阿摩司書 5
1 以色列家! 你們你們應聽這話，應聽我為你們唱的這首哀歌!
Here ye this word, for Y reise on you a weilyng.
2 「以色列處女已跌倒，不能再起；摔在地上，無人攙扶。
The hous of Israel felle doun, he schal not put to, that it rise ayen; the virgyn of Israel is cast doun in to hir lond, noon is that schal reise hir.
3 因為吾主上主這樣論以色列家說：出一千兵的城只生還一百；出一百的，只生還十個。尋求上主者生，作惡者亡。
For the Lord God seith these thingis, The citee of which a thousynde wenten out, an hundrid schulen be left ther ynne; and of which an hundrid wenten out, ten schulen be left ther ynne, in the hous of Israel.
4 因為上主這樣對以色列家說：你們尋求我，才可生存。
For the Lord seith these thingis to the hous of Israel, Seke ye me, and ye schulen lyue;
5 不可往基耳加耳，不不去巴爾估巴，因為基耳加耳必被擄掠，貝特耳必化為烏有。
and nyle ye seke Bethel, and nyle ye entre in to Galgala, and ye schulen not passe to Bersabee; for whi Galgal schal be led caitif, and Bethel schal be vnprofitable.
6 你們尋求上主，才可生存，免得衪如火衝入若瑟家中，燒毀一切，無人能為以色列家撲滅。
Seke ye the Lord, and lyue ye, lest perauenture the hous of Joseph be brent as fier; and it schal deuoure Bethel, and there schal not be, that schal quenche.
7 是衪創造了昴星和參星，變昏黑為黎明，使白畫為黑夜，召海水傾流於地面，衪名叫「雅威。」
Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond,
8 衪使滅亡閃擊強者，使毀滅臨於城堡。
and forsaken hym that makith Arture and Orion, and hym that turneth derknessis in to the morewtid, and him that chaungith dai in to niyt; which clepith watris of the see, and heldith out hem on the face of erthe; the Lord is name of hym.
9 凡以毒害代替公正，棄正義於地的，是有禍的!
Which scorneth distriyng on the stronge, and bringith robbyng on the myyti.
10 他們憎恨在城門口主持公道的人，厭惡講真話的人。
Thei hatiden a man repreuynge in the yate, and thei wlatiden a man spekynge perfitli.
11 為此，你們既然欺壓窮人，向他們橫征錢糧，你們縱然用方石建築了房屋，卻不得住在裏面；栽植了美麗的葡萄園，卻喝不到園中的酒。
Therfor for that that ye robbiden a pore man, and token fro hym the chosun prey, ye schulen bilde housis with square stoon, and ye schulen not dwelle in hem; ye schulen plaunte moost louyd vyneyerdis, and ye schulen not drynke the wyn of hem.
12 因為我知道你們罪惡多端，過犯重大：欺壓義人，接受賄賂，在城門口冤枉窮人；
For Y knew youre grete trespassis many, and youre stronge synnes; enemyes of `the riytwis man, takynge yifte, and berynge doun pore men in the yate.
13 因此明智人在此時緘默不言，因為這是邪惡的時代。
Therfor a prudent man schal be stille in that time, for the time is yuel.
14 你們應尋求善，不可尋求惡：這樣你們才能生存；上主萬軍的天主也必與你們同在，正如你們所說的。
Seke ye good, and not yuel, that ye lyue, and the Lord God of oostis schal be with you, as ye seiden.
15 你們應惡惡好善，在城門口主張正義，或許萬軍的天主會憐憫若瑟的遺民。」
Hate ye yuel, and loue ye good, and ordeyne ye in the gate doom; if perauenture the Lord God of oostis haue merci on the remenauntis of Joseph.
16 為此，萬軍的天主，吾主上主這樣說：「人必在一切廣場上哀悼，人必在各街道上說：哀哉! 哀哉! 並且召農人們來弔信，叫會哭的人來痛哭。
Therfor the Lord God of oostis, hauynge lordschipe, seith these thingis, Weilyng schal be in alle stretis, and in alle thingis that ben withoutforth it schal be seid, Wo! wo! and thei schulen clepe an erthe tilier to mourenyng, and hem that kunnen weile, to weilyng.
17 在所有的葡萄園中，人必哀哭，因為我要在你們中間經過」──上主說。
And weilyng schal be in alle weies, for Y schal passe forth in the myddil of `the see, seith the Lord.
18 「那仰望上主日子來臨的人是有福的! 上主的日子為你們有我們什麼好處﹖那是黑暗和無光明之日，
Wo to hem that desiren the dai of the Lord; wher to desiren ye it to you? This dai of the Lord schal be derknessis, and not liyt.
19 好似人逃避了獅子，又遇到了狗熊；進到房屋裏，手扶在牆上，卻被蛇咬傷。
As if a man renne fro the face of a lioun, and a bere renne to hym; and he entre in to the hous, and lene with his hond on the wal, and a serpent dwellynge in schadewe bite hym.
20 上主的日子豈不是黑暗而沒有光明嗎﹖那日實在幽暗而漆黑!
Whether the dai of the Lord schal not be derknessis, and not liyt; and myist, and not schynyng ther ynne?
21 我痛恨厭惡你們的慶節；你們的盛會，我也不喜悅；
Y hatide and castide awei youre feeste daies, and Y schal not take the odour of youre cumpenyes.
22 既使你們給我奉獻全燔祭和素祭，我仍不悅納；既使你們獻上肥牲作和平祭，我也不垂顧。
That if ye offren to me youre brent sacrifices, and yiftis, Y schal not resseyue, and Y schal not biholde avowis of youre fatte thingis.
23 讓你們喧嚷的歌聲遠離我；你們的琴聲，我也不願再聽；
Do thou awei fro me the noise of thi songis, and Y schal not here the songis of thin harpe.
24 如願公道如水常流，正義像川流不息的江河!
And doom schal be schewid as watir, and riytfulnesse as a strong streem.
25 以色列家! 你們在曠野中四十年，何嘗給我奉獻過q和素祭﹖
Whether ye, the hous of Israel, offriden to me sacrifices for enemyes to be ouercomun, and sacrifice in desert fourti yeeris?
26 你們應抬著自己所造的偶像，即你們的君王撒雇特和你們的星神克汪，
And ye han bore tabernaclis to Moloch, youre god, and ymage of youre idols, the sterre of youre god, which ye maden to you.
27 因為 必使你們充軍到大馬士革之外，」名叫「萬軍的天主」的上主說。
And Y schal make you for to passe ouer Damask, seide the Lord; God of oostis is the name of him.
