Revised Literal Translation

Joel 2:9-12

9They shall run to and froיָשֹׁ֗קּוּya.Sho.kuH8264in the cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892;they shall runיְרֻצ֔וּןye.ru.TzunH7323upon the wallבַּֽחוֹמָה֙ba.cho.MahH2346,they shall climb upיַעֲל֑וּya.'a.LuH5927upon the housesבַּבָּתִּ֖יםba.ba.TimH1004;they shall enter inיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935at the windowsהַחַלּוֹנִ֛יםha.cha.lo.NimH2474like a thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.

10The earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776shall quakeרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them; the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall trembleרָעֲשׁ֖וּra.'a.ShuH7493:the sunשֶׁ֤מֶשׁShe.meshH8121and the moonוְיָרֵ֙חַ֙ve.ya.Re.achH3394shall be darkקָדָ֔רוּka.Da.ruH6937,and the starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםve.kho.kha.VimH3556shall withdrawאָסְפ֥וּ'a.se.FuH622their shiningנָגְהָֽם׃na.ge.HamH5051:

11And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shall utterנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414his voiceקוֹלוֹ֙ko.LoH6963beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428:for his campמַחֲנֵ֔הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264isveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966greatרַ֤בravH7227: for he isstrongעָצ֖וּם'a.TzumH6099that executethעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213his wordדְבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697:for the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isgreatגָד֧וֹלga.DolH1419and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966terribleוְנוֹרָ֥אve.no.Ra'H3372;and who can abideיְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ye.khi.Le.nuH3557it?

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:

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