Amos 3

1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

1 “以色列人啊， 要听耶和华责备你们的话， 责备我从埃及领出来的整个民族的话，

2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

2 ‘世上万族之中，我只拣选了你们， 所以我要因你们的罪恶而惩罚你们。’”

3 Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?

3 若非相约， 二人怎会同行呢？

4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?

4 若非捕到猎物， 狮子怎会在林中咆哮呢？ 若非猎获食物， 猛狮怎会在洞中吼叫呢？

5 Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

5 若非设下诱饵， 鸟儿怎会落入圈套？ 若非捕获什么， 圈套怎会收起来？

6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

6 若城中响起号角， 居民岂不恐惧颤抖？ 若灾祸降临城中， 岂不是耶和华的作为？

7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

7 的确，主耶和华不向祂的仆人——众先知显明祂的计划， 就不会采取任何行动。

8 The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?

8 狮子吼叫，谁不惧怕呢？ 主耶和华已发言，谁能不传讲呢？

9 Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

9 要向亚实突和埃及的城堡宣告： “你们要聚集到撒玛利亚的山上， 看看城中的混乱和暴虐之事。

10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

10 他们不知正道，强取豪夺， 把掳物囤积在他们的城堡中。 这是耶和华说的。”

11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”

11 所以，主耶和华说： “敌人要围攻此地， 攻破你们的防守， 抢掠你们的城堡。”

12 This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

12 耶和华说： “牧人从狮口中救羊， 只能夺回两条腿和一块耳朵。 同样，住在撒玛利亚的以色列人被救回的时候， 也仅剩一角床榻和一片卧椅。”

13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

13 主——万军之上帝耶和华说： “你们要听这话，去警告雅各家。

14 On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

14 我追讨以色列人的罪时， 要摧毁伯特利的祭坛， 将祭坛的角砍落在地。

15 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.

15 我要拆毁过冬和避暑的房屋， 破坏象牙装饰的宫殿， 推倒许多宏伟的楼宇。 这是耶和华说的。”