Amos 4
King James Version
4 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.
4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God.
6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.
Amos 4
Hoffnung für Alle
Die skrupellosen Frauen von Samaria
4 Hört zu, ihr Frauen von Samaria, die ihr wohlgenährt seid wie die Kühe auf den saftigen Weiden von Baschan: Ihr unterdrückt die Hilflosen und knechtet die Armen. Ihr verlangt von euren Männern: »Besorgt uns etwas zu trinken!« 2 Gott, der Herr, schwört euch bei seinem heiligen Namen: »Es kommt der Tag, da wird man euch alle wie Fische an Angelhaken davonschleppen! 3 Eine nach der anderen schleift man durch die nächstbeste Bresche in der Stadtmauer hinaus und treibt euch in Richtung des Berges Hermon[a]. Darauf könnt ihr euch verlassen!«
Israel bleibt unbelehrbar
4 Gott sagt: »Ihr Israeliten, geht ruhig weiterhin zum Heiligtum nach Bethel und sündigt gegen mich! Lauft nur nach Gilgal und ladet noch mehr Schuld auf euch! Bringt doch jeden Morgen eure Opfer dar! Liefert alle drei Tage den zehnten Teil eurer Erträge ab! 5 Nehmt Brot aus Sauerteig für eure Dankopfer und lasst den Rauch zu mir aufsteigen! Erzählt es überall, wenn ihr mir freiwillige Gaben darbringt! So habt ihr es doch gern!
6 Ich, der Herr, ließ bei euch eine Hungersnot ausbrechen, in euren Städten und Dörfern gab es nichts mehr zu essen. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
7 Drei Monate vor der Ernte schickte ich euch keinen Regen mehr, den ihr doch so dringend brauchtet. Auf die eine Stadt ließ ich es regnen, auf die andere fiel kein einziger Tropfen. Das eine Feld bekam genug Feuchtigkeit, das andere blieb trocken, und alles verdorrte. 8 Wenn es irgendwo noch etwas zu trinken gab, schleppten sich die Einwohner der umliegenden Orte dorthin, dem Verdursten nahe; aber es reichte nicht für so viele. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
9 Ich, der Herr, habe euer Getreide durch Dürre und Pilzbefall vernichtet; ich ließ eure Gärten und Weinberge vertrocknen, und die Heuschrecken fraßen eure Feigen- und Olivenbäume kahl. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
10 Ich schickte euch die Pest, wie sie in Ägypten gewütet hat. In den Kriegen trieb ich eure jungen Männer in den Tod, und eure Pferde gab ich dem Feind zur Beute. In euren Feldlagern stank es nach verwesenden Leichen. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
11 Ich, der Herr, ließ Unheil über euch hereinbrechen wie über Sodom und Gomorra. Nur wenige kamen davon, so wie ein Holzscheit, das gerade noch aus dem Feuer gerissen wird. Und doch seid ihr nicht zu mir zurückgekommen!
12 Darum müsst ihr Israeliten jetzt die Folgen tragen – ihr habt keine Wahl. Macht euch bereit, eurem Gott zu begegnen!«
13 Ja, Gott ist der Herr, der die Berge formte und den Wind schuf, er lässt die Menschen wissen, was er tun will. Morgengrauen und tiefste Nacht sind sein Werk, er schreitet über die höchsten Gipfel der Berge. »Herr, allmächtiger Gott« – so lautet sein Name!
Footnotes
- 4,3 Wörtlich: Harmon. – Der hebräische Text ist nicht sicher zu deuten.
Amos 4
New King James Version
God’s Punishments Have Not Reformed Israel
4 Hear this word, you (A)cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the (B)poor,
Who crush the needy,
Who say to [a]your husbands, “Bring wine, let us (C)drink!”
2 (D)The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:
“Behold, the days shall come upon you
When He will take you away (E)with fishhooks,
And your posterity with fishhooks.
3 (F)You will go out through broken walls,
Each one straight ahead of her,
And you will [b]be cast into Harmon,”
Says the Lord.
4 “Come(G) to Bethel and transgress,
At (H)Gilgal multiply transgression;
(I)Bring your sacrifices every morning,
(J)Your tithes every three [c]days.
5 (K)Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven,
Proclaim and announce (L)the freewill offerings;
For this you love,
You children of Israel!”
Says the Lord God.
Israel Did Not Accept Correction
6 “Also I gave you [d]cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
And lack of bread in all your places;
(M)Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
7 “I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
8 So two or three cities wandered to another city to drink water,
But they were not satisfied;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
9 “I(N) blasted you with blight and mildew.
When your gardens increased,
Your vineyards,
Your fig trees,
And your olive trees,
(O)The locust devoured them;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
10 “I sent among you a plague (P)after the manner of Egypt;
Your young men I killed with a sword,
Along with your captive horses;
I made the stench of your camps come up into your nostrils;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
11 “I overthrew some of you,
As God overthrew (Q)Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a firebrand plucked from the burning;
Yet you have not returned to Me,”
Says the Lord.
12 “Therefore thus will I do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
(R)Prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”
Amos 4
English Standard Version
4 “Hear this word, (A)you cows of Bashan,
who are (B)on the mountain of Samaria,
(C)who oppress the poor, (D)who crush the needy,
who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
2 (E)The Lord God has sworn by his holiness
that, behold, the days are coming upon you,
(F)when they shall take you away with hooks,
(G)even the last of you with fishhooks.
3 (H)And you shall go out through the breaches,
each one straight ahead;
and you shall be cast out into Harmon,”
declares the Lord.
4 (I)“Come to Bethel, and transgress;
to (J)Gilgal, and multiply transgression;
(K)bring your (L)sacrifices every morning,
your tithes every three days;
5 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of (M)that which is leavened,
and proclaim (N)freewill offerings, publish them;
(O)for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”
declares the Lord God.
Israel Has Not Returned to the Lord
6 “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,
and (P)lack of bread in all your places,
(Q)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
7 “I also (R)withheld the rain from you
when there were yet three months to the harvest;
(S)I would send rain on one city,
and send no rain on another city;
one field would have rain,
and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
8 so two or three cities (T)would wander to another city
to drink water, and would not be satisfied;
(U)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
9 (V)“I struck you with blight and mildew;
your many gardens and your vineyards,
your fig trees and your olive trees (W)the locust devoured;
(X)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
10 “I sent among you a pestilence (Y)after the manner of Egypt;
I killed your young men with the sword,
and (Z)carried away your horses,[a]
and (AA)I made the stench of your camp go up into your nostrils;
(AB)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
11 “I overthrew some of you,
(AC)as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
and you were (AD)as a brand[b] plucked out of the burning;
(AE)yet you did not return to me,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
because I will do this to you,
prepare to meet your God, O Israel!”
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