Joel

1 The word of Yahweh that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

1 Λόγος κυρίου, ὃς ἐγενήθη πρὸς Ἰωὴλ τὸν τοῦ Βαθουήλ.	1 Λόγος Κυρίου, ὃς ἐγενήθη πρὸς Ἰωὴλ τὸν τοῦ Βαθουήλ.
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jōēl the son of Bathouēl.	1 The word of the Lord that came to Jōēl the son of Bathouēl.

2 Hear this, you old men, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

2 Ἀκούσατε δὴ ταῦτα, οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε, πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν. εἰ γέγονεν τοιαῦτα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ὑμῶν ἢ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν;	2 Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα, οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, καὶ ἐνωτίσασθε, πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν. εἰ γέγονε τοιαῦτα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ὑμῶν ἢ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν;
2 Please hear these things, Oh elders; listen, all you who inhabit the land! Have such things happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?	2 Hear these things, Oh elders; listen, all you who inhabit the land! Have such things happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?

3 Tell you your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

3 ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν διηγήσασθε, καὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν ἑτέραν.	3 ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν διηγήσασθε, καὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν ἑτέραν.
3 Tell your children of them, and your children their children, and their children to another generation.	3 Tell your children of them, and your children their children, and their children to another generation.

4 That which the palmerworm has left has the locust eaten; and what the locust has left has the cankerworm eaten; and what the cankerworm has left has the caterpillar eaten.

4 τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς κάμπης κατέφαγεν ἡ ἀκρίς, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς ἀκρίδος κατέφαγεν ὁ βροῦχος, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τοῦ βρούχου κατέφαγεν ἡ ἐρυσίβη.	4 τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς κάμπης κατέφαγεν ἡ ἀκρίς, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς ἀκρίδος κατέφαγεν ὁ βροῦχος, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τοῦ βρούχου κατέφαγεν ἡ ἐρυσίβη.
4 The grasshopper has devoured the scraps of the caterpillar, the locust has devoured the scraps of the grasshopper, the grain rust has devoured the scraps of the locusts.	4 The grasshopper has devoured the scraps of the caterpillar, the locust has devoured the scraps of the grasshopper, the grain rust has devoured the scraps of the locusts.

5 Awake, you drunkards, and weep; and howl, all you drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

5 ἐκνήψατε, οἱ μεθύοντες, ἐξ οἴνου αὐτῶν καὶ κλαύσατε· θρηνήσατε, πάντες οἱ πίνοντες οἶνον, εἰς μέθην, ὅτι ἐξῆρται ἐκ στόματος ὑμῶν εὐφροσύνη καὶ χαρά.	5 ἐκνήψατε, οἱ μεθύοντες, ἐξ οἴνου αὐτῶν καὶ κλαύσατε· θρηνήσατε, πάντες οἱ πίνοντες οἶνον εἰς μέθην, ὅτι ἐξῄρθη ἐκ στόματος ὑμῶν εὐφροσύνη καὶ χαρά.
5 Sober up, you who are drunk from their wine and weep; wail, all you who drink wine to drunkeness, because gladness has been removed from your mouth, also joy.	5 Sober up, you who are drunk from their wine and weep; wail, all you who drink wine to drunkeness, because gladness has been removed from your mouth, also joy.

6 For a nation is come up on my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion.

6 ὅτι ἔθνος ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν μου ἰσχυρὸν καὶ ἀναρίθμητον, οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ ὀδόντες λέοντος, καὶ αἱ μύλαι αὐτοῦ σκύμνου·	6 ὅτι ἔθνος ἀνέβη ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν μου ἰσχυρὸν καὶ ἀναρίθμητον, οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ, ὀδόντες λέοντος, καὶ αἱ μύλαι αὐτοῦ σκύμνου.
6 Because a nation has come up against my land, powerful and innumerable; its teeth are lion’s teeth, and its molars are those of a lion’s cub.	6 Because a nation has come up against my land, powerful and innumerable; its teeth are lion’s teeth, and its molars are those of a lion’s cub.

7 He has laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he has made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches of it are made white.

7 ἔθετο τὴν ἄμπελόν μου εἰς ἀφανισμὸν καὶ τὰς συκᾶς μου εἰς συγκλασμόν· ἐρευνῶν ἐξηρεύνησεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἔρριψεν, ἐλεύκανεν κλήματα αὐτῆς.	7 ἔθετο τὴν ἄμπελόν μου εἰς ἀφανισμὸν καὶ τὰς συκᾶς μου εἰς συγκλασμόν· ἐρευνῶν ἐξηρεύνησεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἔρριψεν, ἐλεύκανε τὰ κλήματα αὐτῆς.
7 It has set my vine for annihilation and my fig trees for breaking; while searching it has searched it and thrown it down; its branches have turned white.	7 It has set my vine for annihilation and my fig trees for breaking; while searching it has searched it and thrown it down; its branches have turned white.

