Joel 2

1 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—

1 你们要在锡安吹响号角， 在我的圣山上发出警讯， 此地的居民都要颤抖， 因为耶和华的日子将要来临， 已经近了。

2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.

2 那是昏暗阴沉的日子， 是乌云密布的日子。 来了一支空前绝后、强盛无比的大军， 它们像曙光一样布满山岭。

3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.

3 它们前面有燎原之火， 后面有熊熊烈焰。 它们到来之前， 大地就像伊甸园； 它们过去之后， 大地变成荒凉的旷野。 地上的一切都逃不过这一场浩劫。

4 Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

4 它们的形状像马， 疾驰如战马，

5 With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

5 在山岭上跳跃奔腾， 如隆隆战车， 好像烈火吞噬干草的声音， 又如大军列阵备战。

6 Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

6 百姓一看到它们，就惊慌失措， 面如死灰。

7 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

7 它们快速奔跑像勇士， 攀登城墙如战士， 有条不紊地前进。

8 They do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.

8 队伍整齐，各行其道， 长驱直入，势不可挡。

9 They storm the city; they run along the wall; they climb into houses, entering through windows like thieves.

9 它们冲向城邑，蹿上城墙， 爬进房屋， 如盗贼般破窗而入。

10 Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.

10 所到之处， 天摇地动， 日月昏暗， 星辰无光。

11 The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?

11 耶和华向祂的军队发号施令， 祂的队伍不计其数， 执行祂命令的是劲旅。 耶和华的日子伟大而可畏， 谁能承受得住呢？

12 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”

12 耶和华说： “现在你们要禁食、哭泣、哀号， 全心回转归向我。”

13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

13 你们要撕心般地痛悔， 而不是撕裂衣服。 归向你们的上帝耶和华吧， 因为祂有恩典、好怜悯， 不轻易发怒， 充满慈爱， 不忍心降灾祸。

14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

14 或许祂转念心生怜悯， 给你们留下祝福， 使你们可以再次向你们的上帝耶和华献上素祭和奠祭。 有谁知道呢？

15 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.

15 要在锡安山吹响号角， 宣布禁食的圣日， 举行庄严的聚会。

16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.

16 要招聚老人， 聚集孩童和吃奶的婴儿； 要吩咐新郎出洞房、 新娘出内室； 要召集全体人民， 让会众洁净自己。

17 Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”

17 让事奉耶和华的祭司站在圣殿门廊和祭坛中间， 哭泣恳求说： “耶和华啊， 求你顾惜你的子民， 不要让外族人侮辱、 讥笑你的产业说， ‘他们的上帝在哪里呢？’”

18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.

18 耶和华笃爱祂的土地， 祂怜悯自己的子民。

19 And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.

19 祂回应他们说： “我必赐五谷、新酒和橄榄油给你们， 使你们饱足， 不再让你们受列国的羞辱。

20 The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.

20 我要使北方的军队远离你们， 把他们驱逐到一个干旱荒芜的地方， 把他们的领头部队赶进死海， 再把他们的殿后部队赶进地中海， 那时他们必臭气冲天、 恶味上腾， 因为耶和华为你们行了大事。”

21 Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.

21 土地啊，不要害怕， 倒要欢喜快乐； 因为耶和华行了大事。

22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

22 田野的走兽啊，不要害怕， 因为青草铺遍了旷野， 树木也结满了果子， 无花果树和葡萄树都结实累累。

23 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

23 锡安的人民啊， 你们要快乐， 因你们的上帝耶和华而喜乐。 因为祂按时 降下甘霖， 像从前一样赐给你们秋雨和 春雨。

24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

24 麦场必堆满五谷， 酒槽里的酒和油槽里的油必满溢。

25 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.

25 “我派蝻虫、蚱蜢、蚂蚱 和蝗虫大军在那些年所吃掉的， 我要补偿你们。

26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.

26 你们必吃得饱足， 并赞美你们的上帝耶和华的名， 因祂为你们行了奇事。 我的子民永远不会再蒙羞。

27 Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.

27 这样，你们就知道我在以色列， 知道我是你们的上帝耶和华， 除我以外别无他神。 我的子民永远不会再蒙羞。

28 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

28 “以后，我要将我的灵浇灌所有的人。 你们的儿女要说预言， 老人要做异梦， 青年要见异象。

29 Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

29 在那些日子， 我要将我的灵浇灌我的奴仆和婢女。

30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

30 “我要在天上地下行奇事，你们将看见血、火和烟柱。

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

31 太阳要变得昏暗，月亮要变得血红。在耶和华伟大而可畏的日子来临以前，这些事都会发生。

32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

32 那时候，凡求告耶和华之名的人都必得救，因为在锡安山，在耶路撒冷城，必有逃脱灾难的人，耶和华所呼召的人必幸存下来，正如耶和华所言。”