Amos 5
1 Hør dette Ord, en Klagesang, som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels Hus:
Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, 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 forsaken 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 out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.
4 Thi saa siger HERREN til Israels Hus: Søg mig, saa skal I leve!
For thus saith the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall 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 Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel 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 ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, 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 down righteousness to the earth,
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!
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with 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 strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
10 De hader Rettens Talsmand i Porten og afskyr den, som taler sandt.
They hate him that rebuketh 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.
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens 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 of them.
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 your many transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
13 Derfor tier den kloge i denne Tid, thi det er onde Tider.
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that 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, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
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 judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to 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 the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
17 i hver en Vingaard skal klages, naar jeg drager igennem din Midte, siger HERREN.
And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.
18 Ve eder, som længes efter HERRENS Dag! Hvad vil I med HERRENS Dag? Mørke er den, ej Lys.
Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD 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 fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or 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 feast days, and I will not take delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 om ogsaa I bringer mig Brændofre. Eders Afgrødeofre behager mig ej, eders Fedekvægs-Takofre ser jeg ej til.
Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat 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; for I will not hear the melody of thy harps.
24 Nej, Ret skal vælde frem som Vand og Retfærd som svulmende Bæk.
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25 Bragte I mig Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer de fyrretyve Ørkenaar, Israels Hus?
Have ye offered to 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.
But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Molech 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 I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
