Yoel 2
1 Tiuplah sangkakala di Sion dan berteriaklah di gunung-Ku yang kudus! Biarlah gemetar seluruh penduduk negeri, sebab hari TUHAN datang, sebab hari itu sudah dekat;
Blow trumpets on Zion [Hill], God’s sacred hill [in Jerusalem]! Tell the people of Judah that they should tremble, because it will soon be the time for Yahweh [to punish us further].
2 suatu hari gelap gulita dan kelam kabut, suatu hari berawan dan kelam pekat; seperti fajar di atas gunung-gunung terbentang suatu bangsa yang banyak dan kuat, yang serupa itu tidak pernah ada sejak purbakala, dan tidak akan ada lagi sesudah itu turun-temurun, pada masa yang akan datang.
[That will be a very] dark and gloomy day; there will be [black] clouds and it will be very dark. A huge [swarm of locusts] has covered the mountains like [SIM] a black [cloud]. Nothing like this has ever happened before, and nothing like this will ever [happen] again.
3 Di depannya api memakan habis, di belakangnya nyala api berkobar. Tanah di depannya seperti Taman Eden, tetapi di belakangnya padang gurun tandus, dan sama sekali tidak ada yang dapat luput.
[It is as though the locusts bring] flames of fire from which no one can escape. In front of them, the land was [beautiful] like [SIM] the garden of Eden, but behind them [the land is like] a desert and nothing survives.
4 Rupanya seperti kuda, dan seperti kuda balapan mereka berlari.
[The locusts] resemble horses, and they run like [SIM] war horses.
5 Seperti gemertaknya kereta-kereta, mereka melompat-lompat di atas puncak gunung-gunung; seperti geletiknya nyala api yang memakan habis jerami; seperti suatu bangsa yang kuat, teratur barisannya untuk berperang.
Leaping over the mountaintops, they make a noise like rumbling chariots, like [SIM] a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, or like [SIM] the roar of a fire that burns up stubble [in a field].
6 Terhadapnya bangsa-bangsa gemetar, segala muka bertambah menjadi pucat pasi.
When people see them coming, they become very pale and frightened.
7 Seperti pahlawan mereka berlari, seperti prajurit mereka naik tembok; dan mereka masing-masing berjalan terus dengan tidak membelok dari jalannya;
[The locusts] climb over walls like soldiers do; they march along in columns and never turn aside [from their columns].
8 mereka tidak berdesak-desakan, mereka berjalan terus masing-masing di jalannya; mereka menerobos pertahanan dengan tombak, mereka tidak membiarkan barisannya terputus.
They rush straight ahead without pushing each other. [Even though people throw] spears and javelins at them, that will not cause them to stop.
9 Mereka menyerbu ke dalam kota, mereka berlari ke atas tembok, mereka memanjat ke dalam rumah-rumah, mereka masuk melalui jendela-jendela seperti pencuri.
They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
10 Di depannya bumi gemetar, langit bergoncang; matahari dan bulan menjadi gelap, dan bintang-bintang menghilangkan cahayanya.
[It is as though] they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble. The sun and the moon become dark and the stars do not shine [because there are so many locusts in the sky].
11 Dan TUHAN memperdengarkan suara-Nya di depan tentara-Nya. Pasukan-Nya sangat banyak dan pelaksana firman-Nya kuat. Betapa hebat dan sangat dahsyat hari TUHAN! Siapakah yang dapat menahannya?
Yahweh leads this army [of countless locusts], and they obey his commands. This time when he is judging and punishing us is very terrible, [with the result that it seems that] no one [RHQ] can survive it.
12 "Tetapi sekarang juga," demikianlah firman TUHAN, "berbaliklah kepada-Ku dengan segenap hatimu, dengan berpuasa, dengan menangis dan dengan mengaduh."
But Yahweh says, “In spite of [these disasters that you have experienced], you can return to me with all your inner beings. Weep, and mourn, and (fast/abstain from eating food) [to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me].
13 Koyakkanlah hatimu dan jangan pakaianmu, berbaliklah kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, sebab Ia pengasih dan penyayang, panjang sabar dan berlimpah kasih setia, dan Ia menyesal karena hukuman-Nya.
Do not tear your clothes [to show that you are sorry]; instead, show [MET] that you are sorry.” Yahweh is merciful and kind; he does not quickly become angry; he faithfully loves [people]. He does not quickly become angry; instead, he greatly and faithfully loves [you], and he does not like to punish you.
14 Siapa tahu, mungkin Ia mau berbalik dan menyesal, dan ditinggalkan-Nya berkat, menjadi korban sajian dan korban curahan bagi TUHAN, Allahmu.
No one knows [RHQ] if he will change his mind [about punishing you] and if instead he will act mercifully [toward you]. If he does that, he will bless you [by giving you plenty of grain and wine] in order that you can offer [some of] those things as sacrifices to him.
15 Tiuplah sangkakala di Sion, adakanlah puasa yang kudus, maklumkanlah perkumpulan raya;
Blow the trumpets on Zion [Hill]! Gather the people together! Show by fasting that you are sorry [for the sins that you have committed].
16 kumpulkanlah bangsa ini, kuduskanlah jemaah, himpunkanlah orang-orang yang tua, kumpulkanlah anak-anak, bahkan anak-anak yang menyusu; baiklah penganten laki-laki keluar dari kamarnya, dan penganten perempuan dari kamar tidurnya;
Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh. Gather everyone together— the old people and the children, even the babies, and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.
