Amos, 9

1. I saw the Lord standing over an altar, and he said: “Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shaken. For there is avarice at the head of them all, and I will execute the very last of them with the sword. There will be no escape for them. They will flee, and he who flees from among them will not be saved.

1. Vidjeh Gospoda gdje stoji kraj žrtvenika i govori: "Udari u glavice stupova, neka se pragovi zatresu! Svima æu satrti glave, što ostane, pod maè æu udariti. Nijedan neæe uteæi, nitko se neæe spasiti.

2. If they descend even to the underworld, from there my hand will draw them out; and if they ascend even to the sky, from there will I pull them down.

2. Zariju li se i u Podzemlje, išèupat æe ih ruka moja. Popnu li se i na nebo, odande æu ih skinuti.

3. And if they were hiding at the top of Carmel, when searching there, I would steal them away, and if they conceal themselves from my eyes in the depths of the sea, I will command the serpent there and he will bite them.

3. Ako se sakriju i navrh Karmela, naæi æu ih i pohvatati. Ako se od mog pogleda na dno morsko skriju, zapovjedit æu Zmaju da ih proždre.

4. And if they go into captivity in the sight of their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. And I will set my eyes over them for harm and not for good.”

4. Ako i u izgnanstvo odu pred neprijateljem, naredit æu maèu da ih sasijeèe; upravit æu oèi na njih, ali na nesreæu, ne na dobro."

5. And the Lord God of hosts, he touches the earth and it will melt. And all who dwell in it will mourn. And everyone will rise up like a river, and will flow away like the river of Egypt.

5. Jahve, Gospod nad Vojskama... on dodirne zemlju i ona se potrese, svi joj stanovnici protuže; diže se sva poput Nila i spušta k'o Rijeka egipatska.

6. He establishes his ascension into heaven, and he has founded his bundle on the earth. He calls the waters of the ocean, and pours them over the face of the earth. The Lord is his name.

6. On sazda sebi prijesto na nebesima, i svod svoj na zemlji osnova; on poziva morske vode i lijeva ih zemlji preko lica - Jahve mu je ime.

7. Sons of Israel, are you not like the sons of the Ethiopians to me, says the Lord? Did I not cause Israel to rise up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrene?

7. "Sinovi Izraelovi, niste li za me kao i Kušani" - rijeè je Jahvina. "Ne izvedoh li ja Izraela iz zemlje egipatske, kao Filistejce iz Kaftora i Aramejce iz Kira?"

8. Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinning kingdom, and I will wipe it from the face of the earth. Though truly, when destroying, I will not wipe away the house of Jacob, says the Lord.

8. Gle, oèi Jahve Gospoda uprte su na grešno kraljevstvo, izbrisat æe ga s lica zemlje. "Ipak neæu sasvim zatrti dom Jakovljev" - rijeè je Jahvina.

9. For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as wheat is sifted in a sieve. And not even one small stone will fall to the ground.

9. "Jer, gle, zapovijed æu dati i rastresti dom Izraelov meðu sve narode, k'o što se trese žito u rešetu, da ni zrnce na zemlju ne padne.

10. All the sinners of my people will die by the sword. They say, “Disaster will not come near us, and it will not overcome us.”

10. Svi grešnici naroda moga od maèa æe pasti, svi koji kažu: 'Nije blizu i neæe nas stiæi nesreæa.'"

11. In that day, I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which is fallen. And I will repair the breaches in its walls, and I will restore that which collapsed. And I will rebuild it, just as in the days of antiquity,

11. "U dan æu onaj podiæi raspalu kolibu Davidovu, zatvorit' joj pukotine, popraviti mjesta ruševna, opet je sazidati k'o u stara vremena,

12. so that they may possess the remnant of Idumea and all the nations, for my name has been invoked over them, says the Lord who does this.

12. da osvoje ostatak Edoma i svih naroda nad kojima je zazvano ime moje" - rijeè je Jahve Gospoda, tvorca svega toga.

13. Behold, the days pass, says the Lord, and the plower will overtake the harvester, and the treader of grapes will overtake the sower of seed. And the mountains will drip sweetness, and every hill will be cultivated.

13. "Evo dolaze dani - rijeè je Jahvina - kada æe oraè stizat' žeteoca, mastilac grožða sijaèa, kad æe planine procuriti mladim vinom i svi se bregovi prelijevati njime.

14. And I will turn back the captivity of my people Israel. And they will rebuild the deserted cities and inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and drink their wine. And they will create gardens and eat their fruits.

14. Okrenut æu sudbinu naroda moga Izraela: obnovit æe gradove srušene i živjeti u njima, saditi vinograde i vino im piti, zasaditi vrtove i jesti njihov rod.

15. And I will plant them on their own soil. And I will no longer root them out of their own land, which I have given them, says the Lord your God.

15. Posadit æu ih u zemlju njihovu i nikad se više neæe išèupati iz zemlje koju im dadoh" - veli Jahve, Bog tvoj.