Amos 2
1 Så siger HERREN: for tre overtrædelser af Moab, ja fire jeg går ikke fra det, de brændte Edoms Konges Ben til kalk
Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Moab, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because it burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime.
2 så sender jeg Ild mod Moab, den skal æde Herijots Borge; og Moab skal dø under kampgny, Krigsskrig og Hornets Klang.
Therefore will I send a fire vpon Moab, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Kerioth, and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of a trumpet.
3 Af hans Midte udrydder jeg Hersker og dræber alle hans Fyrster, siger HERREN.
And I will cut off the iudge out of the mids thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, sayth the Lord.
4 Så siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda, ja fire, jeg går ikke fra det: de ringeagted HERRENs Lov og holdt ej hans Bud, ledet vild af deres Løgneguder, til hvilke deres Fædre holdt sig
Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Iudah, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they haue cast away the Lawe of the Lord, and haue not kept his commandementes, and their lies caused them to erre after the which their fathers haue walked.
5 så sender jeg Ild mod Juda, den skal æde Jerusalems Borge.
Therefore will I send a fire vpon Iudah, and it shall deuoure the palaces of Ierusalem.
6 Så siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel, ja fire, jeg går ikke fra det: de sælger retfærdig for Sølv og Fattigmand for et Par Sko,
Thus sayth the Lord, For three transgressions of Israel, and for foure, I will not turne to it, because they solde the righteous for siluer and the poore for shooes.
7 træder ringes Hoved i Støvet og trænger sagtmodige fra Vejen. Søn og Fader går sammen til Skøgen og søler således mit hellige Navn.
They gape ouer the head of the poore, in the dust of the earth, and peruert the wayes of the meeke: and a man and his father will goe in to a mayde to dishonour mine holy Name.
8 På pantede Kapper strækker de sig ved hvert et Alter, og i deres Guds Hus drikker de Vin, der er givet i Bøde.
And they lye downe vpon clothes layde to pledge by euery altar: and they drinke the wine of the condemned in the house of their God.
9 Og dog var det mig, som udrydded Amoriterne foran eder, høje som Cedertræer, stærke som Egetræer, udrydded deres Frugt foroven som og deres Rødder forneden.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before the, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the okes: notwithstanding I destroyed his fruite from aboue, and his roote from beneath.
10 Det var mig, som førte jer op fra Ægypten og lod eder vandre i Ørken i fyrretyve År, så I tog Amoriternes Land.
Also I brought you vp from the land of Egypt, and led you fourtie yeres thorowe the wildernesse, to possesse the land of the Amorite.
11 Jeg tog blandt eders Sønner Profeter, Nasiræere blandt eders unge. Er det ej sandt, Israeliter? lyder det fra HERREN.
And I raysed vp of your sonnes for Prophets, and of your yong men for Nazarites. Is it not euen thus, O ye children of Israel, sayth the Lord?
12 Men I gav Nasiræerne Vin, og Profeterne bød I ej at profetere.
But ye gaue the Nazarites wine to drinke, and commanded the Prophetes, saying, Prophecie not.
13 Se, jeg lader Grunden vakle under jer, ligesom Vognen vakler, når den er fuld af Neg.
Behold, I am pressed vnder you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaues.
14 Den hurtige kan ikke undfly, den stærke ej bruge sin Kraft; ej redder Helten sit Liv,
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie saue his life.
15 ej holder Bueskytten Stand; ej undslipper rapfodet Mand, ej bjærger nogen Rytter sit Liv;
Nor he that handleth the bowe, shall stand, and he that is swift of foote, shall not escape, neyther shall he that rideth the horse, saue his life.
16 den kækkeste Mand iblandt Helte skal den dag våbenløs fly, så lyder det fra HERREN.
And he that is of a mighty courage among the strong men, shall flee away naked in that day, sayth the Lord.
