Amos 2
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[a]
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.(A)
2 So I will send a fire on Moab,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Kerioth,
and Moab shall die amid uproar,
amid shouting and the sound of the trumpet;(B)
3 I will cut off the ruler from its midst
and will kill all its officials with him,
says the Lord.(C)
Judgment on Judah
4 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[b]
because they have rejected the instruction of the Lord
and have not kept his statutes,
but they have been led astray by the same lies
after which their ancestors walked.(D)
5 So I will send a fire on Judah,
and it shall devour the strongholds of Jerusalem.(E)
Judgment on Israel
6 Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,[c]
because they sell the righteous for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals—(F)
7 they who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth
and push the afflicted out of the way;
father and son go in to the same young woman,
so that my holy name is profaned;(G)
8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments taken in pledge;
and in the house of their God they drink
wine bought with fines they imposed.(H)
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of cedars
and who was as strong as oaks;
I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots beneath.(I)
10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.(J)
11 And I raised up some of your children to be prophets
and some of your youths to be nazirites.
Is it not indeed so, O people of Israel?
says the Lord.(K)
12 But you made the nazirites drink wine
and commanded the prophets,
saying, “You shall not prophesy.”(L)
13 So, I will press you down in your place,
just as a cart presses down
when it is full of sheaves.[d](M)
14 Flight shall perish from the swift,
and the strong shall not retain their strength,
nor shall the mighty save their lives;(N)
15 those who handle the bow shall not stand,
and those who are swift of foot shall not save themselves,
nor shall those who ride horses save their lives;(O)
16 and those who are stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.(P)
Amós 2
Reina Valera Contemporánea
2 Así ha dicho el Señor:
Por tres pecados de Moab,(A)
y por el cuarto, no revocaré su castigo.
Por haber quemado los huesos del rey de Edom
hasta reducirlos a cenizas,
2 le prenderé fuego a Moab,
y éste consumirá los palacios de Queriot.
Moab morirá en medio de gran tumulto,
con gran estrépito y sonido de trompeta.
3 Y quitaré de en medio al juez,
y con él mataré a todos sus príncipes.
—Palabra del Señor.
4 Así ha dicho el Señor:
Por tres pecados de Judá,
y por el cuarto, no revocaré su castigo.
Por haber menospreciado mi ley
y por no cumplir con mis ordenanzas;
por haber seguido a falsos ídolos,
tras los cuales se descarriaron sus padres,
5 le prenderé fuego a Judá,
y éste consumirá los palacios de Jerusalén.
Juicio contra Israel
6 Así ha dicho el Señor:
Por tres pecados de Israel,
y por el cuarto, no revocaré su castigo.
Porque han vendido al justo por dinero,
y al pobre por un par de zapatos;
7 han aplastado en el suelo a los desvalidos,
han torcido el camino de los humildes;
¡hijos y padres profanan mi santo nombre
al acostarse con la misma joven!
8 Junto a cualquier altar se acuestan
sobre las ropas que reciben en empeño,
y en la casa de sus dioses se embriagan
con el vino que reciben como multa.
9 Ante sus ojos destruí a los amorreos;(B)
derribé sus frutos y les arranqué las raíces,
aun cuando eran altos como los cedros
y fuertes como las encinas.
10 A ustedes los saqué de Egipto,
y cuarenta años los guié por el desierto
hasta hacerlos dueños del territorio amorreo.
11 A algunos de sus hijos los hice profetas,
y a otros los aparté para ser nazareos.(C)
¿Acaso esto no es así, hijos de Israel?
—Palabra del Señor.
12 Pero ustedes dieron vino a los nazareos,
y a los profetas les mandaron no profetizar.
13 Por eso, voy a apretarlos allí donde están,
como se aprieta un carro lleno de gavillas.
14 Ni el ligero de pies podrá escapar,
ni el fuerte podrá recurrir a su fuerza,
ni el valiente podrá ponerse a salvo.
15 Tampoco podrán resistir los arqueros,
ni escaparán los que más veloces corran,
ni se salvarán los que tengan caballos.
16 Cuando llegue ese día,
¡aun los más valientes huirán desnudos!
—Palabra del Señor.
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.
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