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Det utvalda och förkastade folket

Hör vad Herren har talat mot er, israeliter, mot hela det släkte som jag förde ut ur Egypten:

”Endast er har jag utvalt[a]
    bland alla släkten på jorden.
Därför ska jag straffa er
    för alla era synder.”

Vandrar två tillsammans
    om de inte är överens om det?
Ryter ett lejon i snåren
    om det inte har något byte?
Morrar ett ungt lejon i sin håla
    om det inte har fångat något?
Faller en fågel i en snara på marken
    om ingen fälla är gillrad för den?
Springer en snara upp från marken
    om det inte finns något att fånga?
Om man stöter i horn i en stad,
    blir inte folket förskräckt?
Om något ont händer i en stad,
    har inte Herren orsakat det?

Herren, Herren, gör ingenting
    utan att avslöja sina planer
för sina tjänare profeterna.

När lejonet ryter,
    vem blir då inte rädd?
När Herren, Herren har talat,
    vem skulle inte profetera?

Samarias dom

Låt budet gå till fästningarna i Ashdod
    och i Egypten, säg:
”Samla er på Samarias berg,
    se vilket tumult som råder där,
och förtrycket mitt ibland dem!”

10 ”De förstår inte att handla rätt,
    säger Herren,
dessa som lagrar byten och rövat gods
    i sina fästningar.

11 Därför, säger Herren, Herren,

ska en fiende omringa landet.
    Han ska bryta ner dina borgar
och plundra dina fästningar.”

12 Så säger Herren:

”Som en herde räddar ur lejonets gap
    ett par benpipor eller en bit av ett öra,
så ska israeliterna räddas,
    de som nu sitter i Samaria
på sängkanten och i mjuka soffor.[b]

13 Hör och vittna mot Jakobs släkt! säger Herren, Herren, härskarornas Gud.

14 Samma dag som jag straffar Israel för dess synd
    ska jag också låta straffet drabba Betels altaren,
och altarets horn ska huggas av
    och falla till marken.
15 Jag ska slå ner
    både vinter- och sommarbostäderna.
Elfenbenspalatsen ska förstöras
    och de många husen utplånas, säger Herren.”

Footnotes

  1. 3:2 Ordagrant: känt.
  2. 3:12 Betydelsen av de hebreiska orden för sängkanten och mjuka soffor är osäker.

Yahweh Speaks Against Israel

Hear this word which Yahweh has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire [a](A)family which [b]He brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

(B)You only have I known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will [c](C)punish you for all your iniquities.”
Do two men walk together unless they have made an [d]appointment?
Does a (D)lion roar in the forest when it has no prey?
Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no [e]bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
If a (E)trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a (F)calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?
[f]Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing
Unless He (G)reveals His secret counsel
To His slaves the prophets.
A (H)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
(I)Lord Yahweh has spoken! (J)Who can but prophesy?

Make it heard on the citadels in (K)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Gather yourselves on the (L)mountains of Samaria and see the great confusions within her and the (M)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (N)do not know how to do what is right,” declares Yahweh, “these who (O)hoard up [g]violence and devastation in their citadels.”

11 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,

“An (P)adversary, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [h]strength from you,
And your (Q)citadels will be plundered.”

12 Thus says Yahweh,

“Just as the shepherd (R)delivers from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered—
With the (S)corner of a bed and the [i](T)cover of a couch!
13 Hear and (U)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of (V)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,
And they will fall to the ground.
15 I will also strike the [j](W)winter house together with the (X)summer house;
The houses of [k](Y)ivory will also perish,
And the (Z)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:1 Nation
  2. Amos 3:1 Lit I
  3. Amos 3:2 Lit visit
  4. Amos 3:3 Or agreement
  5. Amos 3:5 Or striker-bar set
  6. Amos 3:7 Or For
  7. Amos 3:10 The plunder from violence
  8. Amos 3:11 Or stronghold
  9. Amos 3:12 Lit damask
  10. Amos 3:15 Or autumn
  11. Amos 3:15 Ivory inlay

Witnesses Summoned Against Israel

Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you(A)—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:(B)

“You only have I chosen(C)
    of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish(D) you
    for all your sins.(E)

Do two walk together
    unless they have agreed to do so?
Does a lion roar(F) in the thicket
    when it has no prey?(G)
Does it growl in its den
    when it has caught nothing?
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
    when no bait(H) is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
    if it has not caught anything?
When a trumpet(I) sounds in a city,
    do not the people tremble?
When disaster(J) comes to a city,
    has not the Lord caused it?(K)

Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
    without revealing his plan(L)
    to his servants the prophets.(M)

The lion(N) has roared(O)
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?(P)

Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(Q)
    and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(R)
    see the great unrest within her
    and the oppression among her people.”

10 “They do not know how to do right,(S)” declares the Lord,
    “who store up in their fortresses(T)
    what they have plundered(U) and looted.”

11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“An enemy will overrun your land,
    pull down your strongholds
    and plunder your fortresses.(V)

12 This is what the Lord says:

“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(W) mouth
    only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
    with only the head of a bed
    and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b](X)

13 “Hear this and testify(Y) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.

14 “On the day I punish(Z) Israel for her sins,
    I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(AA)
the horns(AB) of the altar will be cut off
    and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house(AC)
    along with the summer house;(AD)
the houses adorned with ivory(AE) will be destroyed
    and the mansions(AF) will be demolished,(AG)
declares the Lord.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
  2. Amos 3:12 Or Israelites be rescued, / those who sit in Samaria / on the edge of their beds / and in Damascus on their couches.

Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?

Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

12 Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,

14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.