Joel 2

Blow ye a horn in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land, tremble,—for coming is the day of God, for it is near!—

A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains,—a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.

Before him, hath a fire, devoured, and, after him, shall a flame, consume,—As the garden of Eden, is the land before him, but, after him, a desert most desolate, Moreover also, escape, giveth he none.

As the appearance of horses, is his appearance, and, as war-horses, so, shall they run:

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, shall they rattle along, like the noise of a flame of fire, devouring dry straw,—like a people bold, arrayed for battle.

Because of him, shall peoples’, be in anguish,—all faces, have withdrawn their colour.

Like heroes, shall they run, like men of war, shall they mount a wall,—and, every one—along his own road, shall they march along, and shall not change their paths;

Nor, against each other, shall they strike, Each—on his own highway, shall they march,—though, in among the weapons, they fall, they shall not stop.

Upon the city, shall they leap, on the wall, shall they run, up the houses, shall they climb,—through the windows, shall they enter, like a thief,

Before him, hath quaked the earth, have trembled the heavens,—the sun and the moon, have become dark, and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining;

And, God, hath uttered his voice, before his host, for great indeed is his camp, for bold is he who executeth his word,—for great is the day of God, and awful exceedingly, Who then shall endure it?

Even now, therefore, urgeth God, Turn ye unto me, with all your heart,—and with fasting and with weeping, and with lamentation;

And rend your heart, and not your garments, turn therefore, unto God your God,—for, gracious and full of compassion, is he, slow to anger, and abundant in loving- kindness, and will grieve over calamity.

Who knoweth, he may turn and grieve,—and leave behind him, a blessing, a meal-offering and a drink-offering, to God your God?

Blow ye a horn, in Zion,—hallow a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Gather the people, hallow a convocation, collect the elders, gather the children, and the sucklings of the breasts,—let the bridegroom, come forth, from his chamber, and the bride from her bower:

Between the porch and the altar, let the priests, weep, the attendants of God,—and let them say—Look with pity, O God, upon thy people, and do not deliver thine inheritance to reproach, that the nations, should mock them, Why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

And God became jealous for his land,—and took pity on his people;

Then answered God, and said to his people:—Behold me! sending you the corn, and the new wine and the oil, so shall ye be satisfied therewith; and I will not make you, any more, a reproach among the nations.

And, the Northerner, will I remove far from you, and drive him into a land parched and desolate, with, his face, toward the eastern sea, and, his rear, toward the hinder sea,—then shall come up his ill odour, yea his stench, shall ascend, because he hath shown himself great in doing.

Be not thou afraid, O soil,—exult and rejoice, because God, hath shown himself great, in doing.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field, for sprouted have the pastures of the wilderness,—for, the tree, hath borne its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine, have yielded their wealth.

Ye sons of Zion, then, exult and be glad in God your God, for he hath given you the seed-rain, in right manner,—Yea he hath caused to descend for you a down-pour, of seed-rain and of the harvest-rain in the first month;

So shall the threshing-floors, be filled, with corn,—and the vats, overflow, with new wine and oil.

Then will I make good to you the years which were eaten by the swarming locust, the grass locust, and the corn locust and the creeping locust,—even my great army, which I sent among you.

And ye shall eat and eat, and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of God your God, who hath dealt with you wondrously,—so shall my people, not be abashed, unto times age-abiding.

So shall ye know that, in the midst of Israel, I am, and that, I, God, am your God, and none else,—and my people, shall not be abashed, unto times age-abiding.

And it shall come to pass, afterwards, 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;

Moreover also, upon the servants and upon the handmaids—in those days, will I pour out my spirit;

And I will set forth wonders in the heavens, and in the earth,—blood, and fire, and columns of smoke:

The sun, shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,—before the coming of the great and awful day of God.

And it shall come to pass, whosoever, shall call on the name of God, shall be delivered,—For in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, shall be a delivered remnant, just as God hath said, and among the survivors, whom God doth call.