Joel (יואל) - Gioele 63

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 מִי־זֶה ׀ בָּא מֵאֱדֹום חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים מִבָּצְרָה זֶה הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשֹׁו צֹעֶה בְּרֹב כֹּחֹו אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה רַב לְהֹושִׁיעַ	1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah in crimson garments, so magnificently dressed, marchingso ful of strength? - It is I, whose word is saving justice, whose power is to save.
2 מַדּוּעַ אָדֹם לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּבְגָדֶיךָ כְּדֹרֵךְ בְּגַת	2 -Why are your garments red, your clothes like someone treading the winepress?
3 פּוּרָה ׀ דָּרַכְתִּי לְבַדִּי וּמֵעַמִּים אֵין־אִישׁ אִתִּי וְאֶדְרְכֵם בְּאַפִּי וְאֶרְמְסֵם בַּחֲמָתִי וְיֵז נִצְחָם עַל־בְּגָדַי וְכָל־מַלְבּוּשַׁי אֶגְאָלְתִּי	3 -I have trodden the winepress alone; of my people, not one was with me. So I trod them down in myanger, I trampled on them in my wrath. Their blood squirted over my garments and al my clothes are stained.
4 כִּי יֹום נָקָם בְּלִבִּי וּשְׁנַת גְּאוּלַי בָּאָה	4 For I have decided on a day of vengeance, my year of retribution has come.
5 וְאַבִּיט וְאֵין עֹזֵר וְאֶשְׁתֹּומֵם וְאֵין סֹומֵךְ וַתֹּושַׁע לִי זְרֹעִי וַחֲמָתִי הִיא סְמָכָתְנִי	5 I looked: there was no one to help me; I was appal ed but could find no supporter! Then my own armcame to my rescue and my own fury supported me.
6 וְאָבוּס עַמִּים בְּאַפִּי וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵם בַּחֲמָתִי וְאֹורִיד לָאָרֶץ נִצְחָם׃ ס	6 I crushed the peoples in my anger, I shattered them in my fury and sent their blood streaming to theground.
7 חַסְדֵי יְהוָה ׀ אַזְכִּיר תְּהִלֹּת יְהוָה כְּעַל כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־גְּמָלָנוּ יְהוָה וְרַב־טוּב לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־גְּמָלָם כְּרַחֲמָיו וּכְרֹב חֲסָדָיו	7 I shal recount Yahweh's acts of faithful love, Yahweh's praises, in return for all that Yahweh has donefor us, for his great kindness to the House of Israel, for all that he has done in his mercy, for the abundance ofhis acts of faithful love.
8 וַיֹּאמֶר אַךְ־עַמִּי הֵמָּה בָּנִים לֹא יְשַׁקֵּרוּ וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְמֹושִׁיעַ	8 For he said, 'Truly they are my people, children who will not betray me,' and he became their Saviour.
9 בְּכָל־צָרָתָם ׀ [לֹא כ] (לֹו ק) צָר וּמַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו הֹושִׁיעָם בְּאַהֲבָתֹו וּבְחֶמְלָתֹו הוּא גְאָלָם וַיְנַטְּלֵם וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם כָּל־יְמֵי עֹולָם	9 In al their troubles, it was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them. In his love and pityhe himself redeemed them, lifted them up and carried them throughout the days of old.
10 וְהֵמָּה מָרוּ וְעִצְּבוּ אֶת־רוּחַ קָדְשֹׁו וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לָהֶם לְאֹויֵב הוּא נִלְחַם־בָּם	10 But they rebelled and vexed his holy Spirit. Then he became their enemy and himself waged war onthem.
11 וַיִּזְכֹּר יְמֵי־עֹולָם מֹשֶׁה עַמֹּו אַיֵּה ׀ הַמַּעֲלֵם מִיָּם אֵת רֹעֵי צֹאנֹו אַיֵּה הַשָּׂם בְּקִרְבֹּו אֶת־רוּחַ קָדְשֹׁו	11 But he cal ed the past to mind, Moses his servant. Where is he who saved them from the sea, theShepherd of his flock? Where was he who put his holy Spirit among them,
12 מֹולִיךְ לִימִין מֹשֶׁה זְרֹועַ תִּפְאַרְתֹּו בֹּוקֵעַ מַיִם מִפְּנֵיהֶם לַעֲשֹׂות לֹו שֵׁם עֹולָם	12 whose glorious arm led the way by Moses' right hand? Who divided the waters before them to winhimself everlasting renown,
13 מֹולִיכָם בַּתְּהֹמֹות כַּסּוּס בַּמִּדְבָּר לֹא יִכָּשֵׁלוּ	13 who led them through the depths as easily as a horse through the desert? They stumbled as little
14 כַּבְּהֵמָה בַּבִּקְעָה תֵרֵד רוּחַ יְהוָה תְּנִיחֶנּוּ כֵּן נִהַגְתָּ עַמְּךָ לַעֲשֹׂות לְךָ שֵׁם תִּפְאָרֶת	14 as cattle going down to the plain. Yahweh's Spirit led them to rest. This was how you guided yourpeople to win yourself glorious renown.
15 הַבֵּט מִשָּׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה מִזְּבֻל קָדְשְׁךָ וְתִפְאַרְתֶּךָ אַיֵּה קִנְאָתְךָ וּגְבוּרֹתֶךָ הֲמֹון מֵעֶיךָ וְרַחֲמֶיךָ אֵלַי הִתְאַפָּקוּ	15 Look down from heaven and see from your holy and glorious dwel ing. Where is your zeal and yourmight? Are your deepest feelings, your mercy to me, to be restrained?
16 כִּי־אַתָּה אָבִינוּ כִּי אַבְרָהָם לֹא יְדָעָנוּ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יַכִּירָנוּ אַתָּה יְהוָה אָבִינוּ גֹּאֲלֵנוּ מֵעֹולָם שְׁמֶךָ	16 After all, you are our Father. If Abraham will not own us, if Israel wil not acknowledge us, you,Yahweh, are our Father, 'Our Redeemer' is your name from of old.
17 לָמָּה תַתְעֵנוּ יְהוָה מִדְּרָכֶיךָ תַּקְשִׁיחַ לִבֵּנוּ מִיִּרְאָתֶךָ וּב לְמַעַן עֲבָדֶיךָ שִׁבְטֵי נַחֲלָתֶךָ	17 Why, Yahweh, do you let us wander from your ways and let our hearts grow too hard to fear you?Return, for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.
18 לַמִּצְעָר יָרְשׁוּ עַם־קָדְשֶׁךָ צָרֵינוּ בֹּוסְסוּ מִקְדָּשֶׁךָ	18 Your holy people have owned it for so short a time, our enemies have trampled on your sanctuary.
19 הָיִינוּ מֵעֹולָם לֹא־מָשַׁלְתָּ בָּם לֹא־נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם לוּא־קָרַעְתָּ שָׁמַיִם יָרַדְתָּ מִפָּנֶיךָ הָרִים נָזֹלּוּ	19 We have long been like those you do not rule, people who do not bear your name. Oh, that you wouldtear the heavens open and come down -- in your presence the mountains would quake,