Amos 2

1 Saa siger HERREN: for tre Overtrædelser af Moab, ja fire, jeg gaar ikke fra det: de brændte Edoms Konges Ben til Kalk —

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.

2 saa sender jeg Ild mod Moab, den skal æde Kerijots Borge; og Moab skal dø under Kampgny, Krigsskrig og Hornets Klang.

So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.

3 Af hans Midte udrydder jeg Hersker og dræber alle hans Fyrster, siger HERREN.

I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,”

4 Saa siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda, ja fire, jeg gaar ikke fra det: de ringeagted HERRENS Lov og holdt ej hans Bud, ledet vild af deres Løgneguder, til hvilke deres Fædre holdt sig —

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.

5 saa sender jeg Ild mod Juda, den skal æde Jerusalems Borge.

So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

6 Saa siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel, ja fire, jeg gaar ikke fra det: de sælger retfærdig for Sølv og Fattigmand for et Par Sko,

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.

7 træder ringes Hoved i Støvet og trænger sagtmodige fra Vejen. Søn og Fader gaar sammen til Skøgen og søler saaledes mit hellige Navn.

They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

8 Paa pantede Kapper strækker de sig ved hvert et Alter, og i deres Guds Hus drikker de Vin, der er givet i Bøde.

They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.

9 Og dog var det mig, som udrydded Amoriterne foran eder, høje som Cedertræer, stærke som Egetræer, udrydded deres Frugt foroven som og deres Rødder forneden.

Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

10 Det var mig, som førte jer op fra Ægypten og lod eder vandre i Ørken i fyrretyve Aar, saa I tog Amoriternes Land.

And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

11 Jeg tog blandt eders Sønner Profeter, Nasiræere blandt eders unge. Er det ej sandt, Israeliter? lyder det fra HERREN.

I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?”

12 Men I gav Nasiræerne Vin, og Profeterne bød I ej at profetere.

“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

13 Se, jeg lader Grunden vakle under jer, ligesom Vognen vakler, naar den er fuld af Neg.

Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.

14 Den hurtige kan ikke undfly, den stærke ej bruge sin Kraft; ej redder Helten sit Liv,

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

15 ej holder Bueskytten Stand; ej undslipper rapfodet Mand, ej bjærger nogen Rytter sit Liv;

The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.

16 den kækkeste Mand iblandt Helte skal den Dag vaabenløs fly, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

Even the bravest of mighty men will flee naked on that day,”