Amos 4

1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Hør dette Ord, I basankøer, I, som bor paa Samarias Bjerg og kuer de ringe, knuser de fattige og byder eders Herrer: »Giv hid, at vi kan drikke!«

2 The Sovereign YHWH hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

Den Herre HERREN svor ved sin Hellighed: Se, over eder skal Dage komme, da I drages op med Hager, de sidste af jer med Kroge,

3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith YHWH.

og slæbes gennem Murbrud een for een og slænges paa Mødding, lyder det fra HERREN.

4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

Kom til Betel og synd, til Gilgal og synd end mer, bring Slagtofre næste Morgen, Tiender Tredjedagen,

5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Sovereign YHWH.

brænd syret Brød til Takoffer, byd højlydt til Frivilligofre! I elsker jo sligt, Israeliter, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YHWH.

Og dog gav jeg eder tomme Munde i alle eders Byer og Brødmangel i alle eders Hjemsteder; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Dog forholdt jeg eder Regnen, da der endnu var tre Maaneder til Høst; paa een By lod jeg det regne og ikke paa en anden; een Mark fik Regn, og en anden fik ikke og tørrede hen;

8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YHWH.

to tre Byer kom vankende hen til en anden for at faa Vand at drikke og fik ikke Tørsten slukket; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YHWH.

Jeg slog eder med Kornbrand og Rust og udtørrede eders Haver og Vingaarde, og Græshopper aad eders Figentræer og Oliventræer; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YHWH.

Jeg sendte Pest iblandt eder som i Ægypten; jeg vog eders unge Mænd med Sværdet, og samtidig gjordes eders Heste til Bytte; jeg lod Stank fra eders Lejr stige op i eders Næse; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

11 I have overthrown some of you, as Elohimoverthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith YHWH.

Jeg omstyrtede Byer iblandt eder, som da Gud omstyrtede Sodoma og Gomorra, og I blev som en Brand, der er reddet fra Baalet; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy Elohim, O Israel.

Derfor vil jeg handle saaledes med dig, Israel. Fordi jeg vil handle saaledes med dig, saa gør dig rede til at møde din Gud, Israel!

13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, YHWH, The Elohim of hosts, is his name.

Thi se: Bjergenes Skaber og Stormens Ophav, han, som kundgør et Menneske dets Tanker, som frembringer Gry og Mørke og vandrer paa Jordens Høje, HERREN, Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.