Yooʼeel 1
1 Dubbii Waaqayyoo kan gara Yooʼeel ilma Phetuuʼeel dhufe.
[the] word of Yahweh which it came to Joel [the] son of Pethuel.
2 Yaa maanguddoota, waan kana dhagaʼaa; warri biyyattii keessa jiraattan hundinuu dhaggeeffadhaa. Wanni akkanaa takkumaa bara keessan keessa yookaan bara abbootii keessanii keessa taʼee beekaa?
Hear this O elders and give ear O all [the] inhabitants of the land ¿ has it happened this in days your and or? in [the] days of ancestors your.
3 Isin waan kana ijoollee keessanitti himaa; ijoolleen keessanis ijoollee ofii isaaniitti haa himan; ijoolleen isaanii immoo dhaloota itti aanutti haa dabarsan.
On it to children your recount and children your to children their and children their to a generation another.
4 Waan tuunni hawwaannisaa dhiise, hawwaannisni guddaan fixe; waan hawwaannisni guddaan dhiise, hawwaannisni xixinnaan nyaatee fixe; waan hawwaannisni xixinnaan dhiise immoo hawwaannisni biraa dhufee nyaate.
[the] remainder of The locust[s] it has eaten the locust[s] and [the] remainder of the locust[s] it has eaten the locust[s] and [the] remainder of the locust[s] it has eaten the locust[s].
5 Yaa machooftota, kaʼaatii booʼaa! Isin warri daadhii wayinii dhugdan hundinuu wawwaadhaa; sababii daadhii wayinii haaraatiif wawwaadhaa; inni afaan keessan irraa butameeraatii.
Awake O drunkards and weep and wail O all drinkers of wine on sweet wine for it has been cut off from mouth your.
6 Sabni jabaan akka malee baayʼeen tokko biyya koo weerareera; inni ilkaan leencaa, qarriffaa leenca dhalaa qaba.
For a nation it has come up on land my mighty and there not [is] number teeth its [are the] teeth of a lion and [the] fangs of a lioness [belong] to it.
7 Inni muka wayinii koo onsee harbuu koos barbadeesseera. Inni qola isaanii irraa quncisee lafatti gatee dameelee isaanii duwwaa hambise.
It has made vine[s] my into a waste and fig tree[s] my into a stump completely it has stripped bare it and it has thrown [it] away they have become white branches its.
8 Isin akkuma durba wayyaa gaddaa uffattee dhirsa ijoollummaa isheetiif gaddituutti booʼaa.
Wail like a virgin girded of sackcloth on [the] husband of youth her.
9 Kennaan midhaaniitii fi dhibaayyuun mana Waaqayyoo irraa citaniiru. Luboonni fuula Waaqayyoo dura tajaajilan booʼaa jiru.
It has been cut off grain offering and drink offering from [the] house of Yahweh they are in mourning the priests [the] servants of Yahweh.
10 Lafti qotiisaa oneera; laftis gogeera; midhaan barbadaaʼeera; daadhiin wayinii haaraan dhumeera; zayitiinis dhabameera.
It is devastated [the] field[s] it is dried up [the] ground for it is devastated [the] grain it has dried up [the] new wine it has dried out [the] fresh oil.
11 Yaa qonnaan bultoota, isin raafamaa; warri wayinii dhaabbattan booʼaa; sababii midhaan lafa qotiisaa keessanii barbadaaʼeef qamadii fi garbuudhaaf booʼaa.
Be ashamed O farmers wail O vinedressers on [the] wheat and on [the] barley for it has perished [the] harvest of [the] field.
12 Wayiniin gogeera; harbuunis coollageera; roomaaniin, meexxii fi hudhaan, mukkeen lafa qotiisaa hundinuu goganiiru. Dhugumaan gammachuun ilmaan namaa irraa badeera.
The vine it has dried up and the fig tree it has dried out [the] pomegranate tree also [the] palm tree and [the] apple tree all [the] trees of the field they have dried up for it has been ashamed joy from [the] children of humankind.
13 Yaa luboota, wayyaa gaddaa uffadhaatii booʼaa; isin warri iddoo aarsaa dura tajaajiltan wawwaadhaa. Isin warri fuula Waaqa koo dura tajaajiltan kottaatii wayyaa gaddaa uffadhaa bulaa; kennaan midhaaniitii fi dhibaayyuun mana Waaqaa irraa hambifamaniiruutii.
Gird yourselves and lament O priests wail O servants of [the] altar come spend [the] night in sackcloth O servants of God my for it has been withheld from [the] house of God your grain offering and drink offering.
14 Sooma qulqulluu labsaa; waldaa qulqulluu waamaa. Maanguddootaa fi warra biyyattii keessa jiraatan hunda gara mana Waaqayyoo Waaqa keessaniitti waamaatii Waaqayyootti booʼaa.
Consecrate a fast call an assembly gather [the] elders all [the] inhabitants of the land [the] house of Yahweh God your and cry out to Yahweh.
15 Badne kaa! Guyyaan sun dhiʼaateera. Guyyaan Waaqayyoo gaʼeeraatii; inni akkuma badiisaatti Waaqa Waan Hunda Dandaʼu biraa dhufa.
Alas! for the day for [is] near [the] day of Yahweh and like devastation from [the] Almighty it will come.
16 Ijuma keenya duratti nyaanni cite; ilillee fi gammachuunis mana Waaqa keenyaa irraa hin cinnee?
¿ Not before eyes our food has it been cut off from [the] house of God our joy and rejoicing.
17 Sanyiin lafa keessatti tortoree hafe. Mankuusni diigameera; gombisaan caccabeera; midhaan gogee hafeeraatii.
They have shriveled [the] seeds under shovels their they are desolate [the] storehouses they have been torn down [the] granaries for it has dried up [the] grain.
18 Loon akkam marʼatu! Karri loonii sababii waan dheedu dhabeef asii fi achi joora; bushaayeenis dhiphataniiru.
How! it has groaned [the] livestock they have wandered in confusion [the] herds of cattle for not pasture [belongs] to them also [the] flocks of sheep they have suffered.
19 Yaa Waaqayyo ani sin waammadha; ibiddi lafa dheedaa barbadeessee arrabni ibiddaa immoo mukkeen diidaa hunda gubee fixeeraatii.
To you O Yahweh I call for fire it has consumed [the] pastures of [the] wilderness and a flame it has set ablaze all [the] trees of the field.
20 Bineensonni bosonaa sitti gaggabu; lagni bishaanii gogeera; ibiddis dirree dheedaa gubee balleesseera.
Also [the] animals of [the] field it pants to you for they have dried up [the] channels of water and fire it has consumed [the] pastures of the wilderness.
