Amos 6

hoy hasha'anannim betsiyyon vehabbotekhim behar shomeron nequve reshit haggoyim uva'u lahem bet yisra'el

Ah, you who are at ease in Zion And confident on the hill of Samaria, You notables of the leading nation On whom the House of Israel pin their hopes:

ivru khalneh ure'u ulekhu misham khamat rabbah uredu gat-pelishtim hatovim min-hammamlakhot ha'elleh im-rav gevulam miggevulkhem

Cross over to Calneh and see, Go from there to Great Hamath, And go down to Gath of the Philistines: Are [you] better than those kingdoms, Or is their territory larger than yours?

hamenaddim leyom ra vattaggishun shevet khamas

Yet you ward off [the thought of] a day of woe And convene a session of lawlessness.

hashokhevim al-mittot shen userukhim al-arsotam ve'okhelim karim mitson va'agalim mittokh marbeq

They lie on ivory beds, Lolling on their couches, Feasting on lambs from the flock And on calves from the stalls.

happoretim al-pi hannavel kedavid khashevu lahem kele-shir

They hum snatches of song To the tune of the lute— They account themselves musicians like David.

hashotim bemizreqe yayin vereshit shemanim yimshakhu velo nekhlu al-shever yosef

They drink [straight] from the wine bowls And anoint themselves with the choicest oils— But they are not concerned about the ruin of Joseph.

lakhen attah yiglu berosh golim vesar mirzakh serukhim

Assuredly, right soon They shall head the column of exiles; They shall loll no more at festive meals.

nishba adonay Elohim benafsho ne'um-Adonai elohe tseva'ot meta'ev anokhi et-ge'on ya'aqov ve'armenotayw saneti vehisgarti ir umelo'ah

The Sovereign GOD wholeheartedly swears: I loathe the Pride of Jacob, And I detest his fortresses. I will declare forfeit city and inhabitants alike —declares the ETERNAL, the God of Hosts.

vehayah im-yivvateru asarah anashim bevayit ekhad vametu

If ten people are left in one house, they shall die.

unesa'o dodo umesarefo lehotsi atsamim min-habbayit ve'amar la'asher beyarkete habbayit ha'od immakh ve'amar afes ve'amar has ki lo lehazkir beshem Adonai

And if someone’s kinsman—who is to burn incense for one of the deceased—comes to carry the remains out of the house, and he calls to the one at the rear of the house, “Are there any alive besides you?” the answer will be, “No, none.” And he will say, “Hush!”—so that no one may utter GOD’s name.

ki-hinneh Adonai metsavveh vehikkah habbayit haggadol resisim vehabbayit haqqaton beqi'im

For GOD will command, And the great house shall be smashed to bits, And the little house to splinters.

hayerutsun bassela susim im-yakharosh babbeqarim ki-hafakhtem lerosh mishpat uferi tsedaqah lela'anah

Can horses gallop on a rock? Can it be plowed with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison weed And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.

hassemekhim lelo davar ha'omerim halo vekhozqenu laqakhnu lanu qarnayim

[Ah,] those who are so happy about Lo-dabar, Who exult, “By our might We have captured Karnaim”!

ki hinni meqim alekhem bet yisra'el ne'um-Adonai elohe hatseva'ot goy velakhatsu etkhem millevo khamat ad-nakhal ha'aravah

But I, O House of Israel, Will raise up a nation against you —declares the ETERNAL, the God of Hosts— Who will harass you from Lebo-hamath To the Wadi Arabah.