Amos 5
1 Hører dette Ord, som jeg opløfter over eder, en Klagesang, o Israels Hus!
Hear you this word of the Lord, even a lamentation, which I take up against you. The house of Israel is fallen; it shall no more rise.
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 fallen upon his land; there is none that shall 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.
Therefore thus says the Lord God; The city out of which there went forth a thousand, [in it] there shall be left a hundred, and [in that] out of which there went forth a hundred, there shall be left ten to the house of Israel.
4 Thi saa siger Herren til Israels Hus: Søger mig, saa skulle I leve.
Therefore thus says the Lord to the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you shall 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 seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgala, and cross not over to the Well of the Oath: for Galgala shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be as that which is not.
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 you the Lord, and you shall live; lest the house of Joseph blaze as fire, and it devour him, and there shall be none to quench it for the house of Israel.
7 De, som omvende Ret til Malurt og kaste Retfærdighed til Jorden!
[It is he] that executes judgment in the height [above], and he has established justice on the 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 —
who makes all things, and changes [them], and turns darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night: who calls for the water of the sea, and pours it out on 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!
who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.
10 De hade i Porten den, som viser til Rette, og den, som taler oprigtigt, afsky de.
They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.
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 because they have struck the poor with their fists, and you have received of them choice gifts; you have built polished houses, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted desirable vineyards, but you shall not drink the wine of 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 transgressions, and your sins are great, trampling on the just, taking bribes, and turning aside [the judgment of] the poor in the gates.
13 Derfor maa den, som er klog, tie i denne Tid; thi det er en ond Tid.
Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.
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, that you may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as you have said,
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.
We have hated evil, and loved good: and restore you judgment in the gates; that the Lord God Almighty 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 Almighty; In all the streets [shall be] lamentations; and in all the ways shall it be said, Woe, woe! the husbandman shall be called to mourning and lamentation, and to them that are skilled in complaining.
17 Og i alle Vingaarde skal der være Klage; thi jeg vil drage midt over dig, siger Herren.
And [there shall be] lamentation in all the ways; because I will pass through the midst of you, says the Lord.
18 Ve dem, som begære Herrens Dag! hvortil skal Herrens Dag være eder? den er Mørke og ikke Lys;
Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is 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.
As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
20 Er ikke Herrens Dag Mørke uden Lys? og bælgmørk uden Skin paa den?
Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this [day] gloom without brightness?
21 Jeg hader, jeg foragter eders Fester, og jeg finder ikke Behag i eders Højtidsforsamlinger.
I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell [your] meat-offerings in your general assemblies.
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.
Therefore if you should bring me your whole burnt sacrifices and meat-offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I have respect to your grand peace-offerings.
23 Tag bort fra mig dine Sanges Brusen; dine Harpers Toner gider jeg ikke høre.
Remove from me the sound of your songs, and I will not hear the music of your instruments.
24 Men Retten skal bølge frem som Vandene og Retfærdighed som en stedse rindende Bæk.
But let judgment roll down as water, and righteousness as an impassable torrent.
25 Mon I have bragt mig Slagtofre og Madofre i Ørken i fyrretyve Aar, o Israels Hus!
Have you offered to me victims and sacrifices, O house of Israel, forty years in the wilderness?
26 Men I have baaret eders Konges Hytte og eders Billeders Opstilling, eders Guds Stjerne, som I havde gjort eder.
Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Raephan, the images of them which you made for yourselves.
27 Og jeg vil bortføre eder ud hinsides Damaskus, siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud er hans Navn.
And I will carry you away beyond Damascus, says the Lord, the Almighty God is his name.
