joe 1:1

פְּתוּאֵֽלבֶּןאֶליֹואֵ֖לאֲשֶׁ֣רהָיָ֔היְהוָה֙דְּבַר
petw'elh
benh
'elyow'elh
'aserhayahh
yehwahh
debarh
petw'el
ben
'elyow'el
'aserhayah
yehwah
debar
of Pethuel:
son
to Joel
that came
of the LORD
[This is] the word

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

joe 1:2

אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽםוְאִ֖םבִּימֵ֥יבִּֽימֵיכֶ֔םזֹּאת֙הָ֤יְתָההֶהָאָ֑רֶץיֹושְׁבֵ֣יכֹּ֖לוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםזֹאת֙שִׁמְעוּ
'aboteykemh
we'imbiymeyh
biymeykemh
zo'th
hayetahh
he
ha'aresh
yowsebeyh
kolh
weha'aziynwh
hazeqeniymh
zo'th
sime'wh
'aboteykem
we'imbiymey
biymeykem
zo't
hayetah
he
ha'ares
yowsebey
kol
weha'aziynw
hazeqeniym
zo't
sime'w
of your forefathers?
or in the days
in your days
Has anything like this
ever happened
in the land.
who dwell
all
and give ear,
O elders;
this,
Hear

1-2. Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

joe 1:3

אַחֵֽרלְדֹ֥ורוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םוּבְנֵיכֶם֙סַפֵּ֑רוּלִבְנֵיכֶ֣םעָלֶ֖יהָ
'aherh
ledowrh
wbeneyhemh
libeneyhemh
wbeneykemh
saperwh
libeneykemh
'aleyha
'aher
ledowr
wbeneyhem
libeneyhem
wbeneykem
saperw
libeneykem
'aleyha
the next
generation.
and their children,
tell their children—
and let your children
Tell
your children
about it,

1-3. Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

joe 1:4

הֶחָסִֽילאָכַ֖להַיֶּ֔לֶקוְיֶ֣תֶרהַיָּ֑לֶקאָכַ֣להָאַרְבֶּ֖הוְיֶ֥תֶרהָֽאַרְבֶּ֔האָכַ֣להַגָּזָם֙יֶ֤תֶר
hehasiylh
'akalh
hayeleqh
weyeterh
hayaleqh
'akalh
ha'arebehh
weyeterh
ha'arebehh
'akalh
hagazamh
yeterh
hehasiyl
'akal
hayeleq
weyeter
hayaleq
'akal
ha'arebeh
weyeter
ha'arebeh
'akal
hagazam
yeter
the destroying locust
has eaten.
and what the young locust
has left,
the young locust
has eaten;
what the swarming locust
has left,
the swarming locust
has eaten;
What the devouring locust
has left,

1-4. That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

joe 1:5

פִּיכֶֽםמִכִּ֥ינִכְרַ֖תעָסִ֕יסעַליָ֑יִןשֹׁ֣תֵיכָּלוְהֵילִ֖לוּוּבְכ֔וּשִׁכֹּורִים֙הָקִ֤יצוּ
piykemh
mi
kiynikerath
'asiysh
'alh
yayinh
soteyh
kalh
weheylilwh
wbekwh
sikowriymh
haqiyswh
piykem
mi
kiynikerat
'asiys
'al
yayin
sotey
kal
weheylilw
wbekw
sikowriym
haqiysw
your mouth.
from
for it has been cut off
the sweet wine,
because of
of wine,
you drinkers
all
wail,
and weep;
you drunkards,
Wake up,

