約珥書 2
1 你們要在錫安吹角， 在我聖山吹出大聲。 國中的居民都要發顫； 因為耶和華的日子將到， 已經臨近。
Blowe the trumpet in Zion, and shoute in mine holy mountaine: let all the inhabitants of the lande tremble: for the day of the Lord is come: for it is at hand.
2 那日是黑暗、幽冥、 密雲、烏黑的日子， 好像晨光鋪滿山嶺。 有一隊蝗蟲又大又強； 從來沒有這樣的， 以後直到萬代也必沒有。
A day of darkenesse, and of blacknesse, a day of cloudes, and obscuritie, as the morning spred vpon the mountaines, so is there a great people, and a mighty: there was none like it from the beginning, neither shalbe any more after it, vnto the yeeres of many generations.
3 牠們前面如火燒滅， 後面如火焰燒盡。 未到以前，地如伊甸園； 過去以後，成了荒涼的曠野； 沒有一樣能躲避牠們的。
A fire deuoureth before him, and behinde him a flame burneth vp: the land is as the garden of Eden before him, and behinde him a desolate wildernesse, so that nothing shall escape him.
4 牠們的形狀如馬， 奔跑如馬兵。
The beholding of him is like the sight of horses, and like the horsemen, so shall they runne.
5 在山頂蹦跳的響聲如車輛的響聲， 又如火焰燒碎稭的響聲， 好像強盛的民擺陣預備打仗。
Like the noyse of charrets in the toppes of the mountaines shall they leape, like the noyse of a flame of fire that deuoureth the stubble, and as a mightie people prepared to the battel.
6 牠們一來，眾民傷慟， 臉都變色。
Before his face shall the people tremble: all faces shall gather blackenesse.
7 牠們如勇士奔跑， 像戰士爬城； 各都步行，不亂隊伍。
They shall runne like strong men, and goe vp to the wall like men of warre, and euery man shall goe forward in his wayes, and they shall not stay in their paths.
8 彼此並不擁擠，向前各行其路， 直闖兵器，不偏左右。
Neither shall one thrust another, but euery one shall walke in his path: and when they fall vpon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
9 牠們蹦上城，躥上牆， 爬上房屋， 進入窗戶如同盜賊。
They shall runne to and from in the citie: they shall runne vpon the wall: they shall clime vp vpon the houses, and enter in at ye windowes like ye thiefe.
10 牠們一來， 地震天動， 日月昏暗， 星宿無光。
The earth shall tremble before him, ye heauens shall shake, the sunne and the moone shalbe darke, and the starres shall withdraw their shining,
11 耶和華在他軍旅前發聲， 他的隊伍甚大； 成就他命的是強盛者。 因為耶和華的日子大而可畏， 誰能當得起呢？
And the Lord shall vtter his voyce before his hoste: for his hoste is very great: for he is strog that doeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible, and who can abide it?
12 耶和華說：雖然如此， 你們應當禁食、哭泣、悲哀， 一心歸向我。
Therefore also now the Lord sayth, Turne you vnto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning,
13 你們要撕裂心腸， 不撕裂衣服。 歸向耶和華－你們的上帝； 因為他有恩典，有憐憫， 不輕易發怒， 有豐盛的慈愛， 並且後悔不降所說的災。
And rent your heart, and not your clothes: and turne vnto the Lord your God, for he is gratious, and mercifull, slowe to anger, and of great kindnes, and repenteth him of the euill.
14 或者他轉意後悔，留下餘福， 就是留下獻給耶和華－你們上帝的素祭和奠祭， 也未可知。
Who knoweth, is he wil returne and repent and leaue a blessing behinde him, euen a meate offring, and a drinke offring vnto ye Lord your God?
15 你們要在錫安吹角， 分定禁食的日子， 宣告嚴肅會。
Blowe the trumpet in Zion, sanctifie a fast, call a solemne assembly.
16 聚集眾民，使會眾自潔： 招聚老者， 聚集孩童和吃奶的； 使新郎出離洞房， 新婦出離內室。
Gather the people: sanctifie the congregation, gather the elders: assemble the children, and those that sucke the breastes: let the bridegrome go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her bride chamber.
