Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:12-17

12Therefore also now, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye evento me with all your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and with fastingוּבְצ֥וֹםu.ve.TzomH6685,and with weepingוּבְבְכִ֖יu.ve.ve.KhiH1065,and with mourningוּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃u.ve.mis.PedH4553:

13And rendוְקִרְע֤וּve.kir.'UH7167your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824,and not your garmentsבִּגְדֵיכֶ֔םbig.dei.KhemH899,and turnוְשׁ֖וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: for he isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and of greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and repentethוְנִחָ֖םve.ni.ChamH5162him of the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

14Who knowethיוֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045ifhe will returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725and repentוְנִחָ֑םve.ni.ChamH5162,and leaveוְהִשְׁאִ֤ירve.hish.'IrH7604a blessingבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293behindאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him; evena grain offeringמִנְחָ֣הmin.ChahH4503and a drink offeringוָנֶ֔סֶךְva.Ne.sekhH5262unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430?

15Blowתִּקְע֥וּtik.'UH8628the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782in Zionבְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,sanctifyקַדְּשׁוּ־ka.de.shu-H6942a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685,callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121a solemn assemblyעֲצָרָֽה׃'a.tza.RahH6116:

16Gatherאִסְפוּ־'is.fu-H622the peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971,sanctifyקַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.ShuH6942the congregationקָהָל֙ka.HalH6951,assembleקִבְצ֣וּkiv.TzuH6908the eldersזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,gatherאִסְפוּ֙'is.FuH622the childrenעֽוֹלָלִ֔יםo.la.LimH5768,and those that suckוְיֹנְקֵ֖יve.yo.ne.KeiH3243the breastsשָׁדָ֑יִםsha.Da.yimH7699:let the bridegroomחָתָן֙cha.TanH2860go forthיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318of his chamberמֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹme.ched.RoH2315,and the brideוְכַלָּ֖הve.kha.LahH3618out of her closetמֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃me.chu.pa.TahH2646.

17Let the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,weepיִבְכּוּ֙yiv.KuH1058between the porchהָאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196,and let them sayוְֽיֹאמְר֞וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Spareח֧וּסָהChu.sahH2347thy peopleעַמֶּ֗ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and giveתִּתֵּ֨ןti.TenH5414not thine heritageנַחֲלָתְךָ֤na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159to reproachלְחֶרְפָּה֙le.cher.PahH2781,that the heathenגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471should rule overלִמְשָׁל־lim.shol-H4910them: wherefore should they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559among the peopleבָֽעַמִּ֔יםva.'a.MimH5971, Where istheir Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430?

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