아모스 4

1사마리아 산에 거하는 바산 암소들아 이 말을 들으라 너희는 가난한 자를 학대하며 궁핍한 자를 압제하며 가장에게 이르기를 술을 가져다가 우리로 마시게 하라 하는도다 2주 여호와께서 자기의 거룩함을 가리켜 맹세하시되 때가 너희에게 임할지라 사람이 갈고리로 너희를 끌어가며 낚시로 너희의 남은 자들을 그리하리라 3너희가 성 무너진 데로 말미암아 각기 앞으로 바로 나가서 하르몬에 던지우리라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 4너희는 벧엘에 가서 범죄하며 길갈에 가서 죄를 더하며 아침마다 너희 희생을, 삼 일 마다 너희 십일조를 드리며 5누룩 넣은 것을 불살라 수은제로 드리며 낙헌제를 소리내어 광포하려무나 이스라엘 자손들아 이것이 너희의 기뻐하는 바니라 이는 주 여호와의 말씀이니라 6또 내가 너희 모든 성읍에서 너희 이를 한가하게 하며 너희 각처에서 양식이 떨어지게 하였으나 너희가 내게로 돌아오지 아니하였느니라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 7또 추수하기 석 달 전에 내가 너희에게 비를 멈추어 어떤 성읍에는 내리고 어떤 성읍에는 내리지 않게 하였더니 땅 한 부분은 비를 얻고 한 부분은 비를 얻지 못하여 말랐으매 8두세 성읍 사람이 어떤 성읍으로 비틀거리며 물을 마시러 가서 만족히 마시지 못하였으나 너희가 내게로 돌아오지 아니하였느니라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 9내가 풍재와 깜부기 재앙으로 너희를 쳤으며 팟종이로 너희의 많은 동산과 포도원과 무화과나무와 감람나무를 다 먹게 하였으나 너희가 내게로 돌아오지 아니하였느니라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 10내가 너희 중에 염병이 임하게 하기를 애굽에서 한 것처럼 하였으며 칼로 너희 청년들을 죽엿으며 너희 말들을 노략하게 하며 너희 진의 악취로 코를 찌르게 하였으나 너희가 내게로 돌아오지 아니하였느니라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 11내가 너희 중의 성읍 무너뜨리기를 하나님 내가 소돔과 고모라를 무너뜨림 같이 하였으므로 너희가 불 붙는 가운데서 빼낸 나무 조각 같이 되었으나 너희가 내게로 돌아오지 아니하였느니라 이는 여호와의 말씀이니라 12그러므로 이스라엘아 내가 이와 같이 네게 행하리라 내가 이것을 네게 행하리니 이스라엘아 네 하나님 만나기를 예비하라 13대저 산들을 지으며 바람을 창조하며 자기 뜻을 사람에게 보이며 아침을 어둡게 하며 땅의 높은 데를 밟는 자는 그 이름이 만군의 하나님 여호와니라

1Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!” 2The Lord Yahweh has sworn by his holiness that behold, “The days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks. 3You will go out at the breaks in the wall, everyone straight before her; and you will cast yourselves into Harmon,” says Yahweh. 4“Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days, 5offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh. 6“I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh. 7“I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it didn’t rain withered. 8So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh. 9“I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh. 10“I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh. 11“I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh. 12“Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel. 13For, behold, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: Yahweh, the God of Armies, is his name.”

1Hoort dit woord, gij koeien van Basan! gij, die op den berg van Samaria zijt, die de armen verdrukt, die de nooddruftigen verplettert; gij, die tot hunlieder heren zegt: Brengt aan, opdat wij drinken. 2De Heere HEERE heeft gezworen bij Zijn heiligheid, dat er, ziet, dagen over ulieden zullen komen, dat men u zal optrekken met haken, en uw nakomelingen met visangelen. 3En gij zult door de bressen uitgaan, een ieder voor zich henen; en gij zult, hetgeen in het paleis gebracht is, wegwerpen, spreekt de HEERE. 4Komt te Beth-El, en overtreedt te Gilgal; maakt des overtredens veel, en brengt uw offers des morgens, uw tienden om de drie dagen! 5En rookt van het gedesemde een lofoffer, en roept vrijwillige offers uit, doet het horen; want alzo hebt gij het gaarne, gij kinderen Israels! spreekt de Heere HEERE. 6Daarom heb Ik ulieden ook reinheid der tanden gegeven in al uw steden, en gebrek van brood in al uw plaatsen; nochtans hebt gij u niet bekeerd tot Mij, spreekt de HEERE. 7Daartoe heb Ik ook den regen van ulieden geweerd, als er nog drie maanden waren tot den oogst, en heb doen regenen over de ene stad, maar over de andere stad niet doen regenen; het ene stuk lands werd beregend, maar het andere stuk lands, waar het niet op regende, verdorde. 8En twee, drie steden togen om tot een stad, opdat zij water mochten drinken, maar werden niet verzadigd; nochtans hebt gij u niet bekeerd tot Mij, spreekt de HEERE. 9Ik heb ulieden geslagen met brandkoren en met honigdauw; de veelheid uwer hoven, en uwer wijngaarden, en uwer vijgebomen, en uwer olijfbomen at de rups op; nochtans hebt gij u niet bekeerd tot Mij, spreekt de HEERE. 10Ik heb de pestilentie onder ulieden gezonden, naar de wijze van Egypte; Ik heb uw jongelingen door het zwaard gedood, en uw paarden gevankelijk laten wegvoeren; en Ik heb den stank uwer heirlegeren zelfs in uw neus doen opgaan; nochtans hebt gij u niet bekeerd tot Mij, spreekt de HEERE. 11Ik heb sommigen onder ulieden omgekeerd, gelijk God Sodom en Gomorra omkeerde, u, die waart als een vuurbrand, dat uit den brand gered is; nochtans hebt gij u niet bekeerd tot Mij, spreekt de HEERE. 12Daarom zal Ik u alzo doen, o Israel! omdat Ik u dan dit doen zal, zo schik u, o Israel! om uw God te ontmoeten. 13Want zie, Die de bergen formeert, en den wind schept, en den mens bekend maakt, wat zijn gedachte zij, Die den dageraad duisternis maakt, en op de hoogten der aarde treedt, HEERE, God der heirscharen, is Zijn Naam.