Āmósīshū 5

1 Yǐsèliè jiā a , yào tīng wǒ wèi nǐmen suǒ zuò de āi gē .

2 Yǐsèliè mín ( yuánwén shì chǔnǚ ) diēdǎo , bùdé zaì qǐ , tǎng zaì dì shang , wú rén chān fú .

3 Zhǔ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , Yǐsèliè jiā de chéng , fāchū yī qiā bīng de , zhǐ shèng yī bǎi , fāchū yī bǎi de , zhǐ shèng shí gè .

4 Yēhéhuá xiàng Yǐsèliè jiā rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen yào xúnqiú wǒ , jiù bì cún huó .

5 Búyào wǎng Bótèlì xúnqiú , búyào jìnrù Jíjiǎ , búyào guō dào Bièshìbā . yīnwei Jíjiǎ bì beìlǔ luè , Bótèlì yĕ bì guīyú wú yǒu .

6 Yào xúnqiú Yēhéhuá , jiù bì cún huó . miǎndé tā zaì Yūesè jiā xiàng huǒ fāchū , zaì Bótèlì fùnshāo , wú rén pū miè .

7 Nǐmen zhè shǐ gōngping biàn wèi yīn £¿ £¿ , jiāng gōngyì diūqì yú dì de ,

8 Yào xúnqiú nà zào mǎo xīng hé sān xīng , shǐ sǐ yīn biàn wèi chén guāng , shǐ bái rì biàn wèi hēi yè , méng hǎi shuǐ lái jiāo zaì dì shang de , ( Yēhéhuá shì tāde míng )

9 Tā shǐ lì jiàng de hū zāo mièwáng , yǐzhì bǎo zhàng zāoyù huǐhuaì .

10 Nǐmen yuànhèn nà zaì chéng ménkǒu zébeì rén de , zēngwù nà shuō zhèngzhí huà de .

11 Nǐmen jiàntà pín mín , xiàng tāmen lèsuǒ maìzi . nǐmen yòng zaó guō de shítou jiànzào fángwū , què bùdé zhù zaì qí neì , zāizhòng mĕihǎo de pútaóyuán , què bùdé hē suǒ chū de jiǔ .

12 Wǒ zhīdào nǐmen de zuì guō hédĕng duō , nǐmen de zuìè hédĕng dà . nǐmen kǔdaì yì rén , shōu shòu huìlù , zaì chéng ménkǒu qū wǎng qióngfá rén .

13 Suǒyǐ tōngdá rén jiàn zhèyàng de shí shì , bì jìngmò bù yán . yīnwei shí shì zhēn è .

14 Nǐmen ya qiú shàn , búyào qiú è , jiù bì cún huó . zhèyàng , Yēhéhuá wàn jūn zhī shén , bì zhào nǐmen suǒ shuō de , yǔ nǐmen tóng zaì .

15 Yào è è hǎo shàn , zaì chéng ménkǒu bǐng gōng xíng yì . huòzhĕ Yēhéhuá wàn jūn zhī shén , xiàng Yūesè de yú mín shī ēn .

16 Zhǔ Yēhéhuá wàn jūn zhī shén rúcǐ shuō , zaì yīqiè kuānkuò chù bì yǒu āi hào de shēngyīn . zaì gè jiēshì shang bì yǒu rén shuō , āi zāi , āi zāi . yòu bì jiào nóngfū lái kū hào , jiào shàn chàng āi gē de lái jǔ āi .

