¹Convenite,Assemble,congregamini,be gathered together,gens non amabilis,O people not worthy to be loved.

¹Convenite,Assemble,congregamini,be gathered together,gens non amabilis,O people not worthy to be loved.

²priusquam pariat jussio quasi pulverem transeuntem diem,Until the decree settles accounts, the day like dust is passing away,antequam veniat super vos ira furoris Domini,before which the wrath of the fury of the Lord may overcome you,antequam veniat super vos dies indignationis Domini.before which the day of the anger of the Lord may overcome you.

²priusquam pariat jussio quasi pulverem transeuntem diem,Until the decree settles accounts, the day like dust is passing away,antequam veniat super vos ira furoris Domini,before which the wrath of the fury of the Lord may overcome you,antequam veniat super vos dies indignationis Domini.before which the day of the anger of the Lord may overcome you.

³Quærite Dominum,Seek the Lord,omnes mansueti terræ,all you meek of the earth;qui judicium ejus estis operati;you who have been working are his judgment.quærite justum,Seek the just,quærite mansuetum,seek the meek. So then,si quomodo abscondamini in die furoris Domini.in some way, you might be hidden in the day of the fury of the Lord.

³Quærite Dominum,Seek the Lord,omnes mansueti terræ,all you meek of the earth;qui judicium ejus estis operati;you who have been working are his judgment.quærite justum,Seek the just,quærite mansuetum,seek the meek. So then,si quomodo abscondamini in die furoris Domini.in some way, you might be hidden in the day of the fury of the Lord.

⁴Quia Gaza destructa erit,For Gaza will be destroyed,et Ascalon in desertum:and Ashkelon will be in the desert;Azotum in meridie ejicient,they will expel Ashdod at midday,et Accaron eradicabitur.and Ekron will be eradicated.

⁴Quia Gaza destructa erit,For Gaza will be destroyed,et Ascalon in desertum:and Ashkelon will be in the desert;Azotum in meridie ejicient,they will expel Ashdod at midday,et Accaron eradicabitur.and Ekron will be eradicated.

⁵Væ qui habitatis funiculum maris,Woe to you who inhabit the coast of the sea,gens perditorum!you people of perdition.verbum Domini super vos,The word of the Lord is over you,Chanaan,Canaan,terra Philisthinorum;the land of the Philistines,et disperdam te,and I will disperse you,ita ut non sit inhabitator.so that not one inhabitant will be left.

⁵Væ qui habitatis funiculum maris,Woe to you who inhabit the coast of the sea,gens perditorum!you people of perdition.verbum Domini super vos,The word of the Lord is over you,Chanaan,Canaan,terra Philisthinorum;the land of the Philistines,et disperdam te,and I will disperse you,ita ut non sit inhabitator.so that not one inhabitant will be left.

⁶Et erit funiculus maris requies pastorum,And the coastline of the sea will be a resting place for shepherdset caulæ pecorum;and a fence line for cattle.

⁶Et erit funiculus maris requies pastorum,And the coastline of the sea will be a resting place for shepherdset caulæ pecorum;and a fence line for cattle.

⁷et erit funiculus ejus qui remanserit de domo Juda:And it will be the line of him who will remain from the house of Judah.ibi pascentur,There they will pasture.in domibus Ascalonis ad vesperam requiescent,In the houses of Ashkelon, they will rest towards evening.quia visitabit eos Dominus Deus eorum,For the Lord their God will visit them,et avertet captivitatem eorum.and he will turn away their captivity.

⁷et erit funiculus ejus qui remanserit de domo Juda:And it will be the line of him who will remain from the house of Judah.ibi pascentur,There they will pasture.in domibus Ascalonis ad vesperam requiescent,In the houses of Ashkelon, they will rest towards evening.quia visitabit eos Dominus Deus eorum,For the Lord their God will visit them,et avertet captivitatem eorum.and he will turn away their captivity.

⁸Audivi opprobrium Moab,I have heard about the disgrace of Moabet blasphemias filiorum Ammon,and the blasphemies of the sons of Ammon,quæ exprobraverunt populo meo,by which they have defamed my peopleet magnificati sunt super terminos eorum.and have been magnified beyond their borders.

⁸Audivi opprobrium Moab,I have heard about the disgrace of Moabet blasphemias filiorum Ammon,and the blasphemies of the sons of Ammon,quæ exprobraverunt populo meo,by which they have defamed my peopleet magnificati sunt super terminos eorum.and have been magnified beyond their borders.

