Amos 2 Darby Translation
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1 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.
1 ASÍ ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Moab, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque quemó los huesos del rey de Idumea [hasta tornarlos] en cal.
1 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime;
2 And I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerijoth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet.
2 Y meteré fuego en Moab, y consumirá los palacios de Chêrioth: y morirá Moab en alboroto, en estrépito y sonido de trompeta.
2 but I will send a fire on Moab, and it will devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab will die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;
3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.
3 Y quitaré el juez de en medio de él, y mataré con él á todos sus príncipes, dice Jehová.
3 and I will cut off the judge from among them, and will kill all its princes with him,” says Yahweh.
4 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have despised the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes; and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers walked.
4 Así ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Judá, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque menospreciaron la ley de Jehová, y no guardaron sus ordenanzas; é hiciéronlos errar sus mentiras, en pos de las cuales anduvieron sus padres.
4 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Judah, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have rejected Yahweh’s law, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have led them astray, after which their fathers walked;
5 And I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
5 Meteré por tanto fuego en Judá, el cual consumirá los palacios de Jerusalem.
5 but I will send a fire on Judah, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.”
6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;
6 Así ha dicho Jehová: Por tres pecados de Israel, y por el cuarto, no desviaré su castigo; porque vendieron por dinero al justo, y al pobre por un par de zapatos:
6 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals;
7 panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name.
7 Que anhelan porque haya polvo de tierra sobre la cabeza de los pobres, y tuercen el camino de los humildes: y el hombre y su padre entraron á la [misma] moza, profanando mi santo nombre.
7 They trample the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth and deny justice to the oppressed. A man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name.
8 And they lay [themselves] down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink [in] the house of their God the wine of the condemned.
8 Y sobre las ropas empeñadas se acuestan junto á cualquier altar; y el vino de los penados beben en la casa de sus dioses.
8 They lay themselves down beside every altar on clothes taken in pledge. In the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 But I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was as the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; but I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
9 Y yo destruí delante de ellos al Amorrheo, cuya altura era como la altura de los cedros, y fuerte como un alcornoque; y destruí su fruto arriba, sus raíces abajo.
9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
10 And I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
10 Y yo os hice á vosotros subir de la tierra de Egipto, y os traje por el desierto cuarenta años, para que poseyeseis la tierra del Amorrheo.
10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah.
11 Y levanté de vuestros hijos para profetas, y de vuestros mancebos para que fuesen Nazareos. ¿No es esto así, dice Jehová, hijos de Israel?
11 I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn’t this true, you children of Israel?” says Yahweh.
12 And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
12 Mas vosotros disteis de beber vino á los Nazareos; y á los profetas mandasteis, diciendo: No profeticéis.
12 “But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’
13 Behold, I will press upon you, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves.
13 Pues he aquí, yo [os] apretaré en vuestro lugar, como se aprieta el carro lleno de haces;
13 Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.
14 And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
14 Y la huída perecerá del ligero, y el fuerte no esforzará su fuerza, ni el valiente librará su vida;
14 Flight will perish from the swift. The strong won’t strengthen his force. The mighty won’t deliver himself.
15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and the swift of foot shall not escape, and he that rideth the horse shall not deliver his soul;
15 Y el que toma el arco no resistirá, ni escapará el ligero de pies, ni el que cabalga en caballo salvará su vida.
15 He who handles the bow won’t stand. He who is swift of foot won’t escape. He who rides the horse won’t deliver himself.
16 and he that is stout-hearted among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.
16 El esforzado entre esforzados huirá desnudo aquel día, dice Jehová.
16 He who is courageous among the mighty will flee away naked on that day,” says Yahweh.
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Zephaniah 2:8–9; Amos 1:3; Ezekiel 25:8–9; Jeremiah 48:1–47; Isaiah 25:10
- 2 Jeremiah 48:41; Jeremiah 48:24; Amos 1:14; Isaiah 9:5; Jeremiah 48:34
- 3 Jeremiah 48:7; Numbers 24:17; Jeremiah 48:25; Isaiah 40:23; Psalm 2:10
- 4 Ezekiel 20:24; Ezekiel 20:16; Ezekiel 20:13; Hosea 12:2; Habakkuk 2:18
- 5 Hosea 8:14; Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 52:13; Jeremiah 37:8–10
- 6 Joel 3:3; Amos 5:11–12; Micah 3:2–3; Amos 8:4–6; Ezekiel 23:5–9
- 7 Amos 5:12; Ezekiel 22:11; Isaiah 10:2; Micah 2:9; Micah 2:2
- 8 Deuteronomy 24:12–17; Exodus 22:26–27; Amos 6:6; Hosea 4:8; 1 Corinthians 8:10
- 9 Malachi 4:1; Job 18:16; Exodus 34:11; Numbers 13:28–29; Genesis 15:16
- 10 Deuteronomy 2:7; Exodus 12:51; Acts 7:42; Amos 3:1; Acts 13:18
- 11 Numbers 6:2–3; Jeremiah 7:25; 1 Kings 20:13; Deuteronomy 18:18; 2 Kings 6:1
- 12 Isaiah 30:10; Amos 7:13; Micah 2:6; Jeremiah 11:21; Amos 7:16
- 13 Isaiah 1:14; Isaiah 7:13; Malachi 2:17; Isaiah 43:24; Ezekiel 16:43
- 14 Jeremiah 9:23; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Psalm 33:16; Amos 9:1–3; Job 11:20
- 15 Psalm 33:16–17; Ezekiel 39:3
- 16 Mark 14:52; Jeremiah 48:41; Judges 4:17; 2 Kings 7:8–20
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