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Amos 3

Ge'ez original · 15 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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3:1

ስምዑ፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘይቤለክሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቤተ፡ እስራኤል፡ ወኲሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ዘውፅአክሙ፡ እምድረ፡ ግብጽ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል።

Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

以色列人哪，你們全家是我從埃及地領上來的，當聽耶和華攻擊你們的話：

3:2

ዳእሙ፡ ኪያሙ፡ አእመርኩ፡ እምኲሉ፡ አሕዛበ፡ ምድር፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ እትቤቀለክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ኲሉ፡ ኃጢአትክሙ።

“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

在地上萬族中，我只認識你們；因此，我必追討你們的一切罪孽。

3:3

የሐውሩኑ፡ ኀቡረ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይትራአዩ።

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

二人若不同心，豈能同行呢？

3:4

ይጥህርኑ፡ አንበሳ፡ በከ፡ በውስተ፡ ቡ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ዘይበልዕ፡ ይጥሕርኑ፡ እጓለ፡ አንበሳ፡ በውስተ፡ ግቡ፡ በከ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ዘይመስጥ።

Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

獅子若非抓食，豈能在林中咆哮呢？少壯獅子若無所得，豈能從洞中發聲呢？

3:5

ወይወድቅኑ፡ ዖፍ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ዘአተሠግረ፡ ትትጋባእኑ፡ መስገርት፡ ዘእነበለ፡ ተአኀዝ።

Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?

若沒有機檻，雀鳥豈能陷在網羅裏呢？網羅若無所得，豈能從地上翻起呢？

3:6

ይነግኁኑ፡ ቀርነ፡ በሀገር፡ ወኢይደነግፁ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ይመጽእኑ፡ እኩይ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር፡ ኢገብረ።

Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it?

城中若吹角，百姓豈不驚恐呢？災禍若臨到一城，豈非耶和華所降的嗎？

3:7

እስመ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይገብር፡ እጊዚአብሔር፡ ዘኢከተ፡ ወዘኢነገረ፡ ለአግብርቲሁ፡ ለነቢያት።

Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

主耶和華若不將奧祕指示他的僕人－眾先知，就一無所行。

3:8

አንበሳ፡ ይጥህር፡ ወመኑ፡ ዘኢይፈርህ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእ፡ ነበበ፡ መኑ፡ ዘኢይተኔበይ።

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

獅子吼叫，誰不懼怕呢？主耶和華發命，誰能不說預言呢？

3:9

ዜንውዎሙ፡ ለበሐውርተ፡ ፋርስ፡ ለበሐውርተ፡ ግብጽ፡ ወበልዎሙ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ሰማሪያ፡ ወርእዩ፡ ብዙኀ፡ መንክረ፡ በማእከላ፡ ወትዕግልተ፡ ዘውስቴታ።

Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”

要在亞實突的宮殿中和埃及地的宮殿裏傳揚說：你們要聚集在撒馬利亞的山上，就看見城中有何等大的擾亂與欺壓的事。