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Book of Joel

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Summary

The Geʿez version of the Book of Joel, transmitted as part of the Ethiopic Octateuch and minor prophets corpus, follows the standard twelve-minor-prophets order with a superscription identifying Joel as son of Pethuel. The translation derives from the Septuagint and is attested in manuscripts from the 14th century onward. The text is used liturgically in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church during the Fast of the Prophets and in homilies on repentance and the Day of the Lord. This edition (betmas:LIT1689Joel) lacks a critical apparatus, so textual fluidity cannot be assessed. The Geʿez text includes expansions and adaptations, such as added crops and penitential practices, reflecting later Ethiopic Christian tradition.

The Geʿez Book of Joel is significant for understanding how biblical texts were adapted and expanded within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It reflects the liturgical use of prophetic books and the development of penitential practices. The text's expansions, such as added crops and communal rituals, illustrate the inculturation of biblical material into Ethiopic Christian tradition. It also provides evidence for the transmission of the Septuagint in Ethiopia and the textual fluidity of biblical manuscripts in the Geʿez tradition.

Historical context

The original Book of Joel is traditionally dated to the late 9th–8th century BCE, but modern scholarship often places it in the post-exilic period (5th–4th c. BCE). The Geʿez version is a later translation from the Septuagint, likely produced in the Aksumite or early medieval period (c. 5th–14th c.) within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The text is transmitted as part of the broader Ethiopic Octateuch and minor prophets corpus, with manuscript evidence from the 14th century onward. The Geʿez text reflects the liturgical and theological concerns of the Ethiopian church, including expansions that adapt the biblical call to repentance into communal rituals like fasting and ash-spreading. The community that preserved and used this text was the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which read Joel during the season of Tsome Nebiyat (Fast of the Prophets) and cited it in homilies. The language is Geʿez, a classical Ethiopic language used in liturgy and scripture. The genre is prophetic book, but the Geʿez version includes expansions characteristic of the Ethiopic tradition, such as added crops and penitential practices.

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LIT1689Joel:1 · narrativehigh
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Text of the EOTC printed Bible Chapter 1 ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢዩኤል፡ ወልደ፡ ባቱኤል። ስምዑ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሊቃውንት፡ ወአጽምዑ፡ ኮልክሙ፡ እለ፡ ትነብሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ለእመ፡ ከዊነ፡ ኮነ፡ ከመዝ፡ በመዋዕሊክሙ፡ ወበመዋዕለ፡ አበዊክሙ። ከመ፡ ትንግሩ፡ ለደቂቅክ፡ ወደቂቅክሙ፡ ለደቂቆሙ፡ ወደቂቆሙኒ፡ ለለካእ፡ ትውልድ። ዘአትረፈ፡ ዕፄ፡ በልዐ፡ አንበጣ፡ ወዘአትረፈ፡ አንበጣ፡ ለበልዐ፡ ደጎብያ። ወዘአትረፈ፡ ደጎብያ፡ በልዐ፡ አናኩዕ። ንዝሁ፡ እለ፡ ትሰትዩ፡ ወይነ፡ ብክዩ፡ ወላሕዉ፡ ኩልክሙ፡ እለ፡ ትሰትይዎ፡ ለወይን፡ ለስካር፡ እስመ፡ ትስዕረ፡ ኃሤት፡ ዋፍስሐ፡ እምአፋክሙ። እስመ፡ ዐርጉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ክመሙ፡ ጽንዓን፡ ወአልቦሙ፡ ኁለወቄ፡ ስነኒሆሙ፡ ስናን፡ አናብስት፡ ወኲርናዓቲሆሙ፡ ዘእጓለ፡ አንበሳ። ረሰይዎ፡ ምድረ፡ ለወይንየ፡ ወሰበሩ፡ በለስየ፡ ወኀሠሡ፡ ወፈተኑ፡ ወገደፋ፡ በዘ፡ አፃዕደወት፡ አዕጹቂሃ።
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The Word of the Lord that came to Joel, son of Pethuel. Hear this, O elders, and give ear, all of you who dwell in the land, if it has happened thus in your times and in the times of your fathers. As you recount to your children, and your children to their children, and their children to the following generation. What the tree left, the locust devoured; and what the locust left, the caterpillar devoured; and what the caterpillar left, the worm devoured. Now, you who drink wine, weep and lament, all of you who drink wine for intoxication, for the drought has dried up the joy from your mouths. For the nations have entered the land like a swarm, and they have no compassion; their teeth are like the teeth of lions, and their nails are like the claws of lions. They have laid waste the land of my vineyard, and they have broken my fig trees, and they have cut down and destroyed and cast down, and they have stripped the branches of its shoots.
