約珥書 2
1 你們要在熙雍吹起號角，在我的的聖山下吹起號筒! 叫大地所有的居民戰慄害怕，因為上主的日子來了，且已來近了。
Blow trumpets on Zion [Hill], God’s sacred hill [in Jerusalem]! Tell the people of Judah that they should tremble, because it will soon be the time for Yahweh [to punish us further].
2 那是一個陰霾昏暗的日子，是一個濃雲漆黑的日子! 一個龐大結盛的民族猶如曙光一樣，散布在各山下；像這樣的民族，是亙古以來從未有過，此後歷盡萬世萬代，也不會再有。
[That will be a very] dark and gloomy day; there will be [black] clouds and it will be very dark. A huge [swarm of locusts] has covered the mountains like [SIM] a black [cloud]. Nothing like this has ever happened before, and nothing like this will ever [happen] again.
3 在這的前面，有吞滅的烈火，後面，有燃燒的火燄；這民族未來以前，大地有如伊甸樂園，既來以後，卻成了荒涼的；什麼也沒有留下。
[It is as though the locusts bring] flames of fire from which no one can escape. In front of them, the land was [beautiful] like [SIM] the garden of Eden, but behind them [the land is like] a desert and nothing survives.
4 你們的形狀有如馬的形狀，牠們奔馳有如戰爭馬．
[The locusts] resemble horses, and they run like [SIM] war horses.
5 牠們跳躍，發出有如戰車越過山巔的轔轔聲，發出有如烈火焚燒稻草的爆裂聲，活像一支嚴陣以待的強大軍旅。
Leaping over the mountaintops, they make a noise like rumbling chariots, like [SIM] a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, or like [SIM] the roar of a fire that burns up stubble [in a field].
6 萬民一見，為之惶恐，人人臉面為之失色。
When people see them coming, they become very pale and frightened.
7 們們疾進有如勇士，攀登城牆有如戰士，各走自己的路線，從不混亂自己的行列。
[The locusts] climb over walls like soldiers do; they march along in columns and never turn aside [from their columns].
8 牠們各不相擠，各循自己的路線進行；既使衝鋒陷陣，仍不散亂。
They rush straight ahead without pushing each other. [Even though people throw] spears and javelins at them, that will not cause them to stop.
9 牠們進攻城邑，奔上城牆壁，攀登屋頂，闖進窗戶，一個盜賊一樣。
They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
10 在牠們面前，大地為之震蕩，諸天為之搖動，星辰為之失光。
[It is as though] they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble. The sun and the moon become dark and the stars do not shine [because there are so many locusts in the sky].
11 上主在自己的軍旅散發出了自己的聲音，衪的隊伍極其龐大，執行衪命令的，又是強而有力的；上主的一個子實在偉大，極甚可怕：有誰能抵得住﹖
Yahweh leads this army [of countless locusts], and they obey his commands. This time when he is judging and punishing us is very terrible, [with the result that it seems that] no one [RHQ] can survive it.
12 至少現在，──上主的斷語──你們應全心歸向我，禁食，哭泣，悲哀!
But Yahweh says, “In spite of [these disasters that you have experienced], you can return to me with all your inner beings. Weep, and mourn, and (fast/abstain from eating food) [to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me].
13 應撕裂的，是你們的心，而不是你們的衣服；你們應歸向上主你們的天主．因為衪寬仁慈悲，遲於發怒，富於慈愛，常懊悔降災。
Do not tear your clothes [to show that you are sorry]; instead, show [MET] that you are sorry.” Yahweh is merciful and kind; he does not quickly become angry; he faithfully loves [people]. He does not quickly become angry; instead, he greatly and faithfully loves [you], and he does not like to punish you.
14 有誰知道，也許衪會轉意後悔，在這場災禍後，給你們留下祝福，好使你們能給上主你們的天主獻上素祭和奠祭。
No one knows [RHQ] if he will change his mind [about punishing you] and if instead he will act mercifully [toward you]. If he does that, he will bless you [by giving you plenty of grain and wine] in order that you can offer [some of] those things as sacrifices to him.
15 你們要在熙雍吹起號角，制定一個齋期，召開一個盛會。
Blow the trumpets on Zion [Hill]! Gather the people together! Show by fasting that you are sorry [for the sins that you have committed].
16 要召集民眾，制定一個集會。召集老人，集合幼童，既使吃奶的嬰兒；新郎應走出他的洞房，新郎應離開她的閨房。
Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh. Gather everyone together— the old people and the children, even the babies, and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.
