Amos 6
1 Ve de trygge i Zion og de sorgløse paa Samarias Bjerg, de navnkundige iblandt det første af Folkene og dem, til hvilke Israels Hus kommer.
Woe to them that set at nothing Sion, and that trust in the mountain of Samaria: they have gathered [the harvest of] the heads of the nations, and they have gone in themselves.
2 Gaar over til Kalne og ser, og gaar derfra til det store Hamath, og drager ned til Filisternes Gath! mon de ere lykkeligere end disse Riger? eller mon deres Landemærke er større end eders Landemærke?
O house of Israel, pass by all [of you], and see; and pass by thence to Ematrabba; and thence descend to Geth of the Philistines, the chief of all these kingdoms, [see] if their coasts are greater than your coasts.
3 I, som vise den onde Dag bort og bringe Volds Sæde til at komme nærmere!
You who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;
4 Folk, som sove paa Elfenbens Senge og række sig paa deres Leje, og som æde Lam af Hjorden og Kalve fra Fedestalden;
who sleep upon beds of ivory, and live delicately on their couches, and eat kids out of the flocks, and sucking calves out of the midst of the stalls;
5 som fremkunstle Toner efter Psalteren og, som David, optænke sig Strengeleg;
who excel in the sound of musical instruments; they have regarded them as dwelling, not as fleeting [pleasures];
6 som drikke Vin af Skaaler og salve sig med den ypperste Olie, men føle ikke Smerte over Josefs Brøst!
who drink strained wine, and anoint themselves with the best ointment; and have suffered nothing on occasion of the calamity of Joseph.
7 Derfor skulle de nu bortføres, fremmest iblandt de bortførte, og Frydesangen af dem, som rækkede sig, skal ophøre.
Therefore now shall they depart into captivity from the dominion of princes, and the neighing of horses shall be cut off from Ephraim.
8 Den Herre, Herre har svoret ved sig selv, siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud: Jeg afskyr Jakobs Stolthed og hader hans Paladser, derfor vil jeg prisgive Staden og dens Fylde.
For the Lord has sworn by himself, [saying], Because I abhor all the pride of Jacob, I do also hate his countries, and I will cut off [his] city with all who inhabit it.
9 Og det skal ske, hvis der i eet Hus bliver ti Mænd tilovers, da skulle de dø;
And it shall come to pass, if there be ten men left in one house, that they shall die.
10 og en Mands næste Slægtning eller den, der besørger hans Begravelse, skal tage ham for at udbære Benene af Huset; og han skal sige til den, som er i det inderste af Huset: Mon der endnu er flere hos dig? og denne skal svare: Der er ingen! saa skal han sige: Tys! thi det er ikke Tid nu at paakalde Herrens Navn.
But a remnant shall be left behind, and their relations shall take them, and shall strenuously endeavour to carry forth their bones from the house: and one shall say to the heads of the house, Is there yet [any one] else with you? And he shall say, No [one] else. And [the other] shall say, Be silent, that you name not the name of the Lord.
11 Thi se, Herren byder, og han slaar det store Hus i Splinter og det lille Hus i Stykker.
For, behold, the Lord commands, and he will strike the great house with breaches, and the little house with rents.
12 Mon Heste løbe paa Klippen? mon man pløjer der med Øksne? thi I have omvendt Retten til Galde og Retfærdighedens Frugt til Malurt.
Will horses run upon rocks? will they refrain from neighing at mares? for you have turned judgement into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness:
13 I som glædes ved det, som intet er, og som sige: Have vi ikke ved vor Styrke taget os Horn?
you who rejoice at vanity, who say, Have we not possessed horns by our own strength?
14 Thi se, jeg rejser et Folk imod eder, Israels Hus! siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud, og de skulle trænge eder fra Hamath af og indtil Bækken paa den slette Mark.
For behold, O house of Israel, I will raise up against you a nation, says the Lord of hosts; and they shall afflict you so that you shall not enter into Aemath, and as it were [from] the river of the wilderness.
