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 Zions sorgløse Mænd og de trygge paa Samarias Bjerg, I ædle blandt Førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
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?
(drag over til Kalne og se, derfra over til det store Hamat og ned til Filisternes Gat: Er de bedre end disse Riger, deres Omraade større end eders?)
3 Who are putting away the day of evil, And you bring the seat of violence near,
I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
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,
De ligger paa Elfenbenslejer, henslængt paa deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
5 Who are taking part according to the stringed instrument, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;
de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
6 Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And anoint themselves [with] chief perfumes, And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
7 Therefore they now go at the head of the captives, And the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones is turned aside.
Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skraal faar Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
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 HERREN svor ved sig selv: Afsky har jeg for Jakobs Hovmod, hans Borge vækker mit Had; jeg prisgiver Byen og dens fylde.
9 And if there are left ten persons in one house, It has come to pass—that they have died.
Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus — de skal dog 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 levnes der een, saa trækkes han frem af sin Slægtning og den, som røger, naar Ligene hentes af Huse. Og han siger til ham inderst i Huset: »Er der flere hos dig?« Hin svarer: »Ingen!« Da siger han: »Tys!« Thi HERRENS Navn tør de ikke nævne.
11 For behold, YHWH is commanding, And He has struck the great house [with] breaches, And the little house [with] clefts.
Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slaar det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
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.
Løber mon Heste paa Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds 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 glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: »Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
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, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud; Trængsel bringer det eder fra Egnen ved Hamat til Arababækken.
