Amos 6
1 Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
Ve Zions sorgløse Mænd og de trygge paa Samarias Bjerg, I ædle blandt Førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
2 Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
(drag over til Kalne og se, derfra over til det store Hamat og ned til Filisternes Gat: Er de bedre end disse Riger, deres Omraade større end eders?)
3 You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
De ligger paa Elfenbenslejer, henslængt paa deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
5 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
7 Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skraal faar Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
8 The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
Den Herre HERREN svor ved sig selv: Afsky har jeg for Jakobs Hovmod, hans Borge vækker mit Had; jeg prisgiver Byen og dens fylde.
9 And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.
Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus — de skal dog dø.
10 And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
Og levnes der een, saa trækkes han frem af sin Slægtning og den, som røger, naar 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.
11 For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”
Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slaar det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
12 “Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
Løber mon Heste paa Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds Frugt til Malurt;
13 you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’
I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: »Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
14 For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
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.
