Amos 3
1 Hear ye this word, which Yahweh hath spoken, concerning you, ye sons of Israel, —concerning the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt saying: —
Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, tande mesaj Seyè a te bay sou nou, sou nasyon li te fè soti kite peyi Lejip la.
2 Only you, have I acknowledged, of all the families of the ground, For this cause, will I visit upon you all your iniquities.
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.
3 Can two walk together, —except they meet?
Ou janm wè de moun pati ansanm al nan vwayaj san yo pa t' antann yo anvan?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when, prey, he hath none? Will a young lion utter his voice out of his den, when he hath made no capture?
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?
5 Will a bird fall upon a net to the earth, when there is no, snare, for it? Will a net rise from the ground, when it hath, captured nothing?
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'?
6 Or a horn be blown in a city, and, a people, not tremble? Or calamity happen in a city, and, Yahweh, not have wrought with effect?
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?
7 Surely My Lord Yahweh, will do, nothing, —except he have disclosed his secret unto his servants, the prophets!
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.
8 A lion, hath roared, Who will not fear? My Lord Yahweh, hath spoken, Who can forbear to prophesy?
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?
9 Announce it over the palaces in Ashdod, and over the palaces in the land of Egypt, —and say ye—Gather yourselves together upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold ye—the great disorders in the midst thereof, and the oppressed within her.
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.
10 Therefore do they not know how to do right, Declareth Yahweh, who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces.
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.
11 Therefore—Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, An adversary! Yea round about the land, —and he who shall bring down, from thee, thy strength, And spoiled shall be thy palaces.
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.
12 Thus, saith Yahweh, Just as a shepherd rescueth, out of the mouth of the lion, a couple of shankbones, or the tip of an ear, so, shall be rescued the sons of Israel, who are tarrying in Samaria, in the corner of the divan, and on the damask of the luxurious couch.
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.
13 Hear ye and bear witness, throughout the house of Jacob, —Commandeth My Lord, Yahweh, God of hosts:
Koute byen. Avèti pitit pitit Jakòb yo. Men sa Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, di:
14 That, in the day I visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, then will I punish, concerning the altars of Bethel, So shall the horns of the altar, be broken off, and they shall fall to the ground;
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.
15 And I will smite the winter house along with the summer house, —and the houses of ivory, shall be destroyed! and the great houses, shall disappear, Declareth Yahweh.
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.
