Amos 2

1 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Moab og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi han brændte Edoms Konges Ben til Kalk,

Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Moab, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has burned the bones of the king of Idumea, all the way to ashes.

2 derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Moab, den skal fortære Kirjoths Paladser; og Moab skal dø under Bulder, under Stormraab, under Trompetens Lyd.

And I will send a fire onto Moab, and it will devour the buildings of Kerioth. And Moab will die with a noise, with the blare of a trumpet.

3 Og jeg vil udrydde Dommeren af hans Midte og ihjelslaa alle hans Fyrster med ham, siger Herren.

And I will destroy the judge in their midst, and I will execute all his leaders with him, says the Lord.

4 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de foragtede Herrens Lov og ikke holdt hans Skikke, saa at deres Løgne, efter hvilke deres Fædre havde vandret, førte dem vild,

Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Judah, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has rejected the law of the Lord and has not kept his commandments. For their idols, which their fathers followed, have deceived them.

5 derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Juda, og den skal fortære Paladserne i Jerusalem.

And I will send a fire onto Judah, and it will devour the buildings of Jerusalem.

6 Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de sælge den retfærdige for Penge og den fattige formedelst et Par Sko;

Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of Israel, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has sold the just for silver and the poor for shoes.

7 fordi de hige efter at bringe Jordens Støv paa de ringes Hoved og forvende de sagtmodiges Vej, og en Mand og hans Fader gaa til samme Pige, for at vanhellige mit hellige Navn;

They grind the heads of the poor into the dust of the earth, and they divert the way of the humble. And the son, as well as his father, have gone to the same girl, so that they outrage my holy name.

8 og de strække sig paa Klæder, som de have faaet i Pant, ved hvert et Alter, og drikke Vin, som de have faaet i Bøder, i deres Guds Hus;

And they have lain on garments taken in pledge next to every altar. And they drank the wine of the damned in the house of their God.

9 skønt jeg havde ødelagt Amoriten for deres Ansigt, ham, hvis Højde var som Cedres Højde, og som var stærk som Egene; og jeg ødelagde hans Frugt fra oven af og hans Rødder fra neden af;

Yet I exterminated the Amorites before their face, whose height was like the height of cedars, and whose strength was like the oak. And I crushed his fruit from above and his roots below.

10 og jeg havde ført eder op af Ægyptens Land og førte eder i Ørken fyrretyve Aar for at tage Amoritens Land i Eje;

It is I who caused you to ascend from the land of Egypt, and I led you in the wilderness for forty years, so that you might possess the land of the Amorite.

11 og jeg opvakte nogle af eders Sønner til Profeter og nogle af eders unge Karle til Nasiræer, (mon det ikke er saa, Israels Børn? siger Herren);

And I stirred up prophets from your sons, and Nazirites from your young men. Is it not so, sons of Israel, says the Lord?

12 men I gave Nasiræerne Vin at drikke og gave Profeterne det Bud: I skulle ikke spaa: —

Yet you would offer wine to the Nazirites, and you would command the prophets, saying: “Do not prophesy.”

13 Se, derfor vil jeg trykke eder ned, ligesom Vognen, der er fuld med Neg, trykker ned.

Behold, I will creak under you, just as a wagon creaks that is laden with hay.

14 Og den lette skal ingen Tilflugt finde, og den stærke skal ikke lægge Kraft i sin Styrke, og den vældige skal ikke redde sit Liv,

And flight will perish from the swift, and the strong will not maintain his strength, and the healthy will not save his life.

15 og den, som fører Buen, skal ikke bestaa, og den, som er let paa sine Fødder, skal ikke redde sig, og den, som rider paa Hesten, skal ikke redde sit Liv.

And one holding the bow will not stand firm, and the swift of foot will not be saved, and the rider on the horse will not save his life.

16 Og den, som er stærk i sit Hjerte, iblandt de vældige, han skal fly nøgen paa samme Dag, siger Herren.

And the stout of heart among the strong will flee away naked in that day, says the Lord.