Joel (יואל) - Gioele 22

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 מַשָּׂא גֵּיא חִזָּיֹון מַה־לָּךְ אֵפֹוא כִּי־עָלִית כֻּלָּךְ לַגַּגֹּות	1 Oracle of the Valley of Vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have gone up, all of you, to the housetops,
2 תְּשֻׁאֹות ׀ מְלֵאָה עִיר הֹומִיָּה קִרְיָה עַלִּיזָה חֲלָלַיִךְ לֹא חַלְלֵי־חֶרֶב וְלֹא מֵתֵי מִלְחָמָה	2 O city full of noise and chaos, O wanton town! Your slain are not slain with the sword, nor killed in battle.
3 כָּל־קְצִינַיִךְ נָדְדוּ־יַחַד מִקֶּשֶׁת אֻסָּרוּ כָּל־נִמְצָאַיִךְ אֻסְּרוּ יַחְדָּו מֵרָחֹוק בָּרָחוּ	3 All your leaders fled away together, fled afar off; All who were in you were captured together, captured without the use of a bow.
4 עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי	4 At this I say: Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly; Do not try to comfort me for the ruin of the daughter of my people.
5 כִּי יֹום מְהוּמָה וּמְבוּסָה וּמְבוּכָה לַאדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות בְּגֵיא חִזָּיֹון מְקַרְקַר קִר וְשֹׁועַ אֶל־הָהָר	5 It is a day of panic, rout and confusion, from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, in the Valley of Vision. Walls crash; they cry for help to the mountains.
6 וְעֵילָם נָשָׂא אַשְׁפָּה בְּרֶכֶב אָדָם פָּרָשִׁים וְקִיר עֵרָה מָגֵן	6 Elam takes up the quivers, Aram mounts the horses, and Kir uncovers the shields.
7 וַיְהִי מִבְחַר־עֲמָקַיִךְ מָלְאוּ רָכֶב וְהַפָּרָשִׁים שֹׁת שָׁתוּ הַשָּׁעְרָה	7 Your choice valleys are filled with chariots, and horses are posted at the gates,
8 וַיְגַל אֵת מָסַךְ יְהוּדָה וַתַּבֵּט בַּיֹּום הַהוּא אֶל־נֶשֶׁק בֵּית הַיָּעַר	8 and shelter over Judah is removed. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest;
9 וְאֵת בְּקִיעֵי עִיר־דָּוִד רְאִיתֶם כִּי־רָבּוּ וַתְּקַבְּצוּ אֶת־מֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַתַּחְתֹּונָה	9 you saw that the breaches in the City of David were many; you collected the water of the lower pool.
10 וְאֶת־בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלִַם סְפַרְתֶּם וַתִּתְצוּ הַבָּתִּים לְבַצֵּר הַחֹומָה	10 You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, tearing some down to strengthen the wall;
11 וּמִקְוָה ׀ עֲשִׂיתֶם בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם לְמֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַיְשָׁנָה וְלֹא הִבַּטְתֶּם אֶל־עֹשֶׂיהָ וְיֹצְרָהּ מֵרָחֹוק לֹא רְאִיתֶם	11 you made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to the city's Maker, nor did you consider him who built it long ago.
12 וַיִּקְרָא אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות בַּיֹּום הַהוּא לִבְכִי וּלְמִסְפֵּד וּלְקָרְחָה וְלַחֲגֹר שָׂק	12 On that day the Lord, the GOD of hosts, called on you To weep and mourn, to shave your head and put on sackcloth.
13 וְהִנֵּה ׀ שָׂשֹׂון וְשִׂמְחָה הָרֹג ׀ בָּקָר וְשָׁחֹט צֹאן אָכֹל בָּשָׂר וְשָׁתֹות יָיִן אָכֹול וְשָׁתֹו כִּי מָחָר נָמוּת	13 But look! you feast and celebrate, you slaughter oxen and butcher sheep, You eat meat and drink wine: "Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"
14 וְנִגְלָה בְאָזְנָי יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אִם־יְכֻפַּר הֶעָוֹן הַזֶּה לָכֶם עַד־תְּמֻתוּן אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות׃ פ	14 This reaches the ears of the LORD of hosts-- You shall not be pardoned this wickedness till you die, says the Lord, the GOD of hosts.
15 כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאֹות לֶךְ־בֹּא אֶל־הַסֹּכֵן הַזֶּה עַל־שֶׁבְנָא אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַבָּיִת	15 Thus says the Lord, the GOD of hosts: Up, go to that official, Shebna, master of the palace,
16 מַה־לְּךָ פֹה וּמִי לְךָ פֹה כִּי־חָצַבְתָּ לְּךָ פֹּה קָבֶר חֹצְבִי מָרֹום קִבְרֹו חֹקְקִי בַסֶּלַע מִשְׁכָּן לֹו	16 Who has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved his tomb in the rock: "What are you doing here, and what people have you here, that here you have hewn for yourself a tomb?"
17 הִנֵּה יְהוָה מְטַלְטֶלְךָ טַלְטֵלָה גָּבֶר וְעֹטְךָ עָטֹה	17 The LORD shall hurl you down headlong, mortal man! He shall grip you firmly
18 צָנֹוף יִצְנָפְךָ צְנֵפָה כַּדּוּר אֶל־אֶרֶץ רַחֲבַת יָדָיִם שָׁמָּה תָמוּת וְשָׁמָּה מַרְכְּבֹות כְּבֹודֶךָ קְלֹון בֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ	18 And roll you up and toss you like a ball into an open land To perish there, you and the chariots you glory in, you disgrace to your master's house!
19 וַהֲדַפְתִּיךָ מִמַּצָּבֶךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָדְךָ יֶהֶרְסֶךָ	19 I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station.
20 וְהָיָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְקָרָאתִי לְעַבְדִּי לְאֶלְיָקִים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּהוּ	20 On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah;
21 וְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיו כֻּתָּנְתֶּךָ וְאַבְנֵטְךָ אֲחַזְּקֶנּוּ וּמֶמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ אֶתֵּן בְּיָדֹו וְהָיָה לְאָב לְיֹושֵׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּלְבֵית יְהוּדָה	21 I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
22 וְנָתַתִּי מַפְתֵּחַ בֵּית־דָּוִד עַל־שִׁכְמֹו וּפָתַח וְאֵין סֹגֵר וְסָגַר וְאֵין פֹּתֵחַ	22 I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open.
23 וּתְקַעְתִּיו יָתֵד בְּמָקֹום נֶאֱמָן וְהָיָה לְכִסֵּא כָבֹוד לְבֵית אָבִיו	23 I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family;
24 וְתָלוּ עָלָיו כֹּל ׀ כְּבֹוד בֵּית־אָבִיו הַצֶּאֱצָאִים וְהַצְּפִעֹות כֹּל כְּלֵי הַקָּטָן מִכְּלֵי הָאַגָּנֹות וְעַד כָּל־כְּלֵי הַנְּבָלִים	24 On him shall hang all the glory of his family: descendants and offspring, all the little dishes, from bowls to jugs.
25 בַּיֹּום הַהוּא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות תָּמוּשׁ הַיָּתֵד הַתְּקוּעָה בְּמָקֹום נֶאֱמָן וְנִגְדְּעָה וְנָפְלָה וְנִכְרַת הַמַּשָּׂא אֲשֶׁר־עָלֶיהָ כִּי יְהוָה דִּבֵּר׃ ס	25 On that day, says the LORD of hosts, the peg fixed in a sure spot shall give way, break off and fall, and the weight that hung on it shall be done away with; for the LORD has spoken.