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.

¹Besede Amosa, bivšega ovčarja v Tekoi, ki jih je v prikazni slišal za Izraela v dneh Uzija, kralja Judovega, in v dneh Jeroboama, sina Joasa, kralja Izraelovega, dve leti pred potresom.

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.”

²In je rekel: GOSPOD bo rjovel s Siona in grmel z glasom svojim iz Jeruzalema, in žalovali bodo pašniki pastirjev in vrh Karmela se bo posušil.

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;

³Tako pravi GOSPOD: Zavoljo treh in zavoljo štirih pregreh, ki jih je kriv Damask, ne odvrnem šibe njegove: ker so mlatili Gileada z železnimi mlatilnicami,

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

⁴zato pošljem ogenj v hišo Hazaelovo, in požre gradove 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.

⁵In potarem zapahe v Damasku in iztrebim prebivalce iz doline Avenske in njega, ki drži žezlo, iz hiše edenske; in ljudstvo iz Sirije pojde v sužnost v Kir, pravi GOSPOD.

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;

⁶Tako pravi GOSPOD: Zavoljo treh in zavoljo štirih pregreh, ki jih je kriva Gaza, ne odvrnem šibe njene: ker so peljali ljudstvo prav vse v ujetništvo, da jih izroče Edomu,

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

⁷zato pošljem ogenj v obzidje Gaze, in požre palače njene,

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.

⁸in iztrebim prebivalca iz Asdoda in njega, ki drži žezlo, iz Askelona; in obrnem roko svojo zoper Ekron, in pogine ostanek Filistejcev, pravi Gospod Jehova.

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;

⁹Tako pravi GOSPOD: Zavoljo treh in zavoljo štirih pregreh, ki jih je kriv Tir, ne odvrnem šibe njegove: ker so izročili ujetnike Edomu in se niso spomnili bratovske zaveze,

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

¹⁰zato pošljem Tiru ogenj v obzidje, in požre palače njegove.

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;

¹¹Tako pravi GOSPOD: Zavoljo treh in zavoljo štirih pregreh, ki jih je kriv Edom, ne odvrnem šibe njegove: ker je preganjal z mečem brata svojega in zadušil usmiljenje v sebi, in ker je v jezi svoji neprenehoma pobijal in srd svoj vedno razvnemal,

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

¹²zato pošljem ogenj v Teman, in požre palače v Bozri.

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.

¹³Tako pravi GOSPOD: Zavoljo treh in zavoljo štirih pregreh, ki jih so krivi sinovi Amonovi, ne odvrnem šibe od njih: ker so razparali noseče v Gileadu, da razširijo meje svoje,

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;

¹⁴zato zažgem ogenj v zidovju Rabe, in požre palače njene med bojnim vpitjem v dan bitke, v viharju ob dnevi nevihte;in njih kralj pojde v ujetništvo, on in knezi njegovi skupaj, pravi GOSPOD.

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

¹⁵in njih kralj pojde v ujetništvo, on in knezi njegovi skupaj, pravi GOSPOD.