Joel 2

1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near.

Tiuplah trompet, bunyikan tanda bahaya di bukit Sion yang suci, kediaman Allah. Gemetarlah, hai penduduk Yehuda! Sebab Hari TUHAN dekat dan segera tiba.

2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As blackness spreading on the mountains a great and powerful people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even after the years of many generations.

Hari itu gelap dan kelam, penuh kabut yang suram. Tentara belalang berdatangan seperti awan yang membentang di atas pegunungan. Peristiwa seperti itu belum pernah ada, dan tak akan terulang selama-lamanya.

3 A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.

Seperti api yang membakar dan menghanguskan mereka musnahkan segala tanaman. Sebelumnya, negeri itu seperti Eden, taman TUHAN, sesudahnya, serupa padang pasir yang kersang. Tak ada sesuatu pun yang tersisa, tak ada yang luput dari serangan mereka.

4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.

Rupa mereka seperti kuda; larinya seperti kuda di medan laga.

5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a mighty people drawn up for battle.

Mereka melompat-lompat di puncak pegunungan, bunyinya seperti gemeretaknya kereta pertempuran dan seperti gemeletiknya api yang membakar merang. Mereka berbaris seperti pasukan perkasa, yang siap maju ke medan laga.

6 At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.

Waktu mereka menyerbu, semua orang gentar, semua wajah menjadi pucat dan pudar.

7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they do not swerve off course.

Seperti pahlawan, mereka menyerang, dan mendaki tembok seperti pejuang. Mereka berbaris lurus ke depan, tanpa membelok atau mengubah haluan.

8 Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and do not break ranks.

Mereka tidak berdesak-desakan, di jalurnya sendiri mereka berjalan. Beramai-ramai mereka dobrak segala pertahanan, tak dapat barisan mereka dihentikan.

9 They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

Mereka menyerbu ke dalam kota, dan berlari di atas temboknya. Mereka memanjat ke dalam rumah-rumah; seperti pencuri, mereka masuk lewat jendela.

10 The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

Sedang mereka maju, bumi gemetar, dan langit pun bergetar. Lalu gelaplah matahari dan bulan, dan cahaya bintang-bintang menghilang.

11 The LORD thunders his voice before his army; for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of the LORD is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?

Suara TUHAN mengguntur, memberi aba-aba, kepada angkatan perangnya. Betapa besar jumlah laskarnya! Betapa kuat tentara yang melaksanakan perintah-Nya! Sungguh dahsyat dan hebat Hari TUHAN! Tak seorang pun dapat bertahan.

12 "Yet even now," says the LORD, "turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning."

TUHAN berkata, "Tetapi sekarang ini, kembalilah kepada-Ku dengan sepenuh hati, sambil berpuasa, meratap dan menangis.

13 Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Koyakkanlah hatimu dan jangan pakaianmu." Berpalinglah kepada TUHAN Allahmu. Ia panjang sabar dan penyayang murah hati dan penuh kasihan. Senang mengampuni dan tak suka menjalankan hukuman.

14 Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to the LORD, your God.

Barangkali TUHAN Allahmu berubah pendirian, dan memberkati kamu dengan berkelimpahan. Sehingga kamu dapat mempersembahkan kurban anggur dan gandum bagi TUHAN, Allahmu.

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion. Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.

Tiuplah trompet di Sion, gunung Allah, umumkanlah hari puasa, adakanlah pertemuan raya.

16 Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her chamber.

Kumpulkanlah seluruh rakyat, kerahkanlah himpunan umat. Suruhlah datang orang-orang tua, anak-anak dan bayi-bayi juga. Bahkan para pengantin baru harus datang pula. Suruhlah mereka meninggalkan kamarnya.

17 Let the cohanim, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, "Spare your people, LORD, and do not give your heritage to mockery, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'"

Suruhlah para imam yang melayani TUHAN, menangis di antara mezbah dan serambi depan, sambil berkata, "Sayangilah umat-Mu, ya TUHAN; jangan biarkan milik-Mu menjadi cela," sehingga bangsa-bangsa lain menyindir dan berkata, "Di mana Allah mereka?"

18 Then the LORD was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.

Lalu TUHAN memperhatikan tanah-Nya, dan mengasihani umat-Nya.

19 The LORD answered his people, "Look, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will eat and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.

Ia menjawab mereka begini, "Sekarang kamu semua Kuberikan: gandum, anggur dan minyak zaitun untuk makanan, supaya kamu sekalian dikenyangkan. Aku tak akan membiarkan kamu dihina atau ditertawakan oleh bangsa-bangsa.

20 But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise." Surely he has done great things.

Pasukan belalang dari utara akan Kuusir, sebagian Kuhalau ke padang pasir. Ke Laut Mati Kudesak barisan depannya, ke Laut Tengah Kutolak barisan belakangnya. Bangkai-bangkainya akan berbau. Mereka Kubinasakan sebab telah menyiksa kamu.

21 Land, do not be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things.

Jangan takut, hai ladang, senangkan hatimu; ingat akan hal besar yang dikerjakan TUHAN bagimu!

22 Do not be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

Hai binatang-binatang, janganlah risau. Padang-padang rumput kini menghijau. Dengan lebat pohon-pohon berbuah, buah anggur dan ara berlimpah-limpah.

23 "Be glad then, you people of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD, your God; for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

Hai rakyat Sion, bergembiralah! Bersukaria dan bersoraklah! karena segala kebaikan dari TUHAN Allahmu. Di musim gugur diberinya cukup hujan kepadamu. Di musim dingin hujan dicurahkan-Nya, juga di musim semi seperti sediakala.

24 The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

Maka gandum akan mengisi lagi tempat pengirikan; anggur dan minyak zaitun akan meluap dari tempat pemerasan.

25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.

Aku akan mengganti segala kerugianmu pada tahun-tahun ketika belalang makan hasil panenmu. Sebab Akulah yang mengirim pasukan belalang itu kepadamu.

26 You will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied, and will praise the name of the LORD, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never be put to shame.

Kamu akan cukup makanan dan merasa kenyang. TUHAN Allahmu akan kamu muliakan, sebab bagimu dilakukan-Nya banyak keajaiban. Umat-Ku tak akan lagi menjadi bahan ejekan!

27 You will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never be put to shame.

Maka tahulah kamu, Israel, bahwa Aku ada di tengah-tengahmu, dan bahwa Aku, TUHAN, adalah Allahmu. Tidak ada Allah lain, kecuali Aku sendiri. Umat-Ku tak akan dipermalukan lagi!"

28 "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Ruach on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

"Setelah itu kelak semua orang akan Kulimpahi dengan roh-Ku. Maka putra-putrimu akan menyampaikan pesan-pesan-Ku; orang tua-tua di antaramu akan mendapat mimpi penglihatan akan diberi kepada pemuda-pemudi.

29 And also on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Ruach in those days.

Pada waktu itu roh-Ku akan Kucurahkan juga ke atas pelayan-pelayan pria dan wanita."

30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.

Di langit dan bumi akan Kulakukan banyak keajaiban. Akan ada pertumpahan darah, nyala api dan gumpalan asap.

31 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

Matahari akan menjadi gelap dan bulan menjadi merah seperti darah. Semua itu akan terjadi sebelum Hari TUHAN tiba, hari yang dahsyat dan mengerikan!

32 And it will happen that whoever will call on the name of the LORD shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant, those whom the LORD calls.

Tetapi barangsiapa yang memohon pertolongan TUHAN, akan diselamatkan. TUHAN berkata, "Di Yerusalem orang-orang yang Kupilih akan selamat."