Joel · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Joel 2 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Σαλπίσατε σάλπιγγα εν Σιών, και αλαλάξατε εν τω όρει τω αγίω μου· ας τρομάξωσι πάντες οι κατοικούντες την γήν· διότι έρχεται η ημέρα του Κυρίου, διότι είναι εγγύς·
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand:
2 ημέρα σκότους και γνόφου, ημέρα νεφέλης και ομίχλης· ως αυγή εξαπλούται επί τα όρη λαός πολύς και ισχυρός· όμοιος αυτού δεν εστάθη απ' αιώνος ουδέ μετ' αυτόν θέλει σταθή πλέον ποτέ εις γενεάς γενεών.
2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
3 Πυρ κατατρώγει έμπροσθεν αυτού και φλόξ κατακαίει όπισθεν αυτού· η γη είναι ως ο παράδεισος της Εδέμ έμπροσθεν αυτού, και όπισθεν αυτού πεδιάς ηφανισμένη· και βεβαίως δεν θέλει εκφύγει απ' αυτού ουδέν.
3 A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.
4 Η θέα αυτών είναι ως θέα ίππων, και ως ιππείς, ούτω θέλουσι τρέχει.
4 Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.
5 Ως κρότος αμαξών θέλουσι πηδά επί τας κορυφάς των ορέων, ως ήχος φλογός πