Table of Contents
Introduction
The Book of Joel (יואל, Yo’el) belongs to the Nevi’im (Prophets) of the Tanakh and is included among the Twelve Minor Prophets (Tre Asar). Its placement reflects a redactional tradition that gathers shorter prophetic texts into a unified canonical collection.
From a literary and theological perspective, Joel is characterized by a composite structure combining prophetic discourse and poetry. The text centers on the interpretation of a natural calamity—often identified as a locust invasion—as an expression of divine judgment. This event becomes the starting point for a broader reflection on the “day of YHWH,” a key theme in biblical prophecy, understood both as judgment and as a moment of potential restoration.
The transmission of the text is primarily preserved in the Masoretic Text, which forms the authoritative basis of the Hebrew tradition. The Hebrew language of Joel displays strong poetic features, including parallelism and symbolic imagery, reflecting a liturgical and prophetic style. The book also illustrates the interplay between written text and oral tradition in preserving the prophetic message.
Within the Jewish tradition, Joel holds particular significance for its emphasis on teshuvah (repentance/return) and the possibility of communal renewal. Its themes have also influenced later Abrahamic traditions, especially in relation to the concept of the divine spirit and eschatological restoration.
Structure
Joel 1:1 (narrative) – Prophetic introduction and the word of GOD to Joel.
Joel 1:2 (discourse) – Call to the elders and people to consider the calamity.
Joel 1:4 (narrative) – Description of the locust invasion and total devastation.
Joel 1:8 (poetry) – Ritual lament over the destruction.
Joel 1:13 (discourse) – Call to fasting and communal repentance.
Joel 1:15 (prophecy) – Announcement of the “day of GOD” as imminent destruction.
Joel 2:1 (prophecy) – The day of GOD described as a powerful and terrifying invasion.
Joel 2:12 (discourse) – Call to return (teshuvah) with a sincere heart.
Joel 2:18 (narrative) – GOD’s response and promise of restoration.
Joel 2:23 (blessing) – Agricultural blessings and renewal of the land.
Joel 3:1 (prophecy) – Outpouring of the spirit upon all flesh.
Joel 3:5 (prophecy) – Promise of deliverance for those who call upon GOD.
Joel 4:1 (prophecy) – Judgment of the nations in the valley of Jehoshaphat.
Joel 4:9 (prophecy) – Summoning of the nations to divine judgment.
Joel 4:17 (blessing) – Restoration of Zion and GOD dwelling among His people.
Joel 4:18 (final narrative) – Eschatological renewal of the land.
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Chapter 1
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל־יוֹאֵל בֶּן־פְּתוּאֵל׃ | Devar-YHWH asher hayah el-Yo’el ben-Petu’el. | Word of GOD that came to Joel, son of Pethuel. | The word of GOD that came to Joel, son of Pethuel. |
| שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת הַזְּקֵנִים וְהַאֲזִינוּ כֹּל יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הֶהָיְתָה זֹּאת בִּימֵיכֶם וְאִם בִּימֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם׃ | Shim‘u-zot hazzeqenim veha’azinu kol yoshevei ha’aretz; hehayetah zot bimeikhem ve’im bimei avoteikhem? | Hear this, elders, and give ear, all inhabitants of the land: has this been in your days or in the days of your fathers? | Hear this, elders, and listen, all inhabitants of the land: has anything like this happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? |
| עָלֶיהָ לִבְנֵיכֶם סַפֵּרוּ וּבְנֵיכֶם לִבְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם לְדוֹר אַחֵר׃ | ‘Aleha livneikhem sapperu; uveneikhem livneihem uveneihem ledor acher. | Tell it to your children, and your children to their children, and their children to another generation. | Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to another generation. |
| יֶתֶר הַגָּזָם אָכַל הָאַרְבֶּה וְיֶתֶר הָאַרְבֶּה אָכַל הַיָּלֶק וְיֶתֶר הַיֶּלֶק אָכַל הֶחָסִיל׃ | Yeter haggazam akhal ha’arbeh; veyeter ha’arbeh akhal hayyaleq; veyeter hayyeleq akhal hechasil. | What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust ate; what the swarming locust left, the hopping locust ate; and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust ate. | What the first locust left, the second has eaten; what the second left, the third has eaten; what the third left, the last has devoured. |
| הָקִיצוּ שִׁכּוֹרִים וּבְכוּ וְהֵילִלוּ כָּל־שֹׁתֵי יָיִן עַל־עָסִיס כִּי נִכְרַת מִפִּיכֶם׃ | Haqitzu shikkorim uvekhu; veheillilu kol-shotei yayin ‘al-‘asis, ki nikhrat mippikhem. | Awake, drunkards, and weep; wail, all drinkers of wine, over the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. | Awake, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because the new wine has been cut off from your mouth. |
