Amos 9

1 Ved alteret såg eg at Herren stod. Han sagde: Støyt til stolpen, so gåtterne skrell, lat det ramla nedyver kvar ein haus. Eg let deim som att er falla for sverd, ingen skal koma seg av, berga seg skal ikkje ein.

I saw the Lord standing over an altar, and he said: “Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shaken. For there is avarice at the head of them all, and I will execute the very last of them with the sword. There will be no escape for them. They will flee, and he who flees from among them will not be saved.

2 Bryt dei seg inn i helheim, mi hand tek deim derifrå ut, stig dei til himmelen upp, derifrå driv eg deim ned. (Sheol h7585)

If they descend even to the underworld, from there my hand will draw them out; and if they ascend even to the sky, from there will I pull them down. (Sheol h7585)

3 Um dei gøymer seg burt på Karmels topp, eg finn deim og hentar deim heim. Um frå augo mine dei løyner seg av på havsens botn, derifrå byd eg ormen fram, og han skal deim bita.

And if they were hiding at the top of Carmel, when searching there, I would steal them away, and if they conceal themselves from my eyes in the depths of the sea, I will command the serpent there and he will bite them.

4 Um dei ver burtførde fangar under fiendehand, der skal eg bjoda sverd at det skal deim slå og augo mitt på deim skal sjå ilt og aldri mildt.

And if they go into captivity in the sight of their enemies, there I will command the sword, and it will kill them. And I will set my eyes over them for harm and not for good.”

5 Herren, Allhers-Herren, han rører jordi so ho brånar, og heile mannheimen syrgjer, når all jordi stig som Nilen og fell som Egyptarelvi.

And the Lord God of hosts, he touches the earth and it will melt. And all who dwell in it will mourn. And everyone will rise up like a river, and will flow away like the river of Egypt.

6 Han hev i himlom sine høgsalar bygt, yver jordi reist sin kvelv. Han kallar vatnet or hav og auser det ned yver jord. Herren er hans namn.

He establishes his ascension into heaven, and he has founded his bundle on the earth. He calls the waters of the ocean, and pours them over the face of the earth. The Lord is his name.

7 Er de meir for meg enn kusitarne, de Israels born? segjer Herren. Hev eg ikkje ført Israel frå Egypt, filistaran’ frå Kaftor, og syraran’ frå Kir?

Sons of Israel, are you not like the sons of the Ethiopians to me, says the Lord? Did I not cause Israel to rise up out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrene?

8 Sjå augo til Herren, Herren ser ned på dette syndsens rike: Eg øyder deim burt frå mannaheim; men ikkje heilt eg øydar Jakobs hus, segjer Herren.

Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are on the sinning kingdom, and I will wipe it from the face of the earth. Though truly, when destroying, I will not wipe away the house of Jacob, says the Lord.

9 For sjå, eg sender ut bod: Eg Israels hus millom folki skjek, liksom du ristar eit såld, og ikkje eit korn på bakken fell.

For behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as wheat is sifted in a sieve. And not even one small stone will fall to the ground.

10 Men for sverd skal døy kvar syndarar i mitt folk som kved: «Aldri oss skal ulukka koma og slå.»

All the sinners of my people will die by the sword. They say, “Disaster will not come near us, and it will not overcome us.”

11 På dagen den vil eg reisa upp att Davids nedfalne hytta og sprungorne tetta og att-stødor lyfta, byggja upp som i fordoms tid,

In that day, I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which is fallen. And I will repair the breaches in its walls, and I will restore that which collapsed. And I will rebuild it, just as in the days of antiquity,

12 for at dei skal erva det som av Edom er att, og alle dei folk som kallast med mitt namn, segjer Herren som fullfører dette.

so that they may possess the remnant of Idumea and all the nations, for my name has been invoked over them, says the Lord who does this.

13 Ja, dagar dei koma skal, segjer Herren, då pløgjaren skurdmannen når; den som vindruvor tred, ser mannen som sår, på fjellom dryp det med saft, etter bakkom bekkjerne renn.

Behold, the days pass, says the Lord, and the plower will overtake the harvester, and the treader of grapes will overtake the sower of seed. And the mountains will drip sweetness, and every hill will be cultivated.

14 Og eg lagnaden snur for mitt folk Israel. Dei skal øydegardar byggja og bu der sjølv, dei skal vinberg planta og drikka deira vin, de skal stella seg hagar og eta deira frukt.

And I will turn back the captivity of my people Israel. And they will rebuild the deserted cities and inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and drink their wine. And they will create gardens and eat their fruits.

15 Eg let deim bu i sitt land, og dei skal ikkje meir rivast upp frå sin heim, som eg deim gav, segjer Herren, din Gud.

And I will plant them on their own soil. And I will no longer root them out of their own land, which I have given them, says the Lord your God.