17 上主的僕人──司祭，應在殿廊與祭壇之間痛哭，說：「上主，求你憐恤你的百姓，不要讓你的基業遭受侮辱，使異民取笑他們! 為什麼讓人在異民中說：他們的的天主在哪裏﹖」
Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple and to pray [this]: “Yahweh, rescue/save [us] your people; do not allow people from other nations to despise us; do not allow them to ridicule us and say, ‘Why has [RHQ] their God [abandoned them]?’”
18 上主對自己的地域又重加妒愛，憐憫了自己的百姓。
But Yahweh [showed that he] was concerned about his people and that he would act mercifully toward them.
19 上主答覆衪的百姓說：我必再賜給你們五榖、酒、油，使你們得享飽飫；不再使你們在異民中遭受恥辱。
When the people prayed, Yahweh answered and said, “I will give you [plenty of] grain and wine and [olive] oil, and you will be satisfied. And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.
20 我要使從北方來的大軍，遠離你們；要驅逐他們到荒涼不毛地，使他們的先鋒面向東海，使他們的殿軍面向西海；他們的臭氣要上升，他們的腥臭要上騰。「因為他們行了大惡。」
Another army [of locusts will come] from the north [to attack you], but I will force them to continue [past Jerusalem] into the desert. Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east and some will go into the [Mediterranean] Sea in the west. [There] they will [all die, and their bodies] will stink.” Yahweh does great things!
21 田地，你不要害怕，反要歡愉喜樂，因為上主行了大事。
He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
22 田間的野獸，你們不要害怕，因為原野的牧場又已發青，樹木已再結果，無花果樹和葡萄樹必再供給出產。
And the wild animals should not be afraid, because the meadows will soon become green again; the fig trees and [other] trees will be full of fruit, and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.
23 熙雍的子女! 你們應歡樂，應喜樂於上主你們的天主，因為衪按公義，像昔日一樣，賜給了且給你們時雨，且給你們降下甘霖：秋雨和春雨。
You people of Jerusalem, rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, [will be doing for you]. He will send abundant rain at the (right time/time when it is needed)— (in the spring/early in the year) and (in the autumn/late in the year) like he did previously.
24 禾埸必充滿莊稼，榨池必湧出美酒和新酒。
The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain, and your vats where you store grape juice and [olive] oil will be full.
25 我必要補償你們，我對你們派來的大軍：飛蝗、冬斯、蚱蜢和蝻子，連年所吃掉的收成。
[Yahweh said, ] “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts that I sent to attack you.
26 你們必得飽食，必要頌揚上主你們的天主的名，因為衪為你們行了奇妙的事。 [我的百姓永不再蒙受羞辱。]
You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full. Then you will praise me [MTY], Yahweh, your God, for the wonderful things that I have done for you. And never again will you be disgraced.
27 你們將會知道：我是在以色列中間，我是上主你們的天主，此外再沒有別的神；而我的百姓永不再蒙受羞辱。
When that happens, you will know that I am [always] among you, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and that there is no other [God]. Never again will you be disgraced.”
28 此後──上主的斷語──我要將我的神傾注在一切有血肉的人身上：你們的兒子們和你們的女兒們要說預言，你們的老人要人要看夢境，你們的青年要見神視；
“Some time later, I will give my Spirit to many [HYP] people. Your sons and daughters will proclaim messages that come directly from me. Your old men will have dreams [that come from me], and your young men will have visions [that come from me].
29 在那些日裏，既使在奴僕和婢女身上，我也要傾注我的神。
At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
30 我要在上天下地顯示奇異的徵兆：血、火和煙柱。
I will do unusual/amazing things on the earth and in the sky. [On the earth] [CHI], there will be much blood [shed] and [there will be very large] fires and smoke that resembles huge clouds.
31 在上主偉大可畏的日子來臨以前，太陽要變為昏暗，月亮要變成血紅。
[In the sky, ] the sun will become dark and the moon will become [as red as] [MET] blood. [Those things will happen] before that great and terrible day when [I], Yahweh, appear.
32 將來，凡呼號上主名號的人，必然獲救，因為如上主所說，在熙雍山，在耶路撒冷必有救援，必有上主召選的劫後餘生。
But at that time [I] will save everyone who worships me. I promise that some people in Jerusalem [DOU] will escape [those disasters]; those whom I have chosen will survive.”
