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主はこう言います。

「モアブの住民は何度もくり返して罪を犯し、
わたしはそのことを忘れない。
もうこれ以上、処罰を猶予しない。
彼らはエドムの王たちの墓を汚し、
死者を丁重に取り扱わなかったからだ。
今、その報いとしてモアブに火を放ち、
その火はケリヨテの宮殿をすべて破壊する。
勇士が叫び、角笛が鳴り響くうちに、
モアブは混乱の中で倒れる。

わたしは彼らの王を滅ぼし、その臣下をみな殺す。」

主はこう言います。

「ユダの民は何度もくり返して罪を犯し、
わたしはそのことを忘れない。
もうこれ以上、処罰を猶予しない。
彼らは神の教えを受け入れず、従うことを拒んだからだ。
先祖がそうであったように、
心をかたくなにして罪を犯した。
だから、ユダを火で滅ぼし、
エルサレムの宮殿もとりでもすべて灰にする。」

イスラエルへのさばき

主はこう言います。

「イスラエルの民は何度もくり返して罪を犯し、
わたしはそのことを忘れない。
もうこれ以上、処罰を猶予しない。
彼らはわいろを取って公正な裁判を曲げ、
借金を返せない貧しい者を奴隷に売ったからだ。
それも、たったのくつ一足分の代金のために。
彼らは貧しい者を踏みつけ、
おとなしい者を足蹴にする。
父と息子とが同じ巫女を犯し、
わたしの聖なる名を傷つけている。
祭りの日には、
借金のかたに取った着物の上で横になり、
わたしの神殿に、
取り立てた金で買ったぶどう酒を携えて来る。
わたしが彼らにしてやったことを、よく考えてみよ。
目の前のエモリ人をこの地から追い払ったのは、
このわたしだ。
彼らは杉のように背が高く、樫の木のように強かった。
だが、わたしはその実を切り落とし、根を切った。
10 あなたがたをエジプトから連れ出し、
荒野の中を四十年間導き、
エモリ人の地を所有させたのだ。
11 また、あなたがたの息子の中から
ナジル人や預言者を選んだ。
イスラエルよ、そうではなかったか」と主は尋ねます。
12 「ところがあなたがたは、
ナジル人にむりやりぶどう酒を飲ませて罪を犯させ、
『うるさい、黙れ!』と言って預言者を沈黙させた。
13 だから、穀物を満載した荷車がきしむように、
あなたがたをうめかせよう。
14 あなたがたの中で一番すばやい戦士が逃げてつまずき、
強い者はみな弱くなり、
勇士ももはや自分のいのちを救えない。
15 射かける矢は、みなはずれ、
足の速い者も逃げのびれず、
熟達した騎手も危険地帯を逃げ切ることができない。
16 その日には、どんなに勇敢で力のある者も、
武器を捨てて、いのちからがら逃げる。」
神、主がこのように語ったのです。

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Moab,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because he burned to ashes(B)
    the bones of Edom’s king,
I will send fire on Moab
    that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.[a](C)
Moab will go down in great tumult
    amid war cries(D) and the blast of the trumpet.(E)
I will destroy her ruler(F)
    and kill all her officials with him,”(G)
says the Lord.(H)

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Judah,(I)
    even for four, I will not relent.
Because they have rejected the law(J) of the Lord
    and have not kept his decrees,(K)
because they have been led astray(L) by false gods,[b](M)
    the gods[c] their ancestors followed,(N)
I will send fire(O) on Judah
    that will consume the fortresses(P) of Jerusalem.(Q)

Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(R)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(S)
They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(T)
They lie down beside every altar
    on garments taken in pledge.(U)
In the house of their god
    they drink wine(V) taken as fines.(W)

“Yet I destroyed the Amorites(X) before them,
    though they were tall(Y) as the cedars
    and strong as the oaks.(Z)
I destroyed their fruit above
    and their roots(AA) below.
10 I brought you up out of Egypt(AB)
    and led(AC) you forty years in the wilderness(AD)
    to give you the land of the Amorites.(AE)

11 “I also raised up prophets(AF) from among your children
    and Nazirites(AG) from among your youths.
Is this not true, people of Israel?”
declares the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
    and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.(AH)

13 “Now then, I will crush you
    as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.(AI)
14 The swift will not escape,(AJ)
    the strong(AK) will not muster their strength,
    and the warrior will not save his life.(AL)
15 The archer(AM) will not stand his ground,
    the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
    and the horseman(AN) will not save his life.(AO)
16 Even the bravest warriors(AP)
    will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:2 Or of her cities
  2. Amos 2:4 Or by lies
  3. Amos 2:4 Or lies

Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

(A)“For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
But I will send a fire upon Moab,
And it shall devour the palaces of (C)Kerioth;
Moab shall die with tumult,
With shouting and trumpet sound.
And I will cut off (D)the judge from its midst,
And slay all its princes with him,”
Says the Lord.

Judgment on Judah

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (E)Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
(F)Because they have despised the law of the Lord,
And have not kept His commandments.
(G)Their lies lead them astray,
Lies (H)which their fathers followed.
(I)But I will send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”

Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (J)Israel, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because (K)they sell the righteous for silver,
And the (L)poor for a pair of sandals.
They [a]pant after the dust of the earth which is on the head of the poor,
And (M)pervert the way of the humble.
(N)A man and his father go in to the same girl,
(O)To defile My holy name.
They lie down (P)by every altar on clothes (Q)taken in pledge,
And drink the wine of [b]the condemned in the house of their god.

“Yet it was I who destroyed the (R)Amorite before them,
Whose height was like the (S)height of the cedars,
And he was as strong as the oaks;
Yet I (T)destroyed his fruit above
And his roots beneath.
10 Also it was (U)I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And (V)led you forty years through the wilderness,
To possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as (W)prophets,
And some of your young men as (X)Nazirites.
Is it not so, O you children of Israel?”
Says the Lord.
12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink,
And commanded the prophets (Y)saying,
‘Do not prophesy!’

13 “Behold,(Z) I am [c]weighed down by you,
As a cart full of sheaves [d]is weighed down.
14 (AA)Therefore [e]flight shall perish from the swift,
The strong shall not strengthen his power,
(AB)Nor shall the mighty [f]deliver himself;
15 He shall not stand who handles the bow,
The swift of foot shall not [g]escape,
Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver himself.
16 The most [h]courageous men of might
Shall flee naked in that day,”
Says the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 2:7 Or trample on
  2. Amos 2:8 Or those punished by fines
  3. Amos 2:13 Or tottering under
  4. Amos 2:13 Or totters
  5. Amos 2:14 Or the place of refuge
  6. Amos 2:14 Lit. save his soul or life
  7. Amos 2:15 Or save
  8. Amos 2:16 Lit. strong of his heart among the mighty