Amos 阿摩司书05
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：圣经旧约 阿摩司书
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5Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament 1 I take up concerning you:
2"Fallen is Virgin 2 Israel, never to rise again, deserted 3 in her own land, with no one to lift her up."
3This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "The city that marches out a thousand strong for Israel will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left."
4This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;
5do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing. "
6Seek the Lord and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour 4, and Bethel will have no one to quench 5 it.
7You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground
8(he who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns blackness into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land- the Lord is his name-
9he flashes destruction on the stronghold and brings the fortified 6 city to ruin),
10you hate the one who reproves in court and despise him who tells the truth.
11You trample 7 on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions 8, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
12For I know how many are your offenses 9 and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes 10 and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
13Therefore the prudent 11 man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil.
14Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty 12 will be with you, just as you say he is.
15Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
16Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: "There will be wailing 14 in all the streets and cries of anguish 15 in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail 13.
17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst," says the Lord .
18Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord ! Why do you long for the day of the Lord ? That day will be darkness, not light.
19It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.
20Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
21"I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies.
22Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.
23Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps 16.
24But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
25"Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
26You have lifted up the shrine 17 of your king, the pedestal of your idols 18, the star of your god - which you made for yourselves.
27Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus," says the Lord , whose name is God Almighty.
2"Fallen is Virgin 2 Israel, never to rise again, deserted 3 in her own land, with no one to lift her up."
3This is what the Sovereign Lord says: "The city that marches out a thousand strong for Israel will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left."
4This is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: "Seek me and live;
5do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing. "
6Seek the Lord and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour 4, and Bethel will have no one to quench 5 it.
7You who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground
8(he who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns blackness into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land- the Lord is his name-
9he flashes destruction on the stronghold and brings the fortified 6 city to ruin),
10you hate the one who reproves in court and despise him who tells the truth.
11You trample 7 on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions 8, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.
12For I know how many are your offenses 9 and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes 10 and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
13Therefore the prudent 11 man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil.
14Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty 12 will be with you, just as you say he is.
15Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
16Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: "There will be wailing 14 in all the streets and cries of anguish 15 in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail 13.
17There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst," says the Lord .
18Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord ! Why do you long for the day of the Lord ? That day will be darkness, not light.
19It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.
20Will not the day of the Lord be darkness, not light- pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?
21"I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies.
22Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.
23Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps 16.
24But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
25"Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?
26You have lifted up the shrine 17 of your king, the pedestal of your idols 18, the star of your god - which you made for yourselves.
27Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus," says the Lord , whose name is God Almighty.
2 virgin
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
3 deserted
adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的
- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
4 devour
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
- Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
- Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
5 quench
vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制
- The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
- Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。
6 fortified
adj. 加强的
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
7 trample
vt.踩，践踏；无视，伤害，侵犯
- Don't trample on the grass. 勿踏草地。
- Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。
8 mansions
n.宅第，公馆，大厦( mansion的名词复数 )
- Fifth Avenue was boarded up where the rich had deserted their mansions. 第五大道上的富翁们已经出去避暑，空出的宅第都已锁好了门窗，钉上了木板。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Oh, the mansions, the lights, the perfume, the loaded boudoirs and tables! 啊，那些高楼大厦、华灯、香水、藏金收银的闺房还有摆满山珍海味的餐桌！ 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
9 offenses
n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势
- It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
10 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
11 prudent
adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
12 almighty
adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的
- Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
- It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。
13 wail
vt./vi.大声哀号，恸哭；呼啸，尖啸
- Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
- One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
14 wailing
v.哭叫，哀号( wail的现在分词 )；沱
- A police car raced past with its siren wailing. 一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
- The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
15 anguish
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼
- She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
- The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
16 harps
abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )
- She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句