Amos 7
1 Saaledes lod den Herre, Herre mig se et Syn: Og se, han dannede Græshopper, da Græsset til anden Slæt begyndte at komme frem; og se der kom Græs til anden Slæt efter Kongens Høslæt.
This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw that, when the growth of the late grass was starting, he made locusts; it was the late growth after the king's cutting was done.
2 Og det skete, der de vare færdige med at æde Urterne i Landet, at jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, tilgiv dog! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.
And it came about that after they had taken all the grass of the land, I said, O Lord God, have mercy: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small.
3 Herren angrede dette; det skal ikke ske, sagde Herren.
The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, It will not be.
4 Saaledes lod den Herre, Herre mig se et Syn: Og se, den Herre, Herre kaldte for at holde Ret ved Ild; og den fortærede det store Dyb, og den fortærede Ageren.
This is what the Lord let me see: and I saw that the Lord God sent for a great fire to be the instrument of his punishment; and, after burning up the great deep, it was about to put an end to the Lord's heritage.
5 Og jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, lad dog af! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.
Then said I, O Lord God, let there be an end: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small.
6 Herren angrede dette; heller ikke det skal ske, sagde den Herre, Herre.
The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, And this will not be.
7 Saaledes lod han mig se et Syn: Og se, Herren stod paa en lodret Mur, og han havde et Blylod i sin Haand.
This is what he let me see: and I saw the Lord stationed by a wall made straight by a weighted line, and he had a weighted line in his hand.
8 Og Herren sagde til mig: Hvad ser du, Amos? og jeg sagde: Et Blylod; da sagde Herren: Se, jeg vil bruge et Blylod midt iblandt mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke ydermere blive ved at skaane det.
And the Lord said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A weighted line. Then the Lord said, See, I will let down a weighted line among my people Israel; never again will my eyes be shut to their sin:
9 Men Isaks Høje skulle ødelægges, og Israels Helligdomme skulle blive øde, og jeg vil rejse mig imod Jeroboams Hus med Sværdet.
And the high places of Isaac will be unpeopled, and the holy places of Israel will be made waste; and I will come up against the family of Jeroboam with the sword.
10 Da sendte Amazia, Præsten i Bethel, Bud til Jeroboam, Israels Konge, og lod sige: Amos har stiftet Sammensværgelse imod dig, midt i Israels Hus, Landet kan ikke udholde alle hans Ord.
Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos has made designs against you among the people of Israel: the land is troubled by his words.
11 Thi saa har Amos sagt: Jeroboam skal dø ved Sværdet, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.
For Amos has said, Jeroboam will be put to the sword, and Israel will certainly be taken away as a prisoner out of his land.
12 Og Amazia sagde til Amos: Du Seer! gak bort, fly du til Judas Land, og æd der Brød, og spaa der!
And Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go in flight into the land of Judah, and there get your living by working as a prophet:
13 Men i Bethel maa du ikke ydermere blive ved at spaa; thi det er Kongens Helligdom, og det er Rigets Hus.
But be a prophet no longer at Beth-el: for it is the holy place of the king, and the king's house.
14 Da svarede Amos og sagde til Amazia: Jeg er ikke en Profet, og jeg er ikke en Profets Søn, men jeg er en Hyrde og en Mand, som sanker vilde Morbær.
Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:
15 Men Herren tog mig fra Hjorden, og Herren sagde til mig: Gak hen, vær Profet for mit Folk Israel!
And the Lord took me from the flock, and the Lord said to me, Go, be a prophet to my people Israel.
16 Og nu, hør Herrens Ord; du siger: Du maa ikke spaa imod Israel og ikke lade dine Ord dryppe over Isaks Hus.
Now then, give ear to the word of the Lord: You say, Be no prophet to Israel, and say not a word against the people of Isaac.
17 Derfor sasi siger Herren: Din Hustru skal blive en Skøge i Staden, og dine Sønner og dine Døtre skulle falde ved Sværdet, og din Jord skal deles med Maalesnoren, og du selv skal dø i et urent Land, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.
So this is what the Lord has said: Your wife will be a loose woman in the town, and your sons and your daughters will be put to the sword, and your land will be cut up into parts by a line; and you yourself will come to your end in an unclean land, and Israel will certainly be taken away a prisoner out of his land.
