New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 2:23-32

23So rejoiceגִּ֤ילוּGi.luH1523, Osonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726, Andbe gladוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; For He hasgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414youthe earlyהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4175rainמוֹרֶ֥הmo.RehH4175for yourvindicationלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666.And He has pouredH3381downוַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381for you the rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653, TheearlyH4175andlatterH4456rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456as beforeבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223.

24The threshingהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637floorsH1637will be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390of grainבָּ֑רBarH1250,And the vatsהַיְקָבִ֖יםhay.ka.VimH3342willoverflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783with the newתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492and oilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25“Then I will makeוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.TiH7999up to you for the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141That the swarmingH697locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398,The creepingH3218locustהַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218,the strippingH2625locustוְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.SilH2625and the gnawingH1501locustוְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.ZamH1501,My greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428whichH834I sentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you.

26You will have plentyוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398toeatאָכוֹל֙'a.khOlH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂב֔וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646Andpraiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasdealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213wondrouslyלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381with you;Then My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971willneverוְלֹא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ve.lo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769be putH954to shameH954.

27Thus you willknowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am in the midstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,And that I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,And thereH369isnoH369otherע֑וֹדodH5750;And My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will neverוְלֹא־ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סve.lo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769beputH954to shameH954.

28“It will comeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961about afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֗ןKhenH3651That I willpourאֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210out My Spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307on allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320;And your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323will prophesyוְנִבְּא֖וּve.ni.be.'UH5012,Your oldזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205menH2205will dreamיַחֲלֹמ֔וּןya.cha.lo.MunH2492dreamsחֲלֹמ֣וֹתcha.lo.MotH2472,Your youngבַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔םba.Chu.rei.KhemH970menH970will seeיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200visionsחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹתchez.yo.NotH2384.

29Evenוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571on themaleהָֽעֲבָדִ֖יםha.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleהַשְּׁפָח֑וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH5650 H8198I will pourאֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210out My Spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307in thoseהָהֵ֔מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117.

30I willdisplayוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414wondersמֽוֹפְתִ֔יםmof.TimH4159in the skyבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and on the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776,Bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818,fireוָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784and columnsוְתִֽימֲר֖וֹתve.ti.ma.RotH8490of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

31Thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121will be turnedיֵהָפֵ֣ךְye.ha.FekhH2015into darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822And the moonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394into bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818Beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comesבּ֚וֹאBo'H935.

32And it will comeH1961about thatwhoeverכֹּ֧לkolH3605 H834callsיִקְרָ֛אyik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Will be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422; Foron Mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Zionצִיּ֨וֹןtzi.YonH6726and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389There will be those whoescapeפְלֵיטָ֗הfe.lei.TahH6413,As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Even among thesurvivorsוּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔יםu.Va.se.ri.DimH8300whomH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068callsקֹרֵֽא׃ko.Re'H7121.

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