Amós 2
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2 Así dice el Señor:
Por tres transgresiones de Moab, y por cuatro,
no revocaré[a] su castigo(A),
porque quemó los huesos del rey de Edom(B) hasta calcinarlos.
2 Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Moab,
que consumirá los palacios[b] de Queriot(C),
y Moab morirá(D) entre el tumulto,
entre gritos de guerra y sonido de trompeta.
3 También extirparé 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[c](I),
tras las cuales anduvieron sus padres(J).
5 Enviaré, pues, fuego sobre Judá,
y consumirá los palacios[d] 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[e] la cabeza de los desvalidos(N),
también tuercen el camino de los humildes(O).
Un hombre y su padre se llegan[f] a la misma joven[g](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 beben en la casa de su Dios[h](S).
9 Yo destruí al amorreo delante de ellos(T),
cuya altura era como la altura de los cedros(U),
y era fuerte como las encinas;
yo destruí su fruto por arriba y su raíz por abajo(V).
10 Y a vosotros yo os hice subir de la tierra de Egipto(W),
y os conduje por el desierto cuarenta años(X)
para que tomarais posesión de la tierra del amorreo(Y).
11 Y levanté profetas de entre vuestros hijos(Z)
y nazareos de entre vuestros jóvenes(AA).
¿No es así, hijos de Israel? —declara el Señor.
12 Pero vosotros hicisteis beber vino a los nazareos,
y a los profetas les ordenasteis, diciendo: No profeticéis(AB).
13 He aquí, yo estoy oprimido[i] debajo de vosotros(AC)
como está oprimida[j] una carreta llena de gavillas.
14 Y la huida[k] le fallará al ligero(AD),
y el fuerte no fortalecerá su poder,
ni el valiente salvará su vida[l](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[m](AG).
16 Y aun el más intrépido[n] entre los valientes huirá(AH) desnudo aquel día —declara el Señor.
Footnotes
- Amós 2:1 Lit., no haré que se vuelva; y así en el resto del cap.
- Amós 2:2 O, las fortalezas
- Amós 2:4 O, falsos dioses
- Amós 2:5 O, las fortalezas
- Amós 2:7 O, codician el polvo de la tierra sobre
- Amós 2:7 Lit., van
- Amós 2:7 Posiblemente, una ramera del culto pagano
- Amós 2:8 O, sus dioses
- Amós 2:13 O, me tambaleo
- Amós 2:13 O, se tambalea
- Amós 2:14 O, el refugio
- Amós 2:14 Lit., alma
- Amós 2:15 Lit., alma
- Amós 2:16 Lit., robusto de corazón
Amos 2
King James Version
2 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:
2 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:
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord.
4 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:
5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
6 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;
7 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:
8 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.
9 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.
Amos 2
New King James Version
Judgment on Israel
2 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.
2 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.
3 And I will cut off (D)the judge from its midst,
And slay all its princes with him,”
Says the Lord.
Judgment on Judah
4 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.
5 (I)But I will send a fire upon Judah,
And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 “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.
Amos 2
New Century Version
The People of Moab
2 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes of Moab,
I will punish them.
They burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.
2 So I will send fire on Moab
that will destroy the strong buildings of the city of Kerioth.
The people of Moab will die in a great noise,
in the middle of the sounds of war and trumpets.
3 So I will bring an end to the king of Moab,
and I will kill all its leaders with him,” says the Lord.
The People of Judah
4 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes of Judah,
I will punish them.
They rejected the teachings of the Lord
and did not keep his commands;
they followed the same gods
as their ancestors had followed.
5 So I will send fire on Judah,
and it will destroy the strong buildings of Jerusalem.”
Israel Is Punished
6 This is what the Lord says:
“For the many crimes of Israel,
I will punish them.
For silver, they sell people who have done nothing wrong;
they sell the poor to buy a pair of sandals.
7 They walk on poor people as if they were dirt,
and they refuse to be fair to those who are suffering.
Fathers and sons have sexual relations with the same woman,
and so they ruin my holy name.
8 As they worship at their altars,
they lie down on clothes taken from the poor.
They fine people,
and with that money they buy wine to drink in the house of their god.
9 “But it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them,
who were tall like cedar trees and as strong as oaks—
I destroyed them completely.
10 It was I who brought you from the land of Egypt
and led you for forty years through the desert
so I could give you the land of the Amorites.
11 I made some of your children to be prophets
and some of your young people to be Nazirites.
People of Israel, isn’t this true?” says the Lord.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine
and told the prophets not to prophesy.
13 Now I will make you get stuck,
as a wagon loaded with grain gets stuck.
14 No one will escape, not even the fastest runner.
Strong people will not be strong enough;
warriors will not be able to save themselves.
15 Soldiers with bows and arrows will not stand and fight,
and even fast runners will not get away;
soldiers on horses will not escape alive.
16 At that time even the bravest warriors
will run away without their armor,” says the Lord.
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