2 — Joel

1Blow ye the trumpet in Sion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: because the day of the Lord cometh, because it is nigh at hand.Suonate la buccina in Sion, alzate le strida sul mio monte santo, siano in movimento tutti gli abitanti della terra, perchè viene il dì del Signore, perchè egli è vicino,SOVND ye with the trumpet in Sion, howle in my holie mount, let al the inhabitants of the land be trubled: Because the day of our Lord cometh,Canite tuba in Sion, / ululate in monte sancto meo, / conturbentur omnes habitatores terræ: / quia venit dies Domini, quia prope est. 2A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be after it, even to the years of generation and generation.Giorno di tenebre, e di caligine, giorno nuvoloso, e tempestoso: un popolo numeroso, e forte per tutta la montagna si spande come la luce del mattino. Simile a lui pell'addietro non fu, e non vi sarà per generazioni, e generazioni.because the day of darkenes, and of mist is neere, the day of clowde, and whirlewind: as the morning spred vpon the montaines much people & strong: the like to it hath not bene from the beginning, and after it shal not be euen vnto the yeares of generation & generation.Dies tenebrarum et caliginis, / dies nubis et turbinis; / quasi mane expansum super montes / populus multus et fortis: / similis ei non fuit a principio, / et post eum non erit / usque in annos generationis et generationis. 3Before the face thereof a devouring fire, and behind it a burning flame: the land is like a garden of pleasure before it, and behind it a desolate wilderness, neither is there any one that can escape it.Innanzi a lui un fuoco divoratore, e dietro a lui un'ardente fiamma: la terra, che al venire di lui era un paradiso di delizie, la lascia devastata, deserta; e nissuno da lui può salvarsi.Before the face therof a deuouring fyre, and after it a burning flame: the land before it as it were a garden of pleasure, and after it the wildernes of a desert, neither is there that can escape it.Ante faciem ejus ignis vorans, / et post eum exurens flamma. / Quasi hortus voluptatis terra coram eo, / et post eum solitudo deserti, / neque est qui effugiat eum. 4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses, and they shall run like horsemen.Il loro aspetto è come di cavalli, e correranno a guisa di cavalieri,As the appearance of horses, their appearance. & as horsemen so shal they runne.Quasi aspectus equorum, aspectus eorum; / et quasi equites, sic current.

5They shall leap like the noise of chariots upon the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, as a strong people prepared to battle.Salteranno sulle vette de' monti con rumore simile ai cocchi, con rumore simile a quello di una fiamma, che brugia le paglie, e come una moltitudine di gente armata ordinata in battaglia,As the sound of chariots vpon the toppes of mountaines shal they leape, as the sound of a flame of fire deuouring stubble, as a strong people prepared to battel.Sicut sonitus quadrigarum super capita montium exilient, / sicut sonitus flammæ ignis devorantis stipulam, / velut populus fortis præparatus ad prælium. 6At their presence the people shall be in grievous pains: all faces shall be made like a kettle.Al loro arrivo si atterriranno le genti, e le loro facce diverranno del colore di una pignatta.At his presence the people shal be vexed: al visages shal be made like a potte.A facie ejus cruciabuntur populi; / omnes vultus redigentur in ollam. 7They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks.Correranno come campioni, come forti guerrieri saliranno sulla muraglia; ogni uomo si avanzerà nella sua fila, e non usciranno mai fuori della loro ordinanza.They shal runne as valients: as men of warre they shal scale the wal: the men shal march in their wayes, & shal not decline from their pathes.Sicut fortes current; / quasi viri bellatores ascendent murum: / viri in viis suis gradientur, / et non declinabunt a semitis suis. 8No one shall press upon his brother: they shall walk every one in his path: yea, and they shall fall through the windows, and shall take no harm.Non si daranno impaccio l'uno all'altro, ciascuno tirerà diritto al suo cammino; ed entreranno anche per le finestre, senza patirne lesione.None shal presse his brother; they shal walke euerie one in his owne pathe: yea & through the windowes they shal fal, & shal not demolish.Unusquisque fratrem suum non coarctabit, / singuli in calle suo ambulabunt; / sed et per fenestras cadent, et non demolientur. 9They shall enter into the city: they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up the houses, they shall come in at the windows, as a thief.Giungeranno nella città, correranno sulle mura, si getteran per le case, salteran come ladro dentro le finestre.They shal enter the city: they shal runne on the wal, they shal climbe the houses, by the windowes they shal enter as a theefe.Urbem ingredientur, in muro current, / domos conscendent, per fenestras intrabunt quasi fur.

