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 saith Yhwh; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

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.

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

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

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Yhwh.

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 saith Yhwh; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of Yhwh, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

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

But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces 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 saith Yhwh; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of 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;

That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane 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 lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned 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 destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

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

Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to 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 raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Yhwh.

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

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

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

Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

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,

Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

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.

Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

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

And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Yhwh.