Amos 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Yet You Have Not Returned to Me
4 Hear this word, you cows of (A)Bashan who are on the (B)mountain of Samaria,
Who (C)oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to their [a]husbands, “Bring now, that we may (D)drink!”
2 Lord Yahweh has (E)sworn by His (F)holiness that,
“Behold, the days are coming upon you,
And [b]they will take you away with (G)meat hooks,
And the last of you with (H)fish hooks.
3 And you will (I)go out through breaches in the walls,
Each one straight before her,
And you [c]will be cast to Harmon,” declares Yahweh.
4 “Enter Bethel and transgress;
In Gilgal multiply transgression!
(J)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
Your tithes every three days.
5 [d]And offer a (K)thank offering also from that which is leavened,
And call for (L)freewill offerings; cause them to be heard about.
For so you (M)love to do, you sons of Israel,”
Declares Lord Yahweh.
6 “But I gave you also (N)cleanness of teeth in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have (O)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
7 “And I also (P)withheld the rain from you
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city,
And on (Q)another city I would not send rain;
One portion would be rained on,
While the portion not rained on would dry up.
8 So two or three cities would wander around to another city to drink (R)water,
But would (S)not be satisfied;
Yet you have (T)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
9 “I (U)struck you with scorching wind and mildew;
And the (V)gnawing locust was devouring
Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees;
Yet you have (W)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
10 “I sent a (X)pestilence among you after the manner of Egypt;
I (Y)killed your choice men by the sword along with your (Z)captured horses,
And I made the (AA)stench of your camp rise up even in your nostrils;
Yet you have (AB)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
11 “I overthrew you as (AC)God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a (AD)firebrand [e]delivered from a blaze;
Yet you have (AE)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to (AF)meet your God, O Israel.”
13 For behold, He who (AG)forms mountains and (AH)creates the wind
And (AI)declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who (AJ)makes dawn into gloom
And (AK)treads on the high places of the earth,
(AL)Yahweh God of hosts is His name.
Amos 4
Revised Geneva Translation
4 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria; who oppress the poor, destroy the needy; and they say to their masters, “Bring, and let us drink!”
2 The LORD God has sworn by His holiness, “Lo, the days shall come upon you in which He will take you away with thorns, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3 “And you shall go out at the wall’s breaches, everyone forward. And you shall cast yourselves out of the palace,” says the LORD.
4 “Come to Bethel, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression. And bring your sacrifices in the morning; and your riches after three years.
5 “And offer a thanksgiving of leaven; publish and proclaim the free offerings. For this you love, O children of Israel,” says the LORD God.
6 “Also, I have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and scarceness of bread in all your places. Yet, you have not returned to Me,” says the LORD.
7 “And also, I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest. And I caused it to rain upon one city and have not caused it to rain upon another city. One piece was rained upon. And the piece whereupon it did not rain, withered.
8 “So, two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water. But they were not satisfied. Still, you have not returned to Me,” says the LORD.
9 “I have struck you with blight and mildew. Your great gardens and your vineyards, and your fig trees, and your olive trees, the locust devoured. Still, you have not returned to Me,” says the LORD.
10 “I have sent pestilence among you after the manner of Egypt. Your young men I have killed with the sword; and have taken away your horses. And I have made the stink of your tents to come up into your nostrils. Still, you have not returned to Me,” says the LORD.
11 “I have overthrown you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. And you were as a firebrand, plucked out of the burning. Still, you have not returned to Me,” says the LORD.
12 “Therefore, I will do this to you, O Israel. And because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”
13 For lo, He Who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is His thought; Who makes the morning darkness, and walks upon the high places of the Earth. The LORD God of Hosts is His Name. A lamentation for the captivity of Israel.
阿摩司书 4
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
4 住在撒玛利亚山上的巴珊肥母牛啊，
你们要听！
你们压榨贫寒人，欺凌穷苦人，
又使唤丈夫倒酒畅饮。
2 因此，主耶和华凭祂的圣洁起誓：
“时候快到了，
有人要用鱼钩钩走你们，一个也不留。
3 你们都要从城墙缺口走出来，
被丢到哈门。
这是耶和华说的。
4 “以色列人啊，
你们去伯特利犯罪吧，
去吉甲增添罪恶吧！
要每天早晨献上祭物，
每三天奉上你们的十分之一。
5 你们献上带酵的饼作感恩祭，
并且到处夸耀你们自愿献的祭。
以色列人啊，这就是你们爱做的事。
这是主耶和华说的。
6 “我在各城降下饥荒，
使你们遍地缺粮。
尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。
7 “我在收割前三个月停止降雨。
我在一座城降雨，
在另一座城不降雨；
我使一块田有雨水的滋润，
另一块田因无雨而干裂。
8 两三座城的人都踉踉跄跄地涌到一座城找水喝，
水却不够喝。
尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。
9 “我用热风和霉灾击打你们，
叫蝗虫吞噬你们田园中的菜蔬、葡萄树、无花果树和橄榄树。
尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。
10 “我在你们中间降下瘟疫，
如从前降在埃及一样。
我杀戮你们的青年，
掳掠你们的战马，
使你们军营中的死尸臭味扑鼻。
尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。
11 “我在你们中间施行毁灭，
如从前毁灭所多玛和蛾摩拉一样，
使你们像从火里抽出的一根柴。
尽管如此，你们仍不归向我。
这是耶和华说的。
12 “以色列人啊，
我要这样惩罚你们。
以色列人啊，
准备迎见你们的上帝吧！
因为我要这样惩罚你们。”
13 看啊，那位造山又造风，
向人显明祂的心意，
将黎明变为黑暗，
将群山踩在脚下的——
祂的名字是万军之上帝耶和华。
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