17 baiklah para imam, pelayan-pelayan TUHAN, menangis di antara balai depan dan mezbah, dan berkata: "Sayangilah, ya TUHAN, umat-Mu, dan janganlah biarkan milik-Mu sendiri menjadi cela, sehingga bangsa-bangsa menyindir kepada mereka. Mengapa orang berkata di antara bangsa: Di mana Allah mereka?"
Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple and to pray [this]: “Yahweh, rescue/save [us] your people; do not allow people from other nations to despise us; do not allow them to ridicule us and say, ‘Why has [RHQ] their God [abandoned them]?’”
18 TUHAN menjadi cemburu karena tanah-Nya, dan Ia belas kasihan kepada umat-Nya.
But Yahweh [showed that he] was concerned about his people and that he would act mercifully toward them.
19 TUHAN menjawab, kata-Nya kepada umat-Nya: "Sesungguhnya, Aku akan mengirim kepadamu gandum, anggur dan minyak, dan kamu akan kenyang memakannya; Aku tidak akan menyerahkan kamu lagi menjadi cela di antara bangsa-bangsa.
When the people prayed, Yahweh answered and said, “I will give you [plenty of] grain and wine and [olive] oil, and you will be satisfied. And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.
20 Yang datang dari utara itu akan Kujauhkan dari padamu, dan akan Kuusir ke suatu negeri kering dan tandus, barisan mukanya ke laut timur, dan barisan belakangnya ke laut barat, maka bau busuknya dan bau anyirnya akan naik, sebab ia telah melakukan perkara yang besar.
Another army [of locusts will come] from the north [to attack you], but I will force them to continue [past Jerusalem] into the desert. Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east and some will go into the [Mediterranean] Sea in the west. [There] they will [all die, and their bodies] will stink.” Yahweh does great things!
21 Jangan takut, hai tanah, bersorak-soraklah dan bersukacitalah, sebab juga TUHAN telah melakukan perkara yang besar!
He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
22 Jangan takut, hai binatang-binatang di padang, sebab tanah gembalaan di padang gurun menghijau, pohon menghasilkan buahnya, pohon ara dan pohon anggur memberi kekayaannya.
And the wild animals should not be afraid, because the meadows will soon become green again; the fig trees and [other] trees will be full of fruit, and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.
23 Hai bani Sion, bersorak-soraklah dan bersukacitalah karena TUHAN, Allahmu! Sebab telah diberikan-Nya kepadamu hujan pada awal musim dengan adilnya, dan diturunkan-Nya kepadamu hujan, hujan pada awal dan hujan pada akhir musim seperti dahulu.
You people of Jerusalem, rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, [will be doing for you]. He will send abundant rain at the (right time/time when it is needed)— (in the spring/early in the year) and (in the autumn/late in the year) like he did previously.
24 Tempat-tempat pengirikan menjadi penuh dengan gandum, dan tempat pemerasan kelimpahan anggur dan minyak.
The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain, and your vats where you store grape juice and [olive] oil will be full.
25 Aku akan memulihkan kepadamu tahun-tahun yang hasilnya dimakan habis oleh belalang pindahan, belalang pelompat, belalang pelahap dan belalang pengerip, tentara-Ku yang besar yang Kukirim ke antara kamu.
[Yahweh said, ] “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts that I sent to attack you.
26 Maka kamu akan makan banyak-banyak dan menjadi kenyang, dan kamu akan memuji-muji nama TUHAN, Allahmu, yang telah memperlakukan kamu dengan ajaib; dan umat-Ku tidak akan menjadi malu lagi untuk selama-lamanya.
You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full. Then you will praise me [MTY], Yahweh, your God, for the wonderful things that I have done for you. And never again will you be disgraced.
27 Kamu akan mengetahui bahwa Aku ini ada di antara orang Israel, dan bahwa Aku ini, TUHAN, adalah Allahmu dan tidak ada yang lain; dan umat-Ku tidak akan menjadi malu lagi untuk selama-lamanya."
When that happens, you will know that I am [always] among you, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and that there is no other [God]. Never again will you be disgraced.”
28 "Kemudian dari pada itu akan terjadi, bahwa Aku akan mencurahkan Roh-Ku ke atas semua manusia, maka anak-anakmu laki-laki dan perempuan akan bernubuat; orang-orangmu yang tua akan mendapat mimpi, teruna-terunamu akan mendapat penglihatan-penglihatan.
“Some time later, I will give my Spirit to many [HYP] people. Your sons and daughters will proclaim messages that come directly from me. Your old men will have dreams [that come from me], and your young men will have visions [that come from me].
29 Juga ke atas hamba-hambamu laki-laki dan perempuan akan Kucurahkan Roh-Ku pada hari-hari itu.
At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
30 Aku akan mengadakan mujizat-mujizat di langit dan di bumi: darah dan api dan gumpalan-gumpalan asap.
I will do unusual/amazing things on the earth and in the sky. [On the earth] [CHI], there will be much blood [shed] and [there will be very large] fires and smoke that resembles huge clouds.
31 Matahari akan berubah menjadi gelap gulita dan bulan menjadi darah sebelum datangnya hari TUHAN yang hebat dan dahsyat itu.
[In the sky, ] the sun will become dark and the moon will become [as red as] [MET] blood. [Those things will happen] before that great and terrible day when [I], Yahweh, appear.
32 Dan barangsiapa yang berseru kepada nama TUHAN akan diselamatkan, sebab di gunung Sion dan di Yerusalem akan ada keselamatan, seperti yang telah difirmankan TUHAN; dan setiap orang yang dipanggil TUHAN akan termasuk orang-orang yang terlepas."
But at that time [I] will save everyone who worships me. I promise that some people in Jerusalem [DOU] will escape [those disasters]; those whom I have chosen will survive.”
