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à ãÌÀáÇø-éÀäåÈä àÂùÑÆø äÈéÈä, àÆì-éåÉàÅì áÌÆï-ôÌÀúåÌàÅì.
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1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
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á ùÑÄîÀòåÌ-æÉàú, äÇæÌÀ÷ÅðÄéí, åÀäÇàÂæÄéðåÌ, ëÌÉì éåÉùÑÀáÅé äÈàÈøÆõ; äÆäÈéÀúÈä æÌÉàú áÌÄéîÅéëÆí, åÀàÄí áÌÄéîÅé àÂáÉúÅéëÆí.
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2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
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â òÈìÆéäÈ, ìÄáÀðÅéëÆí ñÇôÌÅøåÌ; åÌáÀðÅéëÆí, ìÄáÀðÅéäÆí, åÌáÀðÅéäÆí, ìÀãåÉø àÇçÅø.
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3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
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ã éÆúÆø äÇâÌÈæÈí àÈëÇì äÈàÇøÀáÌÆä, åÀéÆúÆø äÈàÇøÀáÌÆä àÈëÇì äÇéÌÈìÆ÷; åÀéÆúÆø äÇéÌÆìÆ÷, àÈëÇì äÆçÈñÄéì.
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4 That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten; and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
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ä äÈ÷ÄéöåÌ ùÑÄëÌåÉøÄéí åÌáÀëåÌ, åÀäÅéìÄìåÌ ëÌÈì-ùÑÉúÅé éÈéÄï; òÇì-òÈñÄéñ, ëÌÄé ðÄëÀøÇú îÄôÌÄéëÆí.
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5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
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å ëÌÄé-âåÉé òÈìÈä òÇì-àÇøÀöÄé, òÈöåÌí åÀàÅéï îÄñÀôÌÈø; ùÑÄðÌÈéå ùÑÄðÌÅé àÇøÀéÅä, åÌîÀúÇìÌÀòåÉú ìÈáÄéà ìåÉ.
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6 For a people is come up upon my land, mighty, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.
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æ ùÒÈí âÌÇôÀðÄé ìÀùÑÇîÌÈä, åÌúÀàÅðÈúÄé ìÄ÷ÀöÈôÈä; çÈùÒÉó çÂùÒÈôÈäÌ åÀäÄùÑÀìÄéêÀ, äÄìÀáÌÄéðåÌ ùÒÈøÄéâÆéäÈ.
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7 He hath laid my vine waste, and blasted my fig-tree; he hath made it clean bare, and cast it down, the branches thereof are made white.
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ç àÁìÄé, ëÌÄáÀúåÌìÈä çÂâËøÇú-ùÒÇ÷ òÇì-áÌÇòÇì ðÀòåÌøÆéäÈ.
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8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
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è äÈëÀøÇú îÄðÀçÈä åÈðÆñÆêÀ, îÄáÌÅéú éÀäåÈä; àÈáÀìåÌ, äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí, îÀùÑÈøÀúÅé, éÀäåÈä.
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9 The meal-offering and the drink-offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests mourn, even the LORD'S ministers.
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é ùÑËãÌÇã ùÒÈãÆä, àÈáÀìÈä àÂãÈîÈä: ëÌÄé ùÑËãÌÇã ãÌÈâÈï, äåÉáÄéùÑ úÌÄéøåÉùÑ àËîÀìÇì éÄöÀäÈø.
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10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
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éà äÉáÄéùÑåÌ àÄëÌÈøÄéí, äÅéìÄéìåÌ ëÌÉøÀîÄéí, òÇì-çÄèÌÈä, åÀòÇì-ùÒÀòÉøÈä: ëÌÄé àÈáÇã, ÷ÀöÄéø ùÒÈãÆä.
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11 Be ashamed, O ye husbandmen, wail, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
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éá äÇâÌÆôÆï äåÉáÄéùÑÈä, åÀäÇúÌÀàÅðÈä àËîÀìÈìÈä; øÄîÌåÉï âÌÇí-úÌÈîÈø åÀúÇôÌåÌçÇ, ëÌÈì-òÂöÅé äÇùÌÒÈãÆä éÈáÅùÑåÌ--ëÌÄé-äÉáÄéùÑ ùÒÈùÒåÉï, îÄï-áÌÀðÅé àÈãÈí. {ñ}
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12 The vine is withered, and the fig-tree languisheth; the pomegranate-tree, the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered; for joy is withered away from the sons of men. {S}
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éâ çÄâÀøåÌ åÀñÄôÀãåÌ äÇëÌÉäÂðÄéí, äÅéìÄéìåÌ îÀùÑÈøÀúÅé îÄæÀáÌÅçÇ--áÌÉàåÌ ìÄéðåÌ áÇùÌÒÇ÷ÌÄéí, îÀùÑÈøÀúÅé àÁìÉäÈé: ëÌÄé ðÄîÀðÇò îÄáÌÅéú àÁìÉäÅéëÆí, îÄðÀçÈä åÈðÈñÆêÀ.
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13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests, wail, ye ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God; for the meal-offering and the drink-offering is withholden from the house of your God.
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éã ÷ÇãÌÀùÑåÌ-öåÉí, ÷ÄøÀàåÌ òÂöÈøÈä--àÄñÀôåÌ æÀ÷ÅðÄéí ëÌÉì éÉùÑÀáÅé äÈàÈøÆõ, áÌÅéú éÀäåÈä àÁìÉäÅéëÆí; åÀæÇòÂ÷åÌ, àÆì-éÀäåÈä.
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14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.
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èå àÂäÈäÌ, ìÇéÌåÉí: ëÌÄé ÷ÈøåÉá éåÉí éÀäåÈä, åÌëÀùÑÉã îÄùÌÑÇãÌÇé éÈáåÉà.
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15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
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èæ äÂìåÉà ðÆâÆã òÅéðÅéðåÌ, àÉëÆì ðÄëÀøÈú; îÄáÌÅéú àÁìÉäÅéðåÌ, ùÒÄîÀçÈä åÈâÄéì.
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16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
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éæ òÈáÀùÑåÌ ôÀøËãåÉú, úÌÇçÇú îÆâÀøÀôÉúÅéäÆí--ðÈùÑÇîÌåÌ àÉöÈøåÉú, ðÆäÆøÀñåÌ îÇîÌÀâËøåÉú: ëÌÄé äÉáÄéùÑ, ãÌÈâÈï.
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17 The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
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éç îÇä-ðÌÆàÆðÀçÈä áÀäÅîÈä, ðÈáÉëåÌ òÆãÀøÅé áÈ÷Èø--ëÌÄé àÅéï îÄøÀòÆä, ìÈäÆí; âÌÇí-òÆãÀøÅé äÇöÌÉàï, ðÆàÀùÑÈîåÌ.
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18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
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éè àÅìÆéêÈ éÀäåÈä, àÆ÷ÀøÈà: ëÌÄé àÅùÑ, àÈëÀìÈä ðÀàåÉú îÄãÀáÌÈø, åÀìÆäÈáÈä, ìÄäÂèÈä ëÌÈì-òÂöÅé äÇùÌÒÈãÆä.
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19 Unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath set ablaze all the trees of the field.
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ë âÌÇí-áÌÇäÂîåÉú ùÒÈãÆä, úÌÇòÂøåÉâ àÅìÆéêÈ: ëÌÄé éÈáÀùÑåÌ, àÂôÄé÷Åé îÈéÄí, åÀàÅùÑ, àÈëÀìÈä ðÀàåÉú äÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø. {ñ}
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20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto Thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. {S}
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