Amos 9

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Vidi Dominum stantem super altare, et dixit : Percute cardinem, et commoveantur superliminaria : avaritia enim in capite omnium, et novissimum eorum in gladio interficiam ; non erit fuga eis. Fugient, et non salvabitur ex eis qui fugerit.	1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the bases, so that the doorjambs totter till you break them off on the heads of them all! Those who are left I will slay with the sword; not one shall flee, no survivor shall escape.
2 Si descenderint usque ad infernum, inde manus mea educet eos ; et si ascenderint usque in cælum, inde detraham eos.	2 Though they break through to the nether world, even from there my hand shall bring them out; Though they climb to the heavens, I will bring them down;
3 Et si absconditi fuerint in vertice Carmeli, inde scrutans auferam eos ; et si celaverint se ab oculis meis in profundo maris, ibi mandabo serpenti, et mordebit eos.	3 Though they hide on the summit of Carmel, there too I will hunt them out and take them away; Though they hide from my gaze in the bottom of the sea, I will command the serpent there to bite them;
4 Et si abierint in captivitatem coram inimicis suis, ibi mandabo gladio, et occidet eos : et ponam oculos meos super eos in malum, et non in bonum.	4 Though they are led into captivity by their enemies, there will I command the sword to slay them. I will fix my gaze upon them for evil, and not for good,
5 Et Dominus Deus exercituum, qui tangit terram, et tabescet, et lugebunt omnes habitantes in ea : et ascendet sicut rivus omnis, et defluet sicut fluvius Ægypti.	5 I, the Lord GOD of hosts. I melt the earth with my touch, so that all who dwell on it mourn, While it all rises up like the Nile, and settles back like the river of Egypt;
6 Qui ædificat in cælo ascensionem suam, et fasciculum suum super terram fundavit ; qui vocat aquas maris, et effundit eas super faciem terræ : Dominus nomen ejus.	6 I have built heaven, my upper chamber, and established my vault over the earth; I summon the waters of the sea and pour them upon the surface of the earth, I, the LORD by name.
7 Numquid non ut filii Æthiopum vos estis mihi, filii Israël ? ait Dominus. Numquid non Israël ascendere feci de terra Ægypti, et Palæstinos de Cappadocia, et Syros de Cyrene ?	7 Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O men of Israel, says the LORD? Did I not bring the Israelites from the land of Egypt As I brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?
8 Ecce oculi Domini Dei super regnum peccans : et conteram illud a facie terræ ; verumtamen conterens non conteram domum Jacob, dicit Dominus.	8 The eyes of the Lord GOD are on this sinful kingdom; I will destroy it from off the face of the earth. But I will not destroy the house of Jacob completely, says the LORD.
9 Ecce enim mandabo ego, et concutiam in omnibus gentibus domum Israël, sicut concutitur triticum in cribro, et non cadet lapillus super terram.	9 For see, I have given the command to sift the house of Israel among all the nations, As one sifts with a sieve, letting no pebble fall to the ground.
10 In gladio morientur omnes peccatores populi mei, qui dicunt : Non appropinquabit, et non veniet super nos malum.	10 By the sword shall all sinners among my people die, those who say, "Evil will not reach or overtake us."
11 In die illa suscitabo tabernaculum David, quod cecidit : et reædificabo aperturas murorum ejus, et ea quæ corruerant instaurabo : et reædificabo illud sicut in diebus antiquis,	11 On that day I will raise up the fallen hut of David; I will wall up its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
12 ut possideant reliquias Idumææ, et omnes nationes : eo quod invocatum sit nomen meum super eos, dicit Dominus faciens hæc.	12 That they may conquer what is left of Edom and all the nations that shall bear my name, say I, the LORD, who will do this.
13 Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et comprehendet arator messorem, et calcator uvæ mittentem semen : et stillabunt montes dulcedinem, et omnes colli culti erunt.	13 Yes, days are coming, says the LORD, When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the vintager, him who sows the seed; The juice of grapes shall drip down the mountains, and all the hills shall run with it.
14 Et convertam captivitatem populi mei Israël ; et ædificabunt civitates desertas, et inhabitabunt ; et plantabunt vineas, et bibent vinum earum, et facient hortos, et comedent fructus eorum.	14 I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel; they shall rebuild and inhabit their ruined cities, Plant vineyards and drink the wine, set out gardens and eat the fruits.
15 Et plantabo eos super humum suam, et non evellam eos ultra de terra sua, quam dedi eis, dicit Dominus Deus tuus.	15 I will plant them upon their own ground; never again shall they be plucked From the land I have given them, say I, the LORD, your God.