Joel 2
1 Blow a horn in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord comes, for near is
Gouru tungʼ e Sayun; kendo gouru milome e goda maler. Ji duto modak e piny mondo otetni, nikech odiechiengʼ mar Jehova Nyasaye biro. Osesudo machiegni.
2 the day of darkness and gloom, the day of cloud and thick darkness! Like the light of dawn scattered over the mountains, a people great and powerful; its like has not been from of old, neither will be any more after it, even to the years of coming ages.
En odiechiengʼ mar mudho kod kuyo, kendo en odiechieng mar rumbi kod mudho mandiwa. Ochalo gi piny moyawore ma lerne rieny e kor gode; oganda mangʼongo kendo maratego mar jolweny biro, mane pok one nyaka nene, kendo ok nochak one ndalo mabiro nyaka chiengʼ.
3 Before them the fire devours, and behind them a flame burns; like the garden of Eden is the land before them, and after them it is a desolate desert, nothing escapes them.
Mach wengʼo nyimgi, to bangʼ-gi ligek mach bebnie. Piny chalo gi puoth Eden yo ka nyimgi to ka bangʼ-gi piny otwo modongʼ nono, onge gimoro manyalo pusorenegi matony.
4 Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and like horsemen they charge.
Kitgi chalo kaka farese; Gilengʼore kaka jolweny moidho farese.
5 Like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the crackle of flames devouring stubble, like a mighty people preparing for battle.
Gilengʼore ewi gode gi koko machalo koko mag geche lweny, kendo kaka mach makakni kawangʼo yugi, kendo mana kaka oganda mar jolweny maroteke machanore ne lweny.
6 Peoples are in anguish before them, all faces grow pale.
Ka ogendini goyo wangʼni kuomgi, to gidhier nono kendo wengegi lil.
7 Like mighty men they run, like warriors they mount up a wall, they march each by himself, they break not their ranks,
Gibiro ka giger ka jokedo; gilwenyo ohinga ka jolweny. Gipangore wangʼ achiel ka gichanore, ma ok gilok yorgi.
8 none jostles the other. They march each in his path. They fall upon the weapons without breaking.
Ok gituomre, moro ka moro pangore kochimo nyime tir. Gimuomo gik madigengʼ-gi ka ok giketho kaka gichanore.
9 They scour the city, they run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. Like a thief they enter the windows.
Gichomo dala maduongʼ gireto, giringo ka gilwenyo ohinga, giidho nyaka ei udi; kendo gidonjo gie dirisni mana ka jokwoge.
10 Earth trembles before them, the sky quakes, the sun and moon become dark, and the stars withdraw their shining;
Piny tetni e nyimgi, polo bende yiengni, chiengʼ gi dwe lokore mudho, to sulwe bende ok rieny.
11 and the Lord utters his voice before his army, for his host is exceedingly great. Mighty is he who performs his word. For great is the day of the Lord, it is terrible, who can endure it?
Jehova Nyasaye kok matek e nyim jolweny mage; jolweny mage ok nyal kwan, joma winje gin joma roteke. Odiechieng Jehova Nyasaye duongʼ; kendo olich mokadho. En ngʼa manyalo siro odiechiengno?
12 But now this is the message of the Lord: Turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting and weeping and mourning,
Jehova Nyasaye owacho ni, “Kata sani, dwoguru ira gi chunyu duto, ka uriyo kech kendo uywak kendo udengo.”
13 rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God; for he indeed is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and plenteous in love, and relents of the evil.
Lokuru chunyu, to ok lepu. Dwoguru ir Jehova Nyasaye, ma Nyasachu, nikech ongʼwon kendo okecho ji, iye ok wangʼ piyo kendo ojahera, bende chunye lendo kuom kelo ne ji masira kata chwat.
14 Who knows but he will turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a cereal and drink-offering for the Lord your God.
En ngʼa mongʼeyo? Onyalo lokore mi okechu kendo owenu gweth, kendo ubed gi chiwo mag cham kod misengini miolo piny muchiwo ni Jehova Nyasaye, Nyasachu.
15 Blow a horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, summon an assembly,
Gouru turumbete e Sayun, landuru lemo mar riyo kech maler, luonguru chokruok maler.
16 gather the people, make holy the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and the infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom come forth from his chamber, and the bride from her bridal tent.
Chokuru ji kanyakla, pwodhuru chokruok mar oganda, chokuru jodongo kaachiel, keluru nyithindo kaachiel, koda nyithindo madhodho thuno. Wuowi monyombo machiegni mondo owuogi oa e ode, kendo miaha mondo owuogi oa kachiena.
