Amos 6
1 Ve Zions sorgløse Mænd og de trygge paa Samarias Bjerg, I ædle blandt Førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
2 (drag over til Kalne og se, derfra over til det store Hamat og ned til Filisternes Gat: Er de bedre end disse Riger, deres Omraade større end eders?)
Pass ye unto Calneh, and see, and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines; are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?
3 I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 De ligger paa Elfenbenslejer, henslængt paa deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
5 de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
That thrum on the psaltery, that devise for themselves instruments of music, like David;
6 de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but they are not grieved for the hurt of Joseph.
7 Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skraal faar Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
Therefore now shall they go captive at the head of them that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
8 Den Herre HERREN svor ved sig selv: Afsky har jeg for Jakobs Hovmod, hans Borge vækker mit Had; jeg prisgiver Byen og dens fylde.
The Lord GOD hath sworn by Himself, saith the LORD, the God of hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
9 Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus — de skal dog dø.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
10 Og levnes der een, saa trækkes han frem af sin Slægtning og den, som røger, naar Ligene hentes af Huse. Og han siger til ham inderst i Huset: »Er der flere hos dig?« Hin svarer: »Ingen!« Da siger han: »Tys!« Thi HERRENS Navn tør de ikke nævne.
And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house: 'Is there yet any with thee?' and he shall say: 'No'; then shall he say: 'Hold thy peace; for we must not make mention of the name of the LORD.'
11 Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slaar det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips.
12 Løber mon Heste paa Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds Frugt til Malurt;
Do horses run upon the rocks? Doth one plow there with oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;
13 I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: »Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
Ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say: 'Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?'
14 Thi se, jeg rejser et Folk imod eder, Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud; Trængsel bringer det eder fra Egnen ved Hamat til Arababækken.
For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the Brook of the Arabah.
