The prophet threatens Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, and Ammon with the judgments of God, for their obstinacy in sin.

 1 The words of Amos, who was among herdsmen of Thecua: which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Ozias king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joas king of Israel two years before the earthquake.
Verba Amos, qui fuit in pastoribus de Thecue, quae vidit super Israel in diebus Oziae, regis Juda, et in diebus Jeroboam, filii Joas, regis Israel, ante duos annos terraemotus.

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

 3 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Damascus, and for four I will not convert it: because they have thrashed Galaad with iron wains.
Haec dicit Dominus : Super tribus sceleribus Damasci, et super quatuor non convertam eum, eo quod trituraverint in plaustris ferreis Galaad.

 4 And I will send a fire into the house of Azael, and it shall devour the houses of Benadad.
Et mittam ignem in domum Azael, et devorabit domos Benadad.

 5 And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord.
Et conteram vectem Damasci : et disperdam habitatorem de campo idoli, et tenentem sceptrum de domo voluptatis : et transferetur populus Syriae Cyrenen, dicit Dominus.

 6 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom.
Haec dicit Dominus : Super tribus sceleribus Gazae, et super quatuor non convertam eum, eo quod transtulerint captivitatem perfectam, ut concluderent eam in Idumaea.

 7 And I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
Et mittam ignem in murum Gazae, et devorabit aedes ejus.

 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Azotus, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ascalon: and I will turn my hand against Accaron, and the rest of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
Et disperdam habitatorem de Azoto, et tenentem sceptrum de Ascalone : et convertam manum meam super Accaron, et peribunt reliqui Philisthinorum, dicit Dominus Deus.

 9 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Tyre, and for four I will not convert it: because they have shut up an entire captivity in Edom, and have not remembered the covenant of brethren.
Haec dicit Dominus : Super tribus sceleribus Tyri, et super quatuor non convertam eum, eo quod concluserint captivitatem perfectam in Idumaea, et non sint recordati foederis fratrum.

 10 And I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
Et mittam ignem in murum Tyri, et devorabit aedes ejus.

 11 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end.
Haec dicit Dominus : Super tribus sceleribus Edom, et super quatuor non convertam eum, eo quod persecutus sit in gladio fratrem suum, et violaverit misericordiam ejus, et tenuerit ultra furorem suum, et indignationem suam servaverit usque in finem.

 12 I will send a fire into Theman: and it shall devour the houses of Bosra.
Mittam ignem in Theman, et devorabit aedes Bosrae.

 13 Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of the children of Ammon, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath ripped up the women with child of Galaad to enlarge his border.
Haec dicit Dominus : Super tribus sceleribus filiorum Ammon, et super quatuor non convertam eum, eo quod dissecuerit praegnantes Galaad ad dilatandum terminum suum.

 14 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabba: and it shall devour the houses thereof with shouting in the day of battle, and with a whirlwind in the day of trouble.
Et succendam ignem in muro Rabba, et devorabit aedes ejus in ululatu in die belli, et in turbine in die commotionis.

 15 And Melchom shall go into captivity, both he, and his princes together, saith the Lord.
Et ibit Melchom in captivitatem, ipse et principes ejus simul, dicit Dominus.