Joel 2
1 Zatrobite na šofar na Sionu in razglasite alarm na moji sveti gori. Naj vsi prebivalci dežele trepetajo, kajti dan Gospodov prihaja, kajti ta je blizu, pri roki;
Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2 dan teme in mračnosti, dan oblakov in goste teme se kot jutro razširjajo nad gorami. Veliko ljudstvo in močno, nikoli ni bilo podobnega niti ga ne bo več za tem, celó do let mnogih rodov.
a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong, there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
3 Ogenj požira pred njimi in za njimi gori plamen. Dežela je pred njimi kakor edenski vrt in za njimi zapuščena divjina; da, in nič jim ne bo pobegnilo.
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, and none hath escaped them.
4 Njihov videz je kakor videz konjev in kakor konjeniki, tako bodo tekli.
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.
5 Poskakovali bodo kakor hrup bojnih vozov na vrhovih gora, kakor hrup ognjenega plamena, ki požira strnišče, kakor močno ljudstvo, postavljeno v bojno razvrstitev.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6 Pred njihovim obrazom bo ljudstvo močno zaskrbljeno. Vsi obrazi bodo zbirali črnino.
At their presence the peoples are in anguish: all faces are waxed pale.
7 Tekli bodo kakor mogočni možje, obzidje bodo preplezali kakor bojevniki in korakali bodo vsak po svojih poteh in svojih vrst ne bodo pretrgali.
They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.
8 Niti eden ne bo sunil drugega. Hodili bodo vsak po svoji stezi in ko padejo na meč, ne bodo ranjeni.
Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path: and they burst through the weapons, and break not off [their course].
9 Tekali bodo sem ter tja po mestu, tekli bodo na obzidje, splezali bodo na hiše, vstopili bodo pri oknih kakor tat.
They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.
10 Zemlja se bo tresla pred njimi, nebo bo trepetalo, sonce in luna bosta otemnela in zvezde bodo umaknile svoje svetlikanje.
The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble: the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining:
11 Gospod bo izustil svoj glas pred svojo vojsko, kajti njegov tabor je zelo velik, kajti on je močan, ki izvršuje svojo besedo, kajti dan Gospodov je velik in zelo strašen in kdo ga lahko prenese?
And the LORD uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
12 »Zato se tudi sedaj, « govori Gospod, »obrnite celó k meni z vsem svojim srcem in s postom in z jokom in z žalovanjem
Yet even now, saith the LORD, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 in pretrgajte svoje srce, ne pa svojih oblačil in obrnite se h Gospodu, svojemu Bogu, kajti on je milostljiv in usmiljen, počasen za jezo in velike prijaznosti in se kesa zla.«
and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God, for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and repenteth him of the evil.
14 Kdo ve, če se bo vrnil in pokesal in pustil blagoslov za seboj, celó jedilno daritev in pitno daritev Gospodu, svojemu Bogu?
Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
15 Zatrobite na šofar na Sionu, posvetite post, skličite slovesen zbor,
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 zberite ljudstvo, posvetite skupnost, zberite starešine, naberite otroke in tiste, ki sesajo pri prsih. Naj pride ženin iz svoje sobe in nevesta iz svoje sobice.
gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Naj duhovniki, Gospodovi služabniki, jokajo med preddverjem in oltarjem in naj govorijo: »Prizanesi svojemu ljudstvu, oh Gospod in svoje dediščine ne izroči v zasmeh, da bi nad njimi vladali pogani. Zakaj bi med ljudstvom rekli: ›Kje je njihov Bog?‹«
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
18 Potem bo Gospod ljubosumen nad svojo deželo in se usmilil svojega ljudstva.
Then was the LORD jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
19 Da, Gospod bo odgovoril in rekel svojemu ljudstvu: »Glejte, poslal vam bom žito, vino in olje in nasičeni boste s tem in ne bom vas več naredil v zasmeh med pogani,
And the LORD answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations:
20 toda daleč od vas bom odstranil severno vojsko in pregnal jih bom v jalovo in zapuščeno deželo, s svojim obrazom proti vzhodnemu morju in s svojim zadnjim delom proti skrajnemu morju in njegov smrad se bo vzdignil in njegovo zaudarjanje se bo vzdignilo, ker je storil velike stvari.«
but I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his forepart into the eastern sea, and his hinder part into the western sea; and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
21 Ne boj se, oh dežela, bodi vesela in se raduj, kajti Gospod bo storil velike stvari.
Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.
22 Ne bodite prestrašene, ve poljske živali, kajti pašniki divjine poganjajo, kajti drevo rodi svoj sad, figovo drevo in trta predajata svojo moč.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
23 Bodite torej veseli, vi sionski otroci in veselite se v Gospodu, svojem Bogu, kajti dal vam je zmerno prvi dež in povzročil bo, da vam bo prišel dež, prvi dež in pozni dež v prvem mesecu.
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month].
24 Tla bodo polna pšenice in kadi bodo prekipevale od vina in olja.
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 »Povrnil vam bom leta, ki jih je požrla leteča kobilica, škodljiva gosenica, gosenica in kosmata gosenica, moja velika vojska, ki sem jo poslal med vas.
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
26 Jedli boste v obilju in boste nasičeni in slavili ime Gospoda, svojega Boga, ki je z vami čudovito ravnal in moje ljudstvo nikoli ne bo osramočeno.
And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27 Vedeli boste, da sem jaz v Izraelovi sredi in da sem jaz Gospod, vaš Bog in nihče drug, in moje ljudstvo nikoli ne bo osramočeno.
And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and there is none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
28 Potem se bo zgodilo, da bom svojega duha izlil na vse meso. Vaši sinovi in vaše hčere bodo prerokovali, vaši starci bodo sanjali sanje, vaši mladeniči bodo videli videnja.
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 Tudi na služabnike in na pomočnice bom v tistih dneh izlil svojega Duha.
and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 Pokazal bom čudeže na nebu in na zemlji, kri in ogenj in stebre dima.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 Sonce se bo spremenilo v temo in luna v kri pred velikim in strašnim dnevom Gospodovega prihoda.«
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.
32 In zgodilo se bo, da kdorkoli bo klical h Gospodovemu imenu, bo osvobojen, kajti osvoboditev bo na gori Sion in v Jeruzalemu, kakor je rekel Gospod in v ostanku, ki ga bo Gospod poklical.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as the LORD hath said, and among the remnant those whom the LORD doth call.