LIT1689Joel:2 · narrativemedium
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ብኪ፡ ሊተ፡ በእንተ፡ መርዓት፡ እንተ፡ ቀነተት፡ ሠቀ፡ በእንተ፡ ምታ፡ ዘእምድናግልናሃ። ተሥዕት፡ ወሞጻሕት፡ እምቤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ላሕው፡ ካህናት፡ እለ፡ ትገብሩ፡ መስዋዕተ። እስመ፡ ኀስራ፡ ገራውህ፡ ወትላሑ፡ ምድር፡ እስመ፡ ኀስረ፡ እክል፡ ወየብሰ፡ ዋይን፡ ወጥፍአ፡ ዘይት። ተኅፍሩ፡ ሓረስት፡ ወበከዩ፡ ዓቀብተ፡ ወይን፡ በእንተ፡ ስርናይ፡ ወሰገም፡ እስመ፡ ጠፍአ፡ ማእረር፡ እምገራውህ። ወየብሰ፡ ወይን፡ ወኅልቀ፡ በለስ፡ ሮማን፡ ወትምርት፡ ወኮል፡ ወኰሉ፡ አቅማሐ፡ ገዳም፡ የብሰ፡ ወተኀፍረ፡ ፍስሀሆሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ እጓለ፡ እመሕያው። ላሕዉ፡ ወቅንቱ፡ ሠቀ፡ ካህናት፡ ወብክ፡ እለ፡ ትሠውዑ፡ መስዋዕተ፡ ሖሩ፡ ስክቡ፡ ውስተ፡ ሠቅ፡ እለ፡ ትሰውዑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እስመ፡ ኀልቀ፡ መስዋዕት፡ ወሞጾህት፡ እምቤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ቀድሱ፡ ጾመ፡ ወስብኩ፡ ምህላላ፡ ስተጋብኡ፡ ሊቃውነተ፡ ወኲሎ፡ ዘይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ አምላክነ፡ ወጽርሑ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኀቡረ።
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children, tell them to their children, and to their children's children, that they may know the calamity that has befallen the land. Weep for the bride who was betrothed, because of the plague that has come upon her from her youth. The sacrifices and offerings have ceased from the house of the Lord. Woe to you, priests, who offer the sacrifice! For the fields have become barren, and the land is parched; for the grain has failed, the vine has dried up, and the oil has perished. The farmers are ashamed, and the vintners weep because of the locust and the worm, for the harvest has perished from the fields. The vine has dried up, and the fig, the pomegranate, the date palm, and all the trees of the forest have withered, and the joy of the children of men has ceased. Woe and alas to you, priests, who offer the sacrifice! Go, put on sackcloth, you who offer to the Lord, for the sacrifice and the offerings have ceased from the house of the Lord. Proclaim a fast and spread ashes; gather the elders and all who dwell in the land into the house of our God, and cry out together to the Lord.
LIT1689Joel:3 · narrativehigh
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አሌሊተ፡ አሌሊተ፡ ይእተ፡ ዕለተ፡ እስመ፡ አልጸቀት፡ ዕለት፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዋካማዝ፡ እምነ፡ መቅሠፍት፡ ውስተ፡ መቅሠፍት፡ ይመጽእ። በቅድመ፡ አዕይንቲክሙ፡ ይጠፍእ፡ እክል፡ እምቤተ፡ አምላክክሙ፡ ፍስሐ፡ ወኃሴት። እጎልት፡ በውስተ፡ ኀዝአቶን፡ ጠፍአ፡ ወኀልቁ፡ መዛግብት፡ ወተነስቱ፡ ምክያዳት፡ እስመ፡ ብሰ፡ እክል። ምንተ፡ እንከ፡ ንሠይም፡ ነ፡ በከዩ፡ አዕዳደ፡ ላሕም፡ እስመ፡ ኀልቀ፡ መርዔቶሙ፡ ወጠፍአ፡ መራዕየ፡ አባግዕ። ኀቤከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እጸርሕ፡ እስመ፡ እሳት፡ አኀለቀ፡ ስነ፡ ገዳም፡ ወነበልባል፡ አውዐየ፡ ዕፀ፡ ዖእዋም። ወአንቃዕደዉ፡ ኀቤከ፡ እንስሳ፡ ሐቅል፡ እስመ፡ የብስ፡ አንቅዕተ፡ ማያት፡ ወበልዐት፡ እሳት፡ ስነ፡ ገዳም። Chapter 2 ንፍኁ፡ ቀርነ፡ በጽዩን፡ ወስብኩ፡ በደብረ፡ መቅደስየ፡ ወይደንግፁ፡ ኲሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይነብሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ እስመ፡ በጽሐት፡ ዕለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወአልጸቀት። ዕለተ፡ ጽልመት፡ ወዐውሎ፡ ዕለተ፡ ደመና፡ ወጊሜ፡ ከመ፡ ጎሕ፡ ይዘረዉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ዙኅ፡ ውስተ፡ አድባር፡ ወጽኑዕ፡ ዘኢኮነ፡ ካማሁ፡ እምፍጥት፡ ዓም፡ ወኢይደግም፡ እንከ፡ እምድኀሬሁ፡ እስከ፡ ዓመተ፡ ትውልደ፡ ትልድ።
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Alas! Alas! This is the day, for the day of the Lord has drawn near. Woe to us from the plague, from plague to plague it will come. Before your eyes, the offering will vanish from the house of your God—joy and gladness. The rams in their pastures have vanished, and the herds have perished, and the meadows have dried up, for the flesh of the offering is gone. What then shall we do? We have placed our hands on the cattle, for their pasture has perished and the grazing of the sheep has vanished. To you, O Lord, I cry out, for fire has consumed the beauty of the wilderness, and the flame has burned the trees of the forest. And the beasts of the field groan to you, for the springs of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the beauty of the wilderness. Chapter 2 Blow the horn in Zion, and proclaim on my holy mountain, and let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord has arrived and drawn near. A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and mist, like ashes the multitude of people will be scattered among the mountains, and a strong one who was like him has not been seen from the beginning of the year, nor will he be seen again after him until the year of the generation to come.
