Joel 3

1 “Porque, he aquí, en aquellos días, y en ese tiempo, cuando restaure la fortuna de Judá y Jerusalén,

[Yahweh says this]: “At that time [DOU], I will enable [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to prosper again.

2 Reuniré a todas las naciones, y los hará descender al valle de Josafat; y allí ejecutaré el juicio de mi pueblo sobre ellos, y por mi herencia, Israel, a quien han dispersado entre las naciones. Han dividido mi tierra,

[Then] in the Valley of Judgment I will gather together [the people of] all the [other] nations; I will judge [and punish] them because they scattered my Israeli people and forced them to go to other countries. They divided up my land

3 y han echado suertes para mi pueblo, y han dado a un niño por una prostituta, y vendieron una muchacha por vino, para que bebieran.

and they (threw marked stones/cast lots) to determine who would get [each of] my people. Then they sold [some of] the Israeli boys and girls [to get money to pay] for prostitutes and wine to drink.

4 “Sí, y qué sois para mí, Tiro y Sidón, y todas las regiones de Filistea? ¿Me pagarás? Y si me pagas, Te devolveré rápida y velozmente el pago en tu propia cabeza.

You [people of] [APO] Tyre and Sidon [cities] and [you people of] the Philistia [region], I certainly have not [RHQ] done anything to harm you! [So] if you are trying to get revenge on me, I will very quickly get revenge on you.

5 Porque has tomado mi plata y mi oro, y han llevado mis mejores tesoros a sus templos,

You have taken the silver and gold and [other] things from my temple and put them in your temples.

6 y han vendido los hijos de Judá y los hijos de Jerusalén a los hijos de los griegos, para que los alejes de su frontera.

[You dragged away] the people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and you took them far away and sold them to people in Greece.

7 He aquí que yo los sacaré del lugar donde los has vendido, y te devolverá el pago en tu propia cabeza;

But I will cause my people to want to return from the places to which you sold them, and I will do to you what you did to them.

8 y venderé tus hijos y tus hijas en manos de los hijos de Judá, y los venderán a los hombres de Saba, a una nación lejana, porque Yahvé lo ha dicho”.

Then I will cause [some of] your sons and your daughters to be sold to the people of Judah! And [some of] them will be sold to the Sabea people-group, who live far away. [That will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”

9 Proclamen esto entre las naciones: “¡Prepárense para la guerra! Concierne a los hombres poderosos. Que se acerquen todos los guerreros. Que suban.

Proclaim to the [people of all] nations, “Prepare for a war! Summon your soldiers, and tell them to stand in their battle positions.

10 Conviertan sus rejas de arado en espadas, y sus podaderas en lanzas. Que los débiles digan: “Soy fuerte”.

[Take] your plows and make swords from them, and [take] your pruning knives and make spears from them. [Even] the weak people must [also] be like [MET] [strong] soldiers.

11 Daos prisa y venid, todas las naciones de alrededor, y reúnanse”. Haz que tus poderosos bajen allí, Yahvé.

All you [people from the] nations that are near [Judah] must come quickly and gather [in the Valley of Judgment].” But Yahweh, [when that happens], send your army [of angels to attack them]!

12 “Que las naciones se despierten, y sube al valle de Josafat; porque allí me sentaré para juzgar a todas las naciones de alrededor.

The [people in] the nations near [Judah] must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There Yahweh will sit and judge [and punish] them.

13 Coloca la hoz; porque la cosecha está madura. Venid, pisad, que el lagar está lleno, las cubas rebosan, porque su maldad es grande”.

[They are like] [MET] crops that are ready to be harvested; so [strike them like] [MET] [a farmer] swings his sickle to cut the grain. They are like [MET] grapes that are piled high in the pits where they will be pressed; because they are very wicked, [punish them severely] [MET] now, like [MET] [a farmer] tramples on the grapes until the pits are full of juice.

14 ¡Multitudes, multitudes en el valle de la decisión! Porque el día de Yahvé está cerca en el valle de la decisión.

[There will be] huge crowds of people in that Valley of Judgment. It will soon be the time that Yahweh [will punish them].

15 El sol y la luna se oscurecen, y las estrellas retiran su brillo.

[At that time] there will be no light from the sun or moon, and the stars will not shine.

16 Yahvé rugirá desde Sión, y el trueno de Jerusalén; y los cielos y la tierra temblarán; pero Yahvé será un refugio para su pueblo, y una fortaleza para los hijos de Israel.

From Zion [Hill] in Jerusalem Yahweh will shout, and his voice will be like thunder, and his voice will cause the sky and the earth to shake. But Yahweh will protect [MET] his people; he will be like [MET] a strong wall behind which the people of Israel will be protected.

17 “Así sabrás que yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios, morando en Sión, mi santo monte. Entonces Jerusalén será santa, y ya no pasarán extraños por ella.

[Yahweh says], “At that time, you Israeli people will know that I am Yahweh, your God. I live on Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred [city], and [soldiers from] other countries will never conquer it again.

18 En ese día sucederá, que las montañas dejarán caer vino dulce, las colinas fluirán con leche, todos los arroyos de Judá fluirán con aguas; y una fuente brotará de la casa de Yahvé, y regará el valle de Sitim.

At that time, there will be vineyards covering [MTY] the hills, and [your cattle and goats on] those hills will produce plenty of milk. The streams in Judah will never dry up. And a stream will flow from my temple into the Acacia Valley [northeast of the Dead Sea].

19 Egipto será una desolación y Edom será un desierto desolado, por la violencia hecha a los hijos de Judá, porque han derramado sangre inocente en su tierra.

[The armies of] Egypt and Edom attacked the people of Judah and killed [MTY] many people who had not done anything that was wrong. So [now] those countries will become deserts,

20 Pero Judá será habitada para siempre, y Jerusalén de generación en generación.

but there will always be people living in Jerusalem and [in other places] in Judea.

21 Yo limpiaré su sangre que no he limpiado, porque Yahvé habita en Sión”.

[I], Yahweh, live on Zion [Hill in Jerusalem], and I will get revenge on the people [of Egypt and Edom] who killed [MTY] [many of my people].”