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.

¹Slová Ámosa, ktorý bol medzi pastiermi z Tekoy, ktoré videl o Izraelovi za dní Uziáša, judského kráľa, a za dní Jeroboáma, syna Joasovho, izraelského kráľa, dva roky pred zemetrasením.

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.”

²A povedal: Hospodin bude revať so Siona a z Jeruzalema vydá svoj hlas; smútiť budú pasienky pastierov, a uschne temeno 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;

³Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pre troje prestúpení Damašku a pre štvoro neodvrátim toho, pretože mlátili Gileáda železnými mlátidlami.

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

⁴A preto pošlem oheň na dom Chazaelov, ktorý strávi paláce Ben-hadadove.

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.

⁵A polámem závoru Damašku a vyplienim obyvateľa z údolia Ávena a toho, ktorý drží berlu, z domu Édena, a ľud Sýrie pojde do zajatia do Kíra, hovorí Hospodin.

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;

⁶Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pre troje prestúpení Gazy a pre štvoro neodvrátim toho, pretože odvádzali zajatých, všetkých, čo ich len bolo, do zajatia, aby ich vydali Edomovi.

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

⁷A preto pošlem oheň na múr Gazy, a strávi jej paláce.

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.

⁸A vyplienim obyvateľa z Ašdóda a toho, ktorý drží berlu, z Aškalona a obrátim svoju ruku proti Ekronu, a zahynie ostatok Filištínov, hovorí Pán Hospodin.

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;

⁹Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pre troje prestúpení Týru a pre štvoro neodvrátim toho, pretože vydávali zajatých, všetkých, čo ich len bolo, Edomovi a nepamätali na smluvu bratov.

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

¹⁰Preto pošlem oheň na múr Týru, a strávi jeho paláce.

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;

¹¹Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pre troje prestúpení Edoma a pre štvoro neodvrátim toho, pretože stíhal svojho brata mečom a udusil všetku svoju ľútosť, a jeho hnev trhá, dravý, neprestajne, a svoju prchlivosť drží na večnosť.

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

¹²A preto pošlem oheň na Téman, a strávi paláce Bocry.

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.

¹³Takto hovorí Hospodin: Pre troje prestúpení synov Ammonových a pre štvoro neodvrátim toho, pretože rozpárali tehotné Gileáda, aby rozšírili svoje územie.

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;

¹⁴A preto zanietim oheň na múre Rabby, a strávi jej paláce za vojenného kriku v deň boja, za búrky v deň víchrice.

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

¹⁵A ich kráľ pojde do zajatia, on i jeho kniežatá spolu, hovorí Hospodin.