1 Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest. 2 When they finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

3 Yahweh relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says Yahweh.

4 Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, the Lord Yahweh called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land. 5 Then I said, "Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

6 Yahweh relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord Yahweh.

7 Thus he showed me: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?"

I said, "A plumb line."

Then the Lord said, "Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more. 9 The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’"

12 Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there, 13 but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!"

14 Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs; 15 and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 Now therefore listen to Yahweh’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t preach against the house of Isaac.’ 17 Therefore Yahweh says: ‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’"

1 主耶和华向我这样显示： 看哪！ 替王收割之后， 田产又开始生长时， 主造出一群蝗虫。

2 蝗虫吃尽地上的农产时， 我说： "主耶和华啊！ 求你宽恕， 因雅各太弱小， 怎能站立得住呢？"

3 耶和华对这事改变心意， 耶和华说： "这事不会发生。"

4 主耶和华向我这样显示： 看哪！ 主耶和华召来刑罚的火， 烧毁广大的深渊和以色列的地业。

5 因此我对主耶和华说： "求你停止吧！ 因雅各太弱小， 怎能站立得住呢？"

6 耶和华对这事改变心意。主耶和华说： "这事也不会发生。"

7 他向我这样显示： 看哪！ 主站在一道按准绳建造的墙旁边， 手里拿着准绳。

8 耶和华对我说： "阿摩司， 你看见什么？"我回答： "我看见准绳。"主又说： "看哪！ 我把准绳放在我民以色列中间， 必不再放过他们。

9 以撒的各邱坛必荒废， 以色列所有的圣所必废弃； 我必起来用刀击杀耶罗波安家。"

10 伯特利的祭司亚玛谢派人向以色列王耶罗波安报告： "阿摩司在以色列家中图谋背叛你， 这国家不能容忍他说的话；

11 因为阿摩司这样说： ‘耶罗波安必死在刀下， 以色列必被掳， 离开本国。’"

12 亚玛谢对阿摩司说： "你这个先见， 走吧！ 滚回犹大地去； 在那里你可以找食， 在那里你可以说预言。

13 但不要再在伯特利说预言， 因为这里是王的圣所， 是王国的圣殿。"

14 阿摩司回答亚玛谢说： "我原不是先知， 也不是先知的门徒； 我本是牧人， 是修理桑树的，

15 但耶和华选召我， 叫我不再跟随羊群； 他对我说： ‘你去， 向我民以色列说预言。’

16 现在你要听耶和华的话； 因为你说： ‘不要说预言攻击以色列， 不要说攻击以撒家的话。’

17 所以， 耶和华这样说： ‘你妻子必在城中作妓女， 你的儿女必倒在刀下； 你的土地必被人量度瓜分， 你自己必死在不洁之地； 以色列必被掳， 离开本国。’"