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.
These things the Lord God has revealed to me. And behold, the locust was formed at the beginning of the germination during the latter rains, and behold, the latter rains came after the thundering of the king.
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 happened, when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land, that I said, “Lord God, be gracious, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”
3 Herren angrede dette; det skal ikke ske, sagde Herren.
The Lord has been merciful about this. “It will not be,” said the Lord.
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.
These things the Lord God has revealed to me. And behold, the Lord God called for judgment unto fire, and it devoured the manifold abyss, and it consumed simultaneously in every direction.
5 Og jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, lad dog af! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.
And I said, “Lord God, cease, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”
6 Herren angrede dette; heller ikke det skal ske, sagde den Herre, Herre.
The Lord has been merciful about this. “And even this will not be,” said the Lord God.
7 Saaledes lod han mig se et Syn: Og se, Herren stod paa en lodret Mur, og han havde et Blylod i sin Haand.
These things the Lord revealed to me. And behold, the Lord was standing near a plastered wall, and in his hand was a mason’s trowel.
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, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A mason’s trowel.” And the Lord said, “Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will no longer plaster over them.
9 Men Isaks Høje skulle ødelægges, og Israels Helligdomme skulle blive øde, og jeg vil rejse mig imod Jeroboams Hus med Sværdet.
And the heights of the idol will be demolished, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be desolate. And I will rise up against the house 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.
And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: “Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.
11 Thi saa har Amos sagt: Jeroboam skal dø ved Sværdet, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.
For Amos says this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be taken captive out of their own 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, “You, seer, go out and flee into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
13 Men i Bethel maa du ikke ydermere blive ved at spaa; thi det er Kongens Helligdom, og det er Rigets Hus.
And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.”
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.
And Amos responded, and he said to Amasias, “I am not a prophet, and I am not the son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig 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, when I was following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy 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.
And now, hear the word of the Lord: You say, “You will not prophesy about Israel, and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol.”
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.
Because of that, the Lord says this: “Your wife will fornicate in the city, and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, and your soil will be measured with a string. And you will die on polluted land, and Israel will be taken into captivity out of their land.”
