Joel 2
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all who live in the land tremble for the day of the Lord is coming—it's definitely near!
Kònen twonpèt sou mòn Siyon an! Bay siyal la sou mòn ki apa pou Bondye a! Se pou tout moun nan peyi Jida a tranble, paske jou Seyè a pa lwen rive. L'ap pwoche.
2 It's a gloomy day of darkness, a day of thick clouds and heavy shadows. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, an army appears, so large and powerful that there has never ever been anything like it before, nor will there ever be anything like it again.
Se va yon jou ki pral fè nwa kou lank, ak syèl la plen nwaj nwa, yon jou kote nwaj nwa ak pousyè pral kouvri latè. Yon lame krikèt ap vanse. Yo gwonèg anpil! Tankou solèy la lè l'ap leve, y'ap kouvri mòn yo. Se bagay nou poko janm wè, bagay nou p'ap janm wè ankò, jouk sa kaba.
3 Fire blazes in front of them, behind them flames are burning. In front of them the land looks like the Garden of Eden, behind them is a desert of total desolation: not a single survivor remains.
Tankou dife, yo devore tou sa ki devan yo. Yo pa kite anyen kote yo pase. Anvan yo te vini, peyi a te tankou yon ti paradi. Lè yo fin pase, li tounen yon dezè san anyen ladan l'. Anyen pa chape anba dan yo.
4 They have the appearance of horses; they charge like cavalry.
Yo tankou chwal, yo kouri tankou chwal sèl.
5 Listen to the sound: they are like rumbling chariots leaping over the mountain tops, they are like crackling flames burning stubble, they are like a mighty army marching in formation into battle.
Lè y'ap soti sou tèt mòn yo, yo fè yon bri tankou cha lagè k'ap pase, tankou dife nan pay chèch. Yo mache an ran tankou yon gwo lame tou pare pou goumen.
6 Terror seizes all those in their path; all the people's faces grow pale.
Lè y'ap pwoche, tout moun pran tranble. Figi tout moun dekonpoze.
7 They attack like mighty warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march as one, never breaking ranks.
Yo atake tankou vanyan sòlda. Yo moute sou miray yo tankou sòlda k'ap fè lagè. Yo mache dwat devan yo, yo pa vire ni adwat ni agoch.
8 They do not jostle one another, they stay on track; and even if some are cut down, they are not stopped.
Yonn pa antrave lòt nan mach yo. Yo chak ap swiv chemen pa yo. Yo janbe tou sa yo mete pou bare yo. Anyen pa rete yo.
9 They rush to and fro in the city; they run along the walls; they climb into houses, entering through the windows like thieves.
Yo pran lavil la pou yo. Yo kouri moute sou miray yo. Yo moute anwo kay yo, yo pase antre nan fennèt yo tankou vòlò.
10 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon grow dark, the stars stop shining.
Tè a souke lè y'ap mache vini. Syèl la tranble. Solèy la ak lalin lan vin tou nwa, zetwal yo pa klere nan syèl la ankò.
11 The Lord shouts his commands at the head of his army. His camp his immense, and those who carry out his orders are powerful. The day of the Lord is totally terrifying—who can stand it?
Seyè a ap mache alatèt lame li a: l'ap pase yo lòd. Lame a anpil. Yo gwonèg: Y'ap fè sa li ba yo lòd fè a. Ala yon gwo jou se jou Seyè a! Se yon jou pou moun pè tout bon vre. Ki moun ki va rete kanpe apre jou sa a?
12 “Yet even now,” says the Lord, “Come back to me while there is still time. Come to me with all your heart, with fasting and prayer.
Seyè a pale, li di: -Menm koulye a, tounen vin jwenn mwen ak tout kè nou! Fè jèn, kriye kont kò nou, plenn sò nou!
13 Repent in your minds, and not by tearing your clothes.” Come back to the Lord your God for he is gracious and kind. He is slow to get angry and full of faithful love, and changes his mind about sending punishment.
Se pa rad sou nou pou nou chire, se kè nou menm pou nou chire pou fè wè jan nou nan lapenn. Tounen vin jwenn Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Li gen bon kè anpil, li gen pitye pou moun. Li pa fache fasil, li p'ap janm sispann renmen nou. Li toujou pare pou padonnen nou.
14 Who knows? Maybe he will change his mind, leaving behind a blessing so that you will be able to make grain and wine offerings to the Lord your God.
Sa ki konnen? Li ka chanje lide, li ka padonnen nou. Li ka ban nou benediksyon. N'a gen grenn jaden ak diven ankò pou nou fè ofrann bay Seyè a, Bondye nou an!
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion! Proclaim a fast; call a solemn assembly.
Kònen twonpèt sou mòn Siyon an! Bay lòd pou tout moun fè jèn! Mande pou tout moun reyini!
16 Gather the people together: the elders, the children, even the babies. Let the bridegroom leave his room; let the bride leave her room.
Sanble pèp la. Pare tout moun pou fè sèvis. Sanble vye granmoun yo! Reyini tout timoun yo, menm timoun ki nan tete. Ata moun ki fenk marye yo, se pou yo kite kay yo vini tou.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar of the Temple. Let them say, “Lord, please take pity on your people, and do not let your inheritance be disgraced, ruled over by foreign nations, so that the people of these nations could ask, ‘Where is their God?’”
