6 — Amos

1Woe to you that are wealthy in Sion, and to you that have confidence in the mountain of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the people, that go in with state into the house of Israel.Guai a voi, che in Sion nuotate nell'abbondanza, e a voi, che vivete senza timori sul monte di Samaria; a voi ottimati capi di popoli, che entrate con fasto nelle adunanze di Israele?VVO TO you that are rich in Sion, and haue confidence in the mountaine of Samaria: ye great men, heads of the peoples, going stately into the house of Israel.Væ qui opulenti estis in Sion, / et confiditis in monte Samariæ: / optimates capita populorum, / ingredientes pompatice domum Israël ! 2Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border.Andate a Chalanne, e considerate, e di là passate ad Emath la grande, e scendete a Geth de' Palestini, e ai regni migliori dipendenti da queste città. Han elleno più spaziosi confini de' vostri?Passe ye into Chalane, and see, & goe ye thence into Emath the great: and descend into Geth of the Palestines, and to al the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger then your border.Transite in Chalane, et videte, / et ite inde in Emath magnam, / et descendite in Geth Palæstinorum, / et ad optima quæque regna horum: / si latior terminus eorum termino vestro est. 3You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;Voi però siete serbati al giorno cattivo, e vi appressate al trono dell'iniquità.You that are seperated vnto the euil day: and approch to the throne of iniquitie.Qui separati estis in diem malum, / et appropinquatis solio iniquitatis; 4You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd;Voi, che dormite in letti d'avorio, e vi sdraiate ne' vostri soffici letti; voi che mangiate gli agnelli più grassi, e i vitelli scelti da tutto l'armento.You that sleepe in beds of iuorie, and play the wantons in your couches: that eate the lambe out of the flocke, and calues out of the middes of the heard.qui dormitis in lectis eburneis, / et lascivitis in stratis vestris; / qui comeditis agnum de grege, / et vitulos de medio armenti; 5You that sing to the sound of the psaltery: they have thought themselves to have instruments of music like David;Voi, che cantate al suono del saltero: egli hanno stimato di avere gli strumenti di musica come Davidde.You that sing to the voice of the psalter: as Dauid they haue thought themselues to haue the instruments of song.qui canitis ad vocem psalterii, / sicut David putaverunt se habere vasa cantici,

6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph.Eglino bevendo il vino in ampie ciotole, spirando ottimi unguenti, veruna compassione non hanno dell'afflizione di Giuseppe.That drinke wine in phials, and are annoynted with the best oyntment: and they suffered nothing vpon the contrition of Ioseph.bibentes vinum in phialis, / et optimo unguento delibuti, / et nihil patiebantur super contritione Joseph. 7Wherefore now they shall go captive at the head of them that go into captivity: and the faction of the luxurious ones shall be taken away.Per questo anderanno adesso alla testa degli altri nella trasmigrazione, e sarà dispersa la combriccola de' lascivi.Wherfore now they shal goe in the head of them, that goe in transmigration: and the faction of the wantons shal be taken away.Quapropter nunc migrabunt in capite transmigrantium, / et auferetur factio lascivientium. 8The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof.Il Signore Dio ha giurato per se medesimo, il Signore Dio degli eserciti ha detto: Io detesto la superbia di Giacobbe, e odio i suoi palazzi, e darò in potere di altri la città co' suoi abitatori:The Lord God hath sworne by his soule, saith our Lord the God of hostes: I detest the pride of Iacob, and I hate his houses, and I wil deliuer vp the citie with the inhabitants therof.Juravit Dominus Deus in anima sua, / dicit Dominus Deus exercituum: / Detestor ego superbiam Jacob, / et domos ejus odi, / et tradam civitatem cum habitatoribus suis. 9And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die.Che se dieci uomini restassero in una casa, periranno anche questi.And if there shal be left tenne men in one house, they also shal dye.Quod si reliqui fuerint decem viri in domo una, / et ipsi morientur. 10And a man’s kinsman shall take him up, and shall burn him, that he may carry the bones out of the house; and he shall say to him that is in the inner rooms of the house: Is there yet any with thee?E un parente li prenderà l'un dopo l'altro, e gli abbrucerà, e porterà fuori della casa le ossa, e dirà a colui, che è nel fondo della casa: l'ha egli ancora qualcheduno con te?And his kinsman shal take him vp, and shal burne him, that he may carie the bones out of the house: and he shal say to him, that is in the inner parts of the house: Is there yet with thee?Et tollet eum propinquus suus, et comburet eum, / ut efferat ossa de domo; / et dicet ei, qui in penetralibus domus est: / Numquid adhuc est penes te ?

11And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall say to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord.E quegli risponderà: E finito: e quegli dirà a lui: Taci, e non far menzione del nome del Signore;And he shal answer: There is an end. And he shal say to him: Hold thy peace, & remember not the name of our Lord.Et respondebit: Finis est. / Et dicet ei: Tace, / et non recorderis nominis Domini. 12For behold the Lord hath commanded, and he will strike the greater house with breaches, and the lesser house with clefts.Perocché ecco che il Signore lo ha decretato, ed ei manderà rovine alla casa grande, e fessure alla casa minore.Because loe our Lord hath commanded, and he wil strike the greater house with ruins, and the lesser house with clefts.Quia ecce Dominus mandabit, / et percutiet domum majorem ruinis, / et domum minorem scissionibus. 13Can horses run upon the rocks, or can any one plough with buffles? for you have turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice into wormwood.Posson forse correre i cavalli sulle pietre, o si può egli arare co' bufali? Or voi il giudizio avete cangiato in oppressione, e il frutto della giustizia in assenzio.Why can horses runne vpon rockes, or can there be ploughing with buffles? because you haue turned iudgement into bitternes, and the fruite of iustice into worme wood?Numquid currere queunt in petris equi, / aut arari potest in bubalis ? / quoniam convertistis in amaritudinem judicium, / et fructum justitiæ in absinthium. 14You that rejoice in a thing of nought: you that say: Have we not taken unto us horns by our own strength?Voi fondate la vostra allegrezza sul nulla, e dite: Non è ella stata la nostra fortezza, che ci ha renduti potenti?Which reioyce in thinges of naught: which say: Why haue not we taken vnto vs hornes in our owne strength?Qui lætamini in nihilo; qui dicitis: / Numquid non in fortitudine nostra assumpsimus nobis cornua ? 15But behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall destroy you from the entrance of Emath, even to the torrent of the desert.Ecco che io, o casa d'Israele, moverò contro di voi una nazione, dice il Signore Dio degli eserciti: e questa vi struggerà dalle gole di Emath fino al torrente del deserto.For behold I wil rayse vp from you ô house of Israel, saith our Lord the God of hostes, a nation: and they shal destroy you from the entrance of Emath, euen to the torrent of the desert.Ecce enim suscitabo super vos, domus Israël, / dicit Dominus Deus exercituum, gentem, / et conteret vos ab introitu Emath usque ad torrentem deserti.