8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

8 θρήνησον πρός με ὑπὲρ νύμφην περιεζωσμένην σάκκον ἐπὶ τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς τὸν παρθενικόν.	8 θρήνησον πρός με ὑπὲρ νύμφην περιεζωσμένην σάκκον ἐπὶ τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς τὸν παρθενικόν.
8 Lament for me more than a bride dressed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.	8 Lament for me more than a bride dressed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

9 The food offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of Yahweh; the priests, Yahweh’s ministers, mourn.

9 ἐξῆρται θυσία καὶ σπονδὴ ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου. πενθεῖτε, οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ λειτουργοῦντες θυσιαστηρίῳ,	9 ἐξῇρται θυσία καὶ σπονδὴ ἐξ οἴκου Κυρίου. πενθεῖτε, οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ λειτουργοῦντες θυσιαστηρίῳ Κυρίου,
9 Sacrifice and libation are removed from the house of the Lord. Mourn, Oh priests, who minister at the altar,	9 Sacrifice and libation are removed from the house of the Lord. Mourn, Oh priests, who minister at the altar of the Lord,

10 The field is wasted, the land mourns; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.

10 ὅτι τεταλαιπώρηκεν τὰ πεδία· πενθείτω ἡ γῆ, ὅτι τεταλαιπώρηκεν σῖτος, ἐξηράνθη οἶνος, ὠλιγώθη ἔλαιον.	10 ὅτι τεταλαιπώρηκε τὰ πεδία· πενθείτω ἡ γῆ, ὅτι τεταλαιπώρηκε σῖτος, ἐξηράνθη οἶνος, ὠλιγώθη ἔλαιον.
10 because the plains have suffered misery. Let the land mourn, because the grain has suffered misery; the wine has dried up; the olive oil has been diminished.	10 because the plains have suffered misery. Let the land mourn, because the grain has suffered misery; the wine has dried up; the olive oil has been diminished.

11 Be ashamed, Oh you husbandmen; howl, Oh you vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

11 ἐξηράνθησαν οἱ γεωργοί· θρηνεῖτε, κτήματα, ὑπὲρ πυροῦ καὶ κριθῆς, ὅτι ἀπόλωλεν τρυγητὸς ἐξ ἀγροῦ·	11 ἐξηράνθησαν γεωργοί· θρηνεῖτε, κτήματα, ὑπὲρ πυροῦ καὶ κριθῆς, ὅτι ἀπόλωλε τρυγητὸς ἐξ ἀγροῦ·
11 The farmers have dried up. Wail, Oh farms, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field is ruined.	11 Farmers have dried up. Wail, Oh farms, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field is ruined.

12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

12 ἡ ἄμπελος ἐξηράνθη, καὶ αἱ συκαῖ ὠλιγώθησαν· ῥόα καὶ φοῖνιξ καὶ μῆλον καὶ πάντα τὰ ξύλα τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐξηράνθησαν, ὅτι ᾔσχυναν χαρὰν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων.	12 ἡ ἄμπελος ἐξηράνθη, καὶ αἱ συκαῖ ὠλιγώθησαν· ῥόα καὶ φοῖνιξ καὶ μῆλον καί πάντα τὰ ξύλα τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐξηράνθησαν, ὅτι ᾔσχυναν χαρὰν οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
12 The vine has dried up, and the fig trees have dimished. Pomegranate and palm and apple, even all the trees of the field have dried up, because the sons of men have put joy to shame.	12 The vine has dried up, and the fig trees have dimished. Pomegranate and palm and apple, even all the trees of the field have dried up, because the sons of men have put joy to shame.

13 Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God; for the food offering and the drink offering is withheld from the house of your God.

13 περιζώσασθε καὶ κόπτεσθε, οἱ ἱερεῖς, θρηνεῖτε, οἱ λειτουργοῦντες θυσιαστηρίῳ· εἰσέλθατε ὑπνώσατε ἐν σάκκοις λειτουργοῦντες θεῷ, ὅτι ἀπέσχηκεν ἐξ οἴκου θεοῦ ὑμῶν θυσία καὶ σπονδή.	13 περιζώσασθε καὶ κόπτεσθε, οἱ ἱερεῖς, θρηνεῖτε οἱ λειτουργοῦντες θυσιαστηρίῳ· εἰσέλθετε ὑπνώσατε ἐν σάκκοις λειτουργοῦντες Θεῷ, ὅτι ἀπέσχηκεν ἐξ οἴκου Θεοῦ ὑμῶν θυσία καὶ σπονδή.
13 Gird yourselves, and mourn, you priests; lament, you who minister at the altar. You entered, sleep in sackcloth, when you minister to God, because sacrifice and libation have failed from the house of your God.	13 Gird yourselves, and mourn, you priests; lament, you who minister at the altar. Enter, sleep in sackcloth, when you minister to God, because sacrifice and libation have failed from the house of your God.

