Amos 6
1 Ve Zions sorgløse mænd og de trygge på Samarias bjerg, I ædle blandt førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
Woe to those that are free from care in Zion, and that are in safety on the mount of Samaria, who are named 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 Område større end eders?)
Pass ye over unto Calneh, and see; and go from there to Chamath-rabbah; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: whether they be better than these kingdoms? or whether their territory be greater than your territory?
3 I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
[Ye] that deem far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
4 De ligger på Elfenbenslejer, henslængt på deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
That lie upon beds of ivory, and are stretched out upon their couches, and eat lambs out of the flock, and calves out of the midst of the stall;
5 de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
That chant to the sound of the psaltery, and like David's do they imagine their instrument of music to be;
6 de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
That drink out of wine-bowls, and anoint themselves with the costliest of ointments; but who feel no pain for the wound of Joseph.
7 Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skrål får Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
Therefore now shall they go into exile at the head of exiles, and the noisy banquet of those that were stretched out shall pass away.
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 Eternal hath sworn by his own existence, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and his palaces do I hate: therefore will I surrender up [to the enemy] the city with all that filleth it.
9 Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus de skal dog dø.
And it shall come to pass, that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die.
10 Og levnes der een, så trækkes han frem af sin Slægtning og den, som røer når 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.
And should a man's uncle or relative carry him forth, to bring out the bones out of the house, and say unto him that is in the recesses of the house, Is there yet any one with thee? he will say, There is no one left. Then will he say, Be silent; for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.
11 Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slår det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
For, behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
12 Løber mon Heste på Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds Frugt til Malurt;
Do horses ever run upon the rock? or will one plough there with oxen? that ye have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;
13 I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: "Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
Ye who rejoice for a thing of naught, who say, Have we not through our own strength procured ourselves horns?
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, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts, and they shall oppress you from the entrance of Chamath unto the brook of the wilderness.
