Amos 3

Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, tande mesaj Seyè a te bay sou nou, sou nasyon li te fè soti kite peyi Lejip la.

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Nan tout pèp ki sou latè, se nou menm sèl mwen te chwazi, se nou menm ase mwen te okipe. Se poutèt sa, m'ap pini nou pou tout peche nou fè yo.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Ou janm wè de moun pati ansanm al nan vwayaj san yo pa t' antann yo anvan?

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Ou janm tande yon lyon gwonde nan rakbwa san li pa gen tan jwenn sa pou l' manje a anvan? Ou janm tande yon jenn ti lyon ap gwonde nan twou li san li pa gen anyen nan bouch li?

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

Ou janm wè yon zwezo desann atè vin pran nan pèlen si yo pa mete manje nan pèlen an anvan? Ou janm wè yon pèlen pati si pa gen bèt ki pran ladan l'?

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

Ou janm wè yo kònen klewon pou fè konnen lagè pral konmanse pou kè moun pa kase? Eske malè ka tonbe sou yon lavil si se pa Seyè a ki lakòz?

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Konsa tou, ou mèt sèten, Seyè a p'ap janm fè anyen san li pa fè pwofèt yo, moun k'ap sèvi l' yo, konnen.

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Lè lyon gwonde, ki moun ki p'ap gen kè kase? Lè Seyè a pale, ki moun ki ka enpoze pwofèt yo bay mesaj la?

Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

Men sa pou ou fè moun ki rete nan gwo kay peyi Lejip ak nan peyi Asdòd yo konnen: Nou tout, sanble sou mòn Samari yo. Vin wè ki kalite dezòd ki gen la, ki kantite krim k'ap fèt la.

For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Yo pa konn jan pou yo fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa. Yo plen kay yo ak bagay yo pran nan vòlò ak nan sasinen moun.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

Se sa ki fè, men sa Seyè a, Bondye a, di: Yon lènmi gen pou vin sènen peyi a, l'a kraze tout fò k'ap pwoteje ou yo, l'ap piye tout gwo kay ou yo.

Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

Seyè a di konsa: Lè yon lyon fin devore yon ti mouton, tou sa gadò a resi sove se renk de pye ak yon ti moso zòrèy. Konsa tou, se de twa nan moun pèp Izrayèl ki rete lavil Samari yo k'ap sove, yo menm ki rete nan yon ti kwen kay, sou yon moso kabann.

Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

Koute byen. Avèti pitit pitit Jakòb yo. Men sa Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, di:

That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth–el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

Lè jou a rive pou m' pini pèp Izrayèl la pou peche l' yo, m'a detwi tout lotèl ki nan lavil Betèl la. Kòn lotèl yo ap kase, y'ap tonbe atè.

And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

M'ap detwi kay yo fè pou sezon fredi ak kay yo fè pou sezon chalè. M'ap demoli kay yo fè ak ivwa yo ra tè. Tout gwo kay yo pral disparèt. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.