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!
Soufle twonpèt la nan Sion, e sone alam nan sou mòn sen Mwen an! Kite tout moun k ap viv nan peyi a tranble, paske jou SENYÈ a ap vini. Anverite, li vin pwòch.
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.
Yon jou fènwa ak pèdi espwa, yon jou nwaj yo ak tenèb byen pwès. Tankou solèy k ap leve sou mòn yo; konsa gen yon gwo pèp pwisan. Pa t janm gen yon bagay konsa, ni p ap janm gen anyen ankò, jis rive nan ane anpil jenerasyon yo.
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.
Devan yo, se dife k ap devore, e dèyè yo, se yon flanm k ap brile. Peyi a vin tankou jaden Eden devan yo, men yon savann dezole dèyè yo, e nanpwen anyen ki chape.
4 They have the appearance of horses; they charge like cavalry.
Aparans yo se tankou aparans cheval la; epi kon yon kavalye kouri cheval li, se konsa yo kouri.
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.
Tankou bri cha a k ap vòltije sou tèt mòn yo, se konsa yo sote; tankou bri a yon flanm dife k ap devore pay, se konsa yon gwo pèp ranje li pou batay.
6 Terror seizes all those in their path; all the people's faces grow pale.
Devan yo, pèp yo vin nan gwo soufrans. Tout figi yo vin pal.
7 They attack like mighty warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march as one, never breaking ranks.
Yo kouri tankou mesye pwisan yo. Yo monte mi tankou sòlda. Konsa, yo mache byen ranje, ni yo pa kite pa yo.
8 They do not jostle one another, they stay on track; and even if some are cut down, they are not stopped.
Youn pa jennen lòt. Yo chak mache nan pa yo. Lè y ap eklate travèse defans yo, yo pa kase ran ranje an.
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 kouri sou vil la. Yo kouri sou miray la. Yo antre nan kay yo; nan fenèt yo antre kon vòlè.
10 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon grow dark, the stars stop shining.
Devan yo, tè a souke. Syèl yo tranble. Solèy la ak lalin nan vin tou nwa, e zetwal yo vin pèdi briyans yo.
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?
Vwa SENYÈ a pale devan lame Li a. Anverite, kan Li vin byen gran, paske byen fò se sila ki akonpli pawòl Li a. Anverite, jou SENYÈ a gran. Li tèrib anpil! Se kilès ki ka sipòte li?
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.
“Koulye a menm”, deklare SENYÈ a, “retounen kote Mwen ak tout kè nou; avèk jèn, avèk gwo kri, e avèk gwo lamantasyon.”
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.
Konsa, rann kè nou, olye vètman nou.” Retounen kote SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, paske Li plen gras ak mizerikòd, lan nan kòlè, plen ak lanmou dous, e konn ralanti nan fè malè.
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.
Kilès ki ka konnen si Li p ap repanti kite sa a, pou L kite dèyè Li yon benediksyon, menm yon ofrann sereyal ak yon ofrann bwason pou SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion! Proclaim a fast; call a solemn assembly.
Soufle yon twonpèt nan Sion! Konsakre yon jèn. Pwoklame yon asanble solanèl.
16 Gather the people together: the elders, the children, even the babies. Let the bridegroom leave his room; let the bride leave her room.
Rasanble moun yo. Fè yon asanble ki sen. Reyini ansyen yo. Rasanble timoun ak sila pran tete yo. Kite mesye marye a sòti nan chanm li, e lamarye a sòti nan chanm maryaj la.
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?’”
Kite prèt yo, sèvitè SENYÈ yo, kriye antre galri a ak lotèl la, kite yo di: “Epagne pèp Ou a, O SENYÈ! Pa fè eritaj Ou a vin yon repwòch, yon vye mò pami nasyon yo. Poukisa nasyon yo ta dwe di: “Kote Bondye Yo a ye?”
18 Now the Lord is very protective of his land and takes pity on his people.
Konsa, SENYÈ a te vin jalou pou peyi Li a, e Li te fè mizerikòd a pèp Li a.
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.
SENYÈ a te reponn pou di a pèp Li a: “Gade byen, Mwen va voye bannou sereyal, diven nèf ak lwil. Nou va vin satisfè nèt ak yo. Mwen p ap fè nou ankò vin yon repwòch pami nasyon yo.
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.”
Men Lame nò a, Mwen va retire li ale lwen nou, Mwen va pouse li ale nan yon peyi sèk e dezole. Tèt devan lame a, Mwen va lage nan lanmè lès la; pwent dèyè a, nan lanmè lwès la. Konsa, sant pouriti li a va vin leve. Movèz odè li va vin monte, paske se gwo bagay li te konn fè.”
21 Don't be afraid, people of the land! Be happy and celebrate, for the Lord has done incredible things!
Pinga nou pè, O peyi a! Rejwi e fè kè nou kontan, paske SENYÈ a te fè gwo bagay.
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.
Pa pè, nou menm bèt chan yo; paske patiraj yo nan dezè a deja vin vèt, paske pyebwa a vin bay fwi li. Pye fig la ak pye rezen an bay tout fòs yo.
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.
Konsa, se pou nou fè kè kontan, O fis a Sion yo! Rejwi nou nan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an; paske Li te bay nou lapli bonè nan kantite ki jis, li te fè vide sou nou lapli, premyè ak denyè lapli lan tankou avan an.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
Glasi vannen yo va plen ak sereyal, e chodyè yo va debòde ak diven nèf ak lwil.
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.
Konsa, Mwen va restore bannou pou ane ke gwo krikèt te manje yo, ak ti krikèt la ki kouri a tè a, ak ti cheni ak gwo cheni ke M voye pami nou, gwo lame ke Mwen menm te voye pami 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 va genyen anpil manje, nou va vin satisfè, e nou va fè lwanj non SENYÈ a, Bondye nou a, ki te aji ak mèvèy avèk nou. Konsa, pèp Mwen an p ap janm vin desi 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.
Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen nan mitan Israël, ke Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, e ke pa gen okenn lòt; epi pèp Mwen an p ap janm vin desi.
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.
Li va vin rive apre sa, ke Mwen va vide Lespri M sou tout chè. Fis nou yo ak fi nou yo va pwofetize, e granmoun nou yo va fè vizyon yo.
29 In those days I will also pour out my spirit on male slaves and female slaves.
Menm sou sèvitè ak sèvan yo, mwen va vide Lespri Mwen nan jou sa yo.
30 I will place wonders in the heavens and on earth: blood, and fire, and columns of smoke.
Mwen va montre mèvèy yo nan syèl la ak sou tè a: san, dife, ak gwo kolòn 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 va vin tou nwa, e lalin nan tankou san devan gwo jou tèrib SENYÈ a.
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.
Epi li va vin rive ke nenpòt moun ki rele non SENYÈ a, li va delivre; paske nan Mòn Sion ak Jérusalem, va gen sila ki chape yo, jan SENYÈ a te di a, menm pami retay la, sa yo SENYÈ a rele.
