Jowèl 2
1 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.
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion; Sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble! For the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is near!
2 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.
A day of darkness, and gloominess, A day of clouds, and thick darkness. As the morning light spreadeth itself upon the mountains, There cometh a numerous people and a strong; Like them there have been none of old time, And after them there shall not be, Even to the years of many generations.
3 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.
A fire devoureth before them, And behind them a flame burneth; The land is as the garden of Eden before them. And behind them a desolate wilderness! Yea, nothing escapeth them.
4 Aparans yo se tankou aparans cheval la; epi kon yon kavalye kouri cheval li, se konsa yo kouri.
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, And like horsemen do they run;
5 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.
Like rattling chariots they leap on the tops of the mountains; Like the crackling flame of fire, which devoureth stubble; Like a mighty host set in battle array.
6 Devan yo, pèp yo vin nan gwo soufrans. Tout figi yo vin pal.
Before them the people tremble, And all faces gather blackness.
7 Yo kouri tankou mesye pwisan yo. Yo monte mi tankou sòlda. Konsa, yo mache byen ranje, ni yo pa kite pa yo.
They run like mighty men; They climb the wall like warriors; They march every one on his way; They change not their paths.
8 Youn pa jennen lòt. Yo chak mache nan pa yo. Lè y ap eklate travèse defans yo, yo pa kase ran ranje an.
One doth not thrust another; They march every one in his path, And though they rush among weapons, they are not wounded.
9 Yo kouri sou vil la. Yo kouri sou miray la. Yo antre nan kay yo; nan fenèt yo antre kon vòlè.
They run through the city; They run upon the wall; They go up into the houses; They enter in at the windows, like a thief.
10 Devan yo, tè a souke. Syèl yo tranble. Solèy la ak lalin nan vin tou nwa, e zetwal yo vin pèdi briyans yo.
The earth quaketh before them, And the heavens tremble; The sun and the moon are darkened, And the stars withdraw their shining.
11 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?
Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; For very great is his host; Yea, it is mighty, executing his word; The day of Jehovah is great, and very terrible; Who shall be able to bear it?
12 “Koulye a menm”, deklare SENYÈ a, “retounen kote Mwen ak tout kè nou; avèk jèn, avèk gwo kri, e avèk gwo lamantasyon.”
Yet even now, saith Jehovah, Turn ye to me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning!
13 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.
And rend your hearts, and not your garments, And turn to Jehovah your God, For he is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness, And repenteth of a threatened evil.
14 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.
Who knoweth but he will turn and repent, And leave a blessing behind him, Even a flour-offering and a drink-offering for Jehovah your God.
15 Soufle yon twonpèt nan Sion! Konsakre yon jèn. Pwoklame yon asanble solanèl.
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion; Appoint yea fast; proclaim a solemn assembly!
16 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.
Gather the people; appoint a congregation; Assemble the elders; Gather the children and the sucklings! Let the bridegroom come forth from his chamber, And the bride from her nuptial bed!
17 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?”
Let the priests, the servants of Jehovah, Weep between the porch and the altar, And say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, And give not thine inheritance to reproach, And to be a by-word to the nations! Why should they say among the nations, Where is their God?
18 Konsa, SENYÈ a te vin jalou pou peyi Li a, e Li te fè mizerikòd a pèp Li a.
Then will Jehovah be zealous for his land, And have compassion on his people,
19 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.
Yea, Jehovah will answer, and say to his people, Behold, I will send you corn, And new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; And I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
20 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.”
I will remove far from you the northern host, And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land; Its van toward the Eastern sea, And its rear toward the Western sea. And its scent shall come up, And its ill savor shall come up, Because it hath done great things.
21 Pinga nou pè, O peyi a! Rejwi e fè kè nou kontan, paske SENYÈ a te fè gwo bagay.
Fear not, O land, exult and rejoice, For Jehovah hath done great things!
22 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.
Fear not, O ye beasts of the field, For the pastures of the desert spring up, For the tree beareth its fruit; The fig-tree and the vine yield their strength!
23 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.
And, O ye sons of Zion, exult, And rejoice in Jehovah your God! For he giveth you the former rain in just measure, And causeth showers to come down upon you, Even the former rain, and the latter rain, as aforetime.
24 Glasi vannen yo va plen ak sereyal, e chodyè yo va debòde ak diven nèf ak lwil.
And the threshing-floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25 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.
And I will restore to you the years Which the swarming-locust hath eaten, The licking-locust, the consuming-locust, and the gnawing-locusts, My great army, which I sent among you.
26 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.
Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, And praise the name of Jehovah your God, Who hath dealt wondrously with you; And my people shall never be put to shame.
27 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.
Ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am Jehovah, your God, and none else; And my people shall never be put to shame.
28 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.
And it shall come to pass afterward, That 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 Menm sou sèvitè ak sèvan yo, mwen va vide Lespri Mwen nan jou sa yo.
Upon the men-servants also, and upon the handmaids, Will I pour out my spirit in those days.
30 Mwen va montre mèvèy yo nan syèl la ak sou tè a: san, dife, ak gwo kolòn lafimen.
And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth; Blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 Solèy la va vin tou nwa, e lalin nan tankou san devan gwo jou tèrib SENYÈ a.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of Jehovah cometh, The great and the terrible day. Then whoever calleth on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered;
32 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.
For upon mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, shall be deliverance, As Jehovah hath spoken; And among the remnant, whom Jehovah shall call.