1-5. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

joe 1:6

לָבִ֖יאוּֽמְתַלְּעֹ֥ותאַרְיֵ֔השִׁנֵּ֣ישִׁנָּיו֙מִסְפָּ֑רוְאֵ֣יןעָצ֖וּםאַרְצִ֔יעַלעָלָ֣הכִּֽיגֹוי֙
labiy'
wmetale'owth
'areyehh
sineyh
sinaywh
miseparh
we'eynh
'aswmh
'aresiyh
'alh
'alahh
kiygowyh
labiy'
wmetale'owt
'areyeh
siney
sinayw
misepar
we'eyn
'aswm
'aresiy
'al
'alah
kiygowy
[are those] of a lioness.
and its fangs
of a lion,
are [those]
its teeth
number;
and without
powerful
My land,
has invaded
For a nation

1-6. For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

joe 1:7

שָׂרִיגֶֽיהָהִלְבִּ֖ינוּוְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְחֲשָׂפָהּ֙חָשֹׂ֤ףלִקְצָפָ֑הוּתְאֵנָתִ֖ילְשַׁמָּ֔הגַּפְנִי֙לֹֽושָׂ֤ם
sariygeyha
hilebiynwh
wehiseliyke
hasapahh
hasoph
liqesapahh
wte'enatiyh
lesamahh
gapeniyh
lowsamh
sariygeyha
hilebiynw
wehiseliyke
hasapah
hasop
liqesapah
wte'enatiy
lesamah
gapeniy
lowsam
the branches
have turned white.
and thrown it away;
It has stripped off the bark
and splintered
My fig tree.
waste
My grapevine
It has laid

1-7. He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

joe 1:8

נְעוּרֶֽיהָבַּ֥עַלעַלשַׂ֖קחֲגֻֽרַתבְתוּלָ֥הכִּאֱלִ֕י
ne'wreyha
ba'alh
'alh
saqh
hagurath
betwlahh
ki
'eliyh
ne'wreyha
ba'al
'al
saq
hagurat
betwlah
ki
'eliy
of her youth.
the husband
grieving for
in sackcloth,
dressed
like a virgin
Wail

1-8. Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

joe 1:9

יְהוָֽהמְשָׁרְתֵ֖יהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםאָֽבְלוּ֙יְהוָ֑הבֵּ֣יתמִוָנֶ֖סֶךְמִנְחָ֛ההָכְרַ֥ת
yehwahh
mesareteyh
hakohaniymh
'abelwh
yehwahh
beyth
mi
waneseke
minehahh
hakerath
yehwah
mesaretey
hakohaniym
'abelw
yehwah
beyt
mi
waneseke
minehah
hakerat
before the LORD.
those who minister
the priests
are in mourning,
of the LORD;
the house
from
Grain and drink offerings
have been cut off

1-9. The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.

joe 1:10

יִצְהָֽראֻמְלַ֥לתִּירֹ֖ושׁהֹובִ֥ישׁדָּגָ֔ןכִּ֚ישֻׁדַּ֣דאֲדָמָ֑האָבְלָ֖השָׂדֶ֔השֻׁדַּ֣ד
yiseharh
'umelalh
tiyrowsh
howbiysh
daganh
kiysudadh
'adamahh
'abelahh
sadehh
sudadh
yisehar
'umelal
tiyrows
howbiys
dagan
kiysudad
'adamah
'abelah
sadeh
sudad
the oil fails.
the new wine
is dried up,
the grain
indeed, is destroyed;
the land
mourns;
The field
is ruined;

1-10. The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

joe 1:11

שָׂדֶֽהקְצִ֥ירכִּ֥יאָבַ֖דשְׂעֹרָ֑הוְעַלחִטָּ֖העַלכֹּֽרְמִ֔יםהֵילִ֨ילוּ֙אִכָּרִ֗יםהֹבִ֣ישׁוּ
sadehh
qesiyrh
kiy'abadh
se'orahh
we'alh
hitahh
'alh
koremiymh
heyliylwh
'ikariymh
hobiyswh
sadeh
qesiyr
kiy'abad
se'orah
we'al
hitah
'al
koremiym
heyliylw
'ikariym
hobiysw
of the field
the harvest
because has perished.
barley,
and
the wheat
over
O vinedressers,
wail,
O farmers,
Be dismayed,

