Amos 3

shimu et-haddavar hazzeh asher dibber Adonai alekhem bene yisra'el al kol-hammishpakhah asher he'eleti me'erets mitsrayim lemor

Hear this word, O people of Israel, That GOD has spoken concerning you, Concerning the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt:

raq etkhem yadati mikkol mishpekhot ha'adamah al-ken efqod alekhem et kol-avonotekhem

You alone have I singled out Of all the families of the earth— That is why I will call you to account For all your iniquities.

hayelekhu shenayim yakhdav bilti im-no'adu

Can two walk together Without having met?

hayishag aryeh bayya'ar veteref en lo hayitten kefir qolo mimme'onato bilti im-lakhad

Does a lion roar in the forest When it has no prey? Does a great beast let out a cry from its den Without having made a capture?

hatippol tsippor al-pakh ha'arets umoqesh en lah haya'aleh-ppakh min-ha'adamah velakhod lo yilkod

Does a bird drop on the ground—in a trap— With no snare there? Does a trap spring up from the ground Unless it has caught something?

im-yittaqa shofar be'ir ve'am lo yekheradu im-tihyeh ra'ah be'ir va-Adonai lo asah

When a ram’s horn is sounded in a town, Do the people not take alarm? Can misfortune come to a town If GOD has not caused it?

ki lo ya'aseh adonay Elohim davar ki im-galah sodo el-avadayw hannevi'im

Indeed, my Sovereign GOD does nothing Without having revealed the purpose To God’s servants the prophets.

aryeh sha'ag mi lo yira adonay Elohim dibber mi lo yinnave

A lion has roared, Who can but fear? My Sovereign GOD has spoken, Who can but prophesy?

hashmi'u al-armenot be'ashdod ve'al-armenot be'erets mitsrayim ve'imru he'asefu al-hare shomeron ure'u mehumot rabbot betokhah va'ashuqim beqirbah

Proclaim in the fortresses of Ashdod And in the fortresses of the land of Egypt! Say: Gather on the hill of Samaria And witness the great outrages within her And the oppression in her midst.

velo-yade'u asot-nekhokhah ne'um-Adonai ha'otserim khamas vashod be'armenotehem

They are incapable of doing right —declares GOD; They store up lawlessness and rapine In their fortresses.

lakhen koh amar adonay Elohim tsar useviv ha'arets vehorid mimmekh uzzekh venavozzu armenotayikh

Assuredly, Thus said the Sovereign GOD: An enemy, all about the land! He shall strip you of your splendor, And your fortresses shall be plundered.

koh amar Adonai ka'asher yatsil haro'eh mippi ha'ari shete khera'ayim o vedal-ozen ken yinnatselu bene yisra'el hayyoshevim beshomeron bifat mittah uvidmesheq ares

Thus said GOD: As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s jaws Two shank bones or the tip of an ear, So shall the Israelites escape Who dwell in Samaria— With the leg of a bed or the head of a couch.

shimu veha'idu bevet ya'aqov ne'um-adonay Elohim elohe hatseva'ot

Hear [this], and warn the House of Jacob —says the Sovereign GOD, the God of Hosts—

ki beyom poqdi fishe-yisra'el alayw ufaqadti al-mizbekhot bet-el venigde'u qarnot hammizbeakh venafelu la'arets

That when I punish Israel for its transgressions, I will wreak judgment on the altar of Bethel, And the horns of the altar shall be cut off And shall fall to the ground.

vehikketi vet-hakhoref al-bet haqqayits ve'avedu batte hashen vesafu battim rabbim ne'um-Adonai

I will wreck the winter palace Together with the summer palace; The ivory palaces shall be demolished, And the great houses shall be destroyed —declares GOD.