LIT1689Joel:4 · narrativemedium
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ፈብጽምሂ፡ እሳት፡ ይበልዕ፡ ወበከዋላሂ፡ ያውዒ፡ ነበልባል። ከመ፡ ገነተ፡ ትፍሥሕት፡ ምድር፡ ቀዳሚሁ፡ ወይገብዕ፡ ድኀሬሁ፡ ከመ፡ በድወ፡ ሐሩር፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘያመስጥ፡ እምኔሁ። ከመ፡ ገጸ፡ ፈረስ፡ ገጾሙ፡ ወረዋጽያን፡ ከመ፡ አፍራስ። ወከመ፡ ድምፅ፡ ሠረገላ፡ ውስተ፡ አርእስተ፡ አድባር፡ ይሜርዱ፡ ወከመ፤ደምፀ፡ ነበልባ፡ እንተ፡ ትበልዕ፡ ብርዐ፡ ወከመ፡ ሠራዊት፡ ብዙኃን፡ ዋጽኑዓን፡ እለ፡ ይታቃተሉ፡ ውስተ፡ መራድ። ወይትቀጠቀጡ፡ አሕዛብ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ገጹ፡ ወይከውን፡ ገጸ፡ ወይከውን፡ ገጸ፡ ኲሎሙ፡ ከመ፡ ላሽበ፡ መቅጹት። ወይረውጹ፡ ከመ፡ መስተቃላን፡ ዋካማ፡ ዕደው፡ ተባዕያን፡ የዐርጉ፡ አረፍተ፡ ወኲሎሙ፡ እንከ፡ የሐውሩ፡ በፍኖቶሙ፡ ወኢይትገሐሱ፡ እምፍኖቶሙ። ወኢይትራኀቁ፡ አሐዱ፡ እምካኡ፡ ጽውራኒሆሙ፡ ንዋየ፡ ሐቅሎሙ፡ ይረውጹ፡ ዋያኀልቁ፡ በሐዖሙ። ወያስተጋብኡ፡ አህጉረ፡ ወይረውጹ፡ ዲበ፡ አረፍት፡ ወየዐርጉ፡ ውስተ፡ አብያ፡ ወይበውኡ፡ እንተ፡ መሳክው፡ ከመ፡ ሰረቅት።
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Fire will consume, and after it, flame will roar like a garden of joy; the earth before it, and it will burn behind it like a dry furnace, and there is none who can escape from it. Their faces are like the face of a horse, and they are swift like horses. And like the sound of a chariot upon the tops of the mountains they descend, and like the blood of a flame that consumes the cold, and like many armies, strong ones who fight in the plain. And the peoples will tremble before his face, and his face will become, and the face of all of them will become like the color of a pomegranate. And they will flee like adversaries; the wild beasts, the males, will ascend the heights, and all of them will go on their paths, and they will not turn aside from their paths. And one will not be separated from another; their necks, the goods of their fields, they will flee, and they will be lost in their lives. And they will gather the cities, and they will flee upon the heights, and they will ascend into the houses, and they will break through the walls like thieves.
LIT1689Joel:5 · narrativehigh
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ወትደነግፅ፡ ምድር፡ እምቅድመ፡ ገጾሙ፡ ወታድለቀልቅ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወትጸልም፡ ፀሐይ፡ ወወርኀ፡ ወትጠፍእ፡ ብርሃኖሙ፡ ለከመዋክብት። ወይሁብ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቃሎ፡ ቅድመ፡ ገጸ፡ ኀይሉ፡ እስመ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ትዕይንቱ፡ ወጽኑዑ፡ ምግባረ፡ ቃሉ፡ እስመ፡ ዓባይ፡ እለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወግርመት፡ ወታስተርኢ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ወምንት፡ መጠና፡ መኑ፡ ይክላ። ይእዜኒ፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክ፡ ተመየጡ፡ ኀቤየ፡ በኲሉ፡ ልብክሙ፡ በጾም፡ ወበላሕ፡ ወበብካይ። ወሥጥጡ፡ ልበክሙ፡ ወአኮ፡ አልባሲክሙ፡ ወተመየጡ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክክሙ፡ እስመ፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ውእቱ፡ ርኁቀ፡ መዐት፡ ወብዙኀ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወይኔስሕ፡ በእንተ፡ እኪት። መኑ፡ የአምር፡ እመ፡ ይትመየጥ፡ ወይኔስሕ፡ ወያተርፍ፡ ድኀሬሁ፡ በረከተ፡ ወመሥዋዕተ፡ ወሞጻሕተ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ። ንፍኁ፡ ቀርነ፡ በጽዩን፡ ቀድሱ፡ ጾመ፡ ወስበኩ፡ ምህልላ። አስተብኡ፡ ሕዝበ፡ ዋቃድሱ፡ ማኀበረክሙ፡ ኀርዩ፡ ሊቃውነተ፡ አስተጋብኡ፡ ሕፃናተ፡ እለ፡ ይጠብዉ፡ ጥበ፡ ይፃእ፡ መርዓዊ፡ እምጽርሑ፡ ወመርዓት፡ እመንጦላዕታ።
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And the earth will tremble before their faces, and the sky will be shattered, and the sun and moon will be darkened, and their light will be extinguished like the stars. And the Lord will give His word before the face of His power, for His wonder is exceedingly great, and the deed of His word is mighty, for the day of the Lord is great and terrible, and it will show forth exceedingly, and what is its measure? Who can endure? Now, says the Lord God, "Repent to Me with all your heart, with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation. And rend your hearts, and tear your garments, and repent to the Lord your God, for He is merciful and forgiving, far from wrath and abundant in mercy, and He will forgive evil. Who knows if one repents and is forgiven and remains behind him in blessing and sacrifice and offering to the Lord our God? Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, and proclaim a festival. Summon the people, sanctify your assembly, appoint the elders, gather the children who suckle milk; the bridegroom will come forth from his chamber, and the bride from her bridal canopy.
