Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:15-18

15Alasאֲהָ֖הּ'a.HahH162for the dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117!for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and as a destructionוּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.ShodH7701from the Almightyמִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706shall it comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

16Is not the meatאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400cut offנִכְרָ֑תnikh.RatH3772before our eyesעֵינֵ֖ינוּ'ei.Nei.nuH5869, yea,joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִֽיל׃va.GilH1524from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

17The seedפְרֻד֗וֹתfe.ru.DotH6507is rottenעָבְשׁ֣וּ'a.ve.ShuH5685under their clodsמֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmeg.re.Fo.tei.HemH4053,the garnersאֹֽצָר֔וֹת'o.tza.RotH214are laid desolateנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙na.Sha.muH8074,the barnsמַמְּגֻר֑וֹתma.me.gu.RotH4460are broken downנֶהֶרְס֖וּne.her.SuH2040;for the grainדָּגָֽן׃da.GanH1715is witheredהֹבִ֖ישׁho.VishH3001.

18How do the beastsבְהֵמָ֗הve.he.MahH929groanנֶּאֶנְחָ֣הne.'en.ChahH584!the herdsעֶדְרֵ֣י'ed.ReiH5739of cattleבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241are perplexedנָבֹ֙כוּ֙na.Vo.khuH943,because they have no pastureמִרְעֶ֖הmir.'EhH4829;yea, the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629are made desolateנֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ne'.Sha.muH816.

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