17 事奉耶和華的祭司 要在廊子和祭壇中間哭泣，說： 耶和華啊，求你顧惜你的百姓， 不要使你的產業受羞辱， 列邦管轄他們。 為何容列國的人說： 「他們的上帝在哪裏」呢？
Let the Priestes, the ministers of the Lord weepe betweene the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and giue not thine heritage into reproche that the heathen should rule ouer them. Wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
18 耶和華就為自己的地發熱心， 憐恤他的百姓。
Then will the Lord be ielous ouer his land, and spare his people.
19 耶和華應允他的百姓說： 我必賜給你們五穀、新酒，和油， 使你們飽足； 我也不再使你們受列國的羞辱；
Yea, the Lord wil answere and say vnto his people, Beholde, I will send you corne, and wine, and oyle, and you shalbe satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproche among the heathen,
20 卻要使北方來的軍隊遠離你們， 將他們趕到乾旱荒廢之地： 前隊趕入東海， 後隊趕入西海； 因為他們所行的大惡， 臭氣上升，腥味騰空。
But I will remooue farre off from you the Northren armie, and I will driue him into a land, barren and desolate with his face toward the East sea, and his end to the vtmost sea, and his stinke shall come vp, and his corruption shall ascend, because he hath exalted himselfe to do this.
21 地土啊，不要懼怕； 要歡喜快樂， 因為耶和華行了大事。
Feare not, O land, but be glad, and reioyce: for the Lord wil do great things.
22 田野的走獸啊，不要懼怕； 因為，曠野的草發生， 樹木結果， 無花果樹、葡萄樹也都效力。
Be not afrayde, ye beastes of the fielde: for the pastures of the wildernesse are greene: for the tree beareth her fruite: the figge tree and the vine do giue their force.
23 錫安的民哪，你們要快樂， 為耶和華－你們的上帝歡喜； 因他賜給你們合宜的秋雨， 為你們降下甘霖， 就是秋雨、春雨，和先前一樣。
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and reioyce in the Lord your God: for he hath giuen you the rayne of righteousnes, he wil cause to come downe for you the rayne, euen the first raine, and the latter raine in the first moneth.
24 禾場必滿了麥子； 酒醡與油醡必有新酒和油盈溢。
And the barnes shalbe full of wheate, and the presses shall abound with wine and oyle.
25 我打發到你們中間的大軍隊， 就是蝗蟲、蝻子、螞蚱、剪蟲， 那些年所吃的，我要補還你們。
And I will render you the yeeres that the grashopper hath eaten, the canker worme and the caterpiller and the palmer worme, my great hoste which I sent among you.
26 你們必多吃而得飽足， 就讚美為你們行奇妙事之耶和華－你們上帝的名。 我的百姓必永遠不致羞愧。
So you shall eate and be satisfied and praise the Name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt marueilously with you: and my people shall neuer be ashamed.
27 你們必知道我是在以色列中間， 又知道我是耶和華－你們的上帝； 在我以外並無別神。 我的百姓必永遠不致羞愧。
Ye shall also know, that I am in the middes of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and none other, and my people shall neuer be ashamed.
28 以後，我要將我的靈澆灌凡有血氣的。 你們的兒女要說預言； 你們的老年人要做異夢， 少年人要見異象。
And afterward will I powre out my Spirit vpon all flesh: and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie: your olde men shall dreame dreames, and your yong men shall see visions,
29 在那些日子， 我要將我的靈澆灌我的僕人和使女。
And also vpon the seruants, and vpon the maydes in those dayes wil I powre my Spirit.
30 「在天上地下，我要顯出奇事，有血，有火，有煙柱。
And I will shewe wonders in the heauens and in the earth: blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 日頭要變為黑暗，月亮要變為血，這都在耶和華大而可畏的日子未到以前。
The sunne shalbe turned into darkenesse, and the moone into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.
32 到那時候，凡求告耶和華名的就必得救；因為照耶和華所說的，在錫安山，耶路撒冷必有逃脫的人，在剩下的人中必有耶和華所召的。」
But whosoeuer shall call on the Name of the Lord, shalbe saued: for in mount Zion, and in Ierusale shalbe deliuerance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant, whom the Lord shall call.
