Yooʼeel 2
1 Xiyoon keessatti malakata afuufaa; gaara koo qulqulluu irratti sagalee akeekkachiisaa dhageessisaa. Guyyaan Waaqayyoo dhufaa jiraatii; warri lafa irra jiraatan hundi haa hollatan. Guyyaan sun dhiʼaateera;
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 guyyaan dukkanaatii fi dimimmisaa, guyyaan duumessaatii fi dukkana hamaa ni dhufa. Sabni guddaa fi jabaan tokko akkuma ifa ganama tulluuwwan irratti baʼuutti ni dhufa; wanni akkasii takkumaa bara durii keessa taʼee hin beeku yookaan dhaloota dhufuuf jiru keessatti illee hin taʼu.
[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 Fuula isaanii duraa ibiddi ni barbadeessa; dugda isaanii duubaan immoo arraba ibiddaatu bobaʼa. Fuula isaanii duraan lafti iddoo biqiltuu Eeden fakkaata; dugda isaanii duubaan immoo lafti akkuma gammoojjii onee ti; wanni tokko iyyuu isaan duraa hin miliqu.
[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 Isaan bifa fardeenii qabu; akkuma fardeen lolaas ni gulufu.
[The locusts] resemble horses, and they run like [SIM] war horses.
5 Isaan sagalee akka gaarii waraanaatiin fiixee tulluu irra utaalu; akkuma ibidda yeroo qarmii gubutti xaaxaʼuu, akkuma waraana jabaa lolaaf baʼe tokkoo ti.
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 Saboonni jara arginii dhiphatu; fuulli nama hundaas ni gurraachaʼa.
When people see them coming, they become very pale and frightened.
7 Isaan akkuma namoota jajjaboo fiigu; akkuma loltootaa dallaa yaabbatanii seenu. Hundi isaanii tarree galanii deemu; isaan keessaa tokko iyyuu daandii isaa irraa hin jalʼatu.
[The locusts] climb over walls like soldiers do; they march along in columns and never turn aside [from their columns].
8 Isaan wal hin dhiiban; hundi isaanii qajeelanii fuula duratti deemu. Utuu toora isaanii hin dhiisin ittisa cabsanii seenu.
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 Isaan magaalaa keessa asii fi achi fiigu; dallaa irra fiigu. Isaan mana yaabbatu; akkuma hattuus foddaadhaan ol seenu.
They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
10 Fuula isaanii duratti lafti ni sochooti; samiin ni raafama; aduu fi jiʼi ni dukkanaaʼu; urjiiwwan deebiʼanii hin ibsan.
[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 Waaqayyo fuula loltoota isaa duratti sagalee dhageessisa; loltoonni isaa akka malee baayʼee dha; warri ajaja isaa eegan jajjaboo dha. Guyyaan Waaqayyoo guddaa dha; guyyaan sun akka malee nama sodaachisa. Eenyutu dura dhaabachuu dandaʼa?
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 “Amma iyyuu garaa guutuudhaan, soomaan, booʼichaa fi gaddaan gara kootti deebiʼaa” jedha Waaqayyo.
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 Isin utuu wayyaa keessan hin taʼin garaa keessan tarsaasaa. Gara Waaqayyo Waaqa keessaniitti deebiʼaa; inni arjaa fi gara laafessaatii; inni dafee hin aaru; jaalalli isaa baayʼee dha; inni badiisa erguu irraa of qusata.
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 Maaltu beeka? Tarii inni deebiʼee gaabbee eebba, kennaa midhaaniitii fi kennaa dhugaatii kan Waaqayyo Waaqa keessaniif taʼu isiniif hambisa taʼa.
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 Xiyoon keessatti malakata afuufaa; sooma qulqulluu labsaa; waldaa qulqulluu waamaa.
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 Saba walitti qabaa; waldaa sana qulqulleessaa; maanguddoota walitti fidaa; ijoollee walitti qabaa; daaʼimman harma hodhan illee hin hambisinaa. Misirrichi kutaa isaa keessaa haa baʼu; misirrittiinis diinqa isheetii haa baatu.
