1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep tenders from Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah the king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, the king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
1:2 And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, And from Jerusalem He will utter His voice; And the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, And the top of Carmel will dry up.
他说,耶和华必从锡安吼叫,从耶路撒冷发声;牧人的草场要悲哀,迦密的山顶要枯干。
1:3 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Damascus, Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because they have threshed Gilead With sharp threshing tools of iron.
耶和华如此说,因大马色三番四次的犯罪,我必不免去他们的刑罚;因为他们以打粮食的尖利铁器打过基列。
1:4 And I will send fire into the house of Hazael, And it will devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.
我却要降火在哈薛的家中,烧灭便哈达的宫殿。
1:5 And I will break the bar of Damascus, And I will cut off the inhabitant of the valley of Aven And him who holds the scepter from the Beth-eden; And the people of Aram will go into captivity unto Kir, Says Jehovah.
我必折断大马色的门闩,剪除亚文平原的居民和伯伊甸掌握权杖的;亚兰人必被掳到吉珥,这是耶和华说的。
1:6 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Gaza, Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because they carried away captive the entire captivity In order to deliver them up to Edom.
耶和华如此说,因迦萨三番四次的犯罪,我必不免去他们的刑罚;因为他们将掳掠的众民全然掳掠,交给以东。
1:7 And I will send fire to the wall of Gaza, And it will devour its palaces.
我却要降火在迦萨的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿。
1:8 And I 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 Jehovah.
1:9 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Tyre, Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because they delivered up the entire captivity to Edom And did not remember a covenant among brothers.
1:10 And I will send fire to the wall of Tyre, And it will devour its palaces.
我却要降火在推罗的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿。
1:11 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of Edom, Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because he pursued his brother with the sword And stifled his compassions; And his anger raged continually, And he kept his overflowing wrath perpetually.
1:12 And I will send fire upon Teman, And it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.
我却要降火在提幔,烧灭波斯拉的宫殿。
1:13 Thus says Jehovah, Because of three transgressions of the children of Ammon, Indeed, because of four, I will not turn away the punishment; Because they ripped up the pregnant women of Gilead In order to enlarge their border.
1:14 And I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah, And it will devour its palaces With shouting in the day of battle, With a tempest in the day of the storm wind.
我却要在争战呐喊的日子,在暴风动荡的时候,点火在拉巴的城墙,烧灭其中的宫殿。
1:15 And their king will go into captivity, He and his princes together, Says Jehovah.