LIT1689Joel:6 · narrativemedium
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ወይብክከየ፡ ካህነት፡ እ፡ ላይሠውዑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በማእከለ፡ አቅርንተ፡ መስዋዕ፡ ወይበሉ፡ መሐክ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ሕዝበከ፡ ወኢታኀስር፡ ርስተከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይንፅኅዎሙ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ዋካማ፡ ኢይበሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ አይቴ፡ ውእቱ፡ አምላኮሙ። ወቀንአ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለምድሩ፡ ወመሐኮሙ፡ ለሕዝቡ። ወተሠጥዎሙ፡ እግዚብሔር፡ ወይቤሎሙ፡ ለሕዝቡ፡ ናሁ፡ እነ፡ እፌኑ፡ ለክሙ፡ እክለ፡ ወወይነ፡ ወዘይተ፡ ወትጸግቡ፡ ወኢይሬስየክሙ፡ ጽዕለተ፡ ለአህዛብ። ወእሰድዶሙ፡ እምኔክሙ፡ ለእለ፡ መንገለ፡ ደብብ፡ ወእሰድዶሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ በድው፡ ወአጠፍኦሙ፡ ፍጽሞሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ቀዳሚት፡ ባሕር፡ ወየዐርግ፡ ጺአቱ፡ ወየዐርግ፡ ንስሐቱ፡ እስመ፡ አዕበየ፡ ምግባሮ። ተአመኒ፡ ምድር፡ ወተፈሥሒ፡ ወተኀሠዩ፡ እስመ፡ አዕበየ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከከመ፡ ይገበር። ተአመኑ፡ እንስሳ፡ ገዳም፡ እስመ፡ ብዕላ፡ አሕቃላተ፡ በድው፡ ወፈርየ፡ ዕፅ፡ ወወይን፡ ወበለስ፡ ዋሀቡ፡ ኃይሎሙ። ተፈስሑ፡ ወተኀሠዩ፡ በእግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክክሙ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ጽዩን፡ እስመ፡ ወሀበክሙ፡ ሲሳየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወያዘንመ፡ ላክሙ፡ ጸደየ፡ ወመጸወ፡ ከመ፡ ትካት።
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And the priesthood will weep, saying, “We have no one to offer to the Lord in the midst of the altar of sacrifice.” And they will say, “Lord, your people are destitute, and your inheritance is not diminished, as the nations do not plunder them.” And the nations will say, “Where is their God?” And the Lord was jealous for his land and for his people, who were destitute. And the Lord sent for them and said to his people, “Behold, I will give you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied, and the plundering of the nations will not harm you. And I will drive away from you those who are on the side of the beast, and I will drive them into the desert land, and I will destroy them utterly in the Red Sea. And his smoke will rise, and his repentance will rise, for his deeds are great. Trust, O land, and rejoice and be glad, for the Lord is great in what he does. Trust, O wild animals, for the abundance of the fields in the desert, and the fruit of the tree, and the vine, and the fig have given their strength. Rejoice and be glad in the Lord, your God, O children of Zion, for he has given you the food of righteousness, and he will send you spring and summer like a garment.