17 Zaì gè pútaóyuán , bì yǒu āi hào de shēngyīn . yīnwei wǒ bì cóng nǐ zhōngjiān jīngguò . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

18 Xiǎngwàng Yēhéhuá rìzi lái dào de yǒu huò le . nǐmen wèihé xiǎngwàng Yēhéhuá de rìzi ne . nà rì hēiàn méiyǒu guāngmíng ,

19 Jǐngkuàng hǎoxiàng rén duǒbì shīzi yòu yùjiàn xióng . huò shì jìn fángwū yǐ shǒu kào qiáng , jiù beì shé yǎo .

20 Yēhéhuá de rìzi , bú shì hēiàn méiyǒu guāngmíng ma . bú shì yōuàn haó wú guāng huī ma .

21 Wǒ yànwù nǐmen de jiéqī , yĕ bú xǐyuè nǐmen de yán sù huì .

22 Nǐmen suīrán xiàng wǒ xiàn Fánjì , hé sù jì , wǒ què bù yuènà . yĕ bú gù nǐmen yòng féi chù xiàn de píngān jì .

23 Yào shǐ nǐmen gē chàng de shēngyīn yuǎn lí wǒ . yīnwei wǒ bú tīng nǐmen tán qín de xiǎngshēng .

24 Wéi yuàn gōngping rú dà shuǐ gún gún , shǐ gōngyì rú jiāng hé tāo tāo .

25 Yǐsèliè jiā a , nǐmen zaì kuàngyĕ sì shí nián , qǐ shì jiāng jìwù hé gōngwù xiàn gĕi wǒ ne .

26 Nǐmen tái zhe wèi zìjǐ suǒ zào zhī mó luò de zhàngmù , hé ǒuxiàng de kān , bìng nǐmen de shén xīng .

27 Suǒyǐ wǒ yào bǎ nǐmen lǔ dào Dàmǎsè yǐwaì . zhè shì Yēhéhuá , míng wèi wàn jūn zhī shén shuō de .

Āmósīshū 5 Commentary

Chapter 5

Israel is called to seek the Lord. (1-6) Earnest exhortations to repentance. (7-17) Threatenings respecting idolatries. (18-27)

Verses 1-6 The convincing, awakening word must be heard and heeded, as well as words of comfort and peace; for whether we hear or forbear, the word of God shall take effect. The Lord still proclaims mercy to men, but they often expect deliverance from such self-invented forms as make their condemnation sure. While they refuse to come to Christ and to seek mercy in and by him, that they may live, the fire of Divine wrath breaks forth upon them. Men may make an idol of the world, but will find it cannot protect.

Verses 7-17 The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of daring sinners into utter darkness. Evil times will not bear plain dealing; that is, evil men will not. And these men were evil men indeed, when wise and good men thought it in vain even to speak to them. Those who will seek and love that which is good, may help to save the land from ruin. It behoves us to plead God's spiritual promises, to beseech him to create in us a clean heart, and to renew a right spirit within us. The Lord is ever ready to be gracious to the souls that seek him; and then piety and every duty will be attended to. But as for sinful Israel, God's judgments had often passed by them, now they shall pass through them.

Verses 18-27 Woe unto those that desire the day of the Lord's judgments, that wish for times of war and confusion; as some who long for changes, hoping to rise upon the ruins of their country! but this should be so great a desolation, that nobody could gain by it. The day of the Lord will be a dark, dismal, gloomy day to all impenitent sinners. When God makes a day dark, all the world cannot make it light. Those who are not reformed by the judgments of God, will be pursued by them; if they escape one, another stands ready to seize them. A pretence of piety is double iniquity, and so it will be found. The people of Israel copied the crimes of their forefathers. The law of worshipping the Lord our God, is, Him only we must serve. Professors thrive so little, because they have little or no communion with God in their duties. They were led captive by Satan into idolatry, therefore God caused them to go into captivity among idolaters.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 5

In this chapter the prophet exhorts Israel to hear his lamentation over them for their impending ruin, Am 5:1-3; nevertheless to seek the Lord, and all that is good; to forsake their idols, and repent of their sins, in hopes of finding mercy, and living comfortably; or otherwise they must expect the wrath of God for their iniquities, especially their oppression of the poor, Am 5:4-15; otherwise it would be a time of weeping and wailing, of darkness and distress, however they might harden or flatter themselves, or make a jest of it, Am 5:16-20; for all their sacrifices and ceremonial worship would signify nothing, so long as they continued their idolatry with them Am 5:21-26; and therefore should surely go into captivity, Am 5:27.