Amos 8

1 Thus did the Lord Eternal show unto me: and, behold, there was a basket of summer fruit.

Således lod Herren mig skue: Se, der var en kurv sommerfrugt.

2 And he said, What dost thou see, 'Amos? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come for my people Israel: I will not farther indulge 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 songs of the temple shall become a wailing on that day, saith the Lord Eternal: many shall be the dead bodies; in every place shall men throw them down, [saying, ] Be silent.

Paladsets Sangerinder skal jamre på denne Dag, så lyder det fra den Herre HERREN. Dynger af Lig er henkastet alle Vegne.

4 Hear this, O ye that are greedy to swallow the needy, and to ruin the poor of the land,

Hør, I, som knuser de fattige, gør det af med de arme i Landet

5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell provision? and the sabbath, that we may open the corn-warehouses, making the ephah small, and increasing the shekel, and cheating with deceitful balances?

og siger: "Hvornår er Nymånen omme, så vi kan få solgt noget Korn, Sabbaten, så vi kan åbne 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 a pair of shoes; and even sell the refuse of the corn?

for at købe den ringe for Sølv, den fattige for et Par Sko og få Afaldskornet solgt?"

7 Sworn hath the Lord by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will not forget to eternity all their works.

HERREN svor ved Jakobs Stolthed: Aldrig glemmer jeg een af deres Gerninger!

8 Shall because of this the land not tremble, and mourn every one that dwelleth therein? and shall it not rise up like a stream wholly, and roll onward and sink again like the stream of Egypt?

Må Jorden ej skælve derover og enhver, som bor på den, sørge? Den stiger overalt som Nilen og synker som Ægyptens Flod.

9 And it shall come to pass on that day, saith the Lord Eternal, that I will cause the sun to set at noon, and I will bring darkness over the earth on a bright day;

På hin Dag lader jeg det ske, så lyder det fra den Herre HERREN, at Solen går ned ved Middag, og Jorden bliver mørk ved højlys Dag.

10 And I will change your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentations; and I will bring upon all loins sackcloth, and upon every head baldness; and I will cause [the land] to mourn as one doth for an only son, and its end to be as a day of bitter [complaint].

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 enbåren, en bitter Dag til sidst.

11 Behold, days are coming, saith the Lord Eternal, when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine for bread, nor a thirst for water, but to hear the words 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 they will wander about from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they will roam about to seek the word of the Lord; but 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 On 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 Those that swear by the guilt of Samaria, and say, As thy god liveth, O Dan; and, As liveth the worshipped idol of Beer-sheba', —yea, they shall fall, and never rise up again.

som sværger ved Samarias Synd, som siger: "Ved din Gud, o Dan!" "Ved din Skytsgud, o Be'ersjeba!" de skal falde, ej mere stå op.