Amos 3
1 “You people of Israel, I brought all your ancestors out of Egypt; so listen to what I am saying about you.
Hører dette Ord, som Herren taler over eder, Israels Børn! over hele den Slægt, som jeg førte op af Ægyptens Land, idet jeg sagde:
2 From all the people-groups on the earth, I [chose and] took care of only you. That is the reason that I will punish you for the sins that you have committed.”
Kun eder har jeg kendt af alle Slægter paa Jorden; derfor vil jeg hjemsøge eder for alle eders Misgerninger.
3 Two [people] certainly cannot [RHQ] walk together if they have not [already] agreed [about what place they will start walking from].
Mon to gaa tilsammen, uden naar de have truffet Aftale?
4 A lion certainly does not [RHQ] roar in the bushes/forest if it has not killed another animal. It does not [RHQ] growl in its den if it is not eating [the flesh of an animal that it has caught].
Mon en Løve brøler i Skoven, naar der ikke er Rov for den? mon en ung Løve hæver sin Røst fra sin Hule, uden at den har fanget noget?
5 No one can [RHQ] catch a bird if [he does] not [set] a trap for it. A trap does not spring shut unless some [animal] has not sprung the trap.
Mon en Fugl falder i Snaren paa Jorden, naar der ikke er et Garn for den? mon Snaren springer op fra Jorden, uden at den har fanget noget?
6 [Similarly, all] the people in a city certainly [RHQ] become afraid when [they hear someone] blowing a trumpet [to signal that enemies are attacking]. And when a city experiences disaster, Yahweh is the one who has caused it [RHQ].
Eller mon der stødes i Trompeten i en Stad, uden at Folket forfærdes? eller moh der sker en Ulykke i en Stad, og Herren ikke har gjort den?
7 And whatever Yahweh plans to do, he tells his prophets about it.
Thi den Herre, Herre gør ikke noget, uden at han har aabenbaret sin Hemmelighed for sine Tjenere, Profeterne.
8 Everyone certainly becomes terrified [RHQ] when they hear a lion roar, and if Yahweh the Lord has given messages [to prophets like me], we certainly must [RHQ] proclaim those messages, [even if they cause people to become terrified].
Løven har brølet, hvo skal ikke frygte? den Herre, Herre har talt, hvo skal ikke profetere?
9 [I said this to the leaders of Samaria] (OR, [Yahweh said this to me]): Send this message to the leaders [MET] in Ashdod [city] and to Egypt: “Come to the hills of Samaria and see [the way that their (leaders/wealthy people)] are causing people in that city to be terrified, and [the way that they] are causing the people to suffer!”
Lader det høre over Paladserne i Asdod og over Paladserne i Ægyptens Land, og siger: Samler eder paa Samarias Bjerge og ser de store Forvirringer derudi og de undertrykte i dens Midte!
10 Yahweh says that the people there do not know how to do things that are right. Their homes are filled with [valuable things] that they have stolen or [taken] violently [from others].
Og de vide ikke at gøre Ret, siger Herren, de, som opdynge Vold og Ødelæggelse i deres Paladser.
11 So Yahweh [our] God says that [soon] their enemies will come and tear down their (defenses/high city walls) and take away those valuable things.
Derfor, saa siger den Herre, Herre: Der kommer Fjender, og det trindt omkring Landet, og han skal nedstyrte din Magt fra dig, og dine Paladser skulle plyndres.
12 Yahweh has declared this: “When a lion attacks a sheep, [sometimes] a shepherd will be able to snatch from the lion’s mouth only two legs or an ear of the sheep. Similarly, [only] a few people from Samaria will escape, and [they will be able to rescue only] a part of a couch and a part of a bed.”
Saa siger Herren: Saaledes som en Hyrde redder to Ben eller en Ørelap af Løvens Mund, saa skulle Israels Børn reddes, de, som sidde i Samaria, i Hjørnet af Løjbænken og paa Lejets Damaskhynder.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels said this: “Proclaim [this message] about the descendants [MTY] of Jacob:
Hører og vidner for Jakobs Hus, siger den Herre, Herre, Zebaoths Gud,
14 When I, Yahweh, punish [the people of] Israel because of the sins that they have committed, I will cause the altars at Bethel [town] to be destroyed; even the projections at the corners of the altars will be cut off and fall to the ground.
at paa den Dag, naar jeg hjemsøger Israel for dets Overtrædelser, da vil jeg hjemsøge Bethels Altre, og Alterets Horn skulle afhugges og falde til Jorden.
15 I will cause the houses [that they live in during] the (winter/rainy season) and those [in which they live during] the (summer/dry season) to be torn down. [Beautiful] big houses and houses [that are decorated] with ivory will be destroyed. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!”
Og jeg vil nedslaa Vinterhuset tillige med Sommerhuset, og Elfenbenshusene skulle forgaa, og de mange Huse skulle faa Ende, siger Herren.