| כִּי־גוֹי עָלָה עַל־אַרְצִי עָצוּם וְאֵין מִסְפָּר שִׁנָּיו שִׁנֵּי אַרְיֵה וּמְתַלְּעוֹת לָבִיא לוֹ׃ | Ki-goy ‘alah ‘al-artzi ‘atzum ve’ein mispar; shinnav shinnei aryeh umetalle‘ot lavi lo. | For a nation has come up against my land, strong and without number; its teeth are teeth of a lion, and it has fangs of a lioness. | For a nation has come up against my land, powerful and without number; its teeth are like a lion’s teeth, and it has the fangs of a lioness. |
| שָׂם גַּפְנִי לְשַׁמָּה וּתְאֵנָתִי לִקְצָפָה חָשֹׂף חֲשָׂפָהּ וְהִשְׁלִיךְ הִלְבִּינוּ שָׂרִיגֶיהָ׃ | Sam gafni leshammah ute’enati liqtzafah; chasof chasafah vehishlikh; hilbinu sarigeha. | It has made my vine a desolation and my fig tree a stump; it has stripped it bare and cast it away; its branches are made white. | It has laid waste my vine and splintered my fig tree; it has stripped it bare and thrown it away; its branches are left white. |
| אֱלִי כִּבְתוּלָה חֲגֻרַת־שַׂק עַל־בַּעַל נְעוּרֶיהָ׃ | Eli kivtulah chagurat-saq ‘al-ba‘al ne‘ureha. | Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. | Lament like a virgin clothed in sackcloth for the husband of her youth. |
| הָכְרַת מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ מִבֵּית יְהוָה אָבְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָה׃ | Hokhrat minchah vanesekh mibbeit YHWH; avelu hakkohanim mesharetei YHWH. | Grain offering and drink offering are cut off from the house of GOD; the priests mourn, the ministers of GOD. | Grain offering and drink offering are cut off from the house of GOD; the priests, the ministers of GOD, mourn. |
| שֻׁדַּד שָׂדֶה אָבְלָה אֲדָמָה כִּי שֻׁדַּד דָּגָן הוֹבִישׁ תִּירוֹשׁ אֻמְלַל יִצְהָר׃ | Shuddad sadeh, avelah adamah; ki shuddad dagan, hovish tirosh, umlal yitzhar. | The field is ruined, the ground mourns; for the grain is ruined, the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes. | The field is destroyed, the land mourns; the grain is ruined, the new wine is dried up, the oil fails. |
| הֹבִישׁוּ אִכָּרִים הֵילִילוּ כֹּרְמִים עַל־חִטָּה וְעַל־שְׂעֹרָה כִּי אָבַד קְצִיר שָׂדֶה׃ | Hovishu ikkarim, heililu koremim, ‘al-chittah ve‘al-se‘orah, ki avad qetzir sadeh. | Be ashamed, farmers; wail, vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley, for the harvest of the field has perished. | Be ashamed, you farmers; wail, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. |
| הַגֶּפֶן הוֹבִישָׁה וְהַתְּאֵנָה אֻמְלָלָה רִמּוֹן גַּם־תָּמָר וְתַפּוּחַ כָּל־עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה יָבֵשׁוּ כִּי־הֹבִישׁ שָׂשׂוֹן מִן־בְּנֵי אָדָם׃ | Haggefen hovishah vehatte’enah umlalah; rimmon gam-tamar vetappuach, kol-‘atzei hassadeh yaveshu, ki-hovish sason min-benei adam. | The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; pomegranate, palm, and apple tree, all the trees of the field are dried up; surely joy has dried up from the sons of man. | The vine is dried up and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree—all the trees of the field are dried up; indeed, joy has withered away from the children of men. |
| חִגְרוּ וְסִפְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הֵילִילוּ מְשָׁרְתֵי מִזְבֵּחַ בֹּאוּ לִינוּ בַשַּׂקִּים מְשָׁרְתֵי אֱלֹהָי כִּי נִמְנַע מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִנְחָה וָנָסֶךְ׃ | Chigru vesifdu hakkohanim; heililu mesharetei mizbeach; bo’u linu vassaqim mesharetei Elohai, ki nimna‘ mibbeit Eloheikhem minchah vanasekh. | Gird yourselves and lament, priests; wail, ministers of the altar; come, spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my GOD, for grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your GOD. | Put on sackcloth and lament, priests; wail, ministers of the altar; come, spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my GOD, because grain offering and drink offering are withheld from the house of your GOD. |
| קַדְּשׁוּ־צוֹם קִרְאוּ עֲצָרָה אִסְפוּ זְקֵנִים כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְזַעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה׃ | Qaddeshu-tzom, qir’u ‘atzarah; isfu zeqenim, kol yoshevei ha’aretz, beit YHWH Eloheikhem, neza‘aqu el-YHWH. | Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; gather the elders, all inhabitants of the land, to the house of your GOD, and cry out to GOD. | Consecrate a fast, call a solemn assembly; gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of your GOD, and cry out to GOD. |
| אֲהָהּ לַיּוֹם כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה וּכְשֹׁד מִשַּׁדַּי יָבוֹא׃ | Ahah layyom, ki qarov yom YHWH; ukeshod mi-Shaddai yavo. | Alas for the day! For the day of GOD is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes. | Alas for the day! For the day of GOD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty. |
| הֲלוֹא נֶגֶד עֵינֵינוּ אֹכֶל נִכְרָת מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ שִׂמְחָה וָגִיל׃ | Halo neged ‘eineinu okhel nikhrat; mibbeit Eloheinu simchah vagil. | Is not food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our GOD? | Has not food been cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our GOD? |