14 Consecrate a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of Yahweh your Elohim, and cry to Yahweh,

14 ἁγιάσατε νηστείαν, κηρύξατε θεραπείαν, συναγάγετε πρεσβυτέρους πάντας κατοικοῦντας γῆν εἰς οἶκον θεοῦ ὑμῶν καὶ κεκράξατε πρὸς κύριον ἐκτενῶς	14 ἁγιάσατε νηστείαν, κηρύξατε θεραπείαν, συναγάγετε πρεσβυτέρους πάντας κατοικοῦντας γῆν εἰς οἶκον Θεοῦ ὑμῶν καὶ κεκράξετε πρὸς Κύριον ἐκτενῶς·
14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a worship service; gather all the elders who inhabit the land into your God’s house, and cry out earnestly to the Lord.	14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a worship service; gather all the elders who inhabit the land into your God’s house, and cry out earnestly to the Lord.

15 Alas for the day! for the day of Yahweh is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

15 Οἴμμοι οἴμμοι οἴμμοι εἰς ἡμέραν, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἡμέρα κυρίου καὶ ὡς ταλαιπωρία ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας ἥξει.	15 οἴμοι, οἴμοι, οἴμοι εἰς ἡμέραν, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου καὶ ὡς ταλαιπωρία ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας ἥξει.
15 Alas! Alas! Alas for the day, because the day of the Lord is near, and it will come like misery from misery.	15 Alas! Alas! Alas for the day, because the day of the Lord is near, and it will come like misery from misery.

16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

16 κατέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν βρώματα ἐξωλεθρεύθη, ἐξ οἴκου θεοῦ ὑμῶν εὐφροσύνη καὶ χαρά.	16 κατέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ὑμῶν βρώματα ἐξωλοθρεύθη, ἐξ οἴκου Θεοῦ ὑμῶν εὐφροσύνη καὶ χαρά.
16 The food has been utterly destroyed before our eyes, gladness and joy from our God’s house.	16 The food has been utterly destroyed before our eyes, gladness and joy from our God’s house.

17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.

17 ἐσκίρτησαν δαμάλεις ἐπὶ ταῖς φάτναις αὐτῶν, ἠφανίσθησαν θησαυροί, κατεσκάφησαν ληνοί, ὅτι ἐξηράνθη σῖτος.	17 ἐσκίρτησαν δαμάλεις ἐπὶ ταῖς φάτναις αὐτῶν, ἠφανίσθησαν θησαυροί, κατεσκάφησαν ληνοί, ὅτι ἐξηράνθη σῖτος.
17 Heifers have jumped on their mangers; storehouses have been annihilated; wine presses have been razed to the ground, because the grain has dried up.	17 Heifers have jumped on their mangers; storehouses have been annihilated; wine presses have been razed to the ground, because the grain has dried up.

18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yes, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

18 τί ἀποθήσομεν ἑαυτοῖς; ἔκλαυσαν βουκόλια βοῶν, ὅτι οὐχ ὑπῆρχεν νομὴ αὐτοῖς, καὶ τὰ ποίμνια τῶν προβάτων ἠφανίσθησαν.	18 τί ἀποθήσομεν ἑαυτοῖς; ἔκλαυσαν βουκόλια βοῶν, ὅτι οὐχ ὑπῆρχε νομὴ αὐτοῖς, καὶ τὰ ποίμνια τῶν προβάτων ἠφανίσθησαν.
18 How shall we store anything in them? The herds of cattle have wept, because there has been no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep have been annihilated.	18 How shall we store anything in them? The herds of cattle have wept, because there has been no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep have been annihilated.

19 Oh Yahweh, to you will I cry; for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.

19 πρὸς σέ, κύριε, βοήσομαι, ὅτι πῦρ ἀνήλωσεν τὰ ὡραῖα τῆς ἐρήμου, καὶ φλὸξ ἀνῆψεν πάντα τὰ ξύλα τοῦ ἀγροῦ·	19 πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, βοήσομαι, ὅτι πῦρ ἀνήλωσε τὰ ὡραῖα τῆς ἐρήμου, καὶ φλὸξ ἀνῆψε πάντα τὰ ξύλα τοῦ ἀγροῦ·
19 I will shout to you, Oh Lord, because fire has destroyed the mature things of the wilderness and a flame has kindled all the trees of the field.	19 I will shout to you, Oh Lord, because fire has destroyed the mature things of the wilderness and a flame has kindled all the trees of the field.

20 The beasts of the field cry also to you; for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

20 καὶ τὰ κτήνη τοῦ πεδίου ἀνέβλεψαν πρὸς σέ, ὅτι ἐξηράνθησαν ἀφέσεις ὑδάτων καὶ πῦρ κατέφαγεν τὰ ὡραῖα τῆς ἐρήμου.	20 καὶ τὰ κτήνη τοῦ πεδίου ἀνέβλεψαν πρὸς σέ, ὅτι ἐξηράνθησαν ἀφέσεις ὑδάτων καὶ πῦρ κατέφαγε τὰ ὡραῖα τῆς ἐρήμου.
20 Even the animals of the plain have looked up to you, because courses of water have dried up and fire has devoured the seasonable things of the wilderness.	20 Even the animals of the plain have looked up to you, because courses of water have dried up and fire has devoured the seasonable things of the wilderness.