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1 As palavras de Amós, que estava entre os pastores de Tecoa, as quais ele viu sobre Israel nos dias de Uzias rei de Judá, e nos dias de Jeroboão, filho de Joás, rei de Israel, dois anos antes do terremoto.
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 E disse: O SENHOR bramará desde Sião, e dará sua voz desde Jerusalém; e as habitações dos pastores se prantearão, e o topo do Carmelo se secará.
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 Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Damasco, e pela quarta, não desviarei [seu castigo]; porque trilharam a Gileade com trilhos de ferro.
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 Por isso meterei fogo na casa de Hazael, que consumirá os palácios de Ben-Hadade.
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 E quebrarei o ferrolho de Damasco, e exterminarei o morador do vale de Áven, e o dono do cetro de de Bete-Éden; e o povo da Síria será levado em cativeiro a Quir, diz o SENHOR.
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 Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Gaza, e pela quarta, não desviarei [seu castigo]; pois levaram a todos do povo em cativeiro, para os entregar a Edom.
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 Por isso meterei fogo no muro de Gaza, que consumirá seus palácios.
I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Gaza and [also] destroy its fortresses.
8 E exterminarei o morador de Asdode, e o dono do cetro de Asquelom; e tornarei minha mão contra Ecrom, e o resto dos filisteus perecerá, diz o Senhor DEUS.
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 Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Tiro, e pela quarta, não desviarei [seu castigo]; porque entregaram todo o povo em cativeiro a Edom, e não se lembraram do pacto de irmãos.
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 Por isso meterei fogo no muro de Tiro, que consumirá seus palácios.
So I will cause a fire to completely burn the walls of Tyre and [also] destroy its fortresses.”
11 Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões de Edom, e pela quarta, não desviarei [seu castigo]; porque perseguiu seu irmão à espada, e extinguiu suas misericórdias; e sua ira [o] despedaçou continuamente, e mantém sua indignação eternamente.
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 Por isso meterei fogo em Temã, que consumirá os palácios de Bosra.
I will cause a fire to burn Teman [district in Edom] and completely burn the fortresses of Bozrah, [the biggest city in Edom].”
13 Assim diz o SENHOR: Por três transgressões dos filhos de Amom, e pelo quarta, não desviarei [seu castigo]; porque rasgaram o ventre das grávidas de Gileade, para expandirem seus territórios.
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 Por isso acenderei fogo no muro de Rabá, que consumirá seus palácios com grito no dia de batalha, com tempestade no dia do vento forte.
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 E seu rei irá ao cativeiro, e junto dele seus príncipes, diz o SENHOR.
[After the battle], the king [of Ammon] and his officials will be (exiled/forced to go to another country).”

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