Amos 4

1 Hører dette Ord, I Basans Køer, som ere paa Samarias Bjerg, I, som fortrykke de ringe og knuse de fattige, I, som sige til eders Herrer: Bærer hid, at vi kunne drikke!

You [wealthy women] of Samaria [have grown fat like] [MET] the fat cows of the Bashan [region]. You oppress poor people and you cause needy people to suffer. And you say to your husbands, “Bring us [more wine] to drink!”

2 Den Herre, Herre har svoret ved sin Hellighed: Se, de Dage komme over eder, da man skal drage eder op med Hager og de sidste af eder med Fiskekroge.

But Yahweh [our] God has said this: “Because I am holy, I solemnly promise this: It will [soon] be the time when you all will be taken [to another country]; [your enemies will take you away as though they are] using sharp hooks [DOU] [to grab you].

3 Og I skulle gaa ud igennem Murbruddene, hver lige frem for sig, og I skulle bortkaste Herligheden, siger Herren.

[Your enemies] will drag you out through breaks/holes [in your city walls], and they will throw you outside the city. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!

4 Gaar til Bethel, og begaar Overtrædelser, til Gilgal — begaar mange Overtrædelser, og bringer hver Morgen eders Slagtoffer, hver tre Dage eders Tiender!

Go to Bethel and Gilgal [towns where many people worship me] and sin more and more [SAR]! [I say that not because I want you to do it], [but because it is what you have always been doing]! Offer sacrifices on the morning [after you arrive], [and bring me] (a tithe/one tenth) of your crops the next day.

5 Og antænder Lovprisningsoffer af det syrede, og udraaber frivillige Ofre, kundgører det! thi saadant elske I, Israels Børn, siger den Herre, Herre.

Bring offerings of bread to thank me, and [other] offerings that are not required/commanded, and boast about [these offerings that you bring], because that is what you like to do, [but you do it to impress others, not to please me]. [That is certainly true, because I], Yahweh, have said it.

6 Og dog har jeg givet eder rene Tænder i alle eders Stæder og Mangel paa Brød alle Vegne hos eder; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.

I [am the one who] caused there to be no food in any of your cities and towns [DOU], but you rejected me in spite of that.

7 Og jeg har ogsaa tilbageholdt Regnen for eder, da der endnu var tre Maaneder til Høsten, og jeg lod regne over een Stad, men over en anden lod jeg ikke regne: En Ager fik Regn, og en anden Ager, som det ikke regnede paa, blev tør:

When it was still three months before [the time of] harvesting [crops], [at the time when your crops needed rain the most], I prevented rain from falling. [Sometimes] I allowed rain to fall on some towns and prevented it from falling on other towns. Rain fell on some fields, but it did not fall on other fields, with the result that [the soil in] those fields [where it did not rain] dried up.

8 Og to eller tre Stæder vankede hen til een Stad for at drikke Vand, og de fik ikke nok at drikke; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.

People would stagger from one town to another town to find water, but they could not even get enough water to drink, but in spite of that, you have not returned to me. [That is certainly true because I], Yahweh, have said it!

9 Jeg har slaaet eder med Brand og Vissenhed i Kornet, eders mangfoldige Haver og eders Vingaarde og eders Figentræer og eders Oliegaarde afaad Græshoppen; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.

I caused your grain fields to dry up; I caused your gardens and vineyards to be struck/destroyed by (blight/hot winds) and mildew. [I sent] locusts to eat [the leaves on] your fig trees and olive trees, but in spite of that, you rejected me. [That is certainly true because I], Yahweh, have said it!

10 Jeg har sendt en Pest paa eder efter Ægyptens Vis, ihjelslaget eders unge Karle med Sværd, tillige med at eders Heste bleve gjorte til Bytte, og jeg lod Stank af eders Lejre stige op og det i eders Næse; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.

I caused you to experience (plagues/severe sicknesses) like the plagues [that I sent to the people] of Egypt. I caused [many of] your young men to die in battles. I allowed [your enemies] to capture your horses. [Many of your soldiers were killed, ] and I caused your camps to be filled with the smell/stink of their [decaying] corpses. But in spite of that, you rejected me. [That is certainly true, because] I, Yahweh, have said it!

11 Jeg har omkastet Stæder iblandt eder, ligesom da Gud omkastede Sodoma og Gomorra, og I vare som en Brand, der reddes ud af en Ild; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.

I got rid of many of you, like I got rid of [the people in] Sodom and Gomorrah. [Those of] you who [did not die] were like [SIM] a burning stick that was snatched from a fire [so that it would not burn completely]. But in spite of that, you rejected me. [That is certainly true, because I], Yahweh, have said it!

12 Derfor vil jeg handle saaledes med dig, Israel! Efterdi jeg da vil handle saaledes med dig, da bered dig, o Israel! til at møde din Gud.

So [now], you [people of] Israel, I am going to punish you. Prepare to stand in front of me, your God, [when I judge you]!

13 Thi se, han danner Bjergene og skaber Vejret og kundgør et Menneske, hvad dets Tanke er; han frembringer Morgenrøde og Mørke og skrider frem over Jordens Høje; Herren, Zebaoths Gud, er hans Navn.

I created the mountains, and [I] created winds. I reveal to humans what I am thinking. I [sometimes] cause the daylight to become dark [like the night]. I [rule over everything]; I [even] walk on the highest mountains on the earth! I am the Commander of the armies of angels!”