Amos 6
1 Woe [to] those secure in Zion, And those confident on the mountain of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And the house of Israel has come to them.
Ve de trygge i Zion og de sorgløse paa Samarias Bjerg, de navnkundige iblandt det første af Folkene og dem, til hvilke Israels Hus kommer.
2 Pass over [to] Calneh and see, And go there [to] Hamath the great, And go down [to] Gath of the Philistines, Are [they] better than these kingdoms? [Is] their border greater than your border?
Gaar over til Kalne og ser, og gaar derfra til det store Hamath, og drager ned til Filisternes Gath! mon de ere lykkeligere end disse Riger? eller mon deres Landemærke er større end eders Landemærke?
3 Who are putting away the day of evil, And you bring the seat of violence near,
I, som vise den onde Dag bort og bringe Volds Sæde til at komme nærmere!
4 Who are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,
Folk, som sove paa Elfenbens Senge og række sig paa deres Leje, og som æde Lam af Hjorden og Kalve fra Fedestalden;
5 Who are taking part according to the stringed instrument, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;
som fremkunstle Toner efter Psalteren og, som David, optænke sig Strengeleg;
6 Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And anoint themselves [with] chief perfumes, And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
som drikke Vin af Skaaler og salve sig med den ypperste Olie, men føle ikke Smerte over Josefs Brøst!
7 Therefore they now go at the head of the captives, And the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones is turned aside.
Derfor skulle de nu bortføres, fremmest iblandt de bortførte, og Frydesangen af dem, som rækkede sig, skal ophøre.
8 Lord YHWH has sworn by Himself, A declaration of YHWH, God of Hosts: “I am abominating the excellence of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fullness.”
Den Herre, Herre har svoret ved sig selv, siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud: Jeg afskyr Jakobs Stolthed og hader hans Paladser, derfor vil jeg prisgive Staden og dens Fylde.
9 And if there are left ten persons in one house, It has come to pass—that they have died.
Og det skal ske, hvis der i eet Hus bliver ti Mænd tilovers, da skulle de dø;
10 And his loved one has lifted him up, even his burner, To bring forth the bones from the house, And he said to him who [is] in the sides of the house, “Is there [any] yet with you?” And he said, “None,” Then he said, “Hush! We must not make mention of the Name of YHWH.”
og en Mands næste Slægtning eller den, der besørger hans Begravelse, skal tage ham for at udbære Benene af Huset; og han skal sige til den, som er i det inderste af Huset: Mon der endnu er flere hos dig? og denne skal svare: Der er ingen! saa skal han sige: Tys! thi det er ikke Tid nu at paakalde Herrens Navn.
11 For behold, YHWH is commanding, And He has struck the great house [with] breaches, And the little house [with] clefts.
Thi se, Herren byder, og han slaar det store Hus i Splinter og det lille Hus i Stykker.
12 Do horses run on a rock? Does one plow [it] with oxen? For you have turned judgment to gall, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.
Mon Heste løbe paa Klippen? mon man pløjer der med Øksne? thi I have omvendt Retten til Galde og Retfærdighedens Frugt til Malurt.
13 O you who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, “Have we not taken to ourselves horns by our strength?”
I som glædes ved det, som intet er, og som sige: Have vi ikke ved vor Styrke taget os Horn?
14 “Surely, behold, I am raising a nation against you, O house of Israel,” A declaration of YHWH, God of Hosts, “And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, To the stream of the desert.”
Thi se, jeg rejser et Folk imod eder, Israels Hus! siger Herren, Zebaoths Gud, og de skulle trænge eder fra Hamath af og indtil Bækken paa den slette Mark.
