Amos 7

A Vision of Locusts

1The Lord God showed me that he is going to send locusts#7.1 locusts: See the note at 4.9. to attack your crops. It will happen after the king has already been given his share of the grain and before the rest of the grain has been harvested.#7.1 harvested: This would have been an especially bad time for a locust attack. The non-grain crops such as vegetables and onions were just beginning to sprout, and the grain crops were almost ready to be harvested. 2In my vision the locusts ate every crop in the land, and I said to the Lord, “Please forgive your nation. It's so weak. How can it survive?”

3Then the Lord felt sorry and answered, “I won't let it be destroyed.”

A Vision of Fire

4The Lord showed me that he is going to send a ball of fire to burn up everything on earth, including the ocean.#7.4 to burn up everything … ocean: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. 5Then I said, “Won't you please stop? How can our weak nation survive?”

6Again the Lord felt sorry and answered, “I won't let it be destroyed.”

A Vision of a Measuring Line

7The Lord showed me a vision of himself standing beside a wall and holding a string with a weight tied to the end of it. The string and weight had been used to measure the straightness of the wall. 8Then he asked, “Amos, what do you see?”

“A measuring line,” I answered.

The Lord said, “I'm using this measuring line to show that my people Israel don't measure up, and I won't forgive them any more. 9Their sacred places will be destroyed, and I will send war against the nation of King Jeroboam.”#7.9 Jeroboam: Jeroboam II, who ruled Israel 783–743 b.c.

Amos and Amaziah

10Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel, “Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put up with his message for very long. 11Here is what he is saying:

‘Jeroboam will be put to death,

and the people will be taken

to a foreign country.’ ”

12Then Amaziah told me, “Amos, take your visions and get out! Go back to Judah and earn your living there as a prophet. 13Don't do any more preaching at Bethel. The king worships here at our national temple.”

14I answered:

I'm not a prophet! And I wasn't trained to be a prophet. I am a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. 15But the Lord told me to leave my herds and preach to the people of Israel. 16And here you are, telling me not to preach! 17Now, listen to what the Lord says about you:

Your wife will become

a prostitute in the city,

your sons and daughters

will be killed in war,

and your land will be divided

among others.

You will die in a country

of foreigners,

and the people of Israel

will be dragged

from their homeland.

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Amos 7

Ang mga Balang sa Pangitain

1Ito ang pangitaing ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoong Yahweh: Nagpakawala siya ng maraming balang pagkatapos na gapasin ang bahagi ng ani na para sa hari, at habang nagsisimulang tumubo ang pananim. 2Nakita kong sinimot ng mga balang ang lahat ng halaman sa lupain. At nasabi ko, “Panginoong Yahweh, patawarin mo po ang iyong bayan! Paano pa sila mabubuhay? Sila'y maliliit at mahihina!”

3Nagbago ang isip ni Yahweh at sinabi niya, “Sige, hindi na mangyayari ang iyong nakita.”

Ang Apoy sa Pangitain

4Ito ang sumunod na ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoong Yahweh: Handa na siya upang parusahan ang mga tao sa pamamagitan ng apoy. Ang tubig sa kalaliman ng lupa ay tinuyo ng apoy at ngayo'y nasusunog na ang lupain. 5Kaya't ako'y nakiusap, “Panginoong Yahweh, maawa po kayo sa kanila! Sila'y mahihina't maliliit, baka hindi sila makatagal!”

6Nagbago ang isip ni Yahweh at ang sabi, “Hindi ko na rin ito hahayaang mangyari.”

Ang Hulog sa Pangitain

7Ito pa ang ipinakita niya sa akin: Siya'y nakatayo sa tabi ng pader na ginamitan ng hulog. Nakita kong hawak niya ang hulog. 8Tinanong ako ni Yahweh, “Amos, ano ang nakikita mo?” “Isang hulog po,” sagot ko.

At sinabi niya,

“Sa pamamagitan ng hulog na ito,

ipapakita ko ang pagkakamali ng aking bayang Israel.

Hindi na magbabago pa ang pasya ko, paparusahan ko sila.

9Mawawasak ang mga altar ng mga salinlahi ni Isaac.

Mawawasak ang mga banal na dako ng Israel.

Sa pamamagitan ng tabak, pupuksain ko ang sambahayan ni Jeroboam.”

Si Amos at si Amazias

10Si Amazias na pari sa Bethel ay nagsumbong kay Haring Jeroboam ng Israel. “Kasama ng mga tao, si Amos ay may balak na masama laban sa inyo,” sabi niya. “Dahil sa mga sinasabi niya'y nagugulo ang bayan. 11Sinasabi niyang,

‘Mamamatay si Jeroboam sa digmaan,

at ang Israel ay dadalhing-bihag

sa isang malayong lupain.’”

12Pagkatapos, hinarap naman ni Amazias si Amos at sinabi, “Tama na iyan, Propeta! Magbalik ka na sa Juda; doon ka mangaral. Hayaan mong sila ang magbayad sa iyo. 13Huwag ka nang mangaral dito sa Bethel. Narito ang templo ng kaharian at dito sumasamba ang hari.”

14Sumagot si Amos, “Hindi ako propeta na nangangaral at hindi rin nagsanay na maging isang propeta upang bayaran. Ako'y pastol at nag-aalaga rin ng mga puno ng sikamoro. 15Ngunit inalis ako ni Yahweh sa gawaing iyon at inutusang magpahayag sa mga taga-Israel para kay Yahweh. 16Kaya pakinggan ninyo ang sinasabi ni Yahweh. Sinabi ninyo,

‘Huwag kang mangaral laban sa Israel,

at huwag kang mangaral laban sa sambahayan ni Isaac.’

17Sinasabi ni Yahweh,

‘Ang asawa mo'y magiging babaing bayaran,

at masasawi naman sa digmaan ang iyong mga anak.

Paghahati-hatian ng iba ang iyong lupain at ikaw ay mamamatay.

Sa isang bayang hindi kumikilala kay Yahweh,

ang mga taga-Israel ay dadalhing-bihag sa isang malayong lupain.’”

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