阿摩司书 7

1This is what the Lord Godshowed me: he was forming a swarm of locusts, when the late spring grass began to come up after the king’s share had been harvested. 2And when they had finished devouring all the land’s vegetation, I said: Lord , Godforgive, I beg you! How can Jacob survive, for he is so helpless?” 3The Lordrelented. This will not happen,” said the . Lord 4This is what he showed me: the Lord Godwas giving command to execute judgment by fire. It burned up the great deep, and had begun to devour the fields, and I said: 5“Lord , forgive, GodI beg you! How can Jacob survive, for he is so helpless?” 6The Lordrelented. “This will not happen either,” said the . Lord 7This is what the Lord Godshowed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8And the said Lordto me, What do you see, Amos?” And I answered, A plumb line,” Then the Lord said, Watch: I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel, I will no longer overlook their crookedness. 9And the high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste, and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.” 10Then Amaziah, chief priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos has conspired against you right in the heart of Israel. The country cannot survive all his words. 11Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be led away captive out of their land.’” 12And Amaziah said to Amos, “Leave, you who see visions, go to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and prophesy there, 13but don’t prophesy any more at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the royal residence.” 14“I am no prophet,” Amos answered Amaziah, “nor trained as one. I am a shepherd and a keeper of sycamores fig trees. 15But the Lordtook me away from following the flock, and the said Lordto me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16Now therefore listen to the ’s Lordmessage: You say not to prophesy against Israel, nor to preach against the house of Isaac.