Amos 阿摩司书03
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：圣经旧约 阿摩司书
英语课
3Hear this word the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel-against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
2"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
4Does a lion roar in the thicket 1 when he has no prey 2? Does he growl 3 in his den 4 when he has caught nothing?
5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare 5 has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?
6When a trumpet 6 sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
7Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
8The lion has roared- who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken- who can but prophesy 7?
9Proclaim to the fortresses 8 of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."
10"They do not know how to do right," declares the Lord , "who hoard 9 plunder 10 and loot in their fortresses."
11Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
12This is what the Lord says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches. "
13"Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty 11.
14"On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned 12 with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions 13 will be demolished," declares the Lord .
2"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
4Does a lion roar in the thicket 1 when he has no prey 2? Does he growl 3 in his den 4 when he has caught nothing?
5Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare 5 has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?
6When a trumpet 6 sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
7Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
8The lion has roared- who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken- who can but prophesy 7?
9Proclaim to the fortresses 8 of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."
10"They do not know how to do right," declares the Lord , "who hoard 9 plunder 10 and loot in their fortresses."
11Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
12This is what the Lord says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches. "
13"Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty 11.
14"On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned 12 with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions 13 will be demolished," declares the Lord .
1 thicket
n.灌木丛，树林
- A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
- We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
2 prey
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
3 growl
v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣
- The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
- The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。
4 den
n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室
- There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
- The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。
5 snare
n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑
- I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
- Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。
6 trumpet
n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘
- He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
- The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
7 prophesy
v.预言；预示
- He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
- I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。
8 fortresses
堡垒，要塞( fortress的名词复数 )
- They will establish impregnable fortresses. 他们将建造坚不可摧的城堡。
- Indra smashed through Vritra ninety-nine fortresses, and then came upon the dragon. 因陀罗摧毁了维他的九十九座城堡，然后与维他交手。 来自神话部分
9 hoard
n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积
- They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。
- How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？
10 plunder
vt.劫掠财物，掠夺；n.劫掠物，赃物；劫掠
- The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.贼把赃物藏在山洞里。
- Trade should not serve as a means of economic plunder.贸易不应当成为经济掠夺的手段。
11 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。