Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:18-27

18Then will Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be jealousוַיְקַנֵּ֥אvay.ka.Ne'H7065for his landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,and pityוַיַּחְמֹ֖לvai.yach.MolH2550his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19Yea, Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will answerוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and sayוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his peopleלְעַמּ֗וֹle.'a.MoH5971,Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971you grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,and wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and ye shall be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖םu.se.va'.TemH7646therewith: and I will no more makeאֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenH5414you a reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471:

20But I will remove far offאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368from you the northernהַצְּפוֹנִ֞יha.tze.fo.NiH6830army,and will driveוְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ve.hi.dach.TivH5080him into a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776barrenצִיָּ֣הtzi.YahH6723and desolateוּשְׁמָמָה֒u.she.ma.MahH8077,with his faceפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440toward the eastהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and his hinder partוְסֹפ֖וֹve.so.FoH5490toward the utmostהָאַֽחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220,and his stinkבָאְשׁ֗וֹva.'e.ShoH889shall come upוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927,and his ill savourצַחֲנָת֔וֹtza.cha.na.ToH6709shall come upוְתַ֙עַל֙ve.Ta.'alH5927,because he hath doneלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431.

21Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not, O landאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127;be gladגִּ֣ילִיGi.liH1523and rejoiceוּשְׂמָ֔חִיu.se.Ma.chiH8055:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213great thingsהִגְדִּ֥ילhig.DilH1431.

22Be not afraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372,ye beastsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of the fieldשָׂדַ֔יsa.DaiH7704:for the pasturesנְא֣וֹתne.'otH4999of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057do springדָשְׁא֖וּda.she.'UH1876,for the treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086bearethנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375her fruitפִרְי֔וֹfir.YoH6529,the fig treeתְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.NahH8384and the vineוָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenH1612do yieldנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414their strengthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

23Be gladגִּ֤ילוּGi.luH1523then, ye childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and rejoiceוְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.ChuH8055in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:for he hath givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414you the former rainהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4175moderatelyלִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.KahH6666,and he will cause to come downוַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381for you the rainגֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemH1653,the former rainמוֹרֶ֥הmo.RehH4175,and the latter rainוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456in the firstבָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.ShonH7223month.

24And the floorsהַגֳּרָנ֖וֹתha.go.ra.NotH1637shall be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390of wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250,and the pressfatsהַיְקָבִ֖יםhay.ka.VimH3342shall overflowוְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּve.he.Shi.kuH7783with wineתִּיר֥וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492and oilוְיִצְהָֽר׃ve.yitz.HarH3323.

25And I will restoreוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.TiH7999to you the yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141that the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.BehH697hath eatenאָכַ֣ל'a.KhalH398,the cankerwormהַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekH3218,and the caterpillerוְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.SilH2625,and the palmerwormוְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.ZamH1501,my greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419armyחֵילִי֙chei.LiH2428which I sentשִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971among you.

26And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398in plentyאָכוֹל֙'a.khOlH398,and be satisfiedוְשָׂב֔וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646,and praiseוְהִלַּלְתֶּ֗םve.hi.lal.TemH1984the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,that hath dealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213wondrouslyלְהַפְלִ֑יאle.haf.Li'H6381with you: and my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

27And ye shall knowוִידַעְתֶּ֗םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amin the midstבְקֶ֤רֶבve.Ke.revH7130of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and that I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and none else: and my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

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