Amos 2

1 Så siger HERREN: for tre overtrædelser af Moab, ja fire jeg går ikke fra det, de brændte Edoms Konges Ben til kalk

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Moab and on four not I will revoke it because burned he [the] bones of [the] king of Edom into lime.

2 så sender jeg Ild mod Moab, den skal æde Herijots Borge; og Moab skal dø under kampgny, Krigsskrig og Hornets Klang.

And I will send forth a fire on Moab and it will consume [the] fortresses of Kerioth and it will die in uproar Moab with a shout of alarm with [the] sound of a trumpet.

3 Af hans Midte udrydder jeg Hersker og dræber alle hans Fyrster, siger HERREN.

And I will cut off a judge from midst its and all officials its I will kill with him he says Yahweh.

4 Så siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Juda, ja fire, jeg går ikke fra det: de ringeagted HERRENs Lov og holdt ej hans Bud, ledet vild af deres Løgneguder, til hvilke deres Fædre holdt sig

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Judah and on four not I will revoke it because have rejected they [the] law of Yahweh and statutes his not they have kept and they have misled them lies their which they walked ancestors their after them.

5 så sender jeg Ild mod Juda, den skal æde Jerusalems Borge.

And I will send forth a fire on Judah and it will consume [the] fortresses of Jerusalem.

6 Så siger HERREN: For tre Overtrædelser af Israel, ja fire, jeg går ikke fra det: de sælger retfærdig for Sølv og Fattigmand for et Par Sko,

Thus he says Yahweh on three transgressions of Israel and on four not I will revoke it because sold they for silver [the] righteous and [the] needy for sake of a pair of sandals.

7 træder ringes Hoved i Støvet og trænger sagtmodige fra Vejen. Søn og Fader går sammen til Skøgen og søler således mit hellige Navn.

Those [who] trample on [the] dust of [the] earth on [the] head of poor [people] and [the] way of humble [people] they turn aside and a man and father his they go into the young woman so as to profane [the] name of holiness my.

8 På pantede Kapper strækker de sig ved hvert et Alter, og i deres Guds Hus drikker de Vin, der er givet i Bøde.

And on garments taken in pledge they stretch out beside every altar and [the] wine of fines they drink [the] house of god their.

9 Og dog var det mig, som udrydded Amoriterne foran eder, høje som Cedertræer, stærke som Egetræer, udrydded deres Frugt foroven som og deres Rødder forneden.

And I I destroyed the Amorite[s] from before them who [was] like [the] height of cedars height his and [is] strong he like oaks and I destroyed fruit his above and roots his beneath.

10 Det var mig, som førte jer op fra Ægypten og lod eder vandre i Ørken i fyrretyve År, så I tog Amoriternes Land.

And I I brought up you from [the] land of Egypt and I led you in the wilderness forty year[s] to take possession of [the] land of the Amorite[s].

11 Jeg tog blandt eders Sønner Profeter, Nasiræere blandt eders unge. Er det ej sandt, Israeliter? lyder det fra HERREN.

And I raised up some of sons your to prophets and some of young men your to Nazirites ¿ also not [is] this O people of Israel [the] utterance of Yahweh.

12 Men I gav Nasiræerne Vin, og Profeterne bød I ej at profetere.

And you made drink the Nazirites wine and to the prophets you commanded saying not you must prophesy.

13 Se, jeg lader Grunden vakle under jer, ligesom Vognen vakler, når den er fuld af Neg.

Here! I [am] about to make totter under you just as it totters the cart full itself cut grain.

14 Den hurtige kan ikke undfly, den stærke ej bruge sin Kraft; ej redder Helten sit Liv,

And it will be lost a place of escape from a swift [person] and a strong [person] not he will make firm power his and a mighty [person] not he will save life his.

15 ej holder Bueskytten Stand; ej undslipper rapfodet Mand, ej bjærger nogen Rytter sit Liv;

And [the] handler of the bow not he will stand and a [person] swift on feet his not he will save and [the] rider of the horse not he will save life his.

16 den kækkeste Mand iblandt Helte skal den dag våbenløs fly, så lyder det fra HERREN.

And [the] [person] strong of heart his among the warriors naked he will flee on the day that [the] utterance of Yahweh.