Amos 8

1 These things the Lord has revealed to me. And behold, a hook to draw down fruit.

Således lod Herren mig skue: Se, der var en kurv sommerfrugt.

2 And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A hook to draw down fruit.” And the Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel. I will no longer pass through them.”

Og han sagde: "Hvad ser du, Amos?" Jeg svarede: "En kurv Sommerfrugt!" Da sagde HERREN til mig: "Enden er kommet for mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke længer bære over med det."

3 And the hinges of the temple will creak in that day, says the Lord God. Many will die. Silence will be thrown away in all places.

Paladsets Sangerinder skal jamre på denne Dag, så lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Dynger af Lig er henkastet alle Vegne.

4 Hear this, you who crush the poor and who make those in need of land to do without.

Hør, I, som knuser de fattige, gør det af med de arme i Landet

5 You say, “When will the first day of the month be over, so we can sell our wares, and the Sabbath, so we can open the grain: in order that we may decrease the measure, and increase the price, and substitute deceitful scales,

og siger: "Hvornår er Nymånen omme, så vi kan få solgt noget Korn, Sabbaten, så vi kan åbne vort Kornsalg, gøre Efaen lille og Sekelen stor og med Svig gøre Vægten falsk

6 in order that we may possess the destitute with money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell even the refuse of the grain?”

for at købe den ringe for Sølv, den fattige for et Par Sko og få Afaldskornet solgt?"

7 The Lord has sworn by the arrogance of Jacob: I will not forget, even to the end, all their works.

HERREN svor ved Jakobs Stolthed: Aldrig glemmer jeg een af deres Gerninger!

8 Will not the earth shudder over this, and all its inhabitants mourn, and all rise up like a river, and be cast out, and flow away like the river of Egypt?

Må Jorden ej skælve derover og enhver, som bor på den, sørge? Den stiger overalt som Nilen og synker som Ægyptens Flod.

9 And it will be in that day, says the Lord God, that the sun will decline at midday, and I will cause the earth to become dark on the day of light.

På hin Dag lader jeg det ske, så lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, at Solen går ned ved Middag, og Jorden bliver mørk ved højlys Dag.

10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your hymns into lamentation. And I will put sackcloth over every one of your backs, and baldness on every head. And I will begin it like the mourning for an only-begotten son, and complete it like a bitter day.

Jeg vender eders Fester til Sorg og alle eders Sange til klage, lægger Sæk om alle Lænder, gør hvert et Hoved skaldet, bringer Sorg som over en enbåren, en bitter Dag til sidst.

11 Behold, the days pass, says the Lord, and I will send a famine on the earth: not a famine of bread, nor of thirst for water, but for hearing the word of the Lord.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, da jeg sender Hunger i Landet, ikke Hunger efter Brød, ikke Tørst efter Vand, men efter at høre HERRENs Ord.

12 And they will move even from sea to sea, and from the North all the way to the East. They will wander around seeking the word of the Lord, and they will not find it.

Da vanker de fra Hav til Hav, flakker fra Nord til Øst for at søge HERRENs Ord, men finder det ej.

13 In that day, beautiful virgins, and young men, will fail because of thirst.

Den Dag vansmægter af Tørst de fagre Jomfruer og unge Mænd,

14 They swear by the offense of Samaria, and they say, “As your God lives, Dan,” and “The way of Beer-sheba lives.” And they will fall, and they will not rise up any more.

som sværger ved Samarias Synd, som siger: "Ved din Gud, o Dan!" "Ved din Skytsgud, o Be'ersjeba!" de skal falde, ej mere stå op.