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.

Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! he was preparing the locust, in the beginning of the shooting up of the after-grass, —and lo! after-grass, cometh after the mowings for 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 came to pass, when they had made an end of eating the herbage of the land, that I said—Oh, My Lord, Yahweh, forgive, I beseech thee: By whom shall Jacob, arise? for, small, he is.

3 Herren angrede dette; det skal ikke ske, sagde Herren.

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, —It shall not be, said Yahweh?

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.

Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! My Lord Yahweh proclaiming that, the controversy should be settled by fire, —which, having devoured the mighty roaring deep, should devour the inheritance.

5 Og jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, lad dog af! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.

Then said I, My Lord, Yahweh, forbear, I beseech thee, By whom shall Jacob, arise? for, small, he is.

6 Herren angrede dette; heller ikke det skal ske, sagde den Herre, Herre.

Grieved was Yahweh, over this, —Even this, shall not be, said My Lord, Yahweh.

7 Saaledes lod han mig se et Syn: Og se, Herren stod paa en lodret Mur, og han havde et Blylod i sin Haand.

Here, he gave me to see, and lo! My Lord, stationed upon a pinnacle, —and, in his hand a plummet.

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 Yahweh said unto me, What canst thou see, Amos? And I said, A plummet, —Then said My Lord, Behold me! fixing a plummet in the midst of my people Israel, I will not again any more forgive him.

9 Men Isaks Høje skulle ødelægges, og Israels Helligdomme skulle blive øde, og jeg vil rejse mig imod Jeroboams Hus med Sværdet.

So shall the high places of Isaac, be made desolate, and, the holy places of Israel, be laid waste, —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.

Then sent Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: A conspiracy hath Amos, raised against thee, in the midst of the house of Israel, The land, is not able to endure, all his words;

11 Thi saa har Amos sagt: Jeroboam skal dø ved Sværdet, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.

For, thus, saith Amos, By the sword, shall Jeroboam, die, —and, Israel, shall, surely be exiled, from off his own soil.

12 Og Amazia sagde til Amos: Du Seer! gak bort, fly du til Judas Land, og æd der Brød, og spaa der!

Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land of Judah—and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy;

13 Men i Bethel maa du ikke ydermere blive ved at spaa; thi det er Kongens Helligdom, og det er Rigets Hus.

But, at Bethel, not again, any more, mayest thou prophesy, —for, the holy place of the king, it is, and, the house of the kingdom, it is.

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 answered Amos, and said unto Amaziah, No prophet, was I, —nor the son of a prophet, was I, —but, a herdman, was I, and a preparer of sycamore fruit;

15 Men Herren tog mig fra Hjorden, og Herren sagde til mig: Gak hen, vær Profet for mit Folk Israel!

But Yahweh, took me away, from following the flock, —and Yahweh, said unto me, Go prophesy against 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, therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh, —Thou art saying, Thou must not prophesy concerning Israel, nor let thy word drop down upon the house 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.

Therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, Thy wife, in the city, will commit unchastity, and, thy sons and thy daughters, by the sword, shall fall, and, thine own soil, by line, shall he apportioned, —and, thou, on a polluted soil, shalt die, and, Israel, shall, surely go into exile, away from his own soil.