Amos 3
1 Hear you this word, O house of Israel, which the Lord has spoken concerning you, and against the whole family whom I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Hører dette Ord, som Herren taler over eder, Israels Børn! over hele den Slægt, som jeg førte op af Ægyptens Land, idet jeg sagde:
2 You especially have I known out of all the families of the earth: therefore will I take vengeance upon you for all your sins.
Kun eder har jeg kendt af alle Slægter paa Jorden; derfor vil jeg hjemsøge eder for alle eders Misgerninger.
3 Shall two walk together at all, if they do not know one another?
Mon to gaa tilsammen, uden naar de have truffet Aftale?
4 Will a lion roar out of his thicket if he has no prey? will a [lion's] whelp utter his voice at all out of his lair, if he have taken nothing?
Mon en Løve brøler i Skoven, naar der ikke er Rov for den? mon en ung Løve hæver sin Røst fra sin Hule, uden at den har fanget noget?
5 Will a bird fall on the earth without a fowler? will a snare be taken up from the earth without having taken anything?
Mon en Fugl falder i Snaren paa Jorden, naar der ikke er et Garn for den? mon Snaren springer op fra Jorden, uden at den har fanget noget?
6 Shall the trumpet sound in the city, and the people not be alarmed? shall there be evil in a city which the Lord has not wrought?
Eller mon der stødes i Trompeten i en Stad, uden at Folket forfærdes? eller moh der sker en Ulykke i en Stad, og Herren ikke har gjort den?
7 For the Lord God will do nothing, without revealing instruction to his servants the prophets.
Thi den Herre, Herre gør ikke noget, uden at han har aabenbaret sin Hemmelighed for sine Tjenere, Profeterne.
8 A lion shall roar, and who will not be alarmed? the Lord God has spoken, and who will not prophesy?
Løven har brølet, hvo skal ikke frygte? den Herre, Herre har talt, hvo skal ikke profetere?
9 Proclaim it to the regions among the Assyrians, and to the regions of Egypt, and say, Gather yourselves to the mountain of Samaria, and behold many wonderful things in the midst of it, and the oppression that is in it.
Lader det høre over Paladserne i Asdod og over Paladserne i Ægyptens Land, og siger: Samler eder paa Samarias Bjerge og ser de store Forvirringer derudi og de undertrykte i dens Midte!
10 And she knew not what things would come against her, says the Lord, [even] those that store up wrong and misery in their countries.
Og de vide ikke at gøre Ret, siger Herren, de, som opdynge Vold og Ødelæggelse i deres Paladser.
11 Therefore thus says the Lord God; O Tyre, your land shall be made desolate round about [you]; and he shall bring down your strength out of you, and your countries shall be spoiled.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Der kommer Fjender, og det trindt omkring Landet, og han skal nedstyrte din Magt fra dig, og dine Paladser skulle plyndres.
12 Thus says the Lord; As when a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so shall be drawn forth the children of Israel who dwell in Samaria in the presence of [a foreign] tribe, and in Damascus.
Saa siger Herren: Saaledes som en Hyrde redder to Ben eller en Ørelap af Løvens Mund, saa skulle Israels Børn reddes, de, som sidde i Samaria, i Hjørnet af Løjbænken og paa Lejets Damaskhynder.
13 Hear, O you priests, and testify to the house of Jacob, says the Lord God Almighty.
Hører og vidner for Jakobs Hus, siger den Herre, Herre, Zebaoths Gud,
14 For in the day wherein I shall take vengeance of the sins of Israel upon him, I will also take vengeance on the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be broken down, and they shall fall upon the ground.
at paa den Dag, naar jeg hjemsøger Israel for dets Overtrædelser, da vil jeg hjemsøge Bethels Altre, og Alterets Horn skulle afhugges og falde til Jorden.
15 I will crush and strike the turreted-house upon the summer-house; and the ivory-houses shall be destroyed, and many other houses also, says the Lord.
Og jeg vil nedslaa Vinterhuset tillige med Sommerhuset, og Elfenbenshusene skulle forgaa, og de mange Huse skulle faa Ende, siger Herren.
