Amos 7
1 Soleis let Herren, Herren meg sjå: Det var ein som skapa grashoppar då håi for til og spratt, det var håi etter 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 då dei var ferdige reint med å eta upp grøda i landet, då sagde eg: «Herre, Herre, tilgjev! Kor gjeng det no med Jakob som liten er?»
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 Då angra Herren det. «Det skal ikkje henda, » sagde Herren.
So the Lord changed his mind. “It won't happen,” said the Lord.
4 Soleis let Herren, Herren, meg sjå: Til straffar kalla han elden fram, Herren, Herren, og han åt det store djupet han nærpå åt åkerlandet med.
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 Då sagde eg: «Herre, Herre, haldt upp! Kor gjeng det med Jakob som liten er?»
I pleaded with the Lord God, “Please stop! How can the descendants of Jacob survive? They are so weak.”
6 Då angra Herren det. «Ikkje dette heller skal henda», sagde Herren, Herren.
So the Lord changed his mind. “This too won't happen,” said the Lord.
7 Soleis let han meg sjå: Eg såg Herren standa på ein loddmur med blylodd i handi.
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 sagde til meg: «Kva er det, Amos, du ser?» Og eg svara: «Eit blylodd.» Og Herren sagde: «Ja, eg skal loddet bruka millom mitt folk Israel. Ikkje vil eg meir spara det no.
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 haugar skal tynast, og Israels heilagdomar herjast, mot Jeroboams hus eg ris upp med sverd.»
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 Men Amasja, presten i Betel, sende bod til Jeroboam, Israels-kongen, med sovorne ord: «Amos emnar på uppreist imot deg midt i Israels hus. Landet kann ikkje greida all røda hans.
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 soleis talar Amos: «Jeroboam skal døy for sverd, og Israel førast burt frå 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 sagde til Amos: «Du sjåar, burt med deg! Far din veg til Judalandet! Der kann du tena ditt brød, og der kann du vera profet!
Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away prophet! Run away to the land of Judah. Go and prophesy there to earn your bread.
13 I Betel skal du ikkje driva lenger som profet, for det er kongeleg heilagdom og rikstempel her.»
But don't ever prophesy again at Bethel, for this is where the king worships, the national Temple.”
14 Då svara Amos Amasja so: «Ikkje er eg profet, og ikkje profetsvein, ein hyrding er eg, og steller med morbærtre.
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 meg burt frå hjordi, og Herren sagde til meg: «Gakk og ver 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 Og no skal du høyra ordet frå Herren. So segjer du: «Ver ikkje profet for Israel. Og ikkje du preike 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 Difor so talar Herren: Di kona vert skjøkja i byen, dine søner og døtter skal falla for sverd, med mælesnor vert gjordet ditt bytt, du sjølv i eit ureint land skal døy, og Israel førast burt frå 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.
