1 Isto me fez ver o Senhor Deus: eis que ele formava gafanhotos ao surgir o rebento da erva serôdia; e era a erva serôdia depois de findas as ceifas do rei. 2 Tendo eles comido de todo a erva da terra, disse eu: Senhor Deus, perdoa, rogo-te; como subsistirá Jacó? Pois ele é pequeno. 3 Então, o Senhor se arrependeu disso. Não acontecerá, disse o Senhor.

4 Isto me mostrou o Senhor Deus: eis que o Senhor Deus chamou o fogo para exercer a sua justiça; este consumiu o grande abismo e devorava a herança do Senhor. 5 Então, disse eu: Senhor Deus, cessa agora; como subsistirá Jacó? Pois ele é pequeno. 6 E o Senhor se arrependeu disso. Também não acontecerá, disse o Senhor Deus.

7 Mostrou-me também isto: eis que o Senhor estava sobre um muro levantado a prumo; e tinha um prumo na mão. 8 O Senhor me disse: Que vês tu, Amós? Respondi: Um prumo. Então, me disse o Senhor: Eis que eu porei o prumo no meio do meu povo de Israel; e jamais passarei por ele. 9 Mas os altos de Isaque serão assolados, e destruídos, os santuários de Israel; e levantar-me-ei com a espada contra a casa de Jeroboão.

10 Então, Amazias, o sacerdote de Betel, mandou dizer a Jeroboão, rei de Israel: Amós tem conspirado contra ti, no meio da casa de Israel; a terra não pode sofrer todas as suas palavras. 11 Porque assim diz Amós: Jeroboão morrerá à espada, e Israel, certamente, será levado para fora de sua terra, em cativeiro. 12 Então, Amazias disse a Amós: Vai-te, ó vidente, foge para a terra de Judá, e ali come o teu pão, e ali profetiza; 13 mas em Betel, daqui por diante, já não profetizarás, porque é o santuário do rei e o templo do reino.

14 Respondeu Amós e disse a Amazias: Eu não sou profeta, nem discípulo de profeta, mas boieiro e colhedor de sicômoros. 15 Mas o Senhor me tirou de após o gado e o Senhor me disse: Vai e profetiza ao meu povo de Israel. 16 Ora, pois, ouve a palavra do Senhor. Tu dizes: Não profetizarás contra Israel, nem falarás contra a casa de Isaque. 17 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor: Tua mulher se prostituirá na cidade, e teus filhos e tuas filhas cairão à espada, e a tua terra será repartida a cordel, e tu morrerás na terra imunda, e Israel, certamente, será levado cativo para fora da sua terra.

1 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. 2 And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. 3 Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

4 Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land. 5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. 6 Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. 8 And Jehovah said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumb-line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more; 9 and the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees: 15 and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac; 17 therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.

1 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king's share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up.

2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, "Sovereign LORD, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"

3 So the LORD relented. "This will not happen," the LORD said.

4 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: The Sovereign LORD was calling for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.

5 Then I cried out, "Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"

6 So the LORD relented. "This will not happen either," the Sovereign LORD said.

7 This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, "with a plumb line "in his hand.

8 And the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Amos?" "A plumb line," I replied. Then the Lord said, "Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.

9 "The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam."

10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.

11 For this is what Amos is saying: "'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.'"

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, "Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.

13 Don't prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom."

14 Amos answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.

15 But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

16 Now then, hear the word of the LORD. You say, "'Do not prophesy against Israel, and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.'

17 "Therefore this is what the LORD says: "'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan "country. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.'"