Amos 5

1 Hør dette Ord, en Klagesang, som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels Hus:

Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:

2 Hun er faldet og rejser sig ikke, Israels Jomfru, henstrakt paa sin Jord, og ingen rejser hende op.

The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise; she is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up.

3 Thi saa siger den Herre HERREN: Den By, som gaar i Leding med tusind, faar hundred tilbage, og den som gaar i Leding med hundred, faar ti tilbage i Israels Hus.

For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.

4 Thi saa siger HERREN til Israels Hus: Søg mig, saa skal I leve!

For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;

5 Søg ikke til Betel, gaa ikke til Gilgal, drag ikke til Be'ersjeba! Thi Gilgal skal blive landflygtig, og Betel skal blive til intet.

But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.

6 Søg HERREN, saa skal I leve, at ikke en Lue slaar ud, en ædende Ild mod Josefs Hus, og Betel har ingen, som slukker.

Seek the LORD, and live — lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel —

7 Ve dem, som gør Ret til Malurt og kaster Retfærd i Støvet!

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;

8 Syvstjernens og Orions Skaber, han, som vender Mulm til Morgen og gør Dag til Nattemørke, som kalder ad Havets Vande og gyder dem ud over Jorden, HERREN er hans Navn!

Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and bringeth on the shadow of death in the morning, and darkeneth the day into night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is His name;

9 Han lader Ødelæggelse bryde ind over Borge, Ødelæggelse komme over Fæstninger.

That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

10 De hader Rettens Talsmand i Porten og afskyr den, som taler sandt.

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

11 Derfor, da I træder paa den ringe og tager Afgift af hans Korn, skal I vel bygge Kvaderstenshuse, men ikke bo deri; I skal vel plante yndige Vingaarde, men Vinen skal I ikke drikke.

Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof.

12 Jeg ved, eders Overtrædelser er mange og uden Tal eders Synder, I Rettens Fjender, som tager mod Bøde og bortviser fattige i Porten.

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.

13 Derfor tier den kloge i denne Tid, thi det er onde Tider.

Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

14 Søg det gode, ej det onde, for at I maa leve, og HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, maa være med eder, som I siger, han er.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

15 Had det onde og elsk det gode, hold Retten i Hævd i Porten! Maaske vil da HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, være naadig mod Josefs Rest.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16 Derfor, saa siger HERREN, Herren, Hærskarers Gud: Paa alle Torve skal klages, i alle Gader raabes: »Ve! Ve!« Bonden kalder til Sorg, til Ligklage Klagemænd;

Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Lamentation shall be in all the broad places, and they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful of wailing.

17 i hver en Vingaard skal klages, naar jeg drager igennem din Midte, siger HERREN.

And in all vineyards shall be lamentation; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

18 Ve eder, som længes efter HERRENS Dag! Hvad vil I med HERRENS Dag? Mørke er den, ej Lys.

Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.

19 Da gaar det, som naar en Mand flyr for en Løve og møder en Bjørn og, naar han tyr ind i Huset og støtter sin Haand til Væggen, bides af en Slange.

As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; and went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Ja, HERRENS Dag er Mørke, ej Lys, Bælgmørke uden Solskin.

Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 Jeg hader, forsmaar eders Fester, er led ved eders festlige Samlinger,

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

22 om ogsaa I bringer mig Brændofre. Eders Afgrødeofre behager mig ej, eders Fedekvægs-Takofre ser jeg ej til.

Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

23 Spar mig dog for eders larmende Sang, eders Harpeklang hører jeg ikke.

Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.

24 Nej, Ret skal vælde frem som Vand og Retfærd som svulmende Bæk.

But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

25 Bragte I mig Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer de fyrretyve Ørkenaar, Israels Hus?

Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 Saa skal I da bære Sakkut, eders Konge, og Kevan, eders Gudestjerne, Billeder, som I har lavet eder.

So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27 I Landflygtighed jager jeg eder hinsides Damaskus, siger HERREN; Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.