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 the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble in fear, for the day of Yahweh is coming; indeed, 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.
It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn that spreads on the mountains, a large and mighty army is approaching. There has never been an army like it, and there never will be again, even after 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 is consuming everything in front of it, and behind it a flame is burning. The land is like the garden of Eden in front of it, but behind it there is a ruined wilderness. Indeed, nothing will escape from it.
4 Aparans yo se tankou aparans cheval la; epi kon yon kavalye kouri cheval li, se konsa yo kouri.
The army's appearance is like horses, and they run like horsemen.
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.
They jump with a noise like that of chariots on the tops of the mountains, like the noise of fiery flames that devour the stubble, like a mighty army ready for battle.
6 Devan yo, pèp yo vin nan gwo soufrans. Tout figi yo vin pal.
At their presence people are in anguish and all their faces become pale.
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 warriors; they climb the walls like soldiers; they march, every one in step, and do not break their ranks.
8 Youn pa jennen lòt. Yo chak mache nan pa yo. Lè y ap eklate travèse defans yo, yo pa kase ran ranje an.
Neither does one thrust another aside; they march, each in his path; they break through the defenses and do not fall out of line.
9 Yo kouri sou vil la. Yo kouri sou miray la. Yo antre nan kay yo; nan fenèt yo antre kon vòlè.
They rush on the city, they run on the wall, they climb in the houses, and they go through the windows like thieves.
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 shakes in front of them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars stop 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?
Yahweh raises his voice in front of his army, for his warriors are very numerous; for they are strong, those who carry out his commands. For the day of Yahweh is great and very terrible. Who can survive 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,” says Yahweh, “Return to me with all your heart. Fast, weep, and mourn.”
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.
Tear your heart and not only your garments, and return to Yahweh your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in covenant faithfulness, and he would like to turn from inflicting punishment.
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 knows? Will he perhaps turn and have compassion, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for Yahweh your God?
15 Soufle yon twonpèt nan Sion! Konsakre yon jèn. Pwoklame yon asanble solanèl.
Blow the trumpet in Zion, call for a holy fast, and call a holy 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, call for the holy assembly. Assemble the elders, gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegrooms come out of their rooms, and the brides out of their bridal chambers.
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 Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and do not make your inheritance into an object of scorn, that the nations mock them. 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 Yahweh was zealous for his land and had pity 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.
Yahweh answered his people, “Look, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil. You will be satisfied with them, and I will no longer make you a disgrace 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 the northern attackers far from you, and will drive them into a dry and abandoned land. The front of their army will go into the eastern sea, and the rear into the western sea. Its stench will rise, and its bad smell will rise.” Indeed, he has done great things.
21 Pinga nou pè, O peyi a! Rejwi e fè kè nou kontan, paske SENYÈ a te fè gwo bagay.
Do not fear, land, be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh will do 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.
Do not fear, beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness will sprout, the trees will bear their fruit, and the fig trees and the vines will yield their full harvest.
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.
Be glad, people of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh your God. For he will give you the autumn rain in due course and bring down showers for you, the autumn rain and the spring rain as before.
24 Glasi vannen yo va plen ak sereyal, e chodyè yo va debòde ak diven nèf ak lwil.
The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will 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.
“I will restore to you the years of crops that the swarming locust has eaten —the great locust, the devouring locust, and the destroying locust— my mighty army that 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.
You will eat plentifully and be full, and praise the name of Yahweh your God, who has done wonders among you, and I will never again bring shame on my people.
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.
You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh your God, and there is none else, and I will never bring shame on my people.
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.
It will come about afterward that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
29 Menm sou sèvitè ak sèvan yo, mwen va vide Lespri Mwen nan jou sa yo.
Also on servants and female servants, in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
30 Mwen va montre mèvèy yo nan syèl la ak sou tè a: san, dife, ak gwo kolòn lafimen.
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, 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 will turn into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
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.
It will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the survivors, those whom Yahweh calls.