10At their presence the earth hath trembled, the heavens are moved: the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.Al loro arrivo scuoterassi la terra, i cieli saranno scommossi; il sole, e la luna si oscurano, e le stelle perdono il loro splendore.At his presence the earth hath trembled, the heauens are moued: the sunne and moone are darkened, and the starres haue withdrawne their shining.A facie ejus contremuit terra, / moti sunt cæli, / sol et luna obtenebrati sunt, / et stellæ retraxerunt splendorem suum. 11And the Lord hath uttered his voice before the face of his army: for his armies are exceedingly great, for they are strong, and execute his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible: and who can stand it?Perocché il Signore ha fatto udir la sua voce all'arrivo del suo esercito perocché moltissime son le sue schiere; perocché sono forti, ed eseguiranno i comandi di lui: perocché grande, molto terribile egli è il dì del Signore; e chi potrà reggervi?And our Lord hath geuen his voice before the face of his host: because his campes are exceding manie, because strong & doing his word: for great is the day of our Lord, & terrible excedingly: and who shal susteyne it?Et Dominus dedit vocem suam ante faciem exercitus sui, / quia multa sunt nimis castra ejus, / quia fortia et facientia verbum ejus: / magnus enim dies Domini, et terribilis valde, / et quis sustinebit eum ? 12Now, therefore, saith the Lord. Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning.Adesso adunque, dice il Signore, convertitevi a me con tutto il cuor vostro, nel digiuno, nelle lagrime, e nei sospiri;Now therfore sayth our Lord: Conuert to me in al your hart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning.Nunc ergo, dicit Dominus, / convertimini ad me in toto corde vestro, / in jejunio, et in fletu, et in planctu. 13And rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.E spezzate i cuori vostri, e non le vostre vesti, e convertitevi al Signore Dio vostro, perchè egli è benigno, misericordioso, e paziente, e di molta clemenza, e portato a rivocare il gastigo;And rent your hartes, and not your garments, and turne to the Lord your God: because he is benigne and merciful, patient and of much mercie, & readie to be gracious vpon the malice.Et scindite corda vestra, et non vestimenta vestra; / et convertimini ad Dominum Deum vestrum, / quia benignus et misericors est, / patiens et multæ misericordiæ, / et præstabilis super malitia. 14Who knoweth but he will return, and forgive, and leave a blessing behind him, sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God?Chi sa, che egli non si cangi, e ci perdoni, e dietro a se lasci benedizione e onde offerir sagrifizio, e libagione al signore Dio vostro.Who knoweth if he wil conuert, and forgeue, and leaue after him benediction, sacrifice and libament to the Lord your God?Quis scit si convertatur, et ignoscat, / et relinquat post se benedictionem, sacrificium et libamen Domino Deo vestro ?

