アモス書 1
1 テコアの牧者のひとりであるアモスの言葉。これはユダの王ウジヤの世、イスラエルの王ヨアシの子ヤラベアムの世、地震の二年前に、彼がイスラエルについて示されたものである。
This is the message that [Yahweh] gave to [me], Amos. I am a (shepherd/man who takes care of sheep). I am from [near] Tekoa [town south of Jerusalem]. I received this message about Israel in a vision two years before the [big] earthquake. It was when Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Jeroboam, the son of [King] Jehoash, was the king of Israel.
2 彼は言った、「主はシオンからほえ、エルサレムから声を出される。牧者の牧場は嘆き、カルメルの頂は枯れる」。
This is what Yahweh said: “I will roar [like a lion] [MET]; when I speak from Zion [Hill in] Jerusalem [DOU], my voice will [resemble the sound of] thunder. [When that happens], the pastures where you shepherds [take care of] your sheep will dry up, and [the grass] on top of Carmel [Mountain] will (wither/become brown) [because I will cause that no rain will fall].”
3 主はこう言われる、「ダマスコの三つのとが、四つのとがのために、わたしはこれを罰してゆるさない。これは彼らが鉄のすり板で、ギレアデを踏みにじったからである。
This is [also] what Yahweh said [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Damascus, [the capital of Syria, ] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not [change my mind about punishing them] [MTY], because [the cruel things that they did to the people of the] Gilead [region] [were like] [MET] people threshing grain using sledges [that have (iron teeth/sharp iron nails) in them].
4 わたしはハザエルの家に火を送り、ベネハダデのもろもろの宮殿を焼き滅ぼす。
I will cause a fire to burn the palace [that King] Hazael [built and lived in], the fortress where [his son King] Ben-Hadad [also] lived.
5 わたしはダマスコの貫の木を砕き、アベンの谷から住民を断ち、ベテエデンから王のつえをとる者を断つ。スリヤの民はキルに捕えられて行く」と主は言われる。
I will cause the gates of Damascus to be broken [down]; I will get rid of the king who rules in Aven Valley and the one who rules in Beth Eden. And the people of Syria will be captured and taken to the Kir [region where they originally lived].”
6 主はこう言われる、「ガザの三つのとが、四つのとがのために、わたしはこれを罰してゆるさない。これは彼らが人々をことごとく捕えて行って、エドムに渡したからである。
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of the cities in Philistia]: [I will punish the people of] Gaza [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they captured large groups of people and took them to Edom and sold them to become the slaves of [the people of] Edom.
7 わたしはガザの石がきに火を送り、そのもろもろの宮殿を焼き滅ぼす。
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 わたしはアシドドから住民を断ち、アシケロンから王のつえをとる者を断つ。わたしはまた手をかえしてエクロンを撃つ。そして残ったペリシテびとも滅びる」と主なる神は言われる。
I will get rid of the king of Ashdod [city] and the king who rules [MTY] in Ashkelon [city]. I will [also] strike/punish [the people of] Ekron [city], and [all] the people of Philistia who are still alive will be killed.”
9 主はこう言われる、「ツロの三つのとが、四つのとがのために、わたしはこれを罰してゆるさない。これは彼らが人々をことごとくエドムに渡し、また兄弟の契約を心に留めなかったからである。
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “[I will punish the people of] Tyre [city] because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they [also] captured large groups of our people and took them to Edom, disregarding the treaty of friendship that they had made [with your rulers].
10 それゆえ、わたしはツロの石がきに火を送り、そのもろもろの宮殿を焼き滅ぼす」。
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 主はこう言われる、「エドムの三つのとが、四つのとがのために、わたしはこれを罰してゆるさない。これは彼がつるぎをもってその兄弟を追い、全くあわれみの情を断ち、常に怒って、人をかき裂き、ながくその憤りを保ったからである。
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Edom because of the many sins that they have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because they pursued the people [of Israel], who descended from Esau’s [brother Jacob, and killed them] with swords; they did not act mercifully toward them at all. They were extremely angry [with the people of Israel], and they continued to be angry [with them].
12 それゆえ、わたしはテマンに火を送り、ボズラのもろもろの宮殿を焼き滅ぼす」。
I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
13 主はこう言われる、「アンモンの人々の三つのとが、四つのとがのために、わたしはこれを罰してゆるさない。これは彼らがその国境を広げるために、ギレアデのはらんでいる女をひき裂いたからである。
Yahweh [also] said this [to me]: “I will punish [the people of] Ammon because of the many sins that [they] have committed; I will not change my mind about punishing them, because [their soldiers even] ripped open [the bellies of] pregnant women [when their army attacked] the Gilead [region] to gain more territory.
14 それゆえ、わたしはラバの石がきに火をはなち、そのもろもろの宮殿を焼き滅ぼす。これは戦いの日に、ときの声をもってせられ、つむじ風の日に、暴風をもってせられる。
I will cause a fire to [completely] burn the walls around Rabbah [city] and completely burn its fortresses. During that battle, [their enemies] will shout loudly and the fighting will be [like] [MET] a fierce/raging wind/storm.
15 彼らの王はそのつかさたちと共に捕えられて行く」と主は言われる。
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”