| עָבְשׁוּ פְרֻדוֹת תַּחַת מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם נָשַׁמּוּ אֹצָרוֹת נֶהֶרְסוּ מַמְּגֻרוֹת כִּי הֹבִישׁ דָּגָן׃ | ‘Avshu ferudot tachat megrefoteihem; nashammu otzarot, nehereshu mammegurot, ki hovish dagan. | The seeds shrivel under their clods; storehouses are desolate, granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up. | The seeds have shriveled beneath the soil; the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are ruined, because the grain has dried up. |
| מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָה בְהֵמָה נָבֹכוּ עֶדְרֵי בָקָר כִּי אֵין מִרְעֶה לָהֶם גַּם־עֶדְרֵי הַצֹּאן נֶאְשָׁמוּ׃ | Mah-ne’enchah behemah; navokhu ‘edrei vaqar, ki ein mir‘eh lahem; gam-‘edrei hatzon ne’eshamu. | How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are in distress. | How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep suffer. |
| אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה אֶקְרָא כִּי אֵשׁ אָכְלָה נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר וְלֶהָבָה לִהֲטָה כָּל־עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה׃ | Elekha YHWH eqra, ki esh akhlah ne’ot midbar, velehavah lihatah kol-‘atzei hassadeh. | To You, O GOD, I cry, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field. | To You, O GOD, I cry, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field. |
| גַּם־בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדֶה תַּעֲרוֹג אֵלֶיךָ כִּי יָבְשׁוּ אֲפִיקֵי מָיִם וְאֵשׁ אָכְלָה נְאוֹת הַמִּדְבָּר׃ | Gam-bahamot sadeh ta‘arog elekha, ki yaveshu afiqei mayim, ve’esh akhlah ne’ot hammidbar. | Even the beasts of the field pant to You, for the watercourses are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. | Even the animals of the field long for You, because the streams have dried up and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness. |
Chapter 2
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן וְהָרִיעוּ בְּהַר קָדְשִׁי יִרְגְּזוּ כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ כִּי־בָא יוֹם יְהוָה כִּי קָרוֹב׃ | Tiq‘u shofar be-Tziyon vehari‘u behar qodshi; yirgezu kol yoshevei ha’aretz, ki-va yom YHWH ki qarov. | Blow the shofar in Zion and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of GOD comes, for it is near. | Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of GOD is coming; it is near. |
| יוֹם חֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה יוֹם עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל כְּשַׁחַר פָּרוּשׂ עַל־הֶהָרִים עַם רַב וְעָצוּם כָּמֹהוּ לֹא נִהְיָה מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְאַחֲרָיו לֹא יוֹסֵף עַד־שְׁנֵי דּוֹר וָדֹר׃ | Yom choshekh va’afelah, yom ‘anan va‘arafel; keshachar parus ‘al-heharim, ‘am rav ve‘atzum; kamohu lo nihyah min-ha‘olam ve’acharav lo yosef ‘ad-shenei dor vador. | A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness; like dawn spread upon the mountains, a great and mighty people; none like it has ever been, nor will be again after it for generations. | A day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness; like dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty people appears, such as has never been before, nor will be again for generations. |
| לְפָנָיו אָכְלָה אֵשׁ וְאַחֲרָיו תְּלַהֵט לֶהָבָה כְּגַן־עֵדֶן הָאָרֶץ לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו מִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה וְגַם־פְּלֵיטָה לֹא הָיְתָה לוֹ׃ | Lefanav akhlah esh ve’acharav telahhet lehavah; kegan-Eden ha’aretz lefanav ve’acharav midbar shemamah; vegam-pletah lo hayetah lo. | Before it fire devours, and behind it a flame burns; the land is like the garden of Eden before it, and behind it a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes it. | Before them fire devours, and behind them a flame blazes; the land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them it is a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them. |
| כְּמַרְאֵה סוּסִים מַרְאֵהוּ וּכְפָרָשִׁים כֵּן יְרוּצוּן׃ | Kemareh susim mar’ehu u-khefarashim ken yerutzun. | Its appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like horsemen so they run. | Their appearance is like that of horses, and like war horses they run. |
| כְּקוֹל מַרְכָּבוֹת עַל־רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים יְרַקֵּדוּן כְּקוֹל לַהַב אֵשׁ אֹכְלָה קָשׁ כְּעַם עָצוּם עָרוּךְ מִלְחָמָה׃ | Kekol markavot ‘al-rashei heharim yerakkedun; kekol lahav esh okhlah qash, ke‘am ‘atzum ‘arukh milchamah. | Like the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains they leap, like the sound of a flame of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty people set in battle array. | With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountain tops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle. |
| מִפָּנָיו יָחִילוּ עַמִּים כָּל־פָּנִים קִבְּצוּ פָארוּר׃ | Mippanav yachilu ‘ammim; kol-panim kibbetzu fa’rur. | Before it peoples are in anguish; all faces gather paleness. | At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale. |
