Joel 3

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כִּ֗יthat הִנֵּ֛הthere!בַּיָּמִ֥יםin the days הָהֵ֖מָּהthe those וּבָעֵ֣תand at the time הַהִ֑יאthe that אֲשֶׁ֥רwhen אָשִׁ֛יבI will cause to turn back אֶת־obj.שְׁב֥וּתthe captivity of יְהוּדָ֖הJudah וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃and Jerusalem

וְאֶל־and to עַמִּ֖יpeople my יַדּ֣וּthey have cast גוֹרָ֑לa lot וַיִּתְּנ֤וּand they have exchanged הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙the boy בַּזּוֹנָ֔הfor the prostitute וְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הand the girl מָכְר֥וּthey have sold בַיַּ֖יִןfor the wine וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃and they have drunk

אֲשֶׁר־that כַּסְפִּ֥יsilver my וּזְהָבִ֖יand gold my לְקַחְתֶּ֑םyou took וּמַֽחֲמַדַּי֙and desirable things my הַטֹּבִ֔יםthe good הֲבֵאתֶ֖םyou took לְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃to own temples your

וּבְנֵ֤יand the people of יְהוּדָה֙Judah וּבְנֵ֣יand the people of יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem מְכַרְתֶּ֖םyou sold לִבְנֵ֣יto the people of הַיְּוָנִ֑יםthe Greeks לְמַ֥עַןso as הַרְחִיקָ֖םto remove far away them מֵעַ֥לfrom on גְּבוּלָֽם׃own territory their

הִנְנִ֣יhere I מְעִירָ֔םam about to rouse them מִן־from הַ֨מָּק֔וֹםthe place אֲשֶׁר־where מְכַרְתֶּ֥םyou sold אֹתָ֖םobj. them שָׁ֑מָּהthere towards וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יand I will return גְמֻלְכֶ֖םrecompense your בְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃on head your

וּמָכַרְתִּ֞יand I will sell אֶת־obj.בְּנֵיכֶ֣םsons your וְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םdaughters your בְּיַד֙in the hand of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah וּמְכָר֥וּםand they will sell them לִשְׁבָאיִ֖םto the Sabeans אֶל־to גּ֣וֹיa nation רָח֑וֹקdistant כִּ֥יfor יְהוָ֖הYahweh דִּבֵּֽר׃ סhe has spoken

קִרְאוּ־proclaim זֹאת֙this בַּגּוֹיִ֔םamong the nations קַדְּשׁ֖וּconsecrate מִלְחָמָ֑הa war הָעִ֙ירוּ֙rouse הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםthe warriors יִגְּשׁ֣וּlet them draw near יַֽעֲל֔וּlet them go up כֹּ֖לall אַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men of הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃the war

כֹּ֤תּוּbeat אִתֵּיכֶם֙plowshares your לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתinto swords וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םand pruning knives your לִרְמָחִ֑יםinto spears הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁthe weak man יֹאמַ֖רlet him say גִּבּ֥וֹרam a warrior אָֽנִי׃I

ע֣וּשׁוּhurry וָבֹ֧אוּand come כָֽל־O all הַגּוֹיִ֛םthe nations מִסָּבִ֖יבfrom round about וְנִקְבָּ֑צוּand they will gather שָׁ֕מָּהthere towards הַֽנְחַ֥תbring down יְהוָ֖הO Yahweh גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃warriors your

יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙let them be roused וְיַעֲל֣וּand they may go up הַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nations אֶל־to עֵ֖מֶקthe valley of יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טJehoshaphat כִּ֣יfor שָׁ֗םthere אֵשֵׁ֛בI will sit לִשְׁפֹּ֥טto judge אֶת־obj.כָּל־all הַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nations מִסָּבִֽיב׃from round about

שִׁלְח֣וּsend out מַגָּ֔לthe sickle כִּ֥יfor בָשַׁ֖לit has grown ripe קָצִ֑ירthe harvest בֹּ֤אֽוּcome רְדוּ֙tread כִּֽי־for מָ֣לְאָהit is full גַּ֔תthe winepress הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙they are overflowing הַיְקָבִ֔יםthe wine-vats כִּ֥יfor רַבָּ֖הis great רָעָתָֽם׃evil their

הֲמוֹנִ֣יםmultitudes הֲמוֹנִ֔יםmultitudes בְּעֵ֖מֶקare in the valley of הֶֽחָר֑וּץthe decision כִּ֤יfor קָרוֹב֙is near י֣וֹםthe day of יְהוָ֔הYahweh בְּעֵ֖מֶקin the valley of הֶחָרֽוּץ׃the decision

שֶׁ֥מֶשׁsun וְיָרֵ֖חַand moon קָדָ֑רוּthey have become dark וְכוֹכָבִ֖יםand the stars אָסְפ֥וּthey have withdrawn נָגְהָֽם׃brightness their

וַיהוָ֞הand Yahweh מִצִּיּ֣וֹןfrom Zion יִשְׁאָ֗גhe will roar וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and from Jerusalem יִתֵּ֣ןhe will give forth קוֹל֔וֹvoice his וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּand they will shake שָׁמַ֣יִםheaven וָאָ֑רֶץand earth וַֽיהוָה֙and Yahweh מַֽחֲסֶ֣הwill be a refuge לְעַמּ֔וֹfor people his וּמָע֖וֹזand a stronghold לִבְנֵ֥יfor the people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םand you will know כִּ֣יthat אֲנִ֤יI יְהוָה֙am Yahweh אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םGod your שֹׁכֵ֖ןwho dwells בְּצִיּ֣וֹןin Zion הַר־the mountain of קָדְשִׁ֑יholiness my וְהָיְתָ֤הand it will be יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalem קֹ֔דֶשׁa holy place וְזָרִ֥יםand strangers לֹא־not יַֽעַבְרוּ־they will passבָ֖הּin itעֽוֹד׃ סagain

מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt לִשְׁמָמָ֣הinto a desolation תִֽהְיֶ֔הit will become וֶאֱד֕וֹםand Edom לְמִדְבַּ֥רinto a wilderness of שְׁמָמָ֖הdesolation תִּֽהְיֶ֑הit will become מֵֽחֲמַס֙from the violence of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah אֲשֶׁר־whom שָׁפְכ֥וּthey shed דָם־blood נָקִ֖יאinnocent בְּאַרְצָֽם׃in land their

וִיהוּדָ֖הand Judah לְעוֹלָ֣םfor ever תֵּשֵׁ֑בit will remain וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םand Jerusalem לְד֥וֹרto a generation וָדֽוֹר׃and a generation

וְנִקֵּ֖יתִיand I will leave unpunished דָּמָ֣םblood their לֹֽא־which not נִקֵּ֑יתִיI left unpunished וַֽיהוָ֖הand Yahweh שֹׁכֵ֥ןis dwelling בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃in Zion

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