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 who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure in the hill country of Samaria, the notable men of the best of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes for help!
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?)
Your leaders say, “Go to Kalneh and look; from there go to Hamath, the great city; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than your two kingdoms? Is their border larger than your border?”
3 I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
Woe to those who put off the day of disaster and make the throne of violence come near.
4 De ligger på Elfenbenslejer, henslængt på deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
They lie on beds of ivory and lounge on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
5 de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
They sing foolish songs to the music of the harp; they improvise on instruments as David did.
6 de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
They drink wine from bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7 Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skrål får Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
So they will now go into exile with the first exiles, and the feasts of those who lounge about will 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.
“I, the Lord Yahweh, have sworn by myself —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts, I detest the pride of Jacob; I hate his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.”
9 Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus de skal dog dø.
It will come about that if there are ten men left in one house, they will all 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.
When a man's relative comes to take their bodies up—the one who is to cremate them after bringing the corpses out of the house—if he says to the person in the house, “Is there anyone with you?” What if that person says, “No.” Then he will say, “Be quiet, for we must not mention Yahweh's name.”
11 Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slår det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
For, look, Yahweh will give a command, and the big house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house to bits.
12 Løber mon Heste på Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds Frugt til Malurt;
Do horses run on the rocky cliffs? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
13 I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: "Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
You who rejoice over Lo Debar, who say, “Have we not taken Karnaim by our own strength?”
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.
“But look, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts. They will afflict you from Lebo Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.”