17 Between the porch and the altar, let the priests, the ministers of the Lord weep aloud, let them say: Spare, the Lord, your people. Make not your heritage an object of reproach, for the heathen to mock them. Why should it be said among the nations, ‘Where is their God?’
Jodolo, matiyo e nyim Jehova Nyasaye, mondo oywagi, e kind agola gi kendo mar misango mar hekalu. Giywag kagiwacho niya, “Yaye Jehova Nyasaye, kik itiek jogi. Kik imi girkeni mari obed gima ichayo, ma ogendini wuoyo kuome marach. Angʼo ma dimi giwachi e dier ogendini niya, ‘Ere Nyasachgi?’”
18 Then the Lord became deeply concerned for his land, and took pity upon his people,
Eka Jehova Nyasaye nyiego nomaki nikech pinye kendo nokech joge.
19 and the Lord answered and said to his people: I will send you grain, wine, and oil. You will be satisfied. I will not make you again an object of scorn among the nations,
Jehova Nyasaye nodwokgi kowacho niya, “Abiro miyou cham gi divai manyien kod mo zeituni, moromo yiengʼou chuth; ok anachak ami ubed jogo michayo e dier ogendini.
20 I will remove far from you the northern foe, and I will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its front into the eastern sea, and its rear to the western sea. And from it a stench will arise. He has done great things!
“Anariemb jolweny moa nyandwat madhi mabor kodu, anariembu nyaka e thim motwo, joge motelo nodhi e nam man yo wuok chiengʼ, to modongʼ nodhi e nam man yo podho chiengʼ. To jogi motho biro dungʼ, mi dungʼne nopongʼ piny.” Adiera osetimo gik madongo.
21 Fear not, land, exult. Rejoice for the Lord has done great things!
Yaye piny, weuru luor; bed mamor kendo moil, adiera Jehova Nyasaye osetimo gik madongo.
22 Fear not, animals of the field. For the pastures of the wilderness are putting forth new grass, for the trees bear their fruit, fig tree and vine yield full harvest.
Yaye le manie thim, weuru luor; nikech pewe kwath koro loth, yiende nyago olembegi; Ngʼowu gi mzabibu golo mwandugi.
23 Be glad, then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the early rain in just measure, and poured down upon you the winter rain, and sent the latter rain as before.
Yaye jo-Sayun moruru, beduru moil kuom Jehova Nyasaye, ma Nyasachu, nikech osemiyou koth mar chwiri e yo makare, asemiyou ngʼidho mogundho, moriwo kodh chwiri kod kodh opon, mana kaka chon.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
Kuonde dino cham nopongʼ gi cham; kendo degi nopongʼ mi-oo oko gi divai manyien kod mo.
25 I will repay you for the years which the swarming locust has eaten. The hopping, the destroying, and the cutting locusts, my great army which I sent among you, and my people will never again be put to shame.
“Abiro chulou kuom higni ma bonyo osechamo; bonyo madongo gi matindo, gi bonyo mamoko gi mony mar bonyo; ma gin oganda maduongʼ mar jolweny mara mane aoro e dieru.
26 You will eat your food and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt so wonderfully by you,
Unubed gi chiemo mathoth, ma uchamo nyaka unuyiengʼ, kendo unupak nying Jehova Nyasaye, ma Nyasachu, mosetimonu timbe miwuoro. Wi joga ok nochak okuod kendo.
27 and you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, that I am the Lord your God and none else, and my people will never again be put to shame.
Eka unungʼe ni antie ei Israel, ni An e Jehova Nyasaye, ma Nyasachu, kendo ni onge moro machielo; wi joga ok nochak okuod kendo.”
28 Afterwards, I will pour out my spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions,
“Bangʼe, anaol Roho Maler mara kuom ji duto. Yawuotu gi nyiu nokor wach, jodongu nolek lek, jou matindo none fweny.
29 and even on your male and female slaves in those days, I will pour out my spirit.
Kata mana jotichna machwo gi mamon, bende, naol Roho Maler mara kuomgi ndalono.
30 And I will show signs in the sky and on earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
Anatim honni miwuoro e kor polo to e piny, remo gi mach kod iro madhwolore nobedie.
31 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Wangʼ chiengʼ nolokre mudho to dwe nolokre remo, kapok odiechiengʼ maduongʼ kendo malich mar Jehova Nyasaye ochopo.
32 But whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, even as the Lord has said, and among the fugitives those whom the Lord calls.
To ngʼato ka ngʼato maluongo nying Jehova Nyasaye noresi; nikech ewi got Sayun kendo ei Jerusalem resruok nobedie, mana kaka Jehova Nyasaye osewacho, e dier joma otony ma Jehova Nyasaye oluongo.”
