Amos 5
1 Hør dette Ord, en klagesang, som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels Hus:
Hear ye this word of the Lord, even a lamentation, which I take up against you. The house of Israel is fallen; it shall no more rise.
2 Hun er faldet og rejser sig ikke, Israels Jomfru, henstrakt på sin Jord, og ingen rejser hende op.
The virgin of Israel has fallen upon his land; there is none that shall raise her up.
3 Thi så siger den Herre HERREN: Den By, som går i Leding med tusind, får hundred tilbage, og den som går i Leding med hundred, får ti tilbage i Israels Hus.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; The city out of which there went forth a thousand, [in it] there shall be left a hundred, and [in that] out of which there went forth a hundred, there shall be left ten to the house of Israel.
4 Thi så siger HERREN til Israels Hus: Søg mig, så skal I leve!
Wherefore thus saith the Lord to the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
5 Søg ikke til Betel, gå ikke til Gilgal, drag ikke til Beersjeba! Thi Gilgal skal blive landflygtig, og Betel skal blive til intet.
But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgala, and cross not over to the Well of the Oath: for Galgala shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall be as that which is not.
6 Søg HERREN, så skal I leve, at ikke en Lue slår ud, en ædende Ild mod Josefs Hus, og Betel har ingen, som slukker.
Seek ye the Lord, and ye shall live; lest the house of Joseph blaze as fire, and it devour him, and there shall be none to quench it for the house of Israel.
7 Ve dem, som gør Ret til Malurt og kaster Retfærd i Støvet!
[It is he] that executes judgment in the height [above], and he has established justice on 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!
who makes all things, and changes [them], and turns darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night: who calls for the water of the sea, and pours it out on the face of the earth: the Lord is his name:
9 Han lader Ødelæggelse bryde ind over Borge, Ødelæggelse komme over Fæstninger.
who dispenses ruin to strength, and brings distress upon the fortress.
10 De hader Rettens Talsmand i Porten og afskyr den, som taler sandt.
They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.
11 Derfor, da I træder på den ringe og tager Afgift af hans Korn, skal I vel bygge Kvaderstenshuse, men ikke bo den; I skal vel plante yndige Vingårde, men Vinen skal I ikke drikke.
Therefore because they have smitten the poor with their fists, and ye have received of them choice gifts; ye have built polished houses, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted desirable vineyards, but ye shall not drink the 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 sins are great, trampling on the just, taking bribes, and turning aside [the judgment of] the poor in the gates.
13 Derfor tier den kloge i denne Tid, thi det er onde Tider.
Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.
14 Søg det gode, ej det onde, for at I må leve og Hærskarers Gud, må være med eder, som I siger, han er.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord God Almighty shall be with you, as ye have said,
15 Had det onde og elsk det gode, hold Retten i Hævd i Porten! Måske vil da HERREN, Hærskarers Gud, være nådig mod Josefs Rest.
We have hated evil, and loved good: and restore ye judgment in the gates; that the Lord God Almighty may have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.
16 Derfor, så siger HERREN, Herren, Hærskarers Gud: På alle Torve skal klages, i alle Gader råbes: "Ve! Ve!" Bonden kalder til Sorg, til Ligklage Klagemænd;
Therefore thus saith the Lord God Almighty; In all the streets [shall be] lamentations; and in all the ways shall it be said, Woe, woe! the husbandman shall be called to mourning and lamentation, and to them that are skilled in complaining.
17 i hver en Vingård skal klages, når jeg drager igennem din Midte, siger HERREN.
And [there shall be] lamentation in all the ways; because 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 to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.
19 Da går det, som når en Mand flyr for en Løve og møder en Bjørn og, når han tyr ind i Huset og støtter sin Hånd til Væggen, bides af en Slange.
As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him; and he should spring into his house, and lean his hands upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.
20 Ja, HERRENs Dag er Mørke, ej Lys, Bælgmørke uden Solskin.
Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light? and is not this [day] gloom without brightness?
21 Jeg hader, forsmår eders Fester, er led ved eders festlige Samlinger,
I hate, I reject your feasts, and I will not smell [your] meat-offerings in your general assemblies.
22 om også I bringer mig Brændofre. Eders Afgrødeofre behager mig ej, eders Fedekvægs-Takofre ser jeg ej til.
Wherefore if ye should bring me your whole-burnt-sacrifices and meat-offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I have respect to your grand peace-offerings.
23 Spar mig dog for eders larmende Sang, eders Harpeklang hører jeg ikke.
Remove from me the sound of thy songs, and I will not hear the music of thine instruments.
24 Nej, Ret skal vælde frem som Vand og Retfærd som svulmende Bæk.
But let judgment roll down as water, and righteousness as an impassable torrent.
25 Bragte I mig Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer de fyrretyve Ørkenår, Israels Hus?
Have ye offered to me victims and sacrifices, O house of Israel, forty years in the wilderness?
26 Så skal I da bære Sakkut, eders Konge, og Kevan, eders Gudestjerne, Billeder, som I har lavet eder.
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Raephan, the images of them which ye made for yourselves.
27 I Landflygtighed jager jeg eder hinsides Damaskus, siger HERREN; Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.
And I will carry you away beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the Almighty God is his name.
