Amos 5
1 Hør dette Ord, en klagesang, som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels Hus:
Hear this word that I am bearing to you, A lamentation, O house of Israel:
2 Hun er faldet og rejser sig ikke, Israels Jomfru, henstrakt på sin Jord, og ingen rejser hende op.
“Fallen, not to rise again, has the virgin of Israel, Left on her land—she has none [to] 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.
For thus said Lord YHWH: “The city that is going out one thousand, Leaves one hundred, And that which is going out one hundred, Leaves ten to the house of Israel.”
4 Thi så siger HERREN til Israels Hus: Søg mig, så skal I leve!
For thus said YHWH to the house of Israel: “Seek Me, and 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.
And do not seek Beth-El, and do not enter Gilgal, And do not pass through Beer-Sheba, For Gilgal utterly removes, And Beth-El becomes vanity.
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 YHWH, and live, Lest He prosper as fire [against] the house of Joseph, And it has consumed, And there is no quencher for Beth-El—
7 Ve dem, som gør Ret til Malurt og kaster Retfærd i Støvet!
You who are turning judgment to wormwood, And have put 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!
The Maker of the Pleiades and Orion, And He who is turning death-shade to the morning—And He has made day [as] dark [as] night—Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And pours them on the face of the earth, YHWH [is] His Name;
9 Han lader Ødelæggelse bryde ind over Borge, Ødelæggelse komme over Fæstninger.
Who is brightening up the spoiled against the strong, And the spoiled comes against a fortress.
10 De hader Rettens Talsmand i Porten og afskyr den, som taler sandt.
They have hated a reprover in the gate, And they detest a plain speaker.
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 of your trampling on the poor, And the tribute of grain you take from him, Houses of hewn work you have built, And you do not dwell in them, Desirable vineyards you have planted, And you do not drink their wine.
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 have known—many [are] your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And you turned aside the needy in the gate.
13 Derfor tier den kloge i denne Tid, thi det er onde Tider.
Therefore the wise is silent at that time, For it [is] an evil time.
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 you may live, and it is so; YHWH, God of Hosts, [is] with you, as you 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.
Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be YHWH, God of Hosts, pities 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 said YHWH, God of Hosts, the Lord: “Lamentation is in all broad places, And in all out-places they say, Oh! Oh! And called the farmer to mourning, And the skillful of wailing to lamentation.
17 i hver en Vingård skal klages, når jeg drager igennem din Midte, siger HERREN.
And in all vineyards [is] lamentation, For I pass into your midst,” said YHWH.
18 Ve eder, som længes efter HERRENs Dag! Hvad vil I med HERRENs Dag? Mørke er den, ej Lys.
Behold, you who are desiring the Day of YHWH, Why [is] this to you—the Day of YHWH? 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 [when] one flees from the face of the lion, And the bear has met him, And he has come into the house, And has leaned his hand on the wall, And the serpent has bitten him.
20 Ja, HERRENs Dag er Mørke, ej Lys, Bælgmørke uden Solskin.
Is not the Day of YHWH darkness and not light, Even thick darkness that has no brightness?
21 Jeg hader, forsmår eders Fester, er led ved eders festlige Samlinger,
“I have hated—I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.
22 om også I bringer mig Brændofre. Eders Afgrødeofre behager mig ej, eders Fedekvægs-Takofre ser jeg ej til.
For though you cause burnt-offerings and your presents to ascend to Me, I am not pleased, And I do not behold the peace-offering of your fatlings.
23 Spar mig dog for eders larmende Sang, eders Harpeklang hører jeg ikke.
Turn the noise of your songs aside from Me, Indeed, I do not hear the praise of your stringed instruments.
24 Nej, Ret skal vælde frem som Vand og Retfærd som svulmende Bæk.
And judgment rolls on as waters, And righteousness as a perennial stream.
25 Bragte I mig Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer de fyrretyve Ørkenår, Israels Hus?
Did you bring sacrifices and offerings near to Me, In a wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 Så skal I da bære Sakkut, eders Konge, og Kevan, eders Gudestjerne, Billeder, som I har lavet eder.
And you bore Succoth your king, and Chiun your images, The star of your god, that you made for yourselves.
27 I Landflygtighed jager jeg eder hinsides Damaskus, siger HERREN; Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.
And I removed you beyond Damascus,” said YHWH—God of Hosts [is] His Name.
