Amos 2
Christian Standard Bible
2 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Moab(A)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.(B)
2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.(C)
Moab will die with a tumult,(D)
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
3 I will cut off the judge(E) from the land
and kill all its officials(F) with him.
The Lord has spoken.
Judgment on Judah
4 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Judah(G)
for three crimes, even four,
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord(H)
and have not kept his statutes.(I)
The lies(J) that their ancestors followed(K)
have led them astray.
5 Therefore, I will send fire(L) against Judah,
and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
Judgment on Israel
6 The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Israel(M)
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.(N)
7 They trample the heads of the poor(O)
on the dust of the ground
and obstruct the path of the needy.(P)
A man and his father have sexual relations
with the same girl,(Q)
profaning my holy name.(R)
8 They stretch out beside every altar(S)
on garments taken as collateral,(T)
and in the house of their God
they drink wine obtained through fines.(U)
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite(V) as Israel advanced;
his height(W) was like the cedars,
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit(X) above and his roots beneath.
10 And I brought you from the land of Egypt(Y)
and led you forty years in the wilderness(Z)
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.(AA)
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets(AB)
and some of your young men as Nazirites.(AC)
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
“Do not prophesy.”(AD)
13 Look, I am about to crush[a] you in your place(AE)
as a wagon crushes when full of grain.
14 Escape will fail the swift,(AF)
the strong one will not maintain his strength,(AG)
and the warrior will not save his life.
15 The archer will not stand his ground,(AH)
the one who is swift of foot
will not save himself,
and the one riding a horse will not save his life.(AI)
16 Even the most courageous of the warriors
will flee naked on that day(AJ)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Footnotes
- 2:13 Or hinder; Hb obscure
Amos 2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (A)Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
2 So I will send fire upon Moab,
And it will consume the citadels of (C)Kerioth;
And Moab will die amid great (D)rumbling,
Amid a loud shout and the sound of a trumpet.
3 I will also cut off the [a](E)judge from her midst
And kill all her (F)princes with him,” says Yahweh.
Punishment of Judah and Israel
4 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (G)Judah and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (H)rejected the law of Yahweh
And have not kept His statutes;
Their [b](I)falsehood also has led them astray,
That which their (J)fathers walked after.
5 So I will (K)send fire upon Judah,
And it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (L)Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (M)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 These who [c]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (N)poor
Also (O)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (P)man and his father go to the same [d]young woman
In order to profane My holy name.
8 On garments (Q)taken as pledges they stretch out beside (R)every altar,
And in the house of their God they (S)drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (T)Amorite before them,
[e]Though his (U)height was like the height of cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his (V)fruit above and his root below.
10 And it was I who (W)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (X)forty years
[f]That you might take possession of the land of the (Y)Amorite.
11 Then I (Z)raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your choice men to be (AA)Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You (AB)shall not prophesy!’
13 Behold, I am [g](AC)weighted down beneath you
As a wagon [h]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 (AD)So [i]flight will perish from the swift,
And the strong will not instill his power with courage,
Nor will the (AE)mighty man make his [j]life escape.
15 He who (AF)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the (AG)horse make his [k]life escape.
16 Even the [l]most courageous of heart among the mighty men will (AH)flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Amos 2:3 Or executive officer
- Amos 2:4 Or false gods
- Amos 2:7 Or trample upon the head of the helpless on the dust
- Amos 2:7 Possibly a harlot or a temple prostitute
- Amos 2:9 Lit Whose height
- Amos 2:10 Lit To possess
- Amos 2:13 Or tottering
- Amos 2:13 Or totters
- Amos 2:14 Or a place of refuge
- Amos 2:14 Lit soul
- Amos 2:15 Lit soul
- Amos 2:16 Lit stout of heart
Amós 2
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
2 Así dice el Señor:
«Por tres transgresiones de Moab, y por cuatro,
No revocaré su castigo(A),
Porque quemó los huesos del rey de Edom(B) hasta calcinarlos.
2 -»Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Moab,
Que consumirá los palacios[a] de Queriot(C),
Y Moab morirá(D) entre el tumulto,
Entre gritos de guerra y sonido de trompeta.
3 -»También exterminaré al juez(E) de en medio de ella,
Y mataré a todos sus príncipes con él(F)», dice el Señor.
Juicio contra Judá e Israel
4 ¶Así dice el Señor:
«Por tres transgresiones de Judá, y por cuatro,
No revocaré su castigo(G),
Porque desecharon la ley del Señor
Y no guardaron Sus estatutos(H);
También les han hecho errar sus mentiras(I),
Tras las cuales anduvieron sus padres(J).
5 -»Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Judá,
Y consumirá los palacios de Jerusalén(K)».
6 ¶Así dice el Señor:
«Por tres transgresiones de Israel, y por cuatro,
No revocaré su castigo(L),
Porque venden al justo por dinero
Y al necesitado por un par de sandalias(M).
7 -»Los que pisotean en el polvo de la tierra la cabeza de los desvalidos(N),
También tuercen el camino de los humildes(O).
Un hombre y su padre se llegan a la misma joven(P)
Profanando Mi santo nombre.
8 -»Sobre ropas empeñadas(Q) se tienden junto a cualquier altar(R),
Y el vino de los que han sido multados lo beben en la casa de su Dios[b](S).
9 ¶»Yo mismo destruí a los amorreos delante de ellos(T),
Cuya altura era como la altura de los cedros(U),
Y era fuerte como las encinas;
Destruí su fruto arriba y su raíz abajo(V).
10 -»Y a ustedes Yo los hice subir de la tierra de Egipto(W),
Y los conduje por el desierto cuarenta años(X)
Para que tomaran posesión de la tierra del amorreo(Y).
11 -»Y levanté profetas de entre sus hijos(Z)
Y nazareos de entre sus jóvenes(AA).
¿No es así, israelitas?», declara el Señor.
12 «Pero ustedes hicieron beber vino a los nazareos,
Y a los profetas les ordenaron: “No profeticen(AB)”.
13 -»Así que yo estoy oprimido debajo de ustedes(AC)
Como está oprimida una carreta llena de gavillas.
14 -»La huida le fallará al ligero(AD),
Y el fuerte no fortalecerá su poder,
Ni el valiente salvará su vida(AE).
15 -»El que empuña el arco no resistirá(AF),
El ligero de pies no escapará,
Ni el que monta a caballo salvará su vida(AG).
16 -»Aun el más intrépido entre los valientes huirá(AH) desnudo aquel día», declara el Señor.
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