Amos 2

1 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Moab og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi han brændte Edoms Konges Ben til Kalk,

2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Moab, den skal fortære Kirjoths Paladser; og Moab skal dø under Bulder, under Stormraab, under Trompetens Lyd.

3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, says the LORD.

Og jeg vil udrydde Dommeren af hans Midte og ihjelslaa alle hans Fyrster med ham, siger Herren.

4 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to go astray, after the which their fathers have walked:

Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de foragtede Herrens Lov og ikke holdt hans Skikke, saa at deres Løgne, efter hvilke deres Fædre havde vandret, førte dem vild,

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

derfor vil jeg sende en Ild i Juda, og den skal fortære Paladserne i Jerusalem.

6 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

Saa siger Herren: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel og for fire — jeg tager det ikke tilbage — fordi de sælge den retfærdige for Penge og den fattige formedelst et Par Sko;

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

fordi de hige efter at bringe Jordens Støv paa de ringes Hoved og forvende de sagtmodiges Vej, og en Mand og hans Fader gaa til samme Pige, for at vanhellige mit hellige Navn;

8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

og de strække sig paa Klæder, som de have faaet i Pant, ved hvert et Alter, og drikke Vin, som de have faaet i Bøder, i deres Guds Hus;

9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

skønt jeg havde ødelagt Amoriten for deres Ansigt, ham, hvis Højde var som Cedres Højde, og som var stærk som Egene; og jeg ødelagde hans Frugt fra oven af og hans Rødder fra neden af;

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

og jeg havde ført eder op af Ægyptens Land og førte eder i Ørken fyrretyve Aar for at tage Amoritens Land i Eje;

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O all of you children of Israel? says the LORD.

og jeg opvakte nogle af eders Sønner til Profeter og nogle af eders unge Karle til Nasiræer, (mon det ikke er saa, Israels Børn? siger Herren);

12 But all of you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

men I gave Nasiræerne Vin at drikke og gave Profeterne det Bud: I skulle ikke spaa: —

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

Se, derfor vil jeg trykke eder ned, ligesom Vognen, der er fuld med Neg, trykker ned.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

Og den lette skal ingen Tilflugt finde, og den stærke skal ikke lægge Kraft i sin Styrke, og den vældige skal ikke redde sit Liv,

15 Neither shall he stand that handles the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rides the horse deliver himself.

og den, som fører Buen, skal ikke bestaa, og den, som er let paa sine Fødder, skal ikke redde sig, og den, som rider paa Hesten, skal ikke redde sit Liv.

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, says the LORD.

Og den, som er stærk i sit Hjerte, iblandt de vældige, han skal fly nøgen paa samme Dag, siger Herren.