Amos 5
1 Hører dette Ord, som jeg opløfter over eder, en Klagesang, o Israels Hus!
Listen to this word, which I lift over you in lamentation. The house of Israel has fallen, and it will no longer rise again.
2 Hun er falden, ej mere skal hun rejse sig, hun, Israels Jomfru! hun er nedkastet paa sin Jord, der er ingen, som rejser hende.
The virgin of Israel has been thrown onto her land, there is no one who can raise her up.
3 Thi saa siger den Herre, Herre: Den Stad, af hvilken tusinde gik ud, skal beholde hundrede tilovers; og den, af hvilken hundrede gik ud, skal beholde ti tilovers, i hele Israels Hus.
For thus says the Lord God: In the city from which a thousand departed, a hundred will remain, and in that from which a hundred departed, ten will remain, in the house of Israel.
4 Thi saa siger Herren til Israels Hus: Søger mig, saa skulle I leve.
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me and you will live.
5 Og søger ikke Bethel, og kommer ikke til Gilgal, og gaar ikke over til Beersaba; thi Gilgal skal bortføres, og Bethel skal blive til intet.
But do not be willing to seek Bethel, and do not be willing to enter Gilgal, and you will not cross into Beer-sheba. For Gilgal will be led into captivity, and Bethel will be useless.
6 Søger Herren, saa skulle I leve, at han ikke som en Ild skal drage over Josefs Hus, og den skal fortære, og der skal ingen være, som slukker i Bethel.
Seek the Lord and live. Otherwise, the house of Joseph may be destroyed with fire, and it will devour, and there will be no one who can extinguish Bethel.
7 De, som omvende Ret til Malurt og kaste Retfærdighed til Jorden!
You turn judgment into wormwood, and you abandon justice on earth.
8 Han skaber Syvstjernen og Orion og omvender Dødens Skygge til Morgen og formørker Dagen til Nat, han, som kalder ad Havets Vande, og udøser dem over Jordens Overflade — „Herren” er hans Navn —
The Maker of Arcturus and Orion, who turns darkness into daybreak and who changes day into night; who calls forth the waters of the sea and who pours them out over the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
9 han, som lader Ødelæggelse bryde frem over den stærke og Ødelæggelse komme over Befæstningen!
It is he who smiles destruction on the healthy, and who brings pillaging upon the powerful.
10 De hade i Porten den, som viser til Rette, og den, som taler oprigtigt, afsky de.
They held hatred for the one who corrects at the gate, and they have abhorred the one who speaks perfectly.
11 Derfor, fordi I træde paa den fattige og tage en svar Afgift i Korn af ham, saa have I vel bygget Huse af hugne Sten, men I skulle ikke bo i dem; I have plantet lystelige Vingaarde, men I skulle ikke drikke Vin af dem.
Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them.
12 Thi jeg ved, at eders Overtrædelser ere mange, og at eders Synder ere svare, idet I trænge den retfærdige, tage Sonepenge og bøje Retten for de fattige i Porten.
For I know your many wicked deeds and the strength of your sins, you enemies of the just, accepting bribes, and depriving the poor at the gate.
13 Derfor maa den, som er klog, tie i denne Tid; thi det er en ond Tid.
Therefore, the prudent will be silent at that time, for it is an evil time.
14 Søger det gode og ikke det onde, paa det I maa leve; og saa skal den Herre Zebaoths Gud være med eder, saaledes som I sige.
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. And the Lord God of hosts will be with you, just as you have asked.
15 Hader det onde, og elsker det gode, og hævder Retten i Porten; maaske Herren, den Zebaoths Gud, maatte vorde det overblevne af Josef naadig.
Hate evil and love good, and establish judgment at the gate. Perhaps then the Lord God of hosts may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
16 Derfor, saa siger Herren, den Herre, Zebaoths Gud: Der skal være Klage paa alle Gader, og de skulle sige i alle Stræder: Ve, ve! og de skulle kalde Agerdyrkeren ind til Sorg og til Klage dem, som forstaa sig paa at jamre.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Sovereign: In all the streets, there will be wailing. And in every place where they are outdoors, they will say, “Woe, woe!” And they will call the farmer to mourn, and those who know mourning to lamentation.
17 Og i alle Vingaarde skal der være Klage; thi jeg vil drage midt over dig, siger Herren.
And in all the vineyards there will be wailing. For I will cross through your midst, says the Lord.
18 Ve dem, som begære Herrens Dag! hvortil skal Herrens Dag være eder? den er Mørke og ikke Lys;
Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord. What is it to you? The day of the Lord is this: darkness and not light.
19 ligesom naar een flyr for Løven, og der da møder ham en Bjørn, og naar han er kommen i Huset og støtter sig med sin Haand til Væggen, der da en Slange bider ham.
It is as if a man flees from the face of a lion, only to have a bear meet him; or, he enters a house and leans with his hand against the wall, only to have a snake bite him.
20 Er ikke Herrens Dag Mørke uden Lys? og bælgmørk uden Skin paa den?
Will not the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?
21 Jeg hader, jeg foragter eders Fester, og jeg finder ikke Behag i eders Højtidsforsamlinger.
I hate and have rejected your feasts; and I will not accept the odor from your gatherings.
22 Thi om I end ofre mig Brændofre, saa har jeg dog ikke Behag i eders Gaver; og jeg ser ikke hen til Takoffer af eders fede Kvæg.
For if you offer me holocausts and your gifts, I will not receive them; and I will not look upon the vows of your fatness.
23 Tag bort fra mig dine Sanges Brusen; dine Harpers Toner gider jeg ikke høre.
Take away from me the tumult of your songs, and I will not listen to the canticles of your lyre.
24 Men Retten skal bølge frem som Vandene og Retfærdighed som en stedse rindende Bæk.
And judgment will be revealed like water, and justice like a mighty torrent.
25 Mon I have bragt mig Slagtofre og Madofre i Ørken i fyrretyve Aar, o Israels Hus!
Was it you who offered victims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty years, house of Israel?
26 Men I have baaret eders Konges Hytte og eders Billeders Opstilling, eders Guds Stjerne, som I havde gjort eder.
And you carried a tabernacle for your Moloch and the image of your idols: the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.
27 Og jeg vil bortføre eder ud hinsides Damaskus, siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud er hans Navn.
And I will cause you to go into captivity across Damascus, says the Lord. The God of hosts is his name.
