Amos 5

1 Here ye this word, for Y reise on you a weilyng.

Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

2 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.

"The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. She is cast down on her land; there is no one to raise her up."

3 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.

For thus says the LORD: "The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth one hundred shall have ten left to the house of Israel."

4 For the Lord seith these thingis to the hous of Israel, Seke ye me, and ye schulen lyue;

For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live;

5 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.

but do not seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and do not pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.

6 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.

Seek the LORD, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

7 Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond,

You who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:

8 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.

seek him who made Kimah and Kesil, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name,

9 Which scorneth distriyng on the stronge, and bringith robbyng on the myyti.

who brings sudden destruction on the strong, so that destruction comes on the fortress.

10 Thei hatiden a man repreuynge in the yate, and thei wlatiden a man spekynge perfitli.

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.

11 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.

Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

12 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.

For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins—you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts.

13 Therfor a prudent man schal be stille in that time, for the time is yuel.

Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

14 Seke ye good, and not yuel, that ye lyue, and the Lord God of oostis schal be with you, as ye seiden.

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you say.

15 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.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

16 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.

Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts: "Wailing will be in all the broad ways; and they will say in all the streets, 'Alas. Alas.' and they will call the farmer to mourning, and those who are skillful in lamentation to wailing.

17 And weilyng schal be in alle weies, for Y schal passe forth in the myddil of `the see, seith the Lord.

In all vineyards there will be wailing; for I will pass through the midst of you," says the LORD.

18 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.

"Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD. Why do you long for the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.

19 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.

As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Whether the dai of the Lord schal not be derknessis, and not liyt; and myist, and not schynyng ther ynne?

Won't the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 Y hatide and castide awei youre feeste daies, and Y schal not take the odour of youre cumpenyes.

I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.

22 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.

Yes, though you offer me your burnt offerings and meal offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat animals.

23 Do thou awei fro me the noise of thi songis, and Y schal not here the songis of thin harpe.

Take away from me the noise of your songs. I will not listen to the music of your harps.

24 And doom schal be schewid as watir, and riytfulnesse as a strong streem.

But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

25 Whether ye, the hous of Israel, offriden to me sacrifices for enemyes to be ouercomun, and sacrifice in desert fourti yeeris?

"Did you bring to me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, house of Israel?

26 And ye han bore tabernaclis to Moloch, youre god, and ymage of youre idols, the sterre of youre god, which ye maden to you.

You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them.

27 And Y schal make you for to passe ouer Damask, seide the Lord; God of oostis is the name of him.

Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon," says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.