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Orð Amosar, sem var einn af fjárhirðunum í Tekóa, það er honum vitraðist um Ísrael á dögum Ússía Júdakonungs og á dögum Jeróbóams Jóassonar, Ísraelskonungs, tveimur árum fyrir jarðskjálftann.

Hann sagði: Drottinn þrumar frá Síon og lætur raust sína gjalla frá Jerúsalem. Þá munu hagar hjarðmannanna drúpa og Karmeltindur skrælna.

Svo segir Drottinn: Sökum þriggja, já fjögurra glæpa Damaskusborgar vil ég eigi snúa aftur með það _ af því að þeir þresktu Gíleað með þreskisleðum af járni,

mun ég senda eld á hús Hasaels, og hann mun eyða höllum Benhadads.

Ég mun brjóta slagbrand Damaskus og útrýma íbúunum úr Glæpadal og þeim, er ber veldissprotann, frá Yndishúsum, og Sýrlendingar skulu herleiddir verða til Kír, _ segir Drottinn.

Svo segir Drottinn: Sökum þriggja, já fjögurra glæpa Gasa vil ég eigi snúa aftur með það _ af því að þeir herleiddu heil þorp til þess að selja í hendur Edómítum,

mun ég senda eld gegn múr Gasa, og hann mun eyða höllum hennar.

Ég mun útrýma íbúunum úr Asdód og þeim, er ber veldissprotann, frá Askalon og því næst snúa hendi minni gegn Ekron, til þess að þeir, sem eftir eru af Filistum, skuli undir lok líða, _ segir Drottinn Guð.

Svo segir Drottinn: Sökum þriggja, já fjögurra glæpa Týrusar vil ég eigi snúa aftur með það _ af því að þeir seldu heil þorp í hendur Edómítum og minntust ekki bræðrasáttmálans,

10 mun ég senda eld gegn múrum Týrusar, og hann mun eyða höllum hennar.

11 Svo segir Drottinn: Sökum þriggja, já fjögurra glæpa Edómíta vil ég eigi snúa aftur með það _ af því að þeir eltu bræðraþjóð sína með sverði og kæfðu alla meðaumkun, svo að hatur þeirra sundurreif endalaust og þeir geymdu stöðuglega heift sína,

12 mun ég senda eld gegn Teman, og hann mun eyða höllum Bosra.

13 Svo segir Drottinn: Sökum þriggja, já fjögurra glæpa Ammóníta vil ég eigi snúa aftur með það _ af því að þeir ristu á kvið þungaðar konurnar í Gíleað til þess að færa út landamerki sín,

14 vil ég kveikja eld í múrum Rabba, og hann skal eyða höllum hennar, þegar æpt verður heróp á orustudeginum, þegar stormurinn geisar á degi fellibyljanna.

15 Og konungur þeirra verður að fara í útlegð með hinum, hann og höfðingjar hans, _ segir Drottinn.

The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa(A)—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake,(B) when Uzziah(C) was king of Judah and Jeroboam(D) son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel.(E)

He said:

“The Lord roars(F) from Zion
    and thunders(G) from Jerusalem;(H)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
    and the top of Carmel(I) withers.”(J)

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(K)
    even for four, I will not relent.(L)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,
I will send fire(M) on the house of Hazael(N)
    that will consume the fortresses(O) of Ben-Hadad.(P)
I will break down the gate(Q) of Damascus;
    I will destroy the king who is in[b] the Valley of Aven[c]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.(R)
    The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,(S)
says the Lord.(T)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Gaza,(U)
    even for four, I will not relent.(V)
Because she took captive whole communities
    and sold them to Edom,(W)
I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
I will destroy the king[d] of Ashdod(X)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(Y) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines(Z) are dead,”(AA)
says the Sovereign Lord.(AB)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Tyre,(AC)
    even for four, I will not relent.(AD)
Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom,
    disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,(AE)
10 I will send fire on the walls of Tyre
    that will consume her fortresses.(AF)

11 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Edom,(AG)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he pursued his brother with a sword(AH)
    and slaughtered the women of the land,
because his anger raged continually
    and his fury flamed unchecked,(AI)
12 I will send fire on Teman(AJ)
    that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.(AK)

13 This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Ammon,(AL)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he ripped open the pregnant women(AM) of Gilead
    in order to extend his borders,
14 I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah(AN)
    that will consume(AO) her fortresses
amid war cries(AP) on the day of battle,
    amid violent winds(AQ) on a stormy day.
15 Her king[e] will go into exile,
    he and his officials together,(AR)
says the Lord.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash
  2. Amos 1:5 Or the inhabitants of
  3. Amos 1:5 Aven means wickedness.
  4. Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
  5. Amos 1:15 Or / Molek

The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen 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.

And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the Lord.