Amos 6
1 Ve Zions sorgløse mænd og de trygge på Samarias bjerg, I ædle blandt førstegrødefolket, hvem Israels Hus søger til;
Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel.
2 (drag over til Kalne og se, derfra over til det store Hamat og ned til Filisternes Gat: Er de bedre end disse Riger, deres Område større end eders?)
Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border.
3 I, som afviser Ulykkesdagen og bringer Urettens Sæde nær.
You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;
4 De ligger på Elfenbenslejer, henslængt på deres Bænke; af Hjorden æder de Lam og Kalve fra Fedesti;
You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd;
5 de kvidrer til Harpeklang og opfinder Strengeleg som David;
You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David;
6 de drikker Vinen af Kander og salver sig med ypperste Olie, men sørger ej over Josefs Skade.
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph.
7 Derfor skal de nu føres bort forrest i landflygtiges Flok. Dagdrivernes Skrål får Ende, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud.
Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away.
8 Den Herre HERREN svor ved sig selv: Afsky har jeg for Jakobs Hovmod, hans Borge vækker mit Had; jeg prisgiver Byen og dens fylde.
The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof.
9 Og er der end hele ti Mænd i eet Hus de skal dog dø.
And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die.
10 Og levnes der een, så trækkes han frem af sin Slægtning og den, som røer når Ligene hentes af Huse. Og han siger til ham inderst i Huset: "Er der flere hos dig?" Hin svarer: "Ingen!" Da siger han: "Tys!" Thi HERRENs Navn tør de ikke nævne.
And a man’s kinsman shall take him up, and shall burn him, that he may carry the bones out of the house; and he shall say to him that is in the inner rooms of the house: Is there yet any with thee? And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall any to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord.
11 Thi HERREN, se, han byder og slår det store Hus i Stykker, det lille Hus i Splinter.
For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts.
12 Løber mon Heste på Klipper, pløjes mon Havet med Okser? Men I vender Retten til Gift og Retfærds Frugt til Malurt;
Can horses run upon the rocks, or can any one plough with buffles? for you have turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice into wormwood.
13 I glæder jer over Lodebar og siger: "Mon ikke det var ved vor Styrke, vi tog Karnajim?
You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength?
14 Thi se, jeg rejser et Folk imod eder, Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN, Hærskarers Gud; Trængsel bringer det eder fra Egnen ved Hamat til Arababækken.
But behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall destroy you from the entrance of Emath, even to the torrent of the desert.