LIT1689Joel:7 · narrativemedium
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ወይመልዕ፡ ዐውደ፡ እክል፡ ወይትከዐው፡ ምክያደ፡ ወይን፡ ወዘይት። ወእፈድየክሙ፡ ህየንተ፡ ዓመት፡ ዘበልዓ፡ አንበጣ፡ ወዕፄ፡ ወዳጎብያ፡ ወአናኲዕ፡ ኃይልየ፡ ዘፈነውኩ፡ ላዕሌክሙ። ወተሴሰዩ፡ ወብልዑ፡ ወጽገቡ፡ ወሰበሑ፡ ስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ ስመ፡ ገብረ፡ ለክሙ፡ መንክረ፡ ወኢይትኀፈሩ፡ እንከ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ ለዓለም። ወተአምሩ፡ እከ፡ ከመከ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ አነ፡ ማእከለ፡ እስራኤል፡ ወአነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክክሙ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ባዕደ፡ ዘእንቤለየ፡ ወኢይትኀፈሩ፡ እንከ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ ለዓለም። ወእምድኅረ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አክዑ፡ እምነ፡ መንፈስየ፡ ላዕለከ፡ ኲሉ፡ ዘስጋ፡ ወይትኔበዩ፡ ደቂቅክሙ፡ ወአዋድክሙ፡ ወሊቃውንቲክሙኒ፡ ሕልመ፡ የሐለወሙ፡ ወወራሲትክሙ፡ ራእየ፡ ይሬእዩ። ወላዕለ፡ አግብርትየ፡ ወላዕለ፡ አእማትየ፡ ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ እክኡ፡ እምነ፡ መንፈስየ። ወእገብር፡ ተአምረ፡ በሰማይ፡ በላእሌ፡ ወበምድር፡ በታሕቱ፡ ደመ፡ ወእሳተ፡ ወተነ፡ ጢስ። ፀሐይኒ፡ ይጸልም፡ ወወርኅኒ፡ ደመ፡ ይከውን፡ ዝንበለ፡ ትብጻሕ፡ ዕለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዓባይ፡ እንተ፡ ታስተርኢ።
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And the measure of the grain will be diminished, and the wine and the oil will be diminished. And I will send forth the locust of the year that devours, and the caterpillar, and the weevil, and the cankerworm, my force which I have sent against you. And they will be gathered and they will devour and they will gnaw and they will destroy in the name of the Lord God, in the name of Gabra, for you a wonder, and my people will not be ashamed forever. And they will marvel, saying, “How is it that I was in the midst of Israel, and I am the Lord your God, and there is no other besides me?” And my people will not be ashamed forever. And after this, I will pour out from my spirit upon you all that is flesh, and your children and your descendants and your elders will dream dreams, and your heirs will see visions. And upon my servants and upon my maidservants, this I will say: “I will pour out from my spirit.” And I will perform a wonder in the heaven above and on the earth below: blood and fire and smoke and dust. The sun will be darkened, and the moon will become blood, before the great day of the Lord arrives, which is to be revealed.
