New American Standard Bible 2020

Joel 1:1-10

1Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that cameהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961toJoelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602:

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088, youeldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,And listenוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776. Has anything likethisH2088happenedהֶהָ֤יְתָהhe.Ha.ye.tahH1961in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117,Orוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in your fathers’אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121about it, And haveyour sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121telltheir sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,And their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121the nextאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4WhatH3499thegnawingH1501locustהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501has leftH3499, theswarmingH697locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;And whatH3499theswarmingH697locustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697has leftH3499,the creepingH3218locustהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218has eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;And whatH3499the creepingH3218locustהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218has leftH3499, thestrippingH2625locustהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625has eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5AwakeH7019,you heavyH7910drinkersH7910,and weepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058;And wailוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,allכָּל־kol-H3605you wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196drinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354,Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of the sweetעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071wineH6071, For it has beeneliminatedנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from your mouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For anationגוֹי֙goyH1471hasinvadedעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,Mightyעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099and withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557;Its teethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127are the teethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of a lionH743,And it has the jawsוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a lionessלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7It hasmadeשָׂ֤םsamH7760my vineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612a wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047And my figוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384treeH8384a stumpלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111.It has strippedחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834them bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834and hurledH7993themawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993;Their branchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299have becomeהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835whiteH3835.

8Wailאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like a virginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330clothedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296with sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242For the groomבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of her youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9Thegrain offeringמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drinkוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262have been cutהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772offH3772From the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56,The ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10The fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704isruinedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,The landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournsאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56;For the grainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715is ruinedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,The newתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492has driedH3001upH3001,Freshיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323oilH3323hasfailedאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

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