¹Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus Deus:These things the Lord God has revealed to me.et ecce fictor locustæ in principio germinantium serotini imbris,And behold, the locust was formed at the beginning of the germination during the latter rains, and behold,et ecce serotinus post tonsionem regis.the latter rains came after the thundering of the king.

¹Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus Deus:These things the Lord God has revealed to me.et ecce fictor locustæ in principio germinantium serotini imbris,And behold, the locust was formed at the beginning of the germination during the latter rains, and behold,et ecce serotinus post tonsionem regis.the latter rains came after the thundering of the king.

²Et factum est,And it happened,cum consummasset comedere herbam terræ,when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land,dixi:that I said,Domine Deus,“Lord God,propitius esto,be gracious,obsecro;I beg you.quis suscitabit Jacob,Who will raise up Jacob,quia parvulus est?for he is little?”

²Et factum est,And it happened,cum consummasset comedere herbam terræ,when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land,dixi:that I said,Domine Deus,“Lord God,propitius esto,be gracious,obsecro;I beg you.quis suscitabit Jacob,Who will raise up Jacob,quia parvulus est?for he is little?”

³Misertus est Dominus super hoc:The Lord has been merciful about this.Non erit,“It will not be,”dixit Dominus.said the Lord.

³Misertus est Dominus super hoc:The Lord has been merciful about this.Non erit,“It will not be,”dixit Dominus.said the Lord.

⁴Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus Deus:These things the Lord God has revealed to me.et ecce vocabat judicium ad ignem Dominus Deus;And behold, the Lord God called for judgment unto fire,et devoravit abyssum multam, et comedit simul partem.and it devoured the manifold abyss, and it consumed simultaneously in every direction.

⁴Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus Deus:These things the Lord God has revealed to me.et ecce vocabat judicium ad ignem Dominus Deus;And behold, the Lord God called for judgment unto fire,et devoravit abyssum multam, et comedit simul partem.and it devoured the manifold abyss, and it consumed simultaneously in every direction.

⁵Et dixi:And I said,Domine Deus,“Lord God,quiesce,cease,obsecro;I beg you.quis suscitabit Jacob,Who will raise up Jacob,quia parvulus est?for he is little?”

⁵Et dixi:And I said,Domine Deus,“Lord God,quiesce,cease,obsecro;I beg you.quis suscitabit Jacob,Who will raise up Jacob,quia parvulus est?for he is little?”

⁶Misertus est Dominus super hoc:The Lord has been merciful about this.Sed et istud non erit,“And even this will not be,”dixit Dominus Deus.said the Lord God.

⁶Misertus est Dominus super hoc:The Lord has been merciful about this.Sed et istud non erit,“And even this will not be,”dixit Dominus Deus.said the Lord God.

⁷Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus:These things the Lord revealed to me.et ecce Dominus stans super murum litum,And behold, the Lord was standing near a plastered wall,et in manu ejus trulla cæmentarii.and in his hand was a mason’s trowel.

⁷Hæc ostendit mihi Dominus:These things the Lord revealed to me.et ecce Dominus stans super murum litum,And behold, the Lord was standing near a plastered wall,et in manu ejus trulla cæmentarii.and in his hand was a mason’s trowel.

⁸Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me,Quid tu vides,“What do you see,Amos?Amos?”Et dixi:And I said,Trullam cæmentarii.“A mason’s trowel.”Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Ecce ego ponam trullam in medio populi mei Israël;“Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel.non adjiciam ultra superinducere eum.I will no longer plaster over them.

⁸Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me,Quid tu vides,“What do you see,Amos?Amos?”Et dixi:And I said,Trullam cæmentarii.“A mason’s trowel.”Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Ecce ego ponam trullam in medio populi mei Israël;“Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel.non adjiciam ultra superinducere eum.I will no longer plaster over them.

