Amos 8
American Standard Version
8 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 3 And the songs of the [a]temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many; in every place [b]shall they cast them forth with silence.
4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, 5 saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may [c]set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit; 6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 7 Jehovah hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River; and it shall be troubled and sink again, like the River of Egypt. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. 10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah. 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, As the [d]way of Beer-sheba liveth; they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Amós 8
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Los inevitables juicios de Dios
8 Esto me mostró el Señor Dios: Miré una canasta de fruta de verano, 2 y Él me preguntó: «¿Qué ves, Amós?». «Una canasta de fruta(A) de verano», respondí. Entonces el Señor me dijo: «Ha llegado el fin(B) para Mi pueblo Israel. Ya no volveré a dejarlos sin castigo(C). 3 Los cantos(D) del palacio se convertirán en gemido(E) en aquel día», declara el Señor Dios. «Muchos serán los cadáveres; en todo lugar los echarán fuera en silencio(F)».
4 Oigan esto, los que pisotean a los menesterosos, y quieren exterminar a los pobres de la tierra(G), 5 diciendo:
«¿Cuándo pasará la luna nueva(H)
Para vender el grano,
Y el día de reposo(I) para abrir el mercado de trigo,
Achicar el efa (una medida de 22 litros), aumentar el siclo (moneda hebrea, 11.4 gramos de plata)
Y engañar con balanzas falsas(J);
6 Para comprar por dinero a los desvalidos
Y a los pobres por un par de sandalias(K),
Y vender los desechos del trigo?».
7 ¶El Señor ha jurado(L) por el orgullo de Jacob(M):
«Ciertamente, nunca me olvidaré de ninguna de sus obras(N).
8 -»¿No temblará por esto la tierra(O),
Y hará duelo todo aquel que habita en ella(P)?
Subirá toda ella como el Nilo(Q),
Se agitará
Y disminuirá como el Nilo de Egipto.
9 -»Y sucederá que en aquel día», declara el Señor Dios,
«Yo haré que el sol se ponga al mediodía
Y que la tierra en pleno día se oscurezca(R).
10 -»Entonces cambiaré sus fiestas en llanto(S)
Y todos sus cantos en lamento.
Pondré cilicio sobre todo lomo
Y calvicie sobre toda cabeza(T).
Haré que sea como duelo por hijo único,
Y su fin, como día de amargura(U).
11 ¶»Vienen días», declara el Señor Dios,
«En que enviaré hambre sobre la tierra,
No hambre de pan, ni sed de agua,
Sino de oír las palabras del Señor(V).
12 -»La gente vagará de mar a mar,
Y del norte hasta el oriente;
Andarán de aquí para allá en busca de la palabra del Señor,
Pero no la encontrarán(W).
13 -»En aquel día las vírgenes hermosas
Y los jóvenes(X) desfallecerán de sed(Y).
14 -»Los que juran por el pecado de Samaria(Z),
Y dicen: “Viva tu dios, oh Dan(AA)”,
Y “Viva el camino de Beerseba(AB)”,
Caerán y nunca más se levantarán(AC)».
Amos 8
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Basket of Fruit
8 This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit.[a] 2 He said, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A basket of summer fruit.’[b] Then the Lord said to me,
‘The end[c] has come upon my people Israel;
I will never again pass them by.
3 The songs of the temple[d] shall become wailings on that day,’
says the Lord God;
‘the dead bodies shall be many,
cast out in every place. Be silent!’
4 Hear this, you that trample on the needy,
and bring to ruin the poor of the land,
5 saying, ‘When will the new moon be over
so that we may sell grain;
and the sabbath,
so that we may offer wheat for sale?
We will make the ephah small and the shekel great,
and practise deceit with false balances,
6 buying the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
and selling the sweepings of the wheat.’
7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
8 Shall not the land tremble on this account,
and everyone mourn who lives in it,
and all of it rise like the Nile,
and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?
9 On that day, says the Lord God,
I will make the sun go down at noon,
and darken the earth in broad daylight.
10 I will turn your feasts into mourning,
and all your songs into lamentation;
I will bring sackcloth on all loins,
and baldness on every head;
I will make it like the mourning for an only son,
and the end of it like a bitter day.
11 The time is surely coming, says the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land;
not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
but they shall not find it.
13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men
shall faint for thirst.
14 Those who swear by Ashimah of Samaria,
and say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan’,
and, ‘As the way of Beer-sheba lives’—
they shall fall, and never rise again.
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