Amos 6
1 Ve Zions sorgløse Mænd og de trygge paa Samarias Bjerg, I ædle blandt Førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief 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?)
Go to Calneh, and see. From there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their border greater than your border?
3 I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
Alas for you who 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;
who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the middle of the stall,
5 de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
who strum on the strings of a harp, who invent 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.
who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skraal faar Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive. The feasting and lounging will end.
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 has sworn by himself,” says the LORD, the God of Hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.
9 Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus — de skal dog dø.
It will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will 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.
“When a man’s relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, ‘Is there yet any with you?’ And he says, ‘No;’ then he will say, ‘Hush! Indeed we must not mention the LORD’s name.’
11 Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slaar det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
“For, behold, the LORD commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.
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 on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness,
13 I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: »Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
you who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, ‘Haven’t we taken for ourselves 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, house of Israel,” says the LORD, the God of Hosts; “and they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”