1-11. Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

joe 1:12

אָדָֽםבְּנֵ֥ימִןשָׂשֹׂ֖וןכִּֽיהֹבִ֥ישׁיָבֵ֔שׁוּהַשָּׂדֶה֙עֲצֵ֤יכָּלוְתַפּ֗וּחַתָּמָ֣רגַּםרִמֹּ֞וןאֻמְלָ֑לָהוְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ההֹובִ֔ישָׁההַגֶּ֣פֶן
'adamh
beneyh
minh
sasownh
kiyhobiysh
yabeswh
hasadehh
'aseyh
kalh
wetapwha
tamarh
gamh
rimownh
'umelalahh
wehate'enahh
howbiysahh
hagepenh
'adam
beney
min
sasown
kiyhobiys
yabesw
hasadeh
'asey
kal
wetapwha
tamar
gam
rimown
'umelalah
wehate'enah
howbiysah
hagepen
mankind
of
the joy
Surely has dried up.
are withered.
of the orchard—
the trees
all
and apple—
palm,
the pomegranate,
is withered;
and the fig tree
is dried up,
The grapevine

1-12. The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; 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.

joe 1:13

וָנָֽסֶךְמִנְחָ֥האֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םבֵּ֥יתמִכִּ֥ינִמְנַ֛עאֱלֹהָ֑ימְשָׁרְתֵ֖יבַשַּׂקִּ֔יםלִ֣ינוּבֹּ֚אוּמִזְבֵּ֔חַמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יהֵילִ֨ילוּ֙הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםוְסִפְד֜וּחִגְר֨וּ
wanaseke
minehahh
'eloheykemh
beyth
mi
kiynimena'
'elohayh
mesareteyh
basaqiymh
liynwh
bo'wh
mizebeha
mesareteyh
heyliylwh
hakohaniymh
wesipedwh
higerwh
wanaseke
minehah
'eloheykem
beyt
mi
kiynimena'
'elohay
mesaretey
basaqiym
liynw
bo'w
mizebeha
mesaretey
heyliylw
hakohaniym
wesipedw
higerw
and drink offerings
the grain
of your God.
the house
from
because are withheld
of my God,
O ministers
in sackcloth,
spend the night
Come,
of the altar.
O ministers
wail,
O priests;
and lament,
Put on [sackcloth]

1-13. Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

joe 1:14

אֶליְהוָֽהוְזַעֲק֖וּאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םיְהוָ֣הבֵּ֖יתהָאָ֔רֶץיֹשְׁבֵ֣יכֹּ֚לזְקֵנִ֗יםאִסְפ֣וּעֲצָרָ֔הקִרְא֣וּצֹום֙קַדְּשׁוּ
'elyehwahh
weza'aqwh
'eloheykemh
yehwahh
beyth
ha'aresh
yosebeyh
kolh
zeqeniymh
'isepwh
'asarahh
qire'wh
sowmh
qadeswh
'elyehwah
weza'aqw
'eloheykem
yehwah
beyt
ha'ares
yosebey
kol
zeqeniym
'isepw
'asarah
qire'w
sowm
qadesw
to the LORD.
and cry out
your God,
of the LORD
to the house
of the land
the residents
and all
the elders
Gather
a solemn assembly!
proclaim
a fast;
Consecrate

1-14. Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

joe 1:15

יָבֹֽואשַׁדַּ֥ימִשֹׁ֖דוּכְיְהוָ֔היֹ֣וםכִּ֤יקָרֹוב֙לַיֹּ֑וםאֲהָ֖הּ
yabow'
sadayh
mi
sodh
wke
yehwahh
yowmh
kiyqarowbh
layowmh
'ahahh
yabow'
saday
mi
sod
wke
yehwah
yowm
kiyqarowb
layowm
'ahah
and it will come
the Almighty.
from
like destruction
of the LORD
the Day
For is near,
for the day!
Alas

