1 T he words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen and sheep masters 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.

Palavras que Amós, criador de ovelhas em Tecoa, recebeu em visões, a respeito de Israel, dois anos antes do terremoto. Nesse tempo, Uzias era rei de Judá e Jeroboão, filho de Jeoás, era rei de Israel.

2 A nd he said, The Lord roars out of Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem; then the pastures of the shepherds mourn and the top of Carmel dries up.

Ele disse: “O Senhor ruge de Sião e troveja de Jerusalém; secam-se as pastagens dos pastores, e murcha o topo do Carmelo”. Julgamento dos Povos Vizinhos de Israel

3 T hus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Damascus and for four, I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because they have threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Damasco e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque trilhou Gileade com trilhos de ferro pontudos,

4 S o I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael which shall devour the palaces and strongholds of Ben-hadad.

porei fogo na casa de Hazael, e as chamas consumirão as fortalezas de Ben-Hadade.

5 I will break also the bar of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven or On, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir, says the Lord.

Derrubarei a porta de Damasco; destruirei o rei que está no vale de Áven e aquele que segura o cetro em Bete-Éden. O povo da Síria irá para o exílio em Quir”, diz o Senhor.

6 T hus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Gaza and for four, I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because they carried away captive the whole population and delivered them up to Edom.

Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Gaza, e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque levou cativas comunidades inteiras e as vendeu a Edom,

7 S o I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza which shall devour its strongholds.

porei fogo nos muros de Gaza, e as chamas consumirão as suas fortalezas.

8 A nd I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn My hand against Ekron; and the rest of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord God.

Destruirei o rei de Asdode e aquele que segura o cetro em Ascalom. Erguerei a minha mão contra Ecrom, até que morra o último dos filisteus”, diz o Senhor, o Soberano.

9 T hus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Tyre and for four, I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because they delivered up a whole population to Edom and did not remember their brotherly covenant.

Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Tiro, e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque vendeu comunidades inteiras de cativos a Edom, desprezando irmãos,

10 S o I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre which shall devour its strongholds.

porei fogo nos muros de Tiro, e as chamas consumirão as suas fortalezas”.

11 T hus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Edom and for four, I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because he pursued his brother Jacob (Israel) with the sword, corrupting his compassions and casting off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually and his wrath he kept and heeded forever.

Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Edom, e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque com a espada perseguiu seu irmão, e reprimiu toda a compaixão, mutilando-o furiosamente e perpetuando para sempre a sua ira,

12 S o I will send a fire upon Teman which shall devour the strongholds of Bozrah.

porei fogo em Temã, e as chamas consumirão as fortalezas de Bozra”.

13 T hus says the Lord: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon and for four, I will not reverse the punishment of it or revoke My word concerning it, because have ripped up women with child in Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.

Assim diz o Senhor: “Por três transgressões de Amom, e ainda mais por quatro, não anularei o castigo. Porque rasgou ao meio as grávidas de Gileade a fim de ampliar as suas fronteiras,

14 S o I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah and it shall devour the strongholds of it, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;

porei fogo nos muros de Rabá, e as chamas consumirão as suas fortalezas em meio a gritos de guerra no dia do combate, em meio a ventos violentos num dia de tempestade.

15 A nd their king shall go into exile, he and his princes together, says the Lord.

O seu rei irá para o exílio, ele e toda a sua corte”, diz o Senhor.