Joel 4 — Novel English Bible

1 “For, behold, in those hayah (came to pass), and in that il (over), when I restore the fortunes of Yahawadah (Judah) and Yarawashalam (Jerusalem),

2 I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Yahawashapat (Jehoshaphat); and I will execute judgment on them there for my people, and for my heritage, Yashar-Al (Israel), whom they have scattered among the nations. They il (over) divided my land,

3 And have nathan (give) lots for my people, and nathan (give) given a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

4 “Yes, and what are you to me, Tzar (Tyre), and Tzayadawan (Sidon), and all the regions of Palashath (Philistia)? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head.

5 Because you have taken my silver and my gold, and hayah (came to pass) carried my finest treasures into your temples,

6 And have makar (sold) the ban (son) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) and the ban (son) of Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem) to the sons of the Yawanay (Greeks), that you may rachaq (remove) them far from their gabawal (border/boundary).

7 Behold, I will iwar (rouse / awaken) them up out of the maqawam (place) where you have makar (sold) them, and will shawab (turn) your repayment on your own raash (head);

8 And I will makar (sell) your ban (son) and your banath (daughter) into the yad (hand) of the ban (son) of Yahawadah (Judah), and they will makar (sell) them to the men of Shabaa (Sheba), to a faraway gaway (heathen / nation), for Yahawah () has dabar (word / matter) it.”

9 Qaraa (called) this among the gaway (heathen / nation): “qadash (set apart / make holy) for malachamah (war)! Iwar (rouse / awaken) up the gabawar (mighty) men. Let all the malachamah (warriors) nagash (draw) near. Let them ilah (go up / offer) up.

10 Kathath (beat) your ath (entirety) into charab (sword), and your mazamarah (pruning) hooks into ramach (spears). Let the chalash (weak) amar (said), ‘I am gabawar (strong).’

11 Hurry and bawaa (come), all you surrounding gaway (heathen / nation), and gather yourselves qabatz (together).” Cause your gabawar (mighty) ones to nachath (come) down there, Yahawah ().

12 “Let the gaway (heathen / nation) arouse themselves, and ilah (go up / offer) up to the imaq (valley) of Yahawashapat (Jehoshaphat); for there will I yashab (inhabit/dwell) to shapat (judge / judgement) all the surrounding gaway (heathen / nation).

13 Shalach (send) in the magal (sickle); for the qatzayar (harvest) is ripe. Bawaa (bring), tread, for the gath (winepress) is malaa (full), the vats shawaq (overflow), for their rai (wickedness) is rab (great).”

14 Hamawan (multitudes), hamawan (multitudes) in the imaq (valley) of charawatz (decision)! For the yawam (day) of Yahawah () is qarawab (near), in the imaq (valley) of charawatz (decision).

15 The shamash (sun) and the yarach (moon) are qadar (darkened), and the kawakab (star) asap (withdraw) their nagah (shining).

16 Yahawah () will shaag (roar) from Tzayawan (Zion), and qawal (sound / voice) from Yarawashalam (Jerusalem); and the shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens) and the aratz (Earth/land) will raish (shake); but Yahawah () will be a machasah (refuge) to his im (nation / people), and a stronghold to the ban (son) of Yashar-Al (Israel).

17 “So you yadai (will) know that I am Yahawah (), your Alahayam (), shakan (place) in Tzayawan (Zion), my qadash (set apart / make holy) har (mountain). Then Yarawashalam (Jerusalem) will be qadash (set apart / make holy), and no strangers will ibar (pass over/through) through her any more.

18 It will happen in that yawam (day), that the har (mountain) will natap (drop) down sweet isayas (wine), the gabaih (hills) will yalak (flow) with chalab (milk), all the apayaq (brooks) of Yahawadah (Judah) will yalak (flow) with mayam (Waters), and a maiyan (fountain) will yatzaa (go out / come out) forth from the bayath (house) of Yahawah (), and will shaqah (water) the nachal (stream / river) of Shatayam (Shittim).

19 Matzarayam (Matzarayam / Egypt) will be a shamamah (desolation), and Adawam (Edom) will be a shamamah (desolate) madabar (wilderness), for the chamas (violence) done to the ban (son) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), because they have shapak (shed) naqay (innocent) dam (blood) in their aratz (Earth/land).

20 But Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) will be yashab (inhabit/dwell) iwalam (eternity), and Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem) from dawar (generation / age / period) to dawar (generation / age / period).

21 I will naqah (clean/innocent) their dam (blood), that I have not naqah (clean/innocent): for Yahawah () shakan (place) in Tzayawan (Zion).”