¹The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

¹Ny tenin'i Amosa, izay isan'ny mpiandry ondry tao Tekoa, dia izay hitany ny amin'ny Isiraely tamin'ny andro nanjakan'i Ozia, mpanjakan'ny Joda, sy tamin'ny andro nanjakan'i Jeroboama, zanak'i Joasy, mpanjakan'ny Isiraely, roa taona talohan'ny horohorontany.

²He said: “Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.”

²[Ny loza hanjo ny firenena enina amin'ny jentilisa sy ny Joda, ary indrindra fa ny Isiraely] Ary hoy izy: Jehovah mierona ao Ziona ary mampikotroka any Jerosalema; Ny saha fiandrasana ondry dia mitomany ary maina ny tampon'i Karmela.

³Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;

³Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Noho ny fahotana telon'i Damaskosy, eny, efatra aza, dia tsy havelako izy, satria kodia vy no nivelezany an'i Gileada; [Heb. tsy hahemotro]

⁴but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.

⁴Fa haterako afo ny tranon'i Hazaela, ka handevona ny tranoben'i Beni-hadada izany.

⁵I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says Yahweh.

⁵Hotorotoroiko koa ny hidin'i Damaskosy, ary hofoanako tsy hisy mponina ny lohasahan'i Avena, ary Bet-edena tsy hisy hitana tehina fanapahana; Ary ny vahoakan'i Syria dia ho lasan-ko babo any Kira, hoy Jehovah. [Na: mpanapaka]

⁶Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole community, to deliver them up to Edom;

⁶Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Noho ny fahotana telon'i Gaza, eny, efatra aza, dia tsy havelako izy, satria lasany ho babo avika ny olona hatolony ho any Edoma; [Heb. tsy hahemotro]

⁷but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.

⁷Fa haterako afo ny mandan'i Gaza, ka handevona ny tranobeny izany;

⁸I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh.

⁸Ary hofoanako Asdoda tsy hisy mponina, ary Askelona tsy hisy hitana tehina fanapahana; Dia haveriko ny tanako hamely an'i Ekrona, ka ho faty izay sisa amin'ny Filistina, hoy Jehovah Tompo

⁹Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they delivered up the whole community to Edom, and didn’t remember the brotherly covenant;

⁹Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: noho ny fahotana telon'i Tyro, eny efatra aza, dia tsy havelako izy, satria natolony ho any Edoma ny babo rehetra, ary tsy notsarovany ny fanekem-pirahalahiana;[Heb. tsy hahemotro]

¹⁰but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”

¹⁰Fa haterako afo ny mandan'i Tyro, ka handevona ny tranobeny izany

¹¹Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;

¹¹Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: noho ny fahotana telon'i Edoma, eny, efatra aza, dia tsy havelako izy, satria nanenjika ny rahalahiny tamin'ny sabatra izy, ka nofoanany ny fiantrany, ny fahatezerany dia namiravira mandrakariva, ary ny fahavinirany notehiriziny lalandava; [Heb. tsy hahemotro]

¹²but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

¹²Fa haterako afo ao Temana, ka handevona ny tranoben'i Bozra izany

¹³Thus says Yahweh: “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.

¹³Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: noho ny fahotana telon'ny taranak'i Amona, eny, efatra aza, dia tsy havelako izy, satria notatahany izay bevohoka tao Gileada, hanitarany ny fari-taniny; [Heb. tsy hahemotro]

¹⁴But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;

¹⁴Fa hampirehitra afo ao amin'ny mandan'i Raba Aho, ka handevona ny tranobeny izany, sady hisy akora amin'ny andro iadiana sy rivo-mahery amin'ny andron'ny tadio;Dia ho lasan-ko babo ny mpanjakany mbamin'ireo mpanapaka rehetra ao aminy, hoy Jehovah.

¹⁵and their king will go into captivity, he and his princes together,” says Yahweh.

¹⁵Dia ho lasan-ko babo ny mpanjakany mbamin'ireo mpanapaka rehetra ao aminy, hoy Jehovah.