< Amos 3 >
1 Hører dette Ord, som Herren taler over eder, Israels Børn! over hele den Slægt, som jeg førte op af Ægyptens Land, idet jeg sagde:
Listen to the word which the Lord has spoken about you, sons of Israel, concerning the whole family that I led out of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 Kun eder har jeg kendt af alle Slægter paa Jorden; derfor vil jeg hjemsøge eder for alle eders Misgerninger.
I have known only you in such a way, out of all the families of the earth. For this reason, I will visit upon you all your iniquities.
3 Mon to gaa tilsammen, uden naar de have truffet Aftale?
Will two walk together, unless they have agreed to do so?
4 Mon en Løve brøler i Skoven, naar der ikke er Rov for den? mon en ung Løve hæver sin Røst fra sin Hule, uden at den har fanget noget?
Will a lion roar in the forest, unless he has prey? Will the lion’s young cry out from his den, unless he has taken something?
5 Mon en Fugl falder i Snaren paa Jorden, naar der ikke er et Garn for den? mon Snaren springer op fra Jorden, uden at den har fanget noget?
Will a bird fall into a snare on the ground, if there is no bird-catcher? Will a snare be taken away from the ground, before it has caught something?
6 Eller mon der stødes i Trompeten i en Stad, uden at Folket forfærdes? eller moh der sker en Ulykke i en Stad, og Herren ikke har gjort den?
Will the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not become frightened? Will there be disaster in a city, which the Lord has not done?
7 Thi den Herre, Herre gør ikke noget, uden at han har aabenbaret sin Hemmelighed for sine Tjenere, Profeterne.
For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.
8 Løven har brølet, hvo skal ikke frygte? den Herre, Herre har talt, hvo skal ikke profetere?
The lion will roar, who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken, who will not prophesy?
9 Lader det høre over Paladserne i Asdod og over Paladserne i Ægyptens Land, og siger: Samler eder paa Samarias Bjerge og ser de store Forvirringer derudi og de undertrykte i dens Midte!
Let it be heard in the buildings of Ashdod and in the buildings of the land of Egypt, and say: Gather together across the mountains of Samaria, and see the many absurdities in its midst, and those who are suffering false accusations in its inner most places.
10 Og de vide ikke at gøre Ret, siger Herren, de, som opdynge Vold og Ødelæggelse i deres Paladser.
And they do not know how to make it right, says the Lord, storing up iniquity and plunder in their buildings.
11 Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Der kommer Fjender, og det trindt omkring Landet, og han skal nedstyrte din Magt fra dig, og dine Paladser skulle plyndres.
Because of these things, thus says the Lord God: The land will be encircled and squeezed together. And your strength will be drawn away from you, and your buildings will be torn apart.
12 Saa siger Herren: Saaledes som en Hyrde redder to Ben eller en Ørelap af Løvens Mund, saa skulle Israels Børn reddes, de, som sidde i Samaria, i Hjørnet af Løjbænken og paa Lejets Damaskhynder.
Thus says the Lord: Just as if a shepherd had rescued two legs from the mouth of a lion, or the tip of an ear, so also will the sons of Israel be rescued, who dwell in the sick bed of Samaria, and in the cot of Damascus.
13 Hører og vidner for Jakobs Hus, siger den Herre, Herre, Zebaoths Gud,
Listen and give testimony in the house of Jacob, says the Lord God of hosts:
14 at paa den Dag, naar jeg hjemsøger Israel for dets Overtrædelser, da vil jeg hjemsøge Bethels Altre, og Alterets Horn skulle afhugges og falde til Jorden.
that in the day, when I will begin to visit the betrayals of Israel, I will visit upon him and upon the altars of Bethel. And the horns of the altars will be cut off and will fall to the ground.
15 Og jeg vil nedslaa Vinterhuset tillige med Sommerhuset, og Elfenbenshusene skulle forgaa, og de mange Huse skulle faa Ende, siger Herren.
And I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and many buildings will be torn apart, says the Lord.