Revised Literal Translation

Joel 1:7-12

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.

11Be ye ashamedH3001,O ye husbandmenאִכָּרִ֗ים'i.ka.RimH406;howlהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O ye vinedressersכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםko.re.MimH3755,for the wheatחִטָּ֖הchi.TahH2406and for the barleyשְׂעֹרָ֑הse.'o.RahH8184;because the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the fieldשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704is perishedאָבַ֖ד'a.VadH6.

12The vineהַגֶּ֣פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612is dried upH3001,and the fig treeוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖הve.ha.te.'e.NahH8384languishethאֻמְלָ֑לָה'um.La.lahH535;the pomegranateרִמּ֞וֹןri.MonH7416tree, the palm treeתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8558also, and the apple treeוְתַפּ֗וּחַve.ta.Pu.achH8598, evenall the treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,are witheredH3001:because joyשָׂשׂ֖וֹןsa.SonH8342is withered awayH3001from the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.

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