Amos 7
1 Thus has the Lord GOD showed to me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, see, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
Saaledes lod den Herre, Herre mig se et Syn: Og se, han dannede Græshopper, da Græsset til anden Slæt begyndte at komme frem; og se der kom Græs til anden Slæt efter Kongens Høslæt.
2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Og det skete, der de vare færdige med at æde Urterne i Landet, at jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, tilgiv dog! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.
3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, says the LORD.
Herren angrede dette; det skal ikke ske, sagde Herren.
4 Thus has the Lord GOD showed to me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
Saaledes lod den Herre, Herre mig se et Syn: Og se, den Herre, Herre kaldte for at holde Ret ved Ild; og den fortærede det store Dyb, og den fortærede Ageren.
5 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Og jeg sagde: Herre, Herre, lad dog af! hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bestaa? thi liden er han.
6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, says the Lord GOD.
Herren angrede dette; heller ikke det skal ske, sagde den Herre, Herre.
7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the LORD stood on a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.
Saaledes lod han mig se et Syn: Og se, Herren stod paa en lodret Mur, og han havde et Blylod i sin Haand.
8 And the LORD said to me, Amos, what see you? And I said, A plumb line. Then said the LORD, Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
Og Herren sagde til mig: Hvad ser du, Amos? og jeg sagde: Et Blylod; da sagde Herren: Se, jeg vil bruge et Blylod midt iblandt mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke ydermere blive ved at skaane det.
9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
Men Isaks Høje skulle ødelægges, og Israels Helligdomme skulle blive øde, og jeg vil rejse mig imod Jeroboams Hus med Sværdet.
10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
Da sendte Amazia, Præsten i Bethel, Bud til Jeroboam, Israels Konge, og lod sige: Amos har stiftet Sammensværgelse imod dig, midt i Israels Hus, Landet kan ikke udholde alle hans Ord.
11 For thus Amos says, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
Thi saa har Amos sagt: Jeroboam skal dø ved Sværdet, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.
12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O you seer, go, flee you away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
Og Amazia sagde til Amos: Du Seer! gak bort, fly du til Judas Land, og æd der Brød, og spaa der!
13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
Men i Bethel maa du ikke ydermere blive ved at spaa; thi det er Kongens Helligdom, og det er Rigets Hus.
14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdsman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
Da svarede Amos og sagde til Amazia: Jeg er ikke en Profet, og jeg er ikke en Profets Søn, men jeg er en Hyrde og en Mand, som sanker vilde Morbær.
15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.
Men Herren tog mig fra Hjorden, og Herren sagde til mig: Gak hen, vær Profet for mit Folk Israel!
16 Now therefore hear you the word of the LORD: You say, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not your word against the house of Isaac.
Og nu, hør Herrens Ord; du siger: Du maa ikke spaa imod Israel og ikke lade dine Ord dryppe over Isaks Hus.
17 Therefore thus says the LORD; Your wife shall be an harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.
Derfor sasi siger Herren: Din Hustru skal blive en Skøge i Staden, og dine Sønner og dine Døtre skulle falde ved Sværdet, og din Jord skal deles med Maalesnoren, og du selv skal dø i et urent Land, og Israel skal visselig bortføres fra sit Land.