| כְּגִבּוֹרִים יְרוּצוּן כְּאַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה יַעֲלוּ חוֹמָה וְאִישׁ בִּדְרָכָיו יֵלֵכוּן וְלֹא יְעַבְּטוּן אֹרְחוֹתָם׃ | Kegibborim yerutzun; ke’anshei milchamah ya‘alu chomah; ve’ish bidrakhav yelekhun velo ye‘avvetun orchotam. | Like mighty men they run; like men of war they climb the wall; each goes in his path, and they do not swerve from their ways. | They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like warriors; each marches in line, and they do not deviate from their paths. |
| וְאִישׁ אָחִיו לֹא יִדְחָקוּן גֶּבֶר בִּמְסִלָּתוֹ יֵלֵכוּן וּבְעַד הַשֶּׁלַח יִפֹּלוּ לֹא יִבְצָעוּ׃ | Ve’ish achiv lo yidchakun; gever bimesillato yelekhun; uve‘ad hashelach yippolu lo yivtzau. | Each does not push his brother; each walks in his path; and through the weapons they fall, yet they are not cut down. | They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the defenses without breaking ranks. |
| בָּעִיר יָשֹׁקּוּן בַּחוֹמָה יְרוּצוּן בַּבָּתִּים יַעֲלוּ בְעַד הַחַלּוֹנִים כַּגַּנָּב יָבֹאוּ׃ | Ba‘ir yashoqqun; bachomah yerutzun; babbatim ya‘alu; be‘ad hachallonim kagannav yavo’u. | In the city they rush; on the wall they run; into the houses they climb; through the windows they enter like a thief. | They rush upon the city; they run along the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like a thief. |
| לְפָנָיו רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ רָעֲשׁוּ שָׁמָיִם שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ קָדָרוּ וְכוֹכָבִים אָסְפוּ נָגְהָם׃ | Lefanav ragezah eretz; ra‘ashu shamayim; shemesh veyareach qadaru; vekhokhavim asfu nogham. | Before it the earth quakes, the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their shining. | Before them the earth trembles, the heavens shake; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars lose their brightness. |
| וַיהוָה נָתַן קוֹלוֹ לִפְנֵי חֵילוֹ כִּי רַב מְאֹד מַחֲנֵהוּ כִּי עָצוּם עֹשֵׂה דְבָרוֹ כִּי גָדוֹל יוֹם־יְהוָה וְנוֹרָא מְאֹד וּמִי יְכִילֶנּוּ׃ | VayHWH natan qolo lifnei cheilo; ki rav me’od machanehu; ki ‘atzum oseh devaro; ki gadol yom-YHWH venora me’od, umi yekhilennu? | And GOD gives His voice before His army, for His camp is very great; for mighty is the one who executes His word; for great is the day of GOD, and very terrible; who can endure it? | GOD utters His voice before His army; His camp is exceedingly great; mighty is the one who carries out His word. The day of GOD is great and very terrible; who can endure it? |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְגַם־עַתָּה נְאֻם־יְהוָה שׁוּבוּ עָדַי בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם וּבְצוֹם וּבְבְכִי וּבְמִסְפֵּד׃ | Vegam-‘attah ne’um-YHWH: shuvu ‘adai bekhol-levavkhem uvetzom uvevekhi uve-misped. | Yet even now, says GOD: return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. | Yet even now, declares GOD, return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. |
| וְקִרְעוּ לְבַבְכֶם וְאַל־בִּגְדֵיכֶם וְשׁוּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כִּי־חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם הוּא אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וְנִחָם עַל־הָרָעָה׃ | Veqir‘u levavkhem ve’al-bigdekhem; veshuvu el-YHWH Eloheikhem, ki channun verachum hu, erekh appayim verav chesed venicham ‘al-hara‘ah. | Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to GOD your GOD, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in kindness, and relents from evil. | Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to GOD your GOD, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in mercy, and relents from disaster. |
| מִי יוֹדֵעַ יָשׁוּב וְנִחָם וְהִשְׁאִיר אַחֲרָיו בְּרָכָה מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ | Mi yodea yashuv venicham vehish’ir acharav berakhah, minchah vanesekh la-YHWH Eloheikhem. | Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind Him a blessing, a grain offering and a drink offering for GOD your GOD. | Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind Him a blessing—grain offering and drink offering for GOD your GOD. |
| תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בְּצִיּוֹן קַדְּשׁוּ־צוֹם קִרְאוּ עֲצָרָה׃ | Tiq‘u shofar be-Tziyon; qaddeshu-tzom; qir’u ‘atzarah. | Blow the shofar in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly. | Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly. |
| אִסְפוּ־עָם קַדְּשׁוּ קָהָל קִבְצוּ זְקֵנִים אִסְפוּ עוֹלָלִים וְיֹנְקֵי שָׁדָיִם יֵצֵא חָתָן מֵחֶדְרוֹ וְכַלָּה מֵחֻפָּתָהּ׃ | Isfu-‘am, qaddeshu qahal; qibtzu zeqenim; isfu ‘olalim veyonqei shadayim; yetze chatan mechedro vekallah mechuppatah. | Gather the people; sanctify the assembly; assemble the elders; gather the children and nursing infants; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber and the bride from her canopy. | Gather the people; consecrate the assembly; assemble the elders; gather the children and nursing infants; let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber. |
| בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ יִבְכּוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָה וְיֹאמְרוּ חוּסָה יְהוָה עַל־עַמֶּךָ וְאַל־תִּתֵּן נַחֲלָתְךָ לְחֶרְפָּה לִמְשָׁל־בָּם גּוֹיִם לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ בָעַמִּים אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם׃ | Bein ha’ulam velammizbeach yivku hakkohanim mesharetei YHWH veyomru: chusah YHWH ‘al-‘ammecha ve’al-titten nachalatekha lecherpah limshal-bam goyim; lamah yomru ba‘ammim: ayeh Eloheihem? | Between the porch and the altar let the priests, ministers of GOD, weep and say: Spare Your people, O GOD, and do not give Your inheritance to reproach, for the nations to rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples: Where is their GOD? | Let the priests, the ministers of GOD, weep between the porch and the altar and say: Spare Your people, O GOD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples: Where is their GOD? |
| וַיְקַנֵּא יְהוָה לְאַרְצוֹ וַיַּחְמֹל עַל־עַמּוֹ׃ | Vayeqanne YHWH le’artzo vayachmol ‘al-‘ammo. | Then GOD became jealous for His land and had compassion on His people. | Then GOD was jealous for His land and had pity on His people. |
| וַיַּעַן יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לְעַמּוֹ הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ לָכֶם אֶת־הַדָּגָן וְהַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר וּשְׂבַעְתֶּם אֹתוֹ וְלֹא־אֶתֵּן אֶתְכֶם עוֹד חֶרְפָּה בַּגּוֹיִם׃ | Vaya‘an YHWH vayomer le‘ammo: hineni sholeach lakhem et-hadagan vehatti rosh vehayyitzhar useva‘tem oto; velo-etten etkhem ‘od cherpah baggoyim. | And GOD answered and said to His people: Behold, I am sending to you the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and you shall be satisfied by them; and I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. | GOD answered and said to His people: Behold, I am sending you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. |
| וְאֶת־הַצְּפוֹנִי אַרְחִיק מֵעֲלֵיכֶם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו אֶל־אֶרֶץ צִיָּה וּשְׁמָמָה אֶת־פָּנָיו אֶל־הַיָּם הַקַּדְמוֹנִי וְסֹפוֹ אֶל־הַיָּם הָאַחֲרוֹן וְעָלָה בָאֲשׁוֹ וְתַעַל צַחֲנָתוֹ כִּי הִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֹת׃ | Ve’et-hatzfoni archiq me‘alekhem vehiddachtiv el-eretz tziyyah ushemamah; et-panav el-hayam haqqadmoni vesofó el-hayam ha’acharon; ve‘alah bo’sho veta‘al tzachanato ki higdil la‘asot. | And the northerner I will remove far from you and drive him into a dry and desolate land, his front toward the eastern sea and his rear toward the western sea; and his stench shall rise, and his foul smell shall come up, because he has done great things. | I will remove the northern army far from you and drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front toward the eastern sea and its rear toward the western sea; its stench will rise, its foul smell will ascend, for it has done great things. |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־תִּירְאִי אֲדָמָה גִּילִי וּשְׂמָחִי כִּי־הִגְדִּיל יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת׃ | Al-tir’i adamah; gili usmechi, ki-higdil YHWH la‘asot. | Do not fear, O land; rejoice and be glad, for GOD has done great things. | Do not fear, O land; rejoice and be glad, for GOD has done great things. |
| אַל־תִּירְאוּ בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדָי כִּי דָשְׁאוּ נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר כִּי־עֵץ נָשָׂא פִרְיוֹ תְּאֵנָה וָגֶפֶן נָתְנוּ חֵילָם׃ | Al-tir’u bahamot saday; ki dash’u ne’ot midbar, ki-‘etz nasa firyo; te’enah vagefen natenu cheilam. | Do not fear, beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have sprung up; for the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine give their strength. | Do not fear, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the trees bear their fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their strength. |
| וּבְנֵי צִיּוֹן גִּילוּ וְשִׂמְחוּ בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כִּי־נָתַן לָכֶם אֶת־הַמּוֹרֶה לִצְדָקָה וַיּוֹרֶד לָכֶם גֶּשֶׁם מוֹרֶה וּמַלְקוֹשׁ בָּרִאשׁוֹן׃ | Uvene Tziyon gilu vesimchu ba-YHWH Eloheikhem; ki-natan lakhem et-hammoreh litzedakah, vayored lakhem geshem moreh umalqosh barishon. | And you, children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in GOD your GOD, for He has given you the teacher for righteousness, and He causes to come down for you rain, the early rain and the latter rain at the first. | Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in GOD your GOD, for He has given you the early rain for your vindication; He sends down for you rain, the early and the latter rain as before. |
| וּמָלְאוּ הַגֳּרָנוֹת בָּר וְהֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְּקָבִים תִּירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר׃ | Umal’u haggorannot bar; veheshiku hayeqavim tirosh veyitzhar. | And the threshing floors shall be full of grain, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. | The threshing floors shall be full of grain, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. |
| וְשִׁלַּמְתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־הַשָּׁנִים אֲשֶׁר אָכַל הָאַרְבֶּה הַיֶּלֶק וְהֶחָסִיל וְהַגָּזָם חֵילִי הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָּכֶם׃ | Veshillamti lakhem et-hashanim asher akhal ha’arbeh hayyeleq vehechasil vehaggazam, cheili haggadol asher shillachti bakhem. | And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the swarming locust, the hopper, and the destroyer, My great army which I sent among you. | I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten—the swarming locust, the hopper, and the destroyer—My great army that I sent among you. |
| וַאֲכַלְתֶּם אָכוֹל וְשָׂבַעְתֶּם וְהִלַּלְתֶּם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה עִמָּכֶם לְהַפְלִיא וְלֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ עַמִּי לְעוֹלָם׃ | Va’akhaltem akhol vesava‘tem vehillaltem et-shem YHWH Eloheikhem asher-‘asah ‘immakhem lehafli; velo-yevosh ‘ammi le‘olam. | And you shall eat, eating and be satisfied, and praise the name of GOD your GOD, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never be put to shame. | You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of GOD your GOD, who has dealt wondrously with you; and My people shall never again be put to shame. |
| וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי בְקֶרֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנִי וַאֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְאֵין עוֹד וְלֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ עַמִּי לְעוֹלָם׃ | Viyda‘tem ki beqerev Yisra’el ani; va’ani YHWH Eloheikhem ve’ein ‘od; velo-yevosh ‘ammi le‘olam. | And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am GOD your GOD, and there is none else; and My people shall never be put to shame. | Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am GOD your GOD, and there is none else; and My people shall never again be put to shame. |
Chapter 3
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה אַחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִי עַל־כָּל־בָּשָׂר וְנִבְּאוּ בְנֵיכֶם וּבְנוֹתֵיכֶם זִקְנֵיכֶם חֲלֹמוֹת יַחֲלֹמוּן בַּחוּרֵיכֶם חֶזְיֹנוֹת יִרְאוּ׃ | Vehayah acharei-khen eshpoch et-ruchi ‘al-kol-basar; venibbe’u veneikhem uvenoteikhem, ziqneikhem chalomot yachalomun, bachureikhem chezyonot yir’u. | And it shall be after this that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your elders shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. | And afterward I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your elders shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. |
| וְגַם עַל־הָעֲבָדִים וְעַל־הַשְּׁפָחוֹת בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִי׃ | Vegam ‘al-ha‘avadim ve‘al-hashfachot bayamim hahemmah eshpoch et-ruchi. | And also upon the male servants and upon the female servants in those days I will pour out My spirit. | Even upon the male and female servants in those days I will pour out My spirit. |
| וְנָתַתִּי מוֹפְתִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ דָּם וָאֵשׁ וְתִימְרוֹת עָשָׁן׃ | Venatatti mofetim bashamayim uva’aretz: dam va’esh vetimrot ‘ashan. | And I will give wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. | I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke. |
| הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵהָפֵךְ לְחֹשֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵחַ לְדָם לִפְנֵי בּוֹא יוֹם יְהוָה הַגָּדוֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא׃ | Hashemesh yehafekh lechoshekh vehayyareach ledam lifnei bo yom YHWH haggadol vehannora. | The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of GOD, the great and the terrible. | The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and terrible day of GOD. |
| וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה יִמָּלֵט כִּי בְהַר־צִיּוֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם תִּהְיֶה פְלֵיטָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה וּבַשְּׂרִידִים אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה קֹרֵא׃ | Vehayah kol asher-yiqra beshem YHWH yimmalet; ki behar-Tziyon uvirushalayim tihyeh pletah ka’asher amar YHWH, uvasridim asher YHWH qore. | And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of GOD shall be delivered; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be escape, as GOD has said, and among the remnant those whom GOD calls. | And everyone who calls on the name of GOD shall be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as GOD has said, and among the survivors those whom GOD calls. |
Chapter 4
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי הִנֵּה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה וּבָעֵת הַהִיא אֲשֶׁר אָשִׁיב אֶת־שְׁבוּת יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָם׃ | Ki hinneh bayamim hahemmah uva‘et hahi asher ashib et-shevut Yehudah virushalayim. | For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, | For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, |
| וְקִבַּצְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וְהוֹרַדְתִּים אֶל־עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּי עִמָּם שָׁם עַל־עַמִּי וְנַחֲלָתִי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר פִּזְּרוּ בַגּוֹיִם וְאֶת־אַרְצִי חִלֵּקוּ׃ | Veqibbatzti et-kol-haggoyim vehoradtim el-‘emeq Yehoshafat; venishpateti ‘immam sham ‘al-‘ammi venachalati Yisra’el asher pizru baggoyim ve’et-artzi chilequ. | Then I will gather all nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and divided My land. | I will gather all nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat; there I will enter into judgment with them concerning My people and My inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and divided My land. |
| וְאֶל־עַמִּי יַדּוּ גוֹרָל וַיִּתְּנוּ הַיֶּלֶד בַּזּוֹנָה וְהַיְּלָדָה מָכְרוּ בַיַּיִן וַיִּשְׁתּוּ׃ | Ve’el-‘ammi yaddo goral; vayittenu hayyeled bazzonah vehayyaldah makhru bayayin vayishtu. | And they cast lots for My people, and traded a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine and drank it. | They cast lots for My people; they traded boys for prostitutes and sold girls for wine to drink. |
| וְגַם מַה־אַתֶּם לִי צֹר וְצִידוֹן וְכֹל גְּלִילוֹת פְּלָשֶׁת הַגְּמוּל אַתֶּם מְשַׁלְּמִים עָלָי וְאִם־גֹּמְלִים אַתֶּם עָלָי קַל מְהֵרָה אָשִׁיב גְּמוּלְכֶם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶם׃ | Vegam mah-attem li Tzor v’Tzidon vekhol gelilot Peleshet? Haggemul attem meshallim ‘alay? Ve’im-gomlim attem ‘alay, qal meherah ashib gemulchem beroshechem. | And also, what are you to Me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me a recompense? If you repay Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your own head. | What are you to Me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me? If you do, I will swiftly return your payment upon your own head. |
| אֲשֶׁר־כַּסְפִּי וּזְהָבִי לְקַחְתֶּם וּמַחֲמַדַּי הַטּוֹבִים הֲבֵאתֶם לְהֵיכְלֵיכֶם׃ | Asher-kaspi uzahavi leqaḥtem, umachamadai hattovim have’tem leheikhelekhem. | You have taken My silver and My gold, and have carried My precious treasures into your temples. | You have taken My silver and My gold and carried My precious treasures into your temples. |
| וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם מְכַרְתֶּם לִבְנֵי הַיְּוָנִים לְמַעַן הַרְחִיקָם מֵעַל גְּבוּלָם׃ | Uvene Yehudah uvene Yerushalayim mekhartem livnei hayevanim lema‘an harḥiqam me‘al gevulam. | You have sold the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the Greeks, in order to remove them far from their border. | You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, sending them far from their homeland. |
| הִנְנִי מְעִירָם מִן־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתָם שָׁמָּה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִי גְּמוּלְכֶם בְּרֹאשְׁכֶם׃ | Hineni me‘iram min-hammaqom asher-mekharterm otam shammah, vahashivoti gemulchem beroshechem. | Behold, I will raise them from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your recompense on your own head. | Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you sold them, and I will return your payment upon your own head. |
| וּמָכַרְתִּי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם בְּיַד בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּמְכָרוּם לַשְּׁבָאִים אֶל־גוֹי רָחוֹק כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּר׃ | Umakharti et-beneikhem ve’et-benoteikhem beyad benei Yehudah, umekharum lashsheva’im el-goy rachoq, ki YHWH dibber. | I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation, for GOD has spoken. | I will sell your sons and daughters into the hand of Judah, and they will sell them to a distant nation, for GOD has spoken. |
| קִרְאוּ־זֹאת בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ מִלְחָמָה הָעִירוּ הַגִּבּוֹרִים יִגְּשׁוּ יַעֲלוּ כָּל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה׃ | Qir’u-zot baggoyim; qaddeshu milchamah; ha‘iru haggibborim; yiggeshu ya‘alu kol anshei hammilchamah. | Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near and come up. | Proclaim this among the nations: prepare for war, rouse the warriors; let all the men of war draw near and come up. |
| כֹּתּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם לַחֲרָבוֹת וּמַזְמְרֹתֵיכֶם לְרְמָחִים הֶחָלוֹשׁ יֹאמַר גִּבּוֹר אָנִי׃ | Kottu itteikhem lacharavot umazmeroteikhem lermachim; hechalosh yomar gibbor ani. | Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am strong.” | Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am strong.” |
| עוּשׁוּ וָבֹאוּ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם מִסָּבִיב וְנִקְבָּצוּ שָׁמָּה הַנְחַת יְהוָה גִּבּוֹרֶיךָ׃ | ‘Ushu vavo’u kol-haggoyim missaviv venikbatzu shammah; hanchat YHWH giborekha. | Hasten and come, all you nations around, and gather yourselves there; bring down, O GOD, Your mighty ones. | Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves there; bring down Your warriors, O GOD. |
