1Verba Amos, qui fuit in pastoribus de Thecue,The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa,quæ vidit super Israël in diebus Oziæ, regis Juda,which he saw about Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah,et in diebus Jeroboam, filii Joas, regis Israël,and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel,ante duos annos terræmotus.two years before the earthquake.

2Et dixit:And he said:Dominus de Sion rugiet,The Lord will roar from Zion,et de Jerusalem dabit vocem suam;and from Jerusalem he will utter his voice.et luxerunt speciosa pastorum,And the beautiful pastures have mourned,et exsiccatus est vertex Carmeli.and the top of Carmel has become dry.

3Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Super tribus sceleribus Damasci,For three wicked deeds of Damascus,et super quatuor non convertam eum,and for four, I will not convert it,eo quod trituraverint in plaustris ferreis Galaad.in so far as they have threshed Gilead into iron wagons.

4Et mittam ignem in domum Azaël,And I will send fire onto the house of Hazael,et devorabit domos Benadad.and it will devour the houses of Ben-hadad.

5Et conteram vectem Damasci:And I will shatter the crowbar of Damascus,et disperdam habitatorem de campo idoli,and I will destroy the inhabitants of the camp of the idolet tenentem sceptrum de domo voluptatis:and the holder of the scepter of the house of pleasure;et transferetur populus Syriæ Cyrenen,and the people of Syria will be transferred to Cyrene,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

6Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Super tribus sceleribus Gazæ,For three wicked deeds of Gaza,et super quatuor non convertam eum,and for four, I will not convert it,eo quod transtulerint captivitatem perfectam,in so far as they have carried out an excellent captivity,ut concluderent eam in Idumæa.so as to enclose them in Idumea.

7Et mittam ignem in murum Gazæ,And I will send a fire onto the wall of Gaza,et devorabit ædes ejus.and it will devour its buildings.

8Et disperdam habitatorem de Azoto,And I will destroy the inhabitant from Ashdod,et tenentem sceptrum de Ascalone:and the holder of the scepter of Ashkelon.et convertam manum meam super Accaron,And I will turn my hand against Ekron,et peribunt reliqui Philisthinorum,and the remainder of the Philistines will perish,dicit Dominus Deus.says the Lord God.

9Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Super tribus sceleribus Tyri,For three wicked deeds of Tyre,et super quatuor non convertam eum,and for four,eo quod concluserint captivitatem perfectam in Idumæa,I will not convert it,et non sint recordati fœderis fratrum.in so far as they have completed an excellent captivity in Idumea and have not considered the bond among brothers.

10Et mittam ignem in murum Tyri,And I will send a fire onto the wall of Tyre,et devorabit ædes ejus.and it will devour its buildings.

11Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Super tribus sceleribus Edom,For three wicked deeds of Edom,et super quatuor non convertam eum,and for four, I will not convert him,eo quod persecutus sit in gladio fratrem suum, et violaverit misericordiam ejus,in so far as he has been pursuing his brother with the sword and has outraged his brother’s compassion,et tenuerit ultra furorem suum, et indignationem suam servaverit usque in finem.and he has gone beyond his anger and has held onto his indignation until the end.

12Mittam ignem in Theman,I will send a fire onto Teman,et devorabit ædes Bosræ.and it will devour the buildings of Bozrah.

13Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Super tribus sceleribus filiorum Ammon,For three wicked deeds of the sons of Ammon,et super quatuor non convertam eum,and for four, I will not convert him,eo quod dissecuerit prægnantes Galaad ad dilatandum terminum suum.in so far as he has cut up the pregnant women of Gilead, so as to expand his limits.

14Et succendam ignem in muro Rabba,And I will ignite a fire on the wall of Rabbah.et devorabit ædes ejus in ululatu in die belli,And it will devour its buildings, with wailing on the day of war,et in turbine in die commotionis.and with a whirlwind on the day of commotion.

15Et ibit Melchom in captivitatem,And Melchom will go into captivity,ipse et principes ejus simul,he and his leaders together,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.