Amos 3

1 Hør dette Ord, som HERREN taler imod eder, Israeliter, imod hele den Slægt, jeg førte op fra Ægypten:

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

2 Kun eder kendes jeg ved blandt alle Jordens Slægter; derfor vil jeg paa eder hjemsøge al eders Brøde.

“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

3 Vandrer vel to i Følge, naar det ikke er aftalt?

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

4 Brøler en Løve i Krattet, hvis den ikke har Bytte? Løfter en Ungløve Røsten, uden den har Fangst?

Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

5 Falder en Fugl til Jorden, hvis den ikke er ramt? Klapper en Fælde vel sammen, uden noget er fanget?

Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?

6 Mon der stødes i Horn i en By, uden Folk farer sammen? Mon Ulykke sker i en By, uden HERREN staar bag?

Does the shofar alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and the LORD hasn’t done it?

7 Nej! Den Herre HERREN gør intet uden at have aabenbaret sin Hemmelighed for sine Tjenere, Profeterne.

Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

8 Løven brøler, hvo frygter da ej? Den Herre HERREN taler, hvo profeterer da ej?

The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

9 Lad det høres over Asdods Borge og dem i Ægyptens Land! Sig: »Kom sammen paa Samarias Bjerg og se den vilde Tummel derinde, det haarde Tryk i dets Midte!«

Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”

10 De ved ej at gøre det rette, lyder det fra HERREN, de, som opdynger Uret og Vold i deres Borge.

“Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says the LORD, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”

11 Derfor, saa siger den Herre HERREN: Fjender skal fare gennem Landet, dit Værn skal tages fra dig, og udplyndres skal dine Borge.

Therefore the Lord GOD says: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”

12 Saa siger HERREN: Som en Hyrde redder af Løvens Gab to Skinneben eller en Ørelap, saaledes skal Israels Børn, som bor i Samaria, reddes med Lejets Bolster og Bænkens Hynde.

The LORD says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

13 Hør og vidn imod Jakobs Hus, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, Hærskarers Gud:

“Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.

14 Den Dag jeg hjemsøger Israels Overtrædelser, hjemsøger jeg Betels Altre; Alterets Horn skal afhugges, styrte til Jorden.

“For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.

15 Baade Vinter— og Sommerhus knuser jeg da; Elfenbenshusene ødes, de mange Huse gaar tabt, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says the LORD.