1 Ord av Amos, en av gjeterguttene fra Tekoa, det han så om Israel i Uzzias dager, kongen av Juda, og i Jeroboams dager, Joas sønn, kongen av Israel, to år før jordskjelvet.

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa; what he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earth-shock.

2 Han sa: Herren roper som en løve fra Sion, hans stemme lyder fra Jerusalem; fårehyrdenes marker blir tørre, og toppen av Karmel visner.

And he said, The Lord will give a lion's cry from Zion, his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the fields of the keepers of sheep will become dry, and the top of Carmel will be wasted away.

3 Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Damaskus, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi de har knust Gilead med jernharver.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have been crushing Gilead with iron grain-crushing instruments.

4 Jeg vil sende ild mot Hazaels hus, som skal fortære Ben-Hadads store palasser.

And I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, burning up the great houses of Ben-hadad.

5 Jeg vil sprenge portene til Damaskus, og han som sitter med makt i Aven-dalen skal bli fjernet, og han som har herskerstaven i Bet-Eden; og Arams folk skal føres i eksil til Kir, sier Herren.

And I will have the locks of the door of Damascus broken, and him who is seated in power cut off from the valley of Aven, and him in whose hand is the rod from the house of Eden; and the people of Aram will go away as prisoners into Kir, says the Lord.

6 Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Gaza, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi de tok hele folket til fange for å gi dem opp til Edom.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they took all the people away prisoners, to give them up to Edom.

7 Jeg vil sende ild mot Gazas murer, som skal fortære dens store palasser.

And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, burning up its great houses:

8 Han som sitter med makt skal bli fjernet fra Asdod, og han som har herskerstaven fra Askelon; jeg vil vende min hånd mot Ekron, og resten av filisterne skal bli utslettet, sier Herren Gud.

Him who is seated in power I will have cut off from Ashdod, and him in whose hand is the rod from Ashkelon; and my hand will be turned against Ekron, and the rest of the Philistines will come to destruction, says the Lord God.

9 Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Tyrus, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi de ga bort hele folket som fanger til Edom, uten å ta hensyn til brødrepakten mellom dem.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they gave up all the people prisoners to Edom, without giving a thought to the brothers' agreement between them.

10 Jeg vil sende ild mot Tyres murer, som skal fortære dens store palasser.

And I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, burning up its great houses.

11 Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Edom, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi han vendte sverdet mot sin bror uten barmhjertighet, og hans vrede brant ustanselig, og han var alltid fiendtlig innstilt.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because his sword was turned against his brother, without pity, and his wrath was burning at all times, and he was angry for ever.

12 Jeg vil sende ild mot Teman, som skal fortære Bosras store palasser.

And I will send a fire on Teman, burning up the great houses of Bozrah.

13 Dette er ordene fra Herren: For de tre overtredelsene til Ammon, ja for de fire, vil jeg ikke endre deres skjebne, fordi de i Gilead skar opp gravide kvinner for å utvide sine grenser.

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because in Gilead they had women with child cut open, so that they might make wider the limits of their land.

14 Jeg vil sette ild i Rabbas murer, som skal fortære dens store palasser, med rop på krigens dag, med storm på den store vindens dag.

And I will make a fire in the wall of Rabbah, burning up its great houses, with loud cries in the days of war, with a storm in the day of the great wind:

15 Deres konge skal føres i fangenskap, han og hans ledere sammen, sier Herren.

And their king will be made prisoner, he and his captains together, says the Lord.