LIT1689Joel:8 · narrativemedium
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ወኲሉ፡ ዘጸውዐ፡ ህቋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይድኅን። እስመ፡ በውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ጽዩን፡ ወኢየሩሳሌም፡ ይድኅኑ፡ በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውለ፡ ይሜህሩ፡ እለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጸውዖሙ። Chapter 3 እስመ፡ ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ አነ፡ በእማንቱ፡ መዋዕል፡ እመይጥ፡ ፄዋ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወኢየሩሳሌም። ወአስተጋብኦሙ፡ ለኲሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ዋኣዋርዶሙ፡ ቆላት፡ ዩሳፍጥ፡ ወእትዋቀሦሙ፡ በሕየ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ ወበእንተ፡ ርስትየ፡ እስራኤል፡ በኀበ፡ ተዘርዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ኣሕዛብ፡ ወተካፈሉ፡ ምድርየ። ወተዐጸዉ፡ ዲበ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ ወወሀቡ፡ ደቂቆሙ፡ ለዘማት፡ ወሤጡ፡ አዋዲሆሙ፡ ለወይን፡ ወሰትዩ። ምንተ፡ ብየ፡ ምስሌክን፡ ጢሮስ፡ ወዲዶና፡ ወኲሉ፡ ገሊላ፡ ዘኢሎፍሊ፡ በቀለኑ፡ ትትቤቀላኒ፡ ወቂመኑ፡ ትትቀየማኒ፡ ፍጡነ፡ ወጉጉአ፡ እፈድየክሙ፡ ርእስክመሙ። ናሁ፡ ነሳእክሙ፡ ወርቅየ፡ ወብሩርየ፡ ወዓስራትየ፡ ወመሠንዩ፡ አባእክሙ፡ ቤተክሙ። ወሤጥክምዎሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወለደቂቀ፡ እየሩሳሌም፡ ኀበ፡ ደቂቀ፡ አረሚ፡ ከመ፡ ታጥፍእዎሙ፡ እምብሔሮሙ።
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And all whom the Lord has called will be saved, for in Mount Zion and Jerusalem they will be saved, as the Lord said: "My children will hasten, those whom the Lord has called." Chapter 3 For I am about to complete in those days the remnant of Judah and Jerusalem. And I will gather all the nations and lead them into the valleys of Jehoshaphat, and I will judge them there concerning my people and concerning my inheritance Israel, where they were scattered among the nations and my land was divided. And they oppressed my people and gave their children to the sword and hid their vessels of wine and drank. What have I done to you, Tyre and Sidon and all Galilee of the Philistines? You have plundered me, and you have risen against me. Quickly and swiftly I will cut off your heads. Behold, I have taken my gold and my silver and my tithe, and you have brought my enemies into your house. And I have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the children of the Arabs, so that they might destroy them from their land.
LIT1689Joel:9 · narrativemedium
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ናሁ፡ አነ፡ አነስኦሙ፡ እምውእቱ፡ ብሔር፡ ኀበ፡ ሤትክምዎሙ፡ ህየ፡ ወእፈድየክሙ፡ ፍዳክሙ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእስክሙ። ወእትቤቀሎሙ፡ ለደቂቅክሙ፡ ወለአዋልዲክሙ፡ በእዴሆሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወእትቤቀለክሙ፡ በኀበ፡ ተፄወውክሙ፡ በውስተ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ርኁቃን፡ ነዋኀ፡ እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ነበበ። ስብኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ ውስተ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወዐስሩ፡ ጸብአ፡ ወአንስኡ፡ መስተቃትላነ፡ አውፅእዎሙ፡ ወይዕርጉ፡ ኲሉ፡ ዕደው፡ መስተቃትላን። ወማሕረሰክሙኒ፡ አግብሩ፡ ኮያንወ፡ ወማዕፅደክመሂ፡ አግብሩ፡ ረምሐ፡ ድኩምኒ፡ ይበል፡ ጽኑዕ፡ አነ። ወይትጋብኡ፡ ኲሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወይሖሩ፡ ይዕግቱ፡ መስተባእሳነ። ወይትነስኡ፡ ኩሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወይዕርጉ፡ ቆላተ፡ ዩሳፍጥ፡ ለእስመ፡ ሕየ፡ እነብር፡ ወአስተዋቅሶሙ፡ ለኩሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወእ፡ አድያም። ፈንዉ፡ ማዕፅደ፡ እስመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ማእረር፡ ባኡ፡ ኪዱ፡ እስመ፡ መልአ፡ ምክያድ፡ ወተክዕወ፡ እምነ፡ ምክያዳት፡ ናሁ፡ በዝኀ፡ እከዩሙ። ወውዑ፡ በቆላተ፡ ቅስት፡ ወደምፁ፡ እስመ፡ አልጸቀት፡ ዕለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በውስተ፡ ቆላተ፡ ቅስት።
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Now I have taken them from that place to where I sent them, and I will pay your ransom upon your heads. And I will take vengeance for your children and your offspring at the hands of the children of Judah, and I will take vengeance for you where you were scattered among the distant nations, for the Lord has spoken. Proclaim this among the nations, and prepare for battle, and appoint a commander; drive them out, and let all the enemies and commanders perish. And your plowshares, make them into swords; and your axes, make them into spears; let the weak say, "I am strong." And let all the nations assemble and go to fight the adversary. And let all the nations arise and go up to the Valley of Josaphat, for there I dwell, and I will cause all the nations and peoples to marvel. Send the axe, for the time of harvest has arrived; go, for the quiver is full, and the arrows have fallen from the quivers; now their evil is abundant. And woe to the Valley of the Bow, and woe, for the day of the Lord has dawned in the Valley of the Bow.
