Jowèl 2
1 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.
Blow ye a horn in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land, tremble, —for coming is the day of Yahweh, for it is near!—
2 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.
A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains, —a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.
3 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.
Before him, hath a fire, devoured, and, after him, shall a flame, consume, —As the garden of Eden, is the land before him, but, after him, a desert most desolate, Moreover also, escape, giveth he none.
4 Yo tankou chwal, yo kouri tankou chwal sèl.
As the appearance of horses, is his appearance, and, as war-horses, so, shall they run:
5 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.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, shall they rattle along, like the noise of a flame of fire, devouring dry straw, —like a people bold, arrayed for battle.
6 Lè y'ap pwoche, tout moun pran tranble. Figi tout moun dekonpoze.
Because of him, shall peoples’, be in anguish, —all faces, have withdrawn their colour.
7 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.
Like heroes, shall they run, like men of war, shall they mount a wall, —and, every one—along his own road, shall they march along, and shall not change their paths;
8 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.
Nor, against each other, shall they strike, Each—on his own highway, shall they march, —though, in among the weapons, they fall, they shall not stop.
9 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.
Upon the city, shall they leap, on the wall, shall they run, up the houses, shall they climb, —through the windows, shall they enter, like a thief,
10 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.
Before him, hath quaked the earth, have trembled the heavens, —the sun and the moon, have become dark, and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining;
11 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?
And, Yahweh, hath uttered his voice, before his host, for great indeed is his camp, for bold is he who executeth his word, —for great is the day of Yahweh, and awful exceedingly, Who then shall endure it?
12 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!
Even now, therefore, urgeth Yahweh, Turn ye unto me, with all your heart, —and with fasting and with weeping, and with lamentation;
13 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.
And rend your heart, and not your garments, turn therefore, unto Yahweh your God, —for, gracious and full of compassion, is he, slow to anger, and abundant in loving- kindness, and will grieve over calamity.
14 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!
Who knoweth, he may turn and grieve, —and leave behind him, a blessing, a meal-offering and a drink-offering, to Yahweh your God?
15 Kònen twonpèt sou mòn Siyon an! Bay lòd pou tout moun fè jèn! Mande pou tout moun reyini!
Blow ye a horn, in Zion, —hallow a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 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.
Gather the people, hallow a convocation, collect the elders, gather the children, and the sucklings of the breasts, —let the bridegroom, come forth, from his chamber, and the bride from her bower:
17 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?
Between the porch and the altar, let the priests, weep, the attendants of Yahweh, —and let them say—Look with pity, O Yahweh, upon thy people, and do not deliver thine inheritance to reproach, that the nations, should mock them, Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
18 Lè sa a, Seyè a fè wè jan li renmen peyi li a. Li fè pèp li a gras.
And Yahweh became jealous for his land, —and took pity on his people;
19 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.
Then answered Yahweh, and said to his people: —Behold me! sending you the corn, and the new wine and the oil, so shall ye be satisfied therewith; and I will not make you, any more, a reproach among the nations.
20 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.
And, the Northerner, will I remove far from you, and drive him into a land parched and desolate, with, his face, toward the eastern sea, and, his rear, toward the hinder sea, —then shall come up his ill odour, yea his stench, shall ascend, because he hath shown himself great in doing.
21 Nou menm jaden yo, nou pa bezwen pè ankò. Fè fèt, fè kè nou kontan, paske Seyè a fè anpil pou nou!
Be not thou afraid, O soil, —exult and rejoice, because Yahweh, hath shown himself great, in doing.
22 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.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field, for sprouted have the pastures of the wilderness, —for, the tree, hath borne its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine, have yielded their wealth.
23 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.
Ye sons of Zion, then, exult and be glad in Yahweh your God, for he hath given you the seed-rain, in right manner, —Yea he hath caused to descend for you a down-pour, of seed-rain and of the harvest-rain in the first month;
24 Glasi yo pral plen grenn. Barik yo pral plen diven ak lwil fre.
So shall the threshing-floors, be filled, with corn, —and the vats, overflow, with new wine and oil.
25 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.
Then will I make good to you the years which were eaten by the swarming locust, the grass locust, and the corn locust and the creeping locust, —even my great army, which I sent among you.
26 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.
And ye shall eat and eat, and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Yahweh your God, who hath dealt with you wondrously, —so shall my people, not be abashed, unto times age-abiding.
27 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.
So shall ye know that, in the midst of Israel, I am, and that, I, Yahweh, am your God, and none else, —and my people, shall not be abashed, unto times age-abiding.
28 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.
And it shall come to pass, afterwards, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters, shall prophesy, —your old men, shall dream, dreams, your young men, shall see, visions;
29 Wi, lè sa a, m'a vide lespri m' sou tout moun, ata sou moun k'ap travay lakay nou, fi kou gason.
Moreover also, upon the servants and upon the handmaids—in those days, will I pour out my spirit;
30 M'apral fè mèvèy parèt nan syèl la ak sou latè a. Va gen san, dife ak gwo nwaj lafimen.
And I will set forth wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, —blood, and fire, and columns of smoke:
31 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.
The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, —before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh.
32 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.
And it shall come to pass, whosoever, shall call on the name of Yahweh, shall be delivered, —For in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, shall be a delivered remnant, just as Yahweh hath said, and among the survivors, whom Yahweh doth call.