15Blow the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly,Suonate la tromba in Sion, intimate il digiuno santo, convocate l'adunanza;Sound ye with the trumpet in Sion, sanctifie a fast, cal an assemblie,Canite tuba in Sion, / sanctificate jejunium, vocate cœtum: 16Gather together the people, sanctify the church, assemble the ancients, gather together the little ones, and them that suck at the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth from his bed, and the bride out of her bridal chamber.Raunate il popolo, purificate tutta la gente, raunate i seniori, fate venire i fanciulli, e i bambini di latte: esca lo sposo dal letto nuziale, e dal talamo suo la sposa.gather together the people, sanctifie the Church, assemble the ancients, gather together the litle ones, and them that sucke the breastes: let the bridegrome goe forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her bride chamber.congregate populum, sanctificate ecclesiam, / coadunate senes, congregate parvulos, et sugentes ubera; / egrediatur sponsus de cubili suo, / et sponsa de thalamo suo. 17Between the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord’s ministers, shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people: and give not thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathens should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations: Where is their God?Tral vestibolo, e l'altare piangano i sacerdoti ministri del Signore, e dicano: Perdona, o Signore, perdona al tuo popolo; e non abbandonare all'obbrobrio la tua eredità sotto il dominio delle nazioni. Avrann' elleno a poter dire le genti: Il Dio loro dov'è?Betwen the porch and the altar the priests our Lords ministers shal weepe, and shal say: Spare ô Lord, spare thy people: and geue not thine inheritance into reproch, that the nations haue dominion ouer them. Why say they in the peoples: Where is their God?Inter vestibulum et altare plorabunt sacerdotes, ministri Domini, / et dicent: Parce, Domine, parce populo tuo; / et ne des hæreditatem tuam in opprobrium, / ut dominentur eis nationes. / Quare dicunt in populis: Ubi est Deus eorum ? 18The Lord hath been zealous for his land, and hath spared his people.Il Signor ha amore per la sua terra, ed ha perdonato al suo popolo.Our Lord hath bene zelous to his land, and hath spared his people.Zelatus est Dominus terram suam, / et pepercit populo suo. 19And the Lord answered, and said to his people: Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be filled with them: and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.Ed ha parlato il Signore, ed ha detto al suo popolo: Ecco, che io manderò a voi grano, e vino, ed olio, e ne avrete abbondanza, e non permetterò più, che voi siate lo scherno delle nazioni,And our Lord answered, and sayd to his people: Behold I wil send you corne, and wine, and oyle, and you shal be replenished with them: and I wil geue you no more to be a reproch in the Gentils.Et respondit Dominus, et dixit populo suo: / Ecce ego mittam vobis frumentum, et vinum, et oleum, / et replebimini eis; / et non dabo vos ultra opprobrium in gentibus.

20And I will remove far off from you the northern enemy: and I will drive him into a land unpassable, and desert, with his face towards the east sea, and his hinder part towards the utmost sea: and his stench shall ascend, and his rottenness shall go up, because he hath done proudly.E caccerò lungi da voi colui, che sta da settentrione, e lo getterò in un paese disabitato, e deserto: la vanguardia verso il mare di oriente, la retroguardia verso il mare più lontano; ed egli imputridirà, e tramanderà tetro odore perchè ha agito con arroganza.And him that is from the North, I wil make far from you: and I wil expel him into a land vnpassable, & desert, his face against the east sea, and his extreme part to the last sea: & his stinke shal ascend, & his rotennes shal ascend, because he hath done proudly.Et eum qui ab aquilone est procul faciam a vobis, / et expellam eum in terram inviam et desertam: / faciem ejus contra mare orientale, / et extremum ejus ad mare novissimum: / et ascendet fœtor ejus, / et ascendet putredo ejus, / quia superbe egit. 21Fear not, O land, be glad, and rejoice: for the Lord hath done great things.Terra, non più temere, esulta, e rallegrati; perocché grandi cose ha fatte per te il Signore.Feare not ô land, reioyce & be glad: because our Lord hath magnified to doe.Noli timere, terra: / exsulta, et lætare, / quoniam magnificavit Dominus ut faceret. 22Fear not, ye beasts of the fields: for the beautiful places of the wilderness are sprung, for the tree hath brought forth its fruit, the fig tree, and the vine have yielded their strength.Voi animali della campagna, non più temete: perocché ripullulano i campi deserti, le piante danno i lor frutti, il fico, e la vigna han messa fuora la loro virtù.Feare not ye beastes of the region: because the beautiful thinges of the desert are sprung, because the tree hath brought his fruite, the figtree, and the vine haue geuen their vigour.Nolite timere, animalia regionis, / quia germinaverunt speciosa deserti; / quia lignum attulit fructum suum, / ficus et vinea dederunt virtutem suam. 23And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning.E voi, figliuoli di Sion, esultate, e rallegratevi nel Signore Dio vostro, per chè egli ha dato a voi il maestro della giustizia, e manderà a voi le piogge d'autunno, e di primavera come in antico.And ye children of Sion reioyce, and be ioyful in the Lord your God: because he hath geuen you a doctor of iustice, and he wil make the early and the late showre to descend to you as in the beginning.Et, filii Sion, exsultate, / et lætamini in Domino Deo vestro, / quia dedit vobis doctorem justitiæ, / et descendere faciet ad vos imbrem matutinum et serotinum, / sicut in principio.

