶和華如此說: 迦薩三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她擄掠眾民交給以東。
7 So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza and burn up its fortresses.
我卻要降火在迦薩的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿。
8 I will cut down those who live in Ashdod and the ruler of Ashkelon. I will turn to punish Ekron and the Philistines who remain will die, says the Lord God.
我必剪除亞實突的居民和亞實基倫掌權的, 也必反手攻擊以革倫。 非利士人所餘剩的必都滅亡。 這是主耶和華說的。
9 This is what the Lord says: The people of Tyre have repeatedly sinned and so I will not hesitate to punish them, for they exiled whole communities, handing them over to Edom, and did not keep their agreement to help each other as members of the same family.
耶和華如此說: 泰爾三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她將眾民交給以東, 並不記念弟兄的盟約。
10 So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre and burn up its fortresses.
我卻要降火在泰爾的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿。
11 This is what the Lord says: The people of Edom have repeatedly sinned and so I will not hesitate to punish them, for they hunted down the Israelites to whom they were related, killing them with swords. They attacked without mercy, tearing the Israelites to pieces in an angry rage that never stopped.
耶和華如此說: 以東三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去她的刑罰; 因為她拿刀追趕兄弟,毫無憐憫, 發怒撕裂,永懷忿怒。
12 So I will send down fire on Teman, and I will burn up the fortresses of Bozrah.
我卻要降火在提幔, 燒滅波斯拉的宮殿。
13 This is what the Lord says: The people of Ammon have repeatedly sinned and so I will not hesitate to punish them, because they ripped open pregnant women in Gilead as part of their war to enlarge their territory.
耶和華如此說: 亞捫人三番四次地犯罪, 我必不免去他們的刑罰; 因為他們剖開基列的孕婦, 擴張自己的境界。
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah and burn up its fortresses. There will be shouts on the day of battle which will whirl with rage like a windstorm.
我卻要在爭戰吶喊的日子, 旋風狂暴的時候, 點火在拉巴的城內, 燒滅其中的宮殿。
15 Their king will be sent into exile together with his princes, says the Lord.
他們的王和首領必一同被擄去。 這是耶和華說的。

< Amos 1 >