LIT1689Joel:10 · narrativemedium
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ፀሐይ፡ ወወርኀ፡ ይጸልሙ፡ ወለከዋብትኒ፡ የዐርብ፡ ብርሃኖሙ። ወይኬልሕ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምጽየን፡ ወእምኢየሩሳም፡ ይሁብ፡ ቃለ፡ ወያድለቀልቅ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ ወእግዚአብሔር፡ ይምሕክ፡ ሕዝቦ፡ ወያጸንዖሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል። ወተአምሩ፡ እንከ፡ ከመ፡ አነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክሙ፡ ዘአኀድር፡ ውስተ፡ ጽየን፡ በደብረ፡ መቅደስየ፡ ወትከውን፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ሀገረ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወኢየኀልፍ፡ እንከ፡ እንተ፡ ውስቴታ፡ ዝእምካልእ፡ ህዝብ። ወይከውን፡ ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ ያንጸፈጽፍ፡ መዐር፡ እምአድባር፡ ወይውኀዝ፡ ሐሊበ፡ እምአውግር፡ ዋይነቅዕ፡ ማይ፡ በኩሎ፡ በሐውር፡ ይሁዳ፡ ወይፈልፍል፡ ነቅዕ፡ ወይወፅእ፡ ፈለገ፡ ሰኪኖን። ወይማስን፡ ብሔረ፡ ግብፅ፡ ወይከውን፡ በድወ፡ ኤዶምያስ፡ ወይጠፍኡ፡ በኃጢአቶሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ይሁዳ፡ እስመ፡ ከዐዉ፡ ደመ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድሮሙ። ወይዳሰ፡ ለዓለም፡ ትነብር፡ ወኢየሩሳምኒ፡ ለትውልደ፡ ትውልድ። ወእትቤቀል፡ ደሞሙ፡ ወኢነጽህ፡ እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ የኀድር፡ ውስተ፡ ጽዩን።
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The sun and the moon will be darkened, and the stars will set their light. And the Lord will cry out from Zion and from Jerusalem, he will give voice and shake the heaven and the earth, and the Lord will have mercy on his people and will strengthen them, the Lord, for the children of Israel. And they will say, "I am the Lord, your God, who dwells in Zion on my holy mountain, and Jerusalem will become a holy city, and I will not pass away from within her because of any other people." And it will come to pass that she will cause the dew to drip from the mountains, and milk will flow from the flocks, and water will gush forth in all the land of Judah, and the streams will flow, and the river of Sekinon will go forth. And the land of Egypt will be desolate, and Edom will become a desert, and they will perish because of their sins, the children of Judah, for they shed the blood of the righteous in their land. And Jerusalem will be built forever and will remain for generations of generations. And I will avenge their blood and I will cleanse, for the Lord dwells in Zion.
Citation. Tergwame, “Book of Joel”, LIT1689Joel:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/LIT1689Joel#s1
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