Amos 4

1 Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us something to drink."

Hør dette Ord, I basankøer, I, som bor paa Samarias Bjerg og kuer de ringe, knuser de fattige og byder eders Herrer: »Giv hid, at vi kan drikke!«

2 The LORD has sworn by his holiness: "Look, the days shall come on you that they will take you away with hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks.

Den Herre HERREN svor ved sin Hellighed: Se, over eder skal Dage komme, da I drages op med Hager, de sidste af jer med Kroge,

3 You will go out at the breaks in the wall, everyone straight before her; and you will cast yourselves into Harmon," says the LORD.

og slæbes gennem Murbrud een for een og slænges paa Mødding, lyder det fra HERREN.

4 "Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,

Kom til Betel og synd, til Gilgal og synd end mer, bring Slagtofre næste Morgen, Tiender Tredjedagen,

5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel," says the LORD.

brænd syret Brød til Takoffer, byd højlydt til Frivilligofre! I elsker jo sligt, Israeliter, lyder det fra den Herre HERREN.

6 "I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.

Og dog gav jeg eder tomme Munde i alle eders Byer og Brødmangel i alle eders Hjemsteder; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

7 "I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it did not rain withered.

Dog forholdt jeg eder Regnen, da der endnu var tre Maaneder til Høst; paa een By lod jeg det regne og ikke paa en anden; een Mark fik Regn, og en anden fik ikke og tørrede hen;

8 So two or three cities staggered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied: yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.

to tre Byer kom vankende hen til en anden for at faa Vand at drikke og fik ikke Tørsten slukket; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

9 "I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards; and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured: yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.

Jeg slog eder med Kornbrand og Rust og udtørrede eders Haver og Vingaarde, og Græshopper aad eders Figentræer og Oliventræer; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

10 "I sent plagues among you like I did Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.

Jeg sendte Pest iblandt eder som i Ægypten; jeg vog eders unge Mænd med Sværdet, og samtidig gjordes eders Heste til Bytte; jeg lod Stank fra eders Lejr stige op i eders Næse; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

11 "I have overthrown some of you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a burning stick plucked out of the fire; yet you haven't returned to me," says the LORD.

Jeg omstyrtede Byer iblandt eder, som da Gud omstyrtede Sodoma og Gomorra, og I blev som en Brand, der er reddet fra Baalet; men I omvendte eder ikke til mig, lyder det fra HERREN.

12 "Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

Derfor vil jeg handle saaledes med dig, Israel. Fordi jeg vil handle saaledes med dig, saa gør dig rede til at møde din Gud, Israel!

13 For, look, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought; who makes the morning darkness, and treads on the high places of the earth: The LORD, the God of hosts, is his name."

Thi se: Bjergenes Skaber og Stormens Ophav, han, som kundgør et Menneske dets Tanker, som frembringer Gry og Mørke og vandrer paa Jordens Høje, HERREN, Hærskarers Gud er hans Navn.