Amos 5

1 Hør dette Ord, en klagesang, som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels Hus:

Hear ye this word which I take up against you, [even] 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.

The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise! she is forsaken upon her land; [there is] 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 saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave a hundred, and that which went forth [by] a hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

4 Thi så siger HERREN til Israels Hus: Søg mig, så skal I leve!

For 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 Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to naught.

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 the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Beth-el.

7 Ve dem, som gør Ret til Malurt og kaster Retfærd i Støvet!

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness 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!

[Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shades of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: JEHOVAH [is] his name:

9 Han lader Ødelæggelse bryde ind over Borge, Ødelæggelse komme over Fæstninger.

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

10 De hader Rettens Talsmand i Porten og afskyr den, som taler sandt.

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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.

Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink 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 manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].

13 Derfor tier den kloge i denne Tid, thi det er onde Tider.

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in 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 ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

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 the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to 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 the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

17 i hver en Vingård skal klages, når jeg drager igennem din Midte, siger HERREN.

And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will pass through 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! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [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 fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Ja, HERRENs Dag er Mørke, ej Lys, Bælgmørke uden Solskin.

[Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 Jeg hader, forsmår eders Fester, er led ved eders festlige Samlinger,

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

22 om også I bringer mig Brændofre. Eders Afgrødeofre behager mig ej, eders Fedekvægs-Takofre ser jeg ej til.

Though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meat-offerings, I will not accept [them]; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.

23 Spar mig dog for eders larmende Sang, eders Harpeklang hører jeg ikke.

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

24 Nej, Ret skal vælde frem som Vand og Retfærd som svulmende Bæk.

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

25 Bragte I mig Slagtoffer og Afgrødeoffer de fyrretyve Ørkenår, Israels Hus?

Have ye offered to me sacrifices and offerings in the 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.

But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27 I Landflygtighed jager jeg eder hinsides Damaskus, siger HERREN; Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.

Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.