1-15. Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

joe 1:16

וָגִֽילשִׂמְחָ֥האֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּבֵּ֥יתמִנִכְרָ֑תאֹ֣כֶלעֵינֵ֖ינוּנֶ֥גֶדלֹ֛ואהֲ
wagiylh
simehahh
'eloheynwh
beyth
mi
nikerath
'okelh
'eyneynwh
negedh
low'
ha
wagiyl
simehah
'eloheynw
beyt
mi
nikerat
'okel
'eyneynw
neged
low'
ha
and gladness
joy
of our God?
the house
from
been cut off
the food
our very eyes—
before
Has not

1-16. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

joe 1:17

דָּגָֽןכִּ֥יהֹבִ֖ישׁמַמְּגֻרֹ֑ותנֶהֶרְס֖וּאֹֽצָרֹ֔ותנָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םתַּ֚חַתפְרֻדֹ֗ותעָבְשׁ֣וּ
daganh
kiyhobiysh
mamegurowth
nehereswh
'osarowth
nasamwh
megerepoteyhemh
tahath
perudowth
'abeswh
dagan
kiyhobiys
mamegurowt
neheresw
'osarowt
nasamw
megerepoteyhem
tahat
perudowt
'abesw
the grain
for has withered away.
the granaries
are broken down,
the storehouses
are in ruins;
the clods;
beneath
The seeds
lie shriveled

1-17. The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

joe 1:18

נֶאְשָֽׁמוּהַצֹּ֖אןעֶדְרֵ֥ילָהֶ֑םגַּםמִרְעֶ֖הכִּ֛יאֵ֥יןבָקָ֔רעֶדְרֵ֣ינָבֹ֨כוּ֙בְהֵמָ֗הנֶּאֶנְחָ֣המַה
ne'esamwh
haso'nh
'edereyh
lahemgamh
mire'ehh
kiy'eynh
baqarh
'edereyh
nabokwh
behemahh
ne'enehahh
mahh
ne'esamw
haso'n
'ederey
lahemgam
mire'eh
kiy'eyn
baqar
'ederey
nabokw
behemah
ne'enehah
mah
are suffering.
of sheep
the flocks
Even
pasture.
because they have no
The herds
wander in confusion
the cattle
groan!
How

1-18. How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

joe 1:19

הַשָּׂדֶֽהעֲצֵ֥יכָּללִהֲטָ֖הוְלֶ֣הָבָ֔המִדְבָּ֔רנְאֹ֣ותאָֽכְלָה֙כִּ֣יאֵ֗שׁאֶקְרָ֑אאֵלֶ֥יךָיְהוָ֖ה
hasadehh
'aseyh
kalh
lihatahh
welehabahh
midebarh
ne'owth
'akelahh
kiy'esh
'eqera'
'eleykayehwahh
hasadeh
'asey
kal
lihatah
welehabah
midebar
ne'owt
'akelah
kiy'es
'eqera'
'eleykayehwah
of the field.
the trees
all
have scorched
and flames
the open
pastures
has consumed
for fire
I call,
To You, O LORD,

1-19. O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

joe 1:20

הַמִּדְבָּֽרנְאֹ֥ותאָכְלָ֖הוְאֵ֕שׁמָ֔יִםאֲפִ֣יקֵיאֵלֶ֑יךָכִּ֤ייָֽבְשׁוּ֙תַּעֲרֹ֣וגשָׂדֶ֖הבַּהֲמֹ֥ותגַּם
hamidebarh
ne'owth
'akelahh
we'esh
mayimh
'apiyqeyh
'eleykakiyyabeswh
ta'arowgh
sadehh
bahamowth
gamh
hamidebar
ne'owt
'akelah
we'es
mayim
'apiyqey
'eleykakiyyabesw
ta'arowg
sadeh
bahamowt
gam
the open
pastures.
has consumed
and fire
of water
the streams
for You, for have dried up,
pant
of the field
the beasts
Even

1-20. The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.