Amos Propheta 5
1 audite verbum istud quod ego levo super vos planctum domus Israhel cecidit non adiciet ut resurgat
Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel:
2 virgo Israhel proiecta est in terram suam non est qui suscitet eam
The virgin of Israel is fallen, she shall no more rise; she is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up.
3 quia haec dicit Dominus Deus urbs de qua egrediebantur mille relinquentur in ea centum et de qua egrediebantur centum relinquentur in ea decem in domo Israhel
For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.
4 quia haec dicit Dominus domui Israhel quaerite me et vivetis
For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel: Seek ye Me, and live;
5 et nolite quaerere Bethel et in Galgala nolite intrare et in Bersabee non transibitis quia Galgala captiva ducetur et Bethel erit inutilis
But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought.
6 quaerite Dominum et vivite ne forte conburatur ut ignis domus Ioseph et devorabit et non erit qui extinguat Bethel
Seek the LORD, and live — lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel —
7 qui convertitis in absinthium iudicium et iustitiam in terra relinquitis
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast righteousness to the ground;
8 facientem Arcturum et Orionem et convertentem in mane tenebras et diem nocte mutantem qui vocat aquas maris et effundit eas super faciem terrae Dominus nomen eius
Him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and bringeth on the shadow of death in the morning, and darkeneth the day into night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the LORD is His name;
9 qui subridet vastitatem super robustum et depopulationem super potentem adfert
That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.
10 odio habuerunt in porta corripientem et loquentem perfecte abominati sunt
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 idcirco pro eo quod diripiebatis pauperem et praedam electam tollebatis ab eo domos quadro lapide aedificabitis et non habitabitis in eis vineas amantissimas plantabitis et non bibetis vinum earum
Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor, and take from him exactions of wheat; ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them, ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine thereof.
12 quia cognovi multa scelera vestra et fortia peccata vestra hostes iusti accipientes munus et pauperes in porta deprimentes
For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom, and that turn aside the needy in the gate.
13 ideo prudens in tempore illo tacebit quia tempus malum est
Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
14 quaerite bonum et non malum ut vivatis et erit Dominus Deus exercituum vobiscum sicut dixistis
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
15 odite malum et diligite bonum et constituite in porta iudicium si forte misereatur Dominus Deus exercituum reliquiis Ioseph
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
16 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus exercituum Dominator in omnibus plateis planctus et in cunctis quae foris sunt dicetur vae vae et vocabunt agricolam ad luctum et ad planctum eos qui sciunt plangere
Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: Lamentation shall be in all the broad places, and they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!' and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful of wailing.
17 et in omnibus vineis erit planctus quia pertransibo in medio tui dicit Dominus
And in all vineyards shall be lamentation; for I will pass through the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
18 vae desiderantibus diem Domini ad quid eam vobis dies Domini ista tenebrae et non lux
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! Wherefore would ye have the day of the LORD? It is darkness, and not light.
19 quomodo si fugiat vir a facie leonis et occurrat ei ursus et ingrediatur domum et innitatur manu sua super parietem et mordeat eum coluber
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; and went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
20 numquid non tenebrae dies Domini et non lux et caligo et non splendor in ea
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21 odi et proieci festivitates vestras et non capiam odorem coetuum vestrorum
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 quod si adtuleritis mihi holocaustomata et munera vestra non suscipiam et vota pinguium vestrorum non respiciam
Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
23 aufer a me tumultum carminum tuorum et cantica lyrae tuae non audiam
Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.
24 et revelabitur quasi aqua iudicium et iustitia quasi torrens fortis
But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
25 numquid hostias et sacrificium obtulistis mihi in deserto quadraginta annis domus Israhel
Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?
26 et portastis tabernaculum Moloch vestro et imaginem idolorum vestrorum sidus dei vestri quae fecistis vobis
So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
27 et migrare vos faciam trans Damascum dixit Dominus Deus exercituum nomen eius
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.
