Amos 6
Common English Bible
Warnings to the self-satisfied
6 Doom to those resting comfortably in Zion
and those trusting in Mount Samaria,
the chiefs of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 Cross over to Calneh and see;
from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is your territory greater than their territory?
3 Doom to those who ignore the evil day
and make violent rule draw near:
4 who lie on beds of ivory,
stretch out on their couches,
eat lambs from the flock,
and bull calves from the stall;
5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp,
and, like David, compose tunes on musical instruments;
6 who drink bowls of wine,
put the best of oils on themselves,
but who aren’t grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
7 Therefore, they will now be the first to be taken away,
and the feast of those who lounged at the table will pass away.
8 The Lord God has solemnly sworn,
says the Lord, the God of heavenly forces:
I reject the pride of Jacob.
I hate his fortresses.
I will hand over the city and all that is in it.
9 If ten people remain in one house,
then they will die.
10 If a relative, someone who burns the dead,
picks up the body to bring it out of the house,
and says to someone inside the house,
“Is anyone else with you?”
the answer will be, “No.”
Then the relative will say,
“Hush! We mustn’t mention the name of the Lord.”
11 Look, the Lord is giving an order;
he will shatter the great house into bits
and the little house into pieces.
12 Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow the sea with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness—
13 you who rejoice in Lo-debar,
who say, “Haven’t we by our own strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?”
14 Indeed, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel, says the Lord God of heavenly forces,
and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the desert ravine.
Amós 6
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Contra la falsa seguridad
6 ¡Ay de los que viven reposadamente en Sión(A),
Y de los que se sienten seguros en el monte de Samaria,
Los notables de las naciones principales(B),
A quienes acude la casa de Israel!
2 Pasen a Calne(C) y miren,
Y de allí vayan a Hamat(D) la grande,
Desciendan luego a Gat(E) de los filisteos.
¿Son ustedes mejores que estos reinos,
O es su territorio mayor que el de ustedes?
3 ¿Alejan ustedes el día de la calamidad(F),
Y acercan la silla de la violencia(G)?
4 ¶Los que se acuestan en camas(H) de marfil,
Se tienden sobre sus lechos,
Comen corderos del rebaño(I)
Y terneros de en medio del establo;
5 Que improvisan al son del arpa,
Y como David han compuesto cantos para sí(J);
6 Que beben vino(K) en tazones del altar
Y se ungen con los óleos más finos,
Pero no se lamentan por la ruina de José(L),
7 Irán por tanto ahora al destierro a la cabeza de los desterrados(M),
Y se acabarán los banquetes[a] de los disolutos(N).
8 ¶El Señor Dios ha jurado por Sí mismo(O), ha declarado el Señor, Dios de los ejércitos:
«Aborrezco la arrogancia de Jacob(P),
Y odio sus palacios(Q);
Así que entregaré la ciudad y cuanto hay en ella(R)».
9 Y si diez hombres quedan en una misma casa, morirán(S). 10 Entonces su tío[b], o su incinerador, levantará a cada uno para sacar sus huesos de la casa(T), y dirá al que está en el fondo de la casa: «¿Hay alguien más contigo?». Y este responderá: «Nadie». Entonces aquel dirá: «¡Guarda silencio!(U), porque no se debe hacer mención del nombre del Señor(V)». 11 Porque el Señor ordenará(W) que la casa grande sea reducida a escombros(X) y que la casa pequeña sea hecha pedazos.
12 ¶¿Corren los caballos por la peña?
¿Se ara en ella con bueyes?
Pues ustedes han convertido el derecho en veneno,
Y el fruto de la justicia en amargura(Y);
13 Ustedes que se alegran por Lo Debar[c](Z),
Que dicen: «¿No hemos tomado para nosotros Carnáyim[d]
Con nuestra propia fuerza(AA)?».
14 «Por tanto, voy a levantar contra ustedes, oh casa de Israel»,
Declara el Señor, Dios de los ejércitos,
«Una nación(AB) que los afligirá desde la entrada de Hamat(AC)
Hasta el arroyo del Arabá».
Amos 6
King James Version
6 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
8 The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.
11 For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
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