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 upon the altar; and he said, Smite the capital, that the sills may quake; and break them in pieces over the head of all of them; and their posterity will I slay with the sword: there shall not flee away from them one that fleeth, and there shall not escape from them one that is 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)

Though they were to creep down into the nether world, thence would my hand fetch them; and though they were to climb up to the heavens, thence would I bring 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 though they were to hide themselves on the top of Carmel, thence would I search and take them out; and though they were to conceal themselves from before my eyes in the bottom of the sea, thence would I command the serpent, that he should 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 though they were to go into captivity before their enemies, thence would I command the sword, that it should slay them: and I will set my eye upon them for evil, 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 Eternal of hosts it is that toucheth the earth, and she melteth away, and all that dwell thereon shall mourn; and she riseth up like a stream wholly; and she sinketh like the stream 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.

That buildeth in the heavens his steps, and hath founded his vault over the earth; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out 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?

Are ye not like the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord: have I not brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

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 Eternal are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; save only that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith 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, lo, I will give the command, and I will shake about among all the nations the house of Israel, as one shaketh things in a sieve, while not the least piece falleth down upon the earth.

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

By the sword shall die all the sinners of my people, who say, The evil will not come near [us], nor hasten along for our sake.

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,

On that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen; and I will close up its breaches; and its ruins will I raise up, and I will rebuild it as in days of old:

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.

In order that they may take possession of the remnant of Edom, and of all the nations, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doth 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, days are coming, saith the Lord, when the ploughman shall come close up to the harvester, and the treader of the grapes to the one that scattereth the seed: and the mountains shall drop with sweet new wine, and all the hills shall melt away.

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 bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the wasted cities, and dwell therein; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink their wine; and they shall lay out gardens, and eat their fruit.

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 upon their own soil, and they shall not be pulled up any more out of their land which I have given unto them, saith the Lord thy God.