Amos 7

1 Dette syn lot Herren, Israels Gud, mig se: Det var en som skapte gresshopper, da håen begynte å skyte op; det var håen efter kongens slått.

This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that he was preparing a swarm of locusts just when the spring crops began to grow. (Spring crops begin to grow right after the time when the king's hay is cut.)

2 Og da de vel hadde ett op alle urter i landet, da sa jeg: Herre, Israels Gud, tilgi! Hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bli i live, han som er så liten?

And so when the locusts finished eating every green plant in the fields, I pleaded with the Lord God, “Please forgive your people! How can the descendants of Jacob survive? They are so weak.”

3 Da angret Herren det. Det skal ikke skje, sa Herren.

So the Lord changed his mind. “It won't happen,” said the Lord.

4 Så lot Herren, Israels Gud, mig se dette syn: Herren, Israels Gud, kalte på ilden til straff, og den fortærte det store vanndyp, og den holdt på å fortære hans arvelodd.

This is what the Lord God showed me. I saw that the Lord God was calling for a judgment of fire. The fire burned up the depths of the sea and destroyed the farmland.

5 Da sa jeg: Herre, Israels Gud, hold op! Hvorledes skal Jakob kunne bli i live, han som er så liten?

I pleaded with the Lord God, “Please stop! How can the descendants of Jacob survive? They are so weak.”

6 Da angret Herren det. Heller ikke det skal skje, sa Herren, Israels Gud.

So the Lord changed his mind. “This too won't happen,” said the Lord.

7 Så lot han mig se dette syn: Herren stod på en loddrett mur, og i hånden hadde han et blylodd.

This is what he showed me. I saw the Lord was standing beside a wall that had been built with a plumb line. He was holding a plumb line in his hand.

8 Og Herren sa til mig: Hvad ser du, Amos? Jeg svarte: Et blylodd. Da sa Herren: Se, jeg vil bruke et blylodd iblandt mitt folk Israel; jeg vil ikke lenger bære over med dets synd.

And the Lord asked me, “Amos, what do you see?” I replied, “A plumb line.” And the Lord God said, “I am placing a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I won't ignore their sins anymore.

9 Isaks offerhauger skal ødelegges, og Israels helligdommer synke i grus, og jeg vil reise mig med sverdet mot Jeroboams hus.

The high places of the descendents of Isaac will be torn down, and the holy places of Israel will be destroyed. Sword in hand, I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam.”

10 Da sendte Amasja, presten i Betel, bud til Jeroboam, Israels konge, og lot si: Amos har fått i stand en sammensvergelse mot dig midt i Israels hus; landet kan ikke tåle alt det han sier.

Then Amaziah, priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, “Amos is plotting against you among the people of Israel. What he's saying is unbearable!

11 For så har Amos sagt: Jeroboam skal dø for sverdet, og Israel skal bli bortført fra sitt land.

For he's saying Jeroboam will be killed by the sword, and the people will be taken away from their land into exile.”

12 Og Amasja sa til Amos: Gå din vei, du seer, fly til Juda land og et ditt brød der; der kan du være profet!

Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away prophet! Run away to the land of Judah. Go and prophesy there to earn your bread.

13 Men i Betel skal du ikke mere holde på å profetere; for det er en kongelig helligdom og et rikstempel.

But don't ever prophesy again at Bethel, for this is where the king worships, the national Temple.”

14 Da svarte Amos Amasja således: Jeg er ikke nogen profet, heller ikke disippel av nogen profet; jeg er bare en fehyrde, som sanker frukten av morbærtreet.

But Amos replied, “I'm not a trained prophet, or the son of a prophet. I was just a shepherd, and also took care of fig trees.

15 Men Herren tok mig fra hjorden, og Herren sa til mig: Gå og vær profet for mitt folk Israel!

The Lord took me from following my flock, and the Lord told me, ‘Go, and give my message to my people of Israel.’”

16 Så hør nu Herrens ord! Du sier: Du skal ikke profetere mot Israel og ikke tale mot Isaks hus.

So now hear what the Lord is telling you: You say, “Don't prophesy against Israel, and don't preach against the descendants of Isaac.”

17 Derfor sier Herren så: Din hustru skal drive hor i byen, og dine sønner og døtre skal falle for sverdet, og din jord skal deles med målesnor, og du selv skal dø i et urent land, og Israel skal bli bortført fra sitt land.

But this is what the Lord says: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city; your sons and daughters will be killed by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. The people of Israel will definitely be taken from the land and go into exile.