ଆମୋଷ 7
1 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାେତେ ଏହା ଦଖାଇେଲେ। ଦ୍ବିତୀୟବାର ଶସ୍ଯ ଉତ୍ପାଦନ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହବୋ ସମୟରେ ସେ ପଙ୍ଗପାଳ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ। ରାଜା ପ୍ରଥମବାର ଶସ୍ଯ ଅମଳ କଲାପ ରେ ଏହା ଦ୍ବିତୀୟବାର ଶସ୍ଯ ଥିଲା।
2 ପଙ୍ଗପାଳ ଦଳ ରାଜ୍ଯର ସମସ୍ତ ତୃଣ ଖାଇଗଲେ। ତା'ପ ରେ ମୁଁ କହିଲି, ହେ ମାରେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କ୍ଷମା କର। ଯାକୁବ କବେେ ତିଷ୍ଠିବ ନାହିଁ। କାରଣ ସେ ଅତି କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର।
3 ତା'ପ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କର ମନ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କଲେ ଏବଂ କହିଲେ, ଏହା ଘଟିବ ନାହିଁ।
4 ମାରେପ୍ରଭୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାେତେ ଏହିସବୁ ଦଖାଇେଲେ। ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି ପ୍ରଭୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ବିଗ୍ଭର ପାଇଁ ଅଗ୍ନିକୁ ଡକାଇଲେ। ସହେି ଅଗ୍ନି ମହାସାଗରକୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କଲା। ସେ ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ଶଷେ କରିବାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା।
5 କିନ୍ତୁ ମୁଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲି ଓ କହିଲି, ହେ ମାରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର, ମୁଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି ବନ୍ଦ କର। ଯାକୁବ ବଞ୍ଚିବ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ଅତି କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର।
6 ତା'ପ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏବିଷଯ ରେ ତାଙ୍କର ମନ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କଲେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର କହିଲେ, ତାହା ଘଟିବ ନାହିଁ।
7 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି ଜିନିଷ ମାେତେ ଦଖାଇେଲେ: ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଗୋଟିଏ କାନ୍ଥ ନିକଟରେ ଓଳମ ଧରି ଛିଡା ହେଲେ। କାନ୍ଥ ଓଳମ ଦ୍ବାରା ସଳଖ କରାୟାଏ।
8 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାେତେ କହିଲେ, ହେ ଆମାଷେ କ'ଣ ଦେଖୁଛ?
9 ଇସ୍ହାକର ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥାନ ଧ୍ବଂସ ହବେ। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡିକ ପଥର ରେ ପରିଣତ ହବେ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ଖଡ୍ଗ ଦ୍ବାରା ୟାରବିଯାମର ପରିବାରକୁ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କରିବା ଏବଂ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ହତ୍ଯା କରିବା।
10 ବୈଥଲରେ ଯାଜକ ଅମତ୍ସିଯ ଏହି ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ରାଜା ୟାରବିଯାମଙ୍କୁ ପଠାଇଲେ, ଆମାଷେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ଚକ୍ରାନ୍ତ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଏତେ ଅଧିକ କହୁଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ଦେଶ ତାହା ସହି ପାରୁନାହିଁ।
11 ଆମାଷେ କହୁଛନ୍ତି, 'ୟାରବିଯାମ୍ ଖଡ୍ଗ ରେ ନିହତ ହବେେ ଏବଂ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଶ ବାହାରକୁ ବନ୍ଦୀରୂପେ ନିଆୟିବ।'
12 ଅମତସିଯ ମଧ୍ଯ ଆମାଷେକୁ କହିଥିଲେ, ହେ ଦର୍ଶକ ଯିହୁଦାକୁ ୟାଅ ଓ ସଠାେ ରେ ରୋଟୀ ଉପାର୍ଜନ କର ଏବଂ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଉପଦେଶ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କର।
13 କିନ୍ତୁ ଆଉ ବୈଥଲେ ରେ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କରନାହିଁ। ଏହା ୟାରବିଯାମ୍ଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନ। ଏହା ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ମନ୍ଦିର।
14 ତା'ପ ରେ ଆମାଷେ ଅମତ୍ସିଯଙ୍କୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ, ମୁଁ ଜଣେ ପଷୋଦାର ଭବିଷ୍ଯତବକ୍ତା ନୁହେଁ। ଆଉ ମଧ୍ଯ ମୁଁ ଭବିଷ୍ଯତବକ୍ତାର ପରିବାରରୁ ଆସିନାହିଁ। ମୁଁ କବଳେ ମଷେପାଳନ କରେ ଓ ଡିମିରି ବୃକ୍ଷର ଯତ୍ନ ନିଏ।
15 ମୁଁ ଜଣେ ମଷେପାଳକ ଥିଲି ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାେତେ ଆଣି କହିଲେ, 'ୟାଅ ଓ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ଭବିଷ୍ଯତବାଣୀ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କର।'
16 ତେଣୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଶୁଣ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ କହୁଛ, 'ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ଭବିଷ୍ଯତ ବାକ୍ଯ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କରନାହିଁ। ଇସ୍ହାକ ପରିବାର ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ମଧ୍ଯ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କରନାହିଁ।'
17 କିନ୍ତୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କୁହନ୍ତି, 'ତୁମ୍ଭର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନଗର ମଧିଅରେ ଜଣେ ଗଣିକା ହବେ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୁତ୍ରକନ୍ଯାଗଣ ଖଡ୍ଗ ରେ ନିହତ ହବେେ। ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ତୁମ୍ଭ ରାଜ୍ଯରୁ ନିଆୟିବ ଏବଂ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ମଧିଅରେ ବିଭାଗ କରାୟିବ। ଆଉ ମଧ୍ଯ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବିଦେଶ ରେ ମୃତ୍ଯୁବରଣ କରିବ। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଏଦେଶରୁ ବନ୍ଦୀରୂପେ ବିତାଡିତ ହବେେ।'
1 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
3 The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.
4 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
6 The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.
7 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
13 But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.