আমোস 3:12

সে জন্য প্রভু বলেছেন,“একটি সিংহ কোন মেষকে আক্রমণ করলে এবং একজন মেষপালক মেষটিকে রক্ষা করার চেষ্টা করলে মেষপালকটি মেষের কেবলমাত্র কিছু অংশই বাঁচাতে পারবে| সে হয়ত সিংহের মুখ থেকে মেষের দুটো পা অথবা কানের একটি অংশ টেনে নিতে পারবে| একই ভাবে, ইস্রায়েলের অধিকাংশ লোকই রক্ষা পাবে না| শমরিয়ায যারা বাস করছে তারা হয়ত বিছানার কেবলমাত্র একটা কোণ রক্ষা করতে পারবে, অথবা শয়্য়ার চাদরের এক টুকরো|”

KJV

Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

KJVP

Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD; H3068 As H834 the shepherd H7462 taketh H5337 out of the mouth H4480 H6310 of the lion H738 two H8147 legs, H3767 or H176 a piece H915 of an ear; H241 so H3651 shall the children H1121 of Israel H3478 be taken out H5337 that dwell H3427 in Samaria H8111 in the corner H6285 of a bed, H4296 and in Damascus H1833 in a couch. H6210

YLT

Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion`s mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus on that of a couch.

ASV

Thus saith Jehovah: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.

WEB

Thus says Yahweh: "As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, Or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, And on the silken cushions of a bed."

ESV

Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed.

RV

Thus saith the LORD: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.

RSV

Thus says the LORD: "As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed."

NLT

This is what the LORD says: "A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion's mouth will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear. So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds, and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.

NET

This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion's mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch."

ERVEN

The Lord says, "A lion might attack a lamb, and a shepherd might try to save the lamb. But the shepherd will save only a part of that lamb. He might pull two legs or a part of an ear from the lion's mouth. In the same way, most of the people of Israel will not be saved. Those who live in Samaria will save only a corner from a bed, or a piece of cloth from a couch."