⁹Et demolientur excelsa idoli,And the heights of the idol will be demolished,et sanctificationes Israël desolabuntur,and the sanctuaries of Israel will be desolate.et consurgam super domum Jeroboam in gladio.And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

⁹Et demolientur excelsa idoli,And the heights of the idol will be demolished,et sanctificationes Israël desolabuntur,and the sanctuaries of Israel will be desolate.et consurgam super domum Jeroboam in gladio.And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

¹⁰Et misit Amasias, sacerdos Bethel,And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel,ad Jeroboam, regem Israël,sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,dicens:saying:Rebellavit contra te Amos in medio domus Israël;“Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel.non poterit terra sustinere universos sermones ejus.The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.

¹⁰Et misit Amasias, sacerdos Bethel,And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel,ad Jeroboam, regem Israël,sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,dicens:saying:Rebellavit contra te Amos in medio domus Israël;“Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel.non poterit terra sustinere universos sermones ejus.The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.

¹¹Hæc enim dicit Amos:For Amos says this:In gladio morietur Jeroboam,‘Jeroboam will die by the sword,et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.and Israel will be taken captive out of their own land.’”

¹¹Hæc enim dicit Amos:For Amos says this:In gladio morietur Jeroboam,‘Jeroboam will die by the sword,et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.and Israel will be taken captive out of their own land.’”

¹²Et dixit Amasias ad Amos:And Amaziah said to Amos,Qui vides,“You,gradere:seer,fuge in terram Juda,go out and flee into the land of Judah,et comede ibi panem,and eat bread there,et prophetabis ibi.and prophesy there.

¹²Et dixit Amasias ad Amos:And Amaziah said to Amos,Qui vides,“You,gradere:seer,fuge in terram Juda,go out and flee into the land of Judah,et comede ibi panem,and eat bread there,et prophetabis ibi.and prophesy there.

¹³Et in Bethel non adjicies ultra ut prophetes,And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer,quia sanctificatio regis est,because it is the king’s sanctuary,et domus regni est.and it is the house of the kingdom.”

¹³Et in Bethel non adjicies ultra ut prophetes,And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer,quia sanctificatio regis est,because it is the king’s sanctuary,et domus regni est.and it is the house of the kingdom.”

¹⁴Responditque Amos,And Amos responded,et dixit ad Amasiam:and he said to Amasias,Non sum propheta,“I am not a prophet,et non sum filius prophetæ:and I am not the son of a prophet,sed armentarius ego sum vellicans sycomoros.but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.

¹⁴Responditque Amos,And Amos responded,et dixit ad Amasiam:and he said to Amasias,Non sum propheta,“I am not a prophet,et non sum filius prophetæ:and I am not the son of a prophet,sed armentarius ego sum vellicans sycomoros.but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.

¹⁵Et tulit me Dominus cum sequerer gregem,And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock,et dixit Dominus ad me:and the Lord said to me,Vade,‘Go,propheta ad populum meum Israël.prophesy to my people Israel.’”

¹⁵Et tulit me Dominus cum sequerer gregem,And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock,et dixit Dominus ad me:and the Lord said to me,Vade,‘Go,propheta ad populum meum Israël.prophesy to my people Israel.’”

¹⁶Et nunc audi verbum Domini:And now, hear the word of the Lord:Tu dicis: Non prophetabis super Israël,You say, “You will not prophesy about Israel,et non stillabis super domum idoli.and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol.”

¹⁶Et nunc audi verbum Domini:And now, hear the word of the Lord:Tu dicis: Non prophetabis super Israël,You say, “You will not prophesy about Israel,et non stillabis super domum idoli.and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol.”

¹⁷Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus:Because of that,Uxor tua in civitate fornicabitur,the Lord says this:et filii tui“Your wife will fornicate in the city,et filiæ tuæ in gladio cadent,and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword,et humus tua funiculo metietur:and your soil will be measured with a string.et tu in terra polluta morieris,And you will die on polluted land,et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.and Israel will be taken into captivity out of their land.”

¹⁷Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus:Because of that,Uxor tua in civitate fornicabitur,the Lord says this:et filii tui“Your wife will fornicate in the city,et filiæ tuæ in gladio cadent,and your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword,et humus tua funiculo metietur:and your soil will be measured with a string.et tu in terra polluta morieris,And you will die on polluted land,et Israël captivus migrabit de terra sua.and Israel will be taken into captivity out of their land.”