Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:21-23

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.

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