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Ang Parusa sa Bansang Moab

Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa Moab: “Dahil sa patuloy na pagkakasala ng mga taga-Moab, parurusahan ko sila. Sapagkat sinunog nila ang mga buto ng hari ng Edom hanggang sa maging abo ito. Kaya susunugin ko ang Moab pati na ang matitibay na bahagi ng Keriot.[a] Mamamatay ang mga taga-Moab habang nagsisigawan at nagpapatunog ng mga trumpeta ang kanilang mga kaaway na sumasalakay sa kanila. Mamamatay pati ang kanilang hari at ang lahat ng kanyang mga opisyal. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”

Ang Parusa sa Bansang Juda

Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa Juda: “Dahil sa patuloy na pagkakasala ng mga taga-Juda, parurusahan ko sila. Sapagkat itinakwil nila ang aking mga kautusan at hindi nila sinunod ang aking mga tuntunin. Iniligaw sila ng paglilingkod nila sa mga dios-diosan na pinaglingkuran din ng kanilang mga ninuno. Kaya susunugin ko ang Juda pati na ang matitibay na bahagi ng Jerusalem.”

Ang Parusa sa Bansang Israel

Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa Israel: “Dahil sa patuloy na pagkakasala ng mga taga-Israel,[b] parurusahan ko sila. Sapagkat ipinagbibili nila bilang alipin ang mga taong walang kasalanan dahil lamang sa kanilang utang. Ginagawa rin nila ito sa mga mahihirap kahit na isang pares lang na sandalyas ang utang. Ginigipit nila ang mga mahihirap at hindi binibigyan ng katarungan. Mayroon sa kanila na mag-amang nakikipagtalik sa iisang babae. Dahil dito nilalapastangan nila ang aking banal na pangalan. Natutulog sila sa kanilang sambahan[c] na suot ang damit na isinangla sa kanila ng mga mahihirap.[d] At nag-iinuman sila sa aking templo ng alak na binili galing sa ibinayad ng mga mahihirap na may utang sa kanila. Pero ako, ang ginawa ko para sa kanila na mga taga-Israel, nilipol ko ang mga Amoreo, kahit na kasintaas sila ng punong sedro at kasintibay ng punong ensina. Nilipol ko silang lahat at walang itinirang buhay. 10 Inilabas ko rin sa Egipto ang mga ninuno ng mga taga-Israel at pinatnubayan ko sila sa ilang sa loob ng 40 taon upang makuha nila ang lupain ng mga Amoreo. 11 Pinili ko ang ilan sa mga anak nila na maging propeta at Nazareo. Mga taga-Israel, hindi baʼt totoo itong sinasabi ko? 12 Pero ano ang ginawa ninyo? Pinainom ninyo ng alak ang mga Nazareo[e] at pinagbawalan ninyo ang mga propeta na sabihin ang ipinapasabi ko. 13 Kaya makinig kayo! Pahihirapan ko kayo katulad ng kariton na hindi na halos makausad dahil sa bigat ng karga. 14 Kaya kahit na ang mabilis tumakbo sa inyo ay hindi makakatakas, ang malalakas ay manghihina, at ang mga sundalo ay hindi maililigtas ang kanilang sarili. 15 Kahit na ang mga sundalong namamana sa labanan ay uurong. Ang mga sundalong mabilis tumakbo ay hindi makakatakas, at silang mga nakasakay sa kabayo ay hindi rin makakaligtas. 16 Sa araw na iyon, kahit ang pinakamatapang na sundalo ay tatakas na nakahubad. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsabi nito.”

Footnotes

  1. 2:2 Keriot: Itoʼy lugar na sakop ng Moab.
  2. 2:6 Israel: Noong mahati sa dalawang kaharian ang Israel (1 Hari 2), ang isa ay tinawag na Israel at ang isa ay Juda.
  3. 2:8 sa kanilang sambahan: sa literal, sa tabi ng bawat altar.
  4. 2:8 Ayon sa Exo. 22:26-27 at sa Deu. 24:12-13, ang damit na isinangla ng dukha ay dapat ibalik sa kanya kinagabihan.
  5. 2:12 Pinainom ninyo ng alak ang mga Nazareo: upang hindi nila matupad ang kanilang panata sa Dios na hinding-hindi sila iinom ng alak.

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

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