| יֵעֹרוּ וְיַעֲלוּ הַגּוֹיִם אֶל־עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט כִּי שָׁם אֵשֵׁב לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם מִסָּבִיב׃ | Ye‘oru veya‘alu haggoyim el-‘emeq Yehoshafat; ki sham eshev lishpot et-kol-haggoyim missaviv. | Let the nations be stirred up and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations around. | Let the nations be roused and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. |
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH English Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל כִּי בָשַׁל קָצִיר בֹּאוּ רְדוּ כִּי מָלְאָה גַּת הֵשִׁיקוּ הַיְּקָבִים כִּי רַבָּה רָעָתָם׃ | Shilchu maggal ki bashal qatzir; bo’u redu ki male’ah gat, heshiku hayeqavim ki rabbah ra‘atam. | Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, go down, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow, for great is their evil. | Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow—great is their wickedness. |
| הֲמוֹנִים הֲמוֹנִים בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה בְּעֵמֶק הֶחָרוּץ׃ | Hamonim hamonim be‘emeq hecharutz; ki qarov yom YHWH be‘emeq hecharutz. | Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of GOD is near in the valley of decision. | Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of GOD is near in the valley of decision. |
| שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ קָדָרוּ וְכוֹכָבִים אָסְפוּ נָגְהָם׃ | Shemesh veyareach qadaru; vekhokhavim asfu nogham. | The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness. | The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars lose their brightness. |
| וַיהוָה מִצִּיּוֹן יִשְׁאָג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַם יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ וְרָעֲשׁוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ וַיהוָה מַחֲסֶה לְעַמּוֹ וּמָעוֹז לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ | VayHWH mitziyon yish’ag umirushalayim yitten qolo; vera‘ashu shamayim va’aretz; vayHWH machaseh le‘ammo uma‘oz livnei Yisra’el. | And GOD roars from Zion and gives His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shake; but GOD is a refuge for His people and a stronghold for the children of Israel. | GOD roars from Zion and utters His voice from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth tremble; but GOD is a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the children of Israel. |
| וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן הַר קָדְשִׁי וְהָיְתָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם קֹדֶשׁ וְזָרִים לֹא־יַעַבְרוּ־בָהּ עוֹד׃ | Viyda‘tem ki-ani YHWH Eloheikhem shokhen be-Tziyon har qodshi; vehayetah Yerushalayim qodesh vezarim lo-ya‘avru-vah ‘od. | And you shall know that I am GOD your GOD, dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain; and Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall not pass through it anymore. | Then you shall know that I am GOD your GOD, dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain; Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall no longer pass through it. |
| וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִטְּפוּ הֶהָרִים עָסִיס וְהַגְּבָעוֹת תֵּלַכְנָה חָלָב וְכָל־אֲפִיקֵי יְהוּדָה יֵלְכוּ מָיִם וּמַעְיָן מִבֵּית יְהוָה יֵצֵא וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת־נַחַל הַשִּׁטִּים׃ | Vehayah bayom hahu yitfu heharim ‘asis vehaggeva‘ot telachnah chalav; vekhol-afiqei Yehudah yelkhu mayim; uma‘yan mibbeit YHWH yetze vehishqah et-nachal hashittim. | And it shall be in that day that the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of GOD and water the valley of Shittim. | In that day the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah shall flow with water; a fountain shall come forth from the house of GOD and water the valley of Shittim. |
| מִצְרַיִם לִשְׁמָמָה תִהְיֶה וֶאֱדוֹם לְמִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה תִּהְיֶה מֵחֲמַס בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁפְכוּ דָם־נָקִיא בְּאַרְצָם׃ | Mitzrayim lishmamah tihyeh ve’Edom lemidbar shemamah tihyeh mechamas benei Yehudah asher shafkhu dam-naqi be’artzam. | Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness because of violence done to the children of Judah, whose innocent blood they shed in their land. | Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom a desolate wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, whose innocent blood they shed in their land. |
| וִיהוּדָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וִירוּשָׁלִַם לְדוֹר וָדוֹר׃ | Vihudah le‘olam teshev, virushalayim ledor vador. | But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. | But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. |
| וְנִקֵּיתִי דָּמָם לֹא נִקֵּיתִי וַיהוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן׃ | Veniqqeti damam lo niqqeti; vayHWH shokhen be-Tziyon. | I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed, for GOD dwells in Zion. | I will avenge their blood, blood I have not yet avenged, for GOD dwells in Zion. |