Joel 2
1 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Canite tuba in Sion, ululate in monte sancto meo, conturbentur omnes habitatores terræ: Quia venit dies Domini, quia prope est
2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
dies tenebrarum, et caliginis, dies nubis, et turbinis: quasi mane expansum super montes populus multus et fortis: similis ei non fuit a principio, et post eum non erit usque in annos generationis et generationis.
3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.
Ante faciem eius ignis vorans, et post eum exurens flamma: quasi hortus voluptatis terra coram eo, et post eum solitudo deserti, neque est qui effugiat eum.
4 Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.
Quasi aspectus equorum, aspectus eorum: et quasi equites sic current.
5 With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.
Sicut sonitus quadrigarum super capita montium exilient, sicut sonitus flammæ ignis devorantis stipulam, velut populus fortis præparatus ad prælium.
6 Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
A facie eius cruciabuntur populi: omnes vultus redigentur in ollam.
7 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.
Sicut fortes current: quasi viri bellatores ascendent murum: viri in viis suis gradientur, et non declinabunt a semitis suis.
8 They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
Unusquisque fratrem suum non coarctabit, singuli in calle suo ambulabunt: sed et per fenestras cadent, et non demolientur.
9 They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.
Urbem ingredientur, in muro current: domos conscendent, per fenestras intrabunt quasi fur.
10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
A facie eius contremuit terra, moti sunt cæli: sol et luna obtenebrati sunt et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum.
11 The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
Et Dominus dedit vocem suam ante faciem exercitus sui: quia multa sunt nimis castra eius, quia fortia et facientia verbum eius: magnus enim dies Domini, et terribilis valde: et quis sustinebit eum?
12 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
Nunc ergo dicit Dominus: Convertimini ad me in toto corde vestro in ieiunio, et in fletu, et in planctu.
13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
Et scindite corda vestra, et non vestimenta vestra, et convertimini ad Dominum Deum vestrum: quia benignus et misericors est, patiens et multæ misericordiæ, et præstabilis super malitia.
14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him— grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
Quis scit si convertatur, et ignoscat, et relinquat post se benedictionem, sacrificium, et libamen Domino Deo vestro?
15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.
Canite tuba in Sion, sanctificate ieiunium, vocate cœtum.
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
congregate populum, sanctificate ecclesiam, coadunate senes, congregate parvulos, et sugentes ubera: egrediatur sponsus de cubili suo, et sponsa de thalamo suo.
17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Inter vestibulum et altare plorabunt sacerdotes ministri Domini: et dicent: Parce Domine, parce populo tuo: et ne des hereditatem tuam in opprobrium ut dominentur eis nationes. quare dicunt in populis: Ubi est Deus eorum?
18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
Zelatus est Dominus terram suam, et pepercit populo suo:
19 And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
Et respondit Dominus, et dixit populo suo: Ecce ego mittam vobis frumentum, et vinum, et oleum, et replebimini eis: et non dabo vos ultra opprobrium in Gentibus.
20 The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
Et eum, qui ab Aquilone est, procul faciam a vobis: et expellam eum in terram inviam, et desertam: faciem eius contra mare Orientale, et extremum eius ad mare novissimum: et ascendet fœtor eius, et ascendet putredo eius, quia superbe egit.
21 Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
Noli timere terra, exulta et lætare: quoniam magnificavit Dominus ut faceret.
22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
Nolite timere animalia regionis: quia germinaverunt speciosa deserti, quia lignum attulit fructum suum, ficus, et vinea dederunt virtutem suam.
23 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
Et filii Sion exultate, et lætamini in Domino Deo vestro: quia dedit vobis doctorem iustitiæ, et descendere faciet ad vos imbrem matutinum et serotinum sicut in principio.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
Et implebuntur areæ frumento, et redundabunt torcularia vino, et oleo.
25 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — My great army that I sent against you.
Et reddam vobis annos, quos comedit locusta, bruchus, et rubigo, et eruca: fortitudo mea magna, quam misi in vos.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.
Et comedetis vescentes, et saturabimini: et laudabitis nomen Domini Dei vestri, qui fecit mirabilia vobiscum: et non confundetur populus meus in sempiternum.
27 Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
Et scietis quia in medio Israel ego sum: et ego Dominus Deus vester, et non est amplius: et non confundetur populus meus in æternum.
28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Et erit post hæc: effundam spiritum meum super omnem carnem: et prophetabunt filii vestri, et filiæ vestræ: senes vestri somnia somniabunt, et iuvenes vestri visiones videbunt.
29 Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Sed et super servos meos, et ancillas in diebus illis effundam spiritum meum.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
Et dabo prodigia in cælo, et in terra, sanguinem, et ignem, et vaporem fumi.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Sol convertetur in tenebras, et luna in sanguinem: antequam veniat dies Domini magnus, et horribilis.
32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
Et erit: omnis qui invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit: quia in monte Sion, et in Ierusalem erit salvatio, sicut dixit Dominus, et in residuis, quos Dominus vocaverit.
