Amos 8
1 And behold a fowler's basket.
Saaledes lod HERREN mig skue: Se, der var en Kurv Sommerfrugt.
2 And he said, What see you, Amos? And I said, A fowler's basket. And the Lord said to me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them any more.
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 ceilings of the temple shall howl in that day, says the Lord God: [there shall be] many a fallen one in every place; I will bring silence upon [them].
Paladsets Sangerinder skal jamre paa denne Dag, saa lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, Dynger af Lig er henkastet alle Vegne.
4 Hear now this, you that oppress the poor in the morning, and drive the needy ones by tyranny from the earth,
Hør, I, som knuser de fattige, gør det af med de arme i Landet
5 saying, When will the month pass away, and we shall sell, and the sabbath, and we shall open the treasure, to make the measure small, and to enlarge the weight, and make the balance unfair?
og siger: »Hvornaar er Nymaanen omme, saa vi kan faa solgt noget Korn, Sabbaten, saa vi kan aabne vort Kornsalg, gøre Efaen lille og Sekelen stor og med Svig gøre Vægten falsk
6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will trade in every kind of fruit.
for at købe den ringe for Sølv, den fattige for et Par Sko og faa Affaldskornet solgt?«
7 The Lord swears against the pride of Jacob, None of your works shall ever be forgotten.
HERREN svor ved Jakobs Stolthed: Aldrig glemmer jeg een af deres Gerninger!
8 And shall not the land be troubled for these things, and shall not every one who dwells in it mourn? whereas destruction shall come up as a river, and shall descend as the river of Egypt.
Maa Jorden ej skælve derover og enhver, som bor paa den, sørge? Den stiger overalt som Nilen og synker som Ægyptens Flod.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord God, [that] the sun shall go down at noon, and the light shall be darkened on the earth by day:
Paa hin Dag lader jeg det ske, saa lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, at Solen gaar ned ved Middag, og Jorden bliver mørk ved højlys Dag.
10 and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; and I will make them as the mourning of a beloved [friend], and those with them as a day of grief.
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 enbaaren, en bitter Dag til sidst.
11 Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will send forth a famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but a famine of 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 the waters shall be troubled from sea to sea, and from the north to the east shall [men] run hither and there, seeking the word of the Lord, and they shall 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 shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;
Den Dag vansmægter af Tørst de fagre Jomfruer og unge Mænd,
14 they who swear by the propitiation of Samaria, and who say, Your god, O Dan, lives; and, Your god, O Bersabee, lives; and they shall fall, and shall no more rise again.
som sværger ved Samarias Synd, som siger: »Ved din Gud, o Dan!« »Ved din Skytsgud, o Be'ersjeba!« de skal falde, ej mere staa op.
