Revised Literal Translation

Amos 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,ye kineפָּר֤וֹתpa.RotH6510of Bashanהַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.ShanH1316, that arein the mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,which oppressהָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.KotH6231the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,which crushהָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.TzotH7533the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.NimH34,which sayהָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.RotH559to their mastersלַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113,Bringהָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935,and let us drinkוְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.nish.TehH8354.

2The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650by his holinessבְּקָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944,that, lo, the daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shall comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935upon you, that he will take you awayוְנִשָּׂ֤אve.ni.Sa'H5375with hooksבְּצִנּ֔וֹתbe.tzi.NotH6793,and your posterityוְאַחֲרִיתְכֶ֖ןve.'a.cha.ri.te.KhenH319with fishhooksבְּסִיר֥וֹת דּוּגָֽה׃be.si.Rot du.GahH5518 H1729.

3And ye shall go outתֵּצֶ֖אנָהte.Tze.nahH3318at the breachesוּפְרָצִ֥יםu.fe.ra.TzimH6556,everyאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802cow at that which isbefore her; and ye shall castוְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָהve.hish.lakh.Te.nahH7993theminto the palaceהַהַרְמ֖וֹנָהha.har.Mo.nahH2038,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Comeבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935to Beth–elH1008,and transgressוּפִשְׁע֔וּu.fish.'UH6586;at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֖לha.gil.GalH1537multiplyהַרְבּ֣וּhar.BuH7235transgressionלִפְשֹׁ֑עַlif.Sho.a'H6586;and bringוְהָבִ֤יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935your sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶ֔םziv.chei.KhemH2077every morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, andyour tithesמַעְשְׂרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ma'.se.Ro.tei.KhemH4643after threeלִשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969yearsיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117:

5And offerוְקַטֵּ֤רve.ka.TerH6999a sacrifice of thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֔הto.DahH8426with leavenמֵֽחָמֵץ֙me.cha.MetzH2557,and proclaimוְקִרְא֥וּve.kir.'UH7121andpublishהַשְׁמִ֑יעוּhash.Mi.'uH8085the free offeringsנְדָב֖וֹתne.da.VotH5071:for thisכֵ֤ןkhenH3651likethאֲהַבְתֶּם֙'a.hav.TemH157you, O ye childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

6And I also have givenנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you cleannessנִקְי֤וֹןnik.YonH5356of teethשִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shi.Na.yimH8127in all your citiesעָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,and wantוְחֹ֣סֶרve.Cho.serH2640of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899in all your placesמְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םme.ko.mo.tei.KhemH4725:yet have ye not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And also I have withholdenמָנַ֨עְתִּיma.Na'.tiH4513the rainהַגֶּ֗שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653from you, when there wereyet threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320to the harvestלַקָּצִ֔ירla.ka.TzirH7105:and I caused it to rainוְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ve.him.tar.TiH4305upon oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,and caused it not to rainאַמְטִ֑יר'am.TirH4305upon anotherאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892:oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259pieceחֶלְקָ֤הchel.KahH2513was rainedתִּמָּטֵ֔רti.ma.TerH4305upon, and the pieceוְחֶלְקָ֛הve.chel.KahH2513whereupon it rainedתַמְטִ֥ירtam.TirH4305not witheredתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ti.VashH3001.

8So twoשְׁתַּיִם֩she.ta.YimH8147orthreeשָׁלֹ֨שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892wanderedוְנָע֡וּve.na.'UH5128unto oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259cityעִ֥יר'irH5892,to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325;but they were not satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֑עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646:yet have ye not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9I have smittenהִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221you with blastingבַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןba.shi.da.FonH7711and mildewוּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420:when your gardensגַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧םga.no.tei.KhemH1593and your vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754and your fig treesוּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥םu.te.'e.nei.KhemH8384and your olive treesוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132increasedהַרְבּ֨וֹתhar.BotH7235,the palmerwormהַגָּזָ֑םha.ga.ZamH1501devouredיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398them:yet have ye not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

10I have sentשִׁלַּ֨חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you the pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698after the mannerבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:your young menבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970have I slainהָרַ֤גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026with the swordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719,and have taken awayשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH7628your horsesסֽוּסֵיכֶ֑םsu.sei.KhemH5483;and I have made the stinkבְּאֹ֤שׁbe.'OshH889of your campsמַחֲנֵיכֶם֙ma.cha.nei.KhemH4264to come upוָאַעֲלֶ֞הva.'a.'a.LehH5927unto your nostrilsוּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔םu.ve.'a.pe.KhemH639:yet have ye not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11I have overthrownהָפַ֣כְתִּיha.Fakh.tiH2015someof you, as Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֔ה'a.mo.RahH6017,and ye were as a firebrandכְּא֖וּדke.'UdH181plucked outמֻצָּ֣לmu.TzalH5337of the burningמִשְׂרֵפָ֑הmi.se.re.FahH8316:yet have ye not returnedשַׁבְתֶּ֥םshav.TemH7725unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Therefore thus will I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213unto thee, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andbecauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this unto thee, prepareהִכּ֥וֹןhi.KonH3559to meetH7125thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13For, lo, he that formethיוֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335the mountainsהָרִ֜יםha.RimH2022,and createthוּבֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254the windר֗וּחַRu.achH7307,and declarethוּמַגִּ֤ידu.ma.GidH5046unto manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120what ishis thoughtשֵּׂח֔וֹse.ChoH7808,that makethעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213the morningשַׁ֙חַר֙sha.charH7837darknessעֵיפָ֔ה'ei.FahH5890,and treadethוְדֹרֵ֖ךְve.do.RekhH1869upon the high placesבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,The Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

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