Amos 7

1 Yahweh our God showed me [in a vision] that he was going to send locusts [to destroy our crops]. It was going to happen right after the king’s share of the hay had been harvested/cut and before the rest of the hay was ready to be harvested.

Saaledes lod den Herre HERREN mig skue: Se, Græshopper kom til Syne, da Efterslætten var ved at gro frem — Efterslætten efter Kongens Høst.

2 [And in the vision I saw] those locusts come, and they ate everything that was green. Then I cried out, “Yahweh our Lord, please forgive us! We Israeli people are very helpless; (how will we be able to survive [RHQ]?/we will not be able to survive!)”

Og da de var ved helt at afæde Jordens Urter, sagde jeg: »Herre, HERRE, tilgiv dog! Hvorledes skal Jakob staa det igennem, saa lille han er?«

3 So Yahweh changed his mind and said, “That will not happen.”

Og HERREN angrede. »Det skal ej ske!« sagde HERREN.

4 Then this is what Yahweh our Lord showed me [in another vision]: He was calling to a fire to [come and] punish [his people]. [In the vision I saw that] the fire dried up the ocean and also burned [everything on] the land.

Saaledes lod den Herre HERREN mig skue: Se, den Herre HERREN kaldte Ild frem til Straf, og den fortærede det store Verdensdyb; men da den vilde til at fortære Agerlandet,

5 Then I cried out again, “Yahweh our Lord, I plead with you, please stop this! We Israeli people are very helpless; how will we be able to survive [RHQ]?”

sagde jeg: »Herre, HERRE, hold inde! Hvorledes skal Jakob staa det igennem, saa lille han er?«

6 So Yahweh changed his mind again, and said, “That also will not happen.”

Og HERREN angrede. »Ej heller det skal ske!« sagde den Herre HERREN.

7 Then Yahweh showed me [another vision]. I saw him standing beside a wall. [It was very straight because] it had been built using a (plumb line/cord with a weight on one end to determine if walls are vertically straight). Yahweh had the plumb line in his hand.

Saaledes lod han mig skue: Se, Herren stod paa en Mur med et Blylod i Haanden.

8 Yahweh asked me, “Amos, what do you see?” I replied, “A plumb line.” Then Yahweh said, “Look, I am going to use a plumb line among my Israeli people, [to show that they are like a wall that is not straight]. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.

Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Hvad ser du, Amos?« Jeg svarede: »Et Blylod!« Da sagde Herren: »Se, jeg sænker Loddet i mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke spare det længer.

9 The places on hills where [the descendants of] [MTY] Isaac worship [idols] will be destroyed. And the other important shrines in Israel will also be destroyed. And I will enable [your enemies] to attack your people with swords and they will get rid of [King] Jeroboam and all his descendants.”

Isaks Høje bliver øde, Israels Helligdomme styrtes, med Sværd staar jeg op mod Jeroboams Hus.«

10 Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent [a message] to Jeroboam, the King of Israel. In the message he said, “Amos is plotting against you among the Israeli people [MTY]. [I am worried that] the people of this country will not be able to refute his words.

Men Amazja, Betels Præst, sendte Bud til Kong Jeroboam af Israel og lod sige: »Amos stifter en Sammensværgelse imod dig midt i Israels Hus; Landet kan ikke bære alle hans Ord.

11 This is what he is saying: ‘Jeroboam will soon be killed by [someone using] a sword, and the people of Israel will be (exiled/forced to leave their land and go to another country).’”

Thi saaledes siger Amos: For Sværdet skal Jeroboam dø, og Israel skal bortføres fra sin Jord.«

12 Then Amaziah [came to me and] said, “You prophet, get out of here! Go back to the country of Judah! Earn money to [buy food to be able] to live there, and do your prophesying there!

Og Amazja sagde til Amos: »Seer, gaa din Vej og se at komme til Judas Land! Der kan du tjene dit Brød og profetere.

13 Do not prophesy any more here at Bethel, because this is where the national temple, the king’s temple, is!”

Men i Betel maa du ikke profetere længer, thi det er Kongens Helligdom og Rigets Tempel.«

14 I replied to Amaziah, “I was [previously] not a prophet, and my father was not a prophet; I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.

Amos svarede Amazja: »Jeg er hverken Profet eller Profetlærling: jeg er Faarehyrde og avler Morbærfigen;

15 But Yahweh took me away from taking care of my sheep, and he said to me, ‘Go to Israel and prophesy to my people there!’

men HERREN tog mig fra Hjorden og sagde til mig: Gaa hen og profetér for mit Folk Israel!

16 You said to me, ‘Do not prophecy saying terrible things will happen to [the people of] Israel; stop saying those things!’

Saa hør nu HERRENS Ord! Du siger: Du maa ikke profetere mod Israel, ej prædike mod Israels Hus!

17 Therefore listen to what Yahweh says about you: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed by [your enemies’] swords. Others will measure your land and divide it up [among themselves]; and you yourself will die in a foreign country. And the people of Israel will certainly be forced to leave their country and go (into exile/to live in another country).’”

Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Din Hustru bliver Skøge i Byen, dine Sønner og Døtre skal falde for Sværd; din Jord skal udskiftes med Snor, og selv skal du dø paa uren Jord. Og bort fra sin Jord skal Israel føres.«