< Amos 1 >

1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, —of which (words) he had vision concerning Israel, in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
Ord av Amos, ein av hyrdingarne frå Tekoa, som han såg i sine syner um Israel i dei dagarne då Uzzia var konge i Juda og Jeroboam Joasson konge i Israel, tvo år fyre jordskjelven.
2 So then he said—Yahweh, out of Zion, will roar, and, out of Jerusalem, will utter his voice, —and the pastures of the shepherds, shall mourn, and the top of Carmel, be dried up.
Han sagde: Herren burar frå Sion, frå Jerusalem gjallar hans mål. Då sturer dei hyrding-lider, og Karmels hovud vert svidd.
3 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Damascus, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because, with threshing instruments of iron, they have threshed Gilead.
So segjer Herren: For trifald misgjerd av Damask og for firfald eg ikkje meg attrar. For di dei Gilead treskte med sledar av jarn,
4 Therefore will send a fire, into the house of Hazael, —which shall devour the palaces of Ben- hadad;
so sender eg eld mot Hazaels hus, han skal øyda Benhadads borger.
5 And I will break the bolt of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant out of the plain of Aven, and the holder of the sceptre out of the house of Eden, —and the people of Syria, shall be exiled, unto Kir, saith Yahweh.
So bryt eg bommen til Damask og tyner Bikat-Avens folk og kongsstavmannen i Bet-Eden, og Aram skal drivast burt til Kir, segjer Herren.
6 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Gaza, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their taking into exile the whole body of exiles, to deliver to Edom,
So segjer Herren: For trifald misgjerning av Gaza og for firfald eg ikkje meg attrar. For di dei heile grender dreiv ut og gav deim i Edoms vald,
7 Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, —which shall devour the palaces thereof;
So sender eg eld mot Gazas mur, han skal øyda deira borger,
8 And I will cut off the inhabitant out of Ashdod, and the holder of the sceptre out of Ashkelon, —and will turn my hand against Ekron, So shall perish the remnant of the Philistines, saith My Lord, Yahweh.
so tyner eg Asdods folk og Askalons kongsstavs-mann. Mot Ekron eg retter mi hand, slær filistarn’ til siste mann, segjer Herren, Herren.
9 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Tyre, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their delivering up the whole body of exiles to Edom, and they remembered not the brotherly covenant,
So segjer Herren: For trifald misgjerd av Tyrus, for firfald eg ikkje meg attrar. For di heile grender til Edom dei dreiv og ikkje på brødrabandet gav gaum,
10 Therefore will I send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, —which shall devour the palaces thereof.
so sender eg eld mot Tyrus-muren, han skal øyda deira borgar.
11 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Edom, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because he pursued, with the sword, his brother, and stifled his compassions, and his anger tare in pieces evermore, and, his indignation, kept watch perpetually,
So segjer Herren: For trifald misgjerd av Edom, for firfald eg ikkje meg attrar. For di han elte bror sin med sverd og kjøvde sin samhug, men vreiden jamt i han øydde, og han æveleg gøymde sin harm,
12 Therefore will I send a fire into Teman, —which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
so sender eg eld imot Teman, han skal øyda Bosras borger.
13 Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, and because of four, will I not turn it back, —Because of their ripping up the pregnant women of Gilead, that they might enlarge their own boundary,
So segjer Herren: For trifald misgjerd av Ammons-borni og for firfald eg ikkje meg attrar. For di dei i Gilead konor med barn skar upp, då dei vilde auka sitt land,
14 Therefore will I kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah, which shall devour the palaces thereof, —with a war-cry in the day of battle, with tempest in the day of storm-wind;
So kveikjer eg eld i Rabbas mur, han skal øyda deira borger, medan herropet dunar i striden, og eit hardver på stormdagen blæs,
15 And Milcom shall go into exile, —he and his rulers together, saith Yahweh.
og i landlysing kongen skal gå, han sjølv med hovdingarn’ saman, segjer Herren.

< Amos 1 >