Amos 9
1 Yahweh [showed me another vision. In the vision, ] I saw him standing next to the altar. He said, “Shake the tops of the pillars [of the temple], until they become loose and fall down, so that even the foundation will shake. Then cause the [pieces of the temple] to fall down on the people [who are inside]. I will kill with a sword anyone who [tries to] flee; no one will escape.
Mekpɔ Aƒetɔ la wòle tsitre ɖe vɔsamlekpui la gbɔ, eye wògblɔ nam be, “Xlã nu ɖe sɔtiawo tame ne xɔa ƒe agunu naʋuʋu. Mu sɔtiawo woadze ameawo ƒe ta dzi, eye ame siwo susɔ la, mawu wo kple yi. Ame ɖeka pɛ mato le eme o, eye ɖeke hã masi o.
2 If they dig deep pits in the ground, or if they try to climb up to the sky [in order to escape], I will reach out and grab them. (Sheol h7585)
Ne woƒu du yi keke tsiẽƒe hã la, mava afi ma ahe wo ado goe; eye ne wolia nu yi dziƒo hã la, mayi afi ma ahe wo vɛ. (Sheol h7585)
3 If they go to the top of Carmel [Mountain] to escape, I will search for them and seize them. If they [try to] hide from me at the bottom of the sea, I will command the [huge] sea monster to bite them.
Togbɔ be woasi aɖabe ɖe agakpe siwo le Karmel to tame hã la, madi wo, ake ɖe wo ŋu, ahe wo ado goe le afi ma. Ne wosi ɖabe ɖe atsiaƒu ƒe gogloƒe ke hã la, madɔ ƒumedawo ɖa be woaɖu wo, woaku.
4 If their enemies [capture them and] force them to go to other countries, I will command that they be killed there with swords. I am determined [IDM] to get rid of them, not to help them.”
Togbɔ be woƒe futɔwo akplɔ wo ayi aboyo me hã la, afi ma hã maɖe gbe be woawu wo kple yi. “Nye ŋkuwo anɔ wo ŋu na vɔ̃, ke menye na nyui o.”
5 When the Commander of the armies of angels touches the earth, it melts, and all over the earth [many people die, and the others] mourn for them. [It is as though] Yahweh causes the earth repeatedly to rise and fall like [SIM] the Nile [River] rises and falls.
Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu, ame si ka asi anyigba ŋuti wòlolõ, eye edzinɔlawo katã fa konyi, ame si na anyigba kɔ dzi abe Nil ene, eye wòna wòdze eme abe Egipte tɔsisi ene.
6 He builds his [beautiful] palace in heaven, and sets/causes the sky to be like a dome over the earth. He scoops up the water from the ocean and [puts it into clouds], and then empties [the clouds] onto the earth. His name is Yahweh.
Ame si tu nɔƒe kɔkɔwo ɖe dziƒonutowo me, eye wòɖo woƒe agunu ɖe anyigba dzi, ame si lɔ atsiaƒutsi, eye wòtrɔe ɖe anyigba katã dzi. Yehowae nye eƒe ŋkɔ.
7 And Yahweh says, “You people of Israel, you are certainly [RHQ] [now no more important to me] than the people of Ethiopia. I brought your [ancestors] here from Egypt, but I also brought the people of Philistia from Crete [Island], and I brought the people of Syria from the Kir [region].
Yehowa be, “O Israelviwo, ɖe miele nam abe Kustɔwo ene oa? Ɖe menye nyee kplɔ Israel tso Egiptenyigba dzi, Filistitɔwo tso Kaftor kple Siriatɔwo tso Kir oa?”
8 I [SYN], Yahweh the Lord, have seen that you people in the kingdom [of Israel] are very sinful, so I will (destroy you/wipe you off the earth). But I will not get rid of all you descendants [MTY] of Jacob. [That is what will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
“Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe ŋkuwo le fiaɖuƒe sẽto la ŋuti. Matsrɔ̃ wo ɖa le anyigba dzi, negbe Yakob ƒe aƒe la ko nyematsrɔ̃ keŋkeŋ o,” Yehowae gblɔe.
9 When I command it, [it will be as though] I will shake you Israeli people [who are living] in various nations, like [MET] [a farmer] shakes a sieve [to separate] the stone pebbles [from the grain], in order that they do not fall on the ground [with the grain].
“Elabena meɖe gbe, eye matsra Israel ƒe aƒe la le dukɔwo dome abe ale si wotsraa bli kple tsranui ene, ke ku ɖeka gɔ̃ hã mage ɖe anyigba o.
10 From among my people, all you sinful people who say, ‘We will not experience disasters; nothing evil will happen to us,’ will be killed by [your enemies’] swords.”
Nu vɔ̃ wɔla siwo le nye dukɔ me la atsi yi nu kpe ɖe ame siwo gblɔ be, ‘Vɔ̃ aɖeke madzɔ ɖe mía dzi o,’ la ŋu.”
11 “The kingdom [over which King] David [ruled has been destroyed, like] [MET] a house that collapsed and then became ruins. But some day I will cause it to be a kingdom again. I will cause it to prosper again just like it did previously.
“Ekema le ɣe ma ɣi me la, “Magbugbɔ David ƒe agbadɔ atu, maɖɔ eƒe fiasã gbagbãwo ɖo, magaɖo eƒe aƒedowo te, eye magbugbɔ atui abe ale si wònɔ tsã ene,
12 When that happens, your [armies] will seize/capture the remaining part of Edom [region] again, and they will also seize the land in other nations that previously belonged to me [MTY]. I, Yahweh, have said [that I will do these things], and I will certainly cause them to happen.
ale be woaxɔ Edom ƒe ame mamlɛawo kple dukɔ siwo katã ŋuti woyɔ nye ŋkɔ ɖo.” Nye Yehowa ame si awɔ esiawo katã lae gblɔe.
13 There will be a time [when your crops will grow very well]. Very soon after the crops are harvested, farmers will plow the ground [to plant more crops in it again], and soon after the vineyards are planted, [farmers will harvest] grapes and tread on them [to make wine]. [And because there will be a lot of] wine, [it will seem as though] wine is flowing down from the hills [DOU].
Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna,” “esime nukuxala maxa nuku vɔ hafi agbleŋlɔla nagadze agbleŋɔŋlɔ gɔme o, eye wainfiala mafia wain vɔ hafi woagadze waintiwo dodo gɔme o. Aha yeye atsyɔ le towo dzi, eye wòatsa le togbɛwo tame.
14 I will cause you, my Israeli people, to prosper again. You will rebuild your towns and live in them. You will plant vineyards and then drink the wine [made from the grapes that grows in them].
“Makplɔ Israel agbɔe tso aboyo me, woagbugbɔ woƒe du siwo zu aƒedo la atso, ahanɔ wo me, woade waingblewo, eye woafia aha ano le wo me. Woade agblewo eye woaɖu wo me kutsetsewo.
15 I will enable you to live [MET] in your land again, the land that I gave to [your ancestors], and never again will you be forced to leave it. [That is what will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.”
Maɖo Israel ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi, eye womagaho wo kple ke tso anyigba si metsɔ na wo la dzi akpɔ gbeɖe o.” Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu lae gblɔe.
