Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:1-10

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that came to Joelיוֹאֵ֖לyo.'ElH3100the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pethuelפְּתוּאֵֽל׃pe.tu.'ElH6602.

2Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, ye old menהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,and give earוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,all ye inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Hath this been in your daysבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םbi.mei.KhemH3117,or evenוְאִ֖םve.'ImH518in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1?

3Tellסַפֵּ֑רוּsa.Pe.ruH5608ye your childrenלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םliv.nei.KhemH1121of it, and letyour childrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121telltheir childrenלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755.

4That which the palmerwormהַגָּזָם֙ha.ga.ZamH1501hath leftיֶ֤תֶרYe.terH3499hath the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;and that which the locustהָאַרְבֶּ֖הha.'ar.BehH697hath leftוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath the cankerwormהַיָּ֑לֶקhai.Ya.lekH3218eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398;and that which the cankerwormהַיֶּ֔לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218hath leftוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499hath the caterpillerהֶחָסִֽיל׃he.cha.SilH2625eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398.

5Awakeהָקִ֤יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974,ye drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרִים֙shi.ko.RimH7910,and weepוּבְכ֔וּu.ve.KhuH1058;and howlוְהֵילִ֖לוּve.hei.Li.luH3213,all ye drinkersשֹׁ֣תֵיSho.teiH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196,because of the new wineעָסִ֕יס'a.SisH6071;for it is cut offנִכְרַ֖תnikh.RatH3772from your mouthמִפִּיכֶֽם׃mi.pi.KhemH6310.

6For a nationגוֹי֙goyH1471is come upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upon my landאַרְצִ֔י'ar.TziH776,strongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099,and without numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557,whose teethשִׁנָּיו֙shi.NavH8127arethe teethשִׁנֵּ֣יshi.NeiH8127of a lionאַרְיֵ֔ה'ar.YehH738,and he hath the cheek teethוּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתu.me.ta.le.'otH4973of a great lionלָבִ֖יאla.Vi'H3833.

7He hath laidשָׂ֤םsamH7760my vineגַּפְנִי֙gaf.NiH1612wasteלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,and barkedלִקְצָפָ֑הlik.tza.FahH7111my fig treeוּתְאֵנָתִ֖יu.te.'e.na.TiH8384:he hath made it cleanחָשֹׂ֤ףcha.SofH2834bareחֲשָׂפָהּ֙cha.sa.FahH2834, and cast itawayוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְve.hish.LikhH7993;the branchesשָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃sa.ri.Gei.haH8299thereof are made whiteהִלְבִּ֖ינוּhil.Bi.nuH3835.

8Lamentאֱלִ֕י'e.LiH421like a virginכִּבְתוּלָ֥הkiv.tu.LahH1330girdedחֲגֻֽרַת־cha.gu.rat-H2296with sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242for the husbandבַּ֥עַלBa.'alH1167of her youthנְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ne.'u.Rei.haH5271.

9The grain offeringמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503and the drink offeringוָנֶ֖סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262is cut offהָכְרַ֥תha.khe.RatH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334,mournאָֽבְלוּ֙'a.ve.LuH56.

10The fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704is wastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703,the landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127mournethאָבְלָ֖ה'a.ve.LahH56;for the grainדָּגָ֔ןda.GanH1715is wastedשֻׁדַּ֣דshu.DadH7703:the new wineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492is dried upהוֹבִ֥ישׁho.VishH3001,the oilיִצְהָֽר׃yitz.HarH3323languishethאֻמְלַ֥ל'um.LalH535.

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