Amos 4
1 Listen to this word, you fat cows that are on the mountain of Samaria, you who make false accusations against the destitute and crush the poor, who say to your nobles, “Bring, and we will drink.”
Hører dette Ord, I Basans Køer, som ere paa Samarias Bjerg, I, som fortrykke de ringe og knuse de fattige, I, som sige til eders Herrer: Bærer hid, at vi kunne drikke!
2 The Lord God has sworn in his holiness: behold, the days that will overcome you and that will impale you on poles, and that will place what remains of you in boiling pots.
Den Herre, Herre har svoret ved sin Hellighed: Se, de Dage komme over eder, da man skal drage eder op med Hager og de sidste af eder med Fiskekroge.
3 And you will go out through the breaches, one over another, and you will be cast out into Harmon, says the Lord.
Og I skulle gaa ud igennem Murbruddene, hver lige frem for sig, og I skulle bortkaste Herligheden, siger Herren.
4 Come to Bethel and behave impiously, to Gilgal and increase betrayals. And bring daybreak to your victims, your tithes in three days.
Gaar til Bethel, og begaar Overtrædelser, til Gilgal — begaar mange Overtrædelser, og bringer hver Morgen eders Slagtoffer, hver tre Dage eders Tiender!
5 And offer a sacrifice of praise with leaven. And call for voluntary oblations, and announce it. For such is your will, sons of Israel, says the Lord God.
Og antænder Lovprisningsoffer af det syrede, og udraaber frivillige Ofre, kundgører det! thi saadant elske I, Israels Børn, siger den Herre, Herre.
6 Therefore, because of this, I have given you dull teeth in every one of your cities, and a lack of bread in all your places. And you have not been turned back towards me, says the Lord.
Og dog har jeg givet eder rene Tænder i alle eders Stæder og Mangel paa Brød alle Vegne hos eder; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.
7 Therefore, I have withheld the rains from you, when there were still three months left until the harvest. And I rained on one city, and I did not rain on another city; one part was rained on, and the part on which I did not rain, dried out.
Og jeg har ogsaa tilbageholdt Regnen for eder, da der endnu var tre Maaneder til Høsten, og jeg lod regne over een Stad, men over en anden lod jeg ikke regne: En Ager fik Regn, og en anden Ager, som det ikke regnede paa, blev tør:
8 And two and three cities went to one city, in order to drink water, and they were not satisfied. And you did not return to me, says the Lord.
Og to eller tre Stæder vankede hen til een Stad for at drikke Vand, og de fik ikke nok at drikke; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.
9 I struck you with a burning wind and with yellowing; the caterpillar has consumed your many gardens and your vineyards, your olive groves and your fig groves. And you did not return to me, says the Lord.
Jeg har slaaet eder med Brand og Vissenhed i Kornet, eders mangfoldige Haver og eders Vingaarde og eders Figentræer og eders Oliegaarde afaad Græshoppen; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.
10 I sent death to you by way of Egypt; I struck your youths with the sword, even bringing captivity to your horses. And I made the stench of your camp ascend into your nostrils. And you did not return to me, says the Lord.
Jeg har sendt en Pest paa eder efter Ægyptens Vis, ihjelslaget eders unge Karle med Sværd, tillige med at eders Heste bleve gjorte til Bytte, og jeg lod Stank af eders Lejre stige op og det i eders Næse; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.
11 I overturned you, just as God overturned Sodom and Gomorrah, and you became like an ember seized from the fire. And you did not return to me, says the Lord.
Jeg har omkastet Stæder iblandt eder, ligesom da Gud omkastede Sodoma og Gomorra, og I vare som en Brand, der reddes ud af en Ild; men I vendte ikke om til mig, siger Herren.
12 Because of this, I will do these things to you, Israel. But after I have done these things to you, Israel, be prepared to meet your God.
Derfor vil jeg handle saaledes med dig, Israel! Efterdi jeg da vil handle saaledes med dig, da bered dig, o Israel! til at møde din Gud.
13 For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind and announces his speech to man, who makes the morning mist and steps over the heights of the earth: the Lord God of hosts is his name.
Thi se, han danner Bjergene og skaber Vejret og kundgør et Menneske, hvad dets Tanke er; han frembringer Morgenrøde og Mørke og skrider frem over Jordens Høje; Herren, Zebaoths Gud, er hans Navn.
