Amos · Chapter 5

[ edit] Heere ȝe, hous of Yrael, þis word, þat Y reyſe on ȝou a weylyng. Þe meyden of Yrael felle doun, ſhe ſhal not put to, þat ſhe rijſe aȝein; ſhe is caſt doun in to hir erþe, þer is not þat ſhal reyſe hir. For þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God, Þe cite of whiche a þouſand wenten out, an hundrid ſhuln be left þeryne; and of whiche an hundrid wenten out, ten ſhuln be left þerynne, in þe hous of Yrael. For þeſe þingis ſeiþ þe Lord to þe hous of Iſrael, Seeke ȝe me, and ȝe ſhulen lyue; and nyle ȝe ſeeke Beþel, and in to Galgala nyle ȝe entre, and into Berſabe paſſe ȝe not; for Galgal ſchal be led caityf, and Beþel ſhal be vnprofitable.

Seeke ȝe þe Lord, and lyue ȝe, leſt per auenture þe hous of Joſeph be brent as fijre; and it ſhal deuoure, and þer ſhal not be, þat ſhal quenche Beþel. Whiche conuerten dom in to wermod, and forſaken riȝtwijſneſſe of þe Lord in erþe, and makynge Arture and Orion, and turnynge in to morewnyng derckneſſis, and chaungynge day in to niȝt; whiche clepiþ waters of þe ſee, and heeldiþ out hem on þe face of þe erþe; þe Lord is name of hym. Whiche ſcorneþ diſtruyinge, or waaſtneſſe, on þe ſtronge, and bringiþ robbyng on þe miȝty. Þei hadden in hate þe repreuynge man in þe ȝate, and þei wlatiden a man ſpekynge perfitly.

Þerfore for þat þat ȝe robbiden þe pore man, and token fro hym þe choſen pray, ȝe ſhuln beelde houſis wiþ ſqware ſtoon, and ȝe ſhuln not dwelle in hem; ȝe ſhuln plante moſt amyable vyne ȝerdis, and ȝe ſhuln not drinke þe wyne of hem. For Y knewe ȝour manye grete treſpaſſis, and ȝour ſtrong ſynnes; enmyes of þe iuſt, takynge ȝiftis, and beringe doun pore men in þe ȝate. Þerfore a prudent man in þat tyme ſhal be ſtille, for þe tyme is yuel. Seke ȝe good, and not yuel, þat ȝe lyue, and þe Lord God of ooſtis ſhal be wiþ ȝou, as ȝe ſaiden. Hate ȝe yuel, and loue ȝe good, and ordeyne ȝe in þe ȝate dom; ȝif per auenture þe Lord God of ooſtus haue mercye to þe relikis of Joſeph.

Þerfore þeſe þingus ſaiþ þe Lord God of ooſtis, hauynge lordſhip, In alle ſtretis weylynge, and in alle þingus þat ben wiþ outforþ it ſhal be ſaid, Wo! wo! and þei ſhuln cleepe an erþe tilier to mournyng, and hem to weylyng, þat kunnen weyle. And in alle weyes weylyng ſhal be, for Y ſhal paſſe by þe mydil of þee, ſaiþ þe Lord. Wo to men deſirynge þe day of þe Lord; wher to it to ȝou? Þis day of þe Lord derckneſſis, and not liȝt. Hou ȝif a man renne fro face of a lyoun, and a bere renne to hym; and he entre in þe hous, and lene wiþ his hond vpon þe walle, and a ſerpent dwellynge in ſhadewe byte hym. Wher not derckneſſis þe day of þe Lord, and not liȝt; and myſt, and not ſhynyng þerynne?

Y hatide and caſtide awey ȝoure feeſt days, and Y ſhal not take þe odour of ȝour cumpanyes. Þat ȝif ȝe ſhuln offre to me ȝour brent ſacrifices, and ȝiftis, Y ſhal not reſceyue, and Y ſhal not byholde avowis of ȝour fat þingus. Do awey fro me þe noyſe of þi ſongis, or ditees, and Y ſhal not heere þe ſongis of þin harpe. And dom ſhal be ſhewid as water, and riȝtwyſneſſe as a ſtrong ſtreem of reyn. Wher ȝe offriden to me ooſtis, and ſacrifice in deſert fourty ȝeeris, ȝe hous of Yrael? And ȝe han born tabernaclis to Moloch, ȝour god, and ymage of ȝoure ydolis, þe ſterre of ȝour god, whiche ȝe maden to ȝou. And Y ſhal make ȝou for to paſſe ouer Damaſk, ſaide þe Lord; God of ooſtis name to hym.