New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 3:9-14

9Proclaimקִרְאוּ־kir.'u-H7121thisH2088among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471:Prepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּka.de.ShuH6942a warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;rouseהָעִ֙ירוּ֙ha.'I.ruH5782the mightyH1368menH1368!Let allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the soldiersאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃'an.Shei ha.mil.cha.MahH582 H4421drawיִגְּשׁ֣וּyi.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066,let them comeיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927up!

10Beatכֹּ֤תּוּKo.tuH3807your plowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙'i.tei.KhemH855into swordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתla.cha.ra.VotH2719And your pruningH4211hooksH4211into spearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםlir.ma.ChimH7420;Let the weakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁha.cha.LashH2523sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559, “I am a mightyH1368manH1368.”

11Hastenע֣וּשׁוּ'U.shuH5789and comeוָבֹ֧אוּva.Vo.'uH935,allכָֽל־khol-H3605you surroundingמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471,And gatherוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּve.nik.Ba.tzuH6908yourselves thereשָׁ֕מָּהSha.mahH8033.BringH5181downH5181, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, YourmightyH1368onesH1368.

12Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be arousedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ye.'o.ruH5782And comeוְיַעֲל֣וּve.ya.'a.LuH5927up to thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,For thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033I will sitאֵשֵׁ֛ב'e.ShevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טlish.PotH8199Allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

13Putשִׁלְח֣וּshil.ChuH7971in the sickleמַגָּ֔לma.GalH4038, for theharvestקָצִ֑ירka.TzirH7105is ripeבָשַׁ֖לva.ShalH1310.Comeבֹּ֤אֽוּBo.'uH935,treadH3381, for thewineH1660pressH1660is fullמָ֣לְאָהMal.'ahH4390;The vatsהַיְקָבִ֔יםhay.ka.VimH3342overflowהֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙he.Shi.kuH7783, for theirwickednessH7463is greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227.

14Multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֣יםha.mo.NimH1995,multitudesהֲמוֹנִ֔יםha.mo.NimH1995in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶֽחָר֑וּץhe.cha.RutzH2742! For thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofdecisionהֶחָרֽוּץ׃he.cha.RutzH2742.

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