Joel 1
1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Phatuel.
Inilah pesan TUHAN kepada Yoel, anak Petuel.
2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land: did this ever happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
Dengarlah, hai para tua-tua; perhatikanlah, semua orang di Yehuda. Pernahkah hal begini terjadi di zamanmu, atau di zaman para nenek moyangmu?
3 Tell ye of this to your children, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.
Ceritakanlah kejadian itu kepada anak-anakmu; agar mereka menyampaikan kepada anak-anak mereka cerita itu. Keturunan berikut harus mendengarnya pula, dan meneruskannya kepada keturunan selanjutnya.
4 That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed.
Kawanan belalang yang tak terhitung jumlahnya, hinggap di ladang-ladang dan melahap hasilnya. Apa yang disisakan kawanan yang ini, dihabiskan oleh kawanan yang lain lagi.
5 Awake, ye that are drunk, and weep, and mourn all ye that take delight in drinking sweet wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.
Hai para pemabuk, bangunlah! Hai para peminum, menangislah! Sebab anggur yang baru sudah dirampas dari mulutmu.
6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong and without number: his teeth are like the teeth of a lion: and his cheek teeth as of a lion’s whelp.
Pasukan belalang menyerang negeri kita; mereka kuat dan tak terbilang banyaknya, giginya setajam taring singa betina.
7 He hath laid my vineyard waste, and hath pilled off the bark of my fig tree: he hath stripped it bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
Mereka musnahkan pohon anggur kita, dan pohon ara kita, hanya tinggal tunggulnya. Batang-batangnya mereka kuliti, hingga carang-carangnya menjadi putih.
8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
Menangislah, hai umat, seperti gadis yang duka yang menangisi kematian tunangannya tercinta.
9 Sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of the Lord: the priests, the Lord’s ministers, have mourned:
Gandum dan anggur sudah hilang dari Rumah TUHAN. Maka berkabunglah para imam, yang setia melayani TUHAN.
10 The country is destroyed, the ground hath mourned: for the corn is wasted, the wine is confounded, the oil hath languished.
Ladang-ladang kini hancur. Tanah berkabung; sebab musnahlah segala gandum, keringlah buah anggur, dan habislah minyak zaitun.
11 The husbandmen are ashamed, the vinedressers have howled for the wheat, and for the barley, because the harvest of the field is perished.
Hai petani, merataplah! Hai tukang kebun anggur, menangislah! Sebab gandum, jelai dan seluruh panen musnah.
12 The vineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished: the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the apple tree, and all the trees of the field are withered: because joy is withdrawn from the children of men.
Pohon-pohon buah di padang menjadi kering semua: pohon anggur, apel, ara, kurma dan delima. Maka rakyat pun tak lagi gembira.
13 Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.
Hai para imam yang melayani di mezbah, pakailah kain karung, dan menangislah. Masuklah ke Rumah TUHAN untuk meratap semalam suntuk, sebab tak ada kurban anggur dan gandum bagi Allahmu.
14 Sanctify ye a fast, call an assembly; gather together the ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and cry ye to the Lord:
Perintahkan umatmu untuk berpuasa, maklumkanlah pertemuan raya! Undanglah para pemimpin dan tua-tua serta seluruh penduduk Yehuda, supaya datang ke Rumah Allah, untuk berseru minta tolong kepada-Nya.
15 Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.
Hari TUHAN sudah dekat, hari yang mengerikan; saat Yang Mahakuasa mendatangkan kehancuran.
16 Is not your food cut off before your eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Makanan habis binasa di hadapan mata kita di Rumah Allah kita tak ada lagi sorak gembira.
17 The beasts have rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the storehouses are broken down: because the corn is confounded.
Benih mati di tanah yang kersang. Tak ada gandum untuk disimpan, maka lumbung-lumbung kosong dan jadi reruntuhan.
18 Why did the beast groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished.
Ternak melenguh dan gelisah; tiada lagi padang rumput baginya. Kawanan domba pun merana.
19 To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness, and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country.
Aku minta tolong kepada-Mu, ya TUHAN sebab padang-padang rumput hangus kersang pohon-pohon pun kering dan mati seolah-olah dimakan api.
20 Yea and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness.
Bahkan binatang-binatang liar di hutan berseru kepada-Mu minta bantuan. Mereka tak dapat memuaskan dahaga, sebab sungai-sungai kering semua.