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 Luboonni fuula Waaqayyoo dura tajaajilan gardaafoo fi iddoo aarsaa gidduutti haa booʼan. Isaan akkana haa jedhan; “Yaa Waaqayyo saba kee baraari. Handhuuraa kee waan qoosaa, saboota gidduuttis waan kolfaa hin godhin. Isaan maaliif namoota gidduutti, ‘Waaqni isaanii eessa jira?’ jedhu?”
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 Waaqayyo biyya isaatiif ni hinaafa; saba isaatiifis garaa laafa.
But Yahweh [showed that he] was concerned about his people and that he would act mercifully toward them.
19 Waaqayyo akkana jedhee deebii kennaaf: “Ani midhaan, daadhii wayinii haaraa fi zayitii ejersaa kan isin quubsu isiniif nan erga; ani lammata saboota gidduutti waan qoosaa isin hin godhu.
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 “Ani loltoota kaabaa isin duraa balleessee gara lafa gogaa fi duwwaatti isaan ariʼa; loltoonni fuula duraan yaaʼan galaana baʼa biiftuu, kanneen dugda duubaan yaaʼan immoo galaana gama lixa biiftuu seenu. Reeffi isaanii ni xiraaʼa; xiraan isaaniis ol baʼa.” Dhugumaan inni waan guddaa hojjeteera!
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 Yaa biyya Yihuudaa, hin sodaatin; gammadiitii ililchi. Waaqayyo dhugumaan waan guddaa hojjeteera!
He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
22 Yaa bineensota bosonaa, isinis hin sodaatinaa; dirreen dheedaa gabbachaa jiraatii. Mukkeen ija naqachaa, harbuu fi wayiniinis ija kennaa jiru.
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 Yaa uummata Xiyoon gammadi; Waaqayyo Waaqa keetti gammadi; inni qajeelummaadhaan rooba arfaasaa siif kenneeraatii. Inni akkuma durii bokkaa baayʼee, rooba arfaasaa fi kan birraa siif erga.
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 Oobdiin midhaaniin guutama; boolli itti wayinii cuunfanis daadhii wayinii haaraa fi zayitiidhaan guutamanii dhangalaasu.
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 “Ani waan bara hawwaannisni nyaate, waan hawwaannisni gurguddaa fi xixinnaan nyaate, waan hawwaannisni kaanii fi tuunni hawwaannisaa jechuunis loltoonni koo jajjaboon ani gidduu keessanitti erge sun nyaatan iddoo isiniif nan buusa.
[Yahweh said, ] “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts that I sent to attack you.
26 Isin waan hamma quuftanitti nyaattan baayʼee ni qabaattu; maqaa Waaqayyo Waaqa keessanii kan waan dinqii isiniif hojjete sanaa ni galateeffattu; uummanni koo lammata hin qaaneffamu.
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 Ergasii isin akka ani Israaʼel keessa jiru akka ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan taʼe, akka ana malee Waaqni biraa hin jirre ni beektu; uummanni koo lammata hin qaaneffamu.
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 “Anis kana booddee, Hafuura koo nama hunda irratti nan dhangalaasa. Ilmaanii fi intallan keessan raajii dubbatu; jaarsoliin keessan abjuu abjootu; dargaggoonni keessan mulʼata argu.
“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 Bara sana keessa, garboota koo warra dhiiraa fi dubartii irratti illee Hafuura koo nan dhangalaasa.
At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
30 Ani ol samii irratti dinqii, gad lafa irrattis dhiiga, ibiddaa fi hurrii aaraa nan argisiisa.
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 Utuu guyyaan Waaqayyoo inni guddichii fi sodaachisaan sun hin dhufin dura, aduun dukkanatti geeddaramti; jiʼi immoo dhiigatti geeddarama.
[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 Namni maqaa Waaqayyoo waammatu hundinuu ni fayya; akkuma Waaqayyo dubbatettis Tulluu Xiyoon irraa fi Yerusaalem keessa, furamatu jiraata; hambaa gidduuttis warri Waaqayyo isaan waame ni argamu.
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.”