⁹Propterea vivo ego,Because of this, as I live,dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël,says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,quia Moab ut Sodoma erit,Moab will be like Sodom,et filii Ammon quasi Gomorrha:and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah,siccitas spinarum,like the dryness of thorns,et acervi salis,and piles of salt,et desertum usque in æternum:and a desert, all the way to eternity.reliquiæ populi mei diripient eos,The remnant of my people will despoil them,et residui gentis meæ possidebunt illos.and the residue of my nation will possess them.

⁹Propterea vivo ego,Because of this, as I live,dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël,says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,quia Moab ut Sodoma erit,Moab will be like Sodom,et filii Ammon quasi Gomorrha:and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah,siccitas spinarum,like the dryness of thorns,et acervi salis,and piles of salt,et desertum usque in æternum:and a desert, all the way to eternity.reliquiæ populi mei diripient eos,The remnant of my people will despoil them,et residui gentis meæ possidebunt illos.and the residue of my nation will possess them.

¹⁰Hoc eis eveniet pro superbia sua,This will come upon them for their arrogance,quia blasphemaverunt et magnificati sunt super populum Domini exercituum.because they have blasphemed and have been magnified over the people of the Lord of hosts.

¹⁰Hoc eis eveniet pro superbia sua,This will come upon them for their arrogance,quia blasphemaverunt et magnificati sunt super populum Domini exercituum.because they have blasphemed and have been magnified over the people of the Lord of hosts.

¹¹Horribilis Dominus super eos,The Lord will be a horror over them,et attenuabit omnes deos terræ:and he will reduce all the gods of the earth.et adorabunt eum viri de loco suo,And they will adore him, each man from his own place,omnes insulæ gentium.all the islands of the Gentiles.

¹¹Horribilis Dominus super eos,The Lord will be a horror over them,et attenuabit omnes deos terræ:and he will reduce all the gods of the earth.et adorabunt eum viri de loco suo,And they will adore him, each man from his own place,omnes insulæ gentium.all the islands of the Gentiles.

¹²Sed et vos,Even so,Æthiopes,you Ethiopians,interfecti gladio meo eritis.you will be executed by my sword.

¹²Sed et vos,Even so,Æthiopes,you Ethiopians,interfecti gladio meo eritis.you will be executed by my sword.

¹³Et extendet manum suam super aquilonem,And he will extend his hand over the North,et perdet Assur,and he will destroy Assur.et ponet speciosam in solitudinem,And he will set the Beautiful in the wilderness,et in invium,and in an impassable place,et quasi desertum.and like a desert.

¹³Et extendet manum suam super aquilonem,And he will extend his hand over the North,et perdet Assur,and he will destroy Assur.et ponet speciosam in solitudinem,And he will set the Beautiful in the wilderness,et in invium,and in an impassable place,et quasi desertum.and like a desert.

¹⁴Et accubabunt in medio ejus greges,And flocks will lie down in its midst,omnes bestiæ gentium;all the beasts of the Gentiles.et onocrotalus et ericius in liminibus ejus morabuntur:And the pelican and the hedgehog will stay at its threshold;vox cantantis in fenestra,the voice of the singing bird will be at the window,corvus in superliminari,with the crow above its threshold,quoniam attenuabo robur ejus.for I will diminish her strength.

¹⁴Et accubabunt in medio ejus greges,And flocks will lie down in its midst,omnes bestiæ gentium;all the beasts of the Gentiles.et onocrotalus et ericius in liminibus ejus morabuntur:And the pelican and the hedgehog will stay at its threshold;vox cantantis in fenestra,the voice of the singing bird will be at the window,corvus in superliminari,with the crow above its threshold,quoniam attenuabo robur ejus.for I will diminish her strength.

¹⁵Hæc est civitas gloriosa habitans in confidentia,This is the glorious city, dwelling in trust,quæ dicebat in corde suo:which said in her heart,Ego sum, et extra me non est alia amplius:“I am and there is no one other than me.”quomodo facta est in desertum cubile bestiæ?How has she become a lair for beasts in the desert?omnis qui transit per eam sibilabit, et movebit manum suam.All who pass through her will hiss and wag their hand.

¹⁵Hæc est civitas gloriosa habitans in confidentia,This is the glorious city, dwelling in trust,quæ dicebat in corde suo:which said in her heart,Ego sum, et extra me non est alia amplius:“I am and there is no one other than me.”quomodo facta est in desertum cubile bestiæ?How has she become a lair for beasts in the desert?omnis qui transit per eam sibilabit, et movebit manum suam.All who pass through her will hiss and wag their hand.