Nan lakou ki separe gwo pòtay tanp lan ak lotèl la, se pou prèt yo, sèvitè Seyè a, pran kriye. Se pou yo di: Pitye, Seyè, pitye pou pèp ou a. Pa kite moun lòt nasyon yo pase moun pa ou yo nan betiz pou fè yo wont, pou yo ta di: Kote Bondye yo a?
18 Now the Lord is very protective of his land and takes pity on his people.
Lè sa a, Seyè a fè wè jan li renmen peyi li a. Li fè pèp li a gras.
19 The Lord will reply, saying to his people, “Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil, and you will be satisfied. You will no longer be a disgrace among the foreign nations.
Li reponn, li di pèp la konsa: -Bon! Mwen pral ban nou ble, diven ak lwil fre. N'ap gen tou sa n'a bezwen. Mwen p'ap janm kite moun lòt nasyon yo pase nou nan betiz ankò.
20 I will remove from you the army from the north; I will drive them into the desolate wilderness—the front into the eastern sea, and the rear into the western sea. The stench of the dead army will rise up—a real stink—for it has done terrible things.”
Mwen pral chase lame krikèt la byen lwen nou. Wi, lame krikèt ki te soti nan nò a. M'ap voye yo ale nan dezè a, kote ki pa gen dlo, kote ki pa gen pyebwa. Tèt lame krikèt yo va pran direksyon lanmè ki sou bò solèy leve a, lanmè Mouri a. Ke lame krikèt yo va pran direksyon lanmè ki sou bò solèy kouche a, lanmè Mediterane a. Kadav yo pral pouri, y'ap bay move sant. Seyè a fè anpil bagay pou nou.
21 Don't be afraid, people of the land! Be happy and celebrate, for the Lord has done incredible things!
Nou menm jaden yo, nou pa bezwen pè ankò. Fè fèt, fè kè nou kontan, paske Seyè a fè anpil pou nou!
22 Don't be afraid, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are turning green. The trees are fruiting again—the fig trees and the grapevines are producing a good crop.
Nou menm zannimo nan savann yo, nou pa bezwen pè ankò: jaden zèb yo pral pouse byen bèl, pyebwa yo pral donnen, pye fig frans yo ak pye rezen yo pral bay bèl rekòt.
23 People of Jerusalem! Celebrate and be happy in the Lord your God because he has given you rain to show his goodness. As before he sends the autumn and the spring rains.
Nou menm, moun Siyon yo, fè fèt! Fè kè nou kontan poutèt sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, fè pou nou. Li ban nou kantite lapli nou te bezwen nan sezon lotòn. Li ban nou gwo lapli loraj ak lapli nan sezon prentan, jan l' te konn fè l' anvan an.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
Glasi yo pral plen grenn. Barik yo pral plen diven ak lwil fre.
25 “I will give back to you what you lost over the years to the swarming, hopping, destroying, and cutting locusts, this great army that I sent against you.
M'a ban nou ankò tou sa nou te pèdi pandan tout tan bann gwo krikèt yo, ti krikèt yo, ti chini yo ak gwo chini yo te devore rekòt nou yo. Se mwen menm ki te voye lame sa a sou nou.
26 You will have plenty to eat, and you will be satisfied, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God who has done miracles for you. My people will never again be ashamed.
Nou pral manje plen vant nou. N'a fè lwanj Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ki te fè tout bèl bagay sa yo pou nou. Yo p'ap janm pase pèp mwen an nan betiz ankò.
27 You will know that I am in the midst of my people Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other. My people will never again be ashamed.
Lè sa a, n'a konnen mwen kanpe la nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki Bondye nou. Pa gen tankou m'. Yo p'ap janm pase pèp mwen an nan betiz ankò.
28 After this I will pour out my spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will be my prophets, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
Apre sa, m'a vide lespri mwen sou tout moun. Pitit gason ak pitit fi nou yo va bay mesaj m'a ba yo. Granmoun nou yo va fè rèv. Jennmoun nou yo va gen vizyon.
29 In those days I will also pour out my spirit on male slaves and female slaves.
Wi, lè sa a, m'a vide lespri m' sou tout moun, ata sou moun k'ap travay lakay nou, fi kou gason.
30 I will place wonders in the heavens and on earth: blood, and fire, and columns of smoke.
M'apral fè mèvèy parèt nan syèl la ak sou latè a. Va gen san, dife ak gwo nwaj lafimen.
31 The sun will turn dark, and the moon will turn red like blood at the coming of the great and fearful day of the Lord.”
Solèy la pral vin tou nwa, lalin lan pral vin wouj kou san anvan jou Seyè a va rive. Aa! Se va yon gwo jou, yon jou k'ap fè moun tranble.
32 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, rescued from Mount Zion and Jerusalem, as the Lord has said—these are among the survivors the Lord has called.
Lè sa a, tout moun ki va rele nan pye Seyè a va sove. Paske sou mòn Siyon ak nan lavil Jerizalèm va gen moun ki va chape, jan Seyè a te di l' la. Wi, tout moun Seyè a va chwazi, se yo ki va chape.