24And the floors shall be filled with wheat, and the presses shall overflow with wine, and oil.E le aje saranno piene di grano, e le cantine ridonderanno di vino, e di olio.And the floores shal be filled with wheare, and the presses shal ouerflow with wine, and oyle.Et implebuntur areæ frumento, / et redundabunt torcularia vino et oleo. 25And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.E compenserò gli anni renduti sterili dalla locusta, dal bruco, dalla ruggine, e dall'eruca, terribili eserciti mandati da me contro di voi.And I wil render you the yeares, which the locust, the bruke, and the blast, and the eruke hath eaten: my great strength, which I haue sent vpon you.Et reddam vobis annos, quos comedit locusta, / bruchus, et rubigo, et eruca: / fortitudo mea magna quam misi in vos. 26And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God; who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be confounded for ever.E mangerete allegramente, e sarete satolli, e celebrerete il nome del Signore Dio vostro, che ha fatte mirabili cose per voi, e il mio popolo non sarà confuso in sempiterno;And you shal eate eating, and shal be filled: and you shal praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath done meruels with you, and my people shal not be confounded for euer.Et comedetis vescentes, et saturabimini; / et laudabitis nomen Domini Dei vestri, / qui fecit mirabilia vobiscum; / et non confundetur populus meus in sempiternum. 27And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: and I am the Lord your God, and there is none besides: and my people shall not be confounded forever.E conoscerete com' io risiedo in mezzo ad Israele, ed io sono il Signore Dio vostro, ed altro non v'è; e non rimarrà giammai confuso il mio popolo.And you shal know that I am in the middes of Israel: & I the Lord your God, and there is none besides: and my people shal not be confounded for euer.Et scietis quia in medio Israël ego sum, / et ego Dominus Deus vester, et non est amplius; / et non confundetur populus meus in æternum. 28And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.E dopo tali cose avverrà, che io spanderò il mio spirito sopra tutti gli uomini, e profeteranno i vostri figliuoli, e le vostre figliuole; i vostri vecchi avranno de' sogni, e la vostra gioventù avrà delle visioni.And it shal be after this: I wil powre out my spirit vpon al flesh: and your sonnes, & your daughters shal prophecie: your ancients shal dreame dreames, and your yong men shal see visions.Et erit post hæc: / effundam spiritum meum super omnem carnem, / et prophetabunt filii vestri et filiæ vestræ: / senes vestri somnia somniabunt, / et juvenes vestri visiones videbunt.

29Moreover, upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit.Ed anche sopra i servi miei, e sopra le serve spanderò in que' giorni il mio spirito.Yea and vpon my seruants, and handmayds in those dayes I wil powre out my spirit.Sed et super servos meos et ancillas / in diebus illis effundam spiritum meum. 30And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.E farò apparire prodigj in cielo, e sopra la terra, sangue, e fuoco, e globi di fumo.And I wil geue wonders in heauen, and in earth, bloud, and fire, and vapour of smoke.Et dabo prodigia in cælo et in terra, / sanguinem, et ignem, et vaporem fumi. 31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.Il sole si cangerà in tenebre, e la luna in sangue, prima che venga quel giorno grande, e orribile del Signore.The sunne shal be turned into darkenes, and the moone into bloud: before the great and horrible day of the Lord doth come.Sol convertetur in tenebras, / et luna in sanguinem, / antequam veniat dies Domini magnus et horribilis. 32And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved: for in Mount Sion, and in Jerusalem shall be salvation, as the Lord hath said, and in the residue whom the Lord shall call.E avverrà, che chiunque invocherà il nome del Signore, avrà salute; perocché nel monte di Sion, e in Gerusalemme troveran salvamento, come ha detto il Signore, gli avanzi, che saran chiamati dal Signore.And it shal be, euerie one that shal inuocate the name of the Lord, shal be saued: because in mount Sion, and in Ierusalem shal be saluation, as our Lord hath sayd, and in the residew whom our Lord shal cal.Et erit: omnis qui invocaverit nomen Domini, salvus erit: / quia in monte Sion et in Jerusalem / erit salvatio, sicut dixit Dominus, / et in residuis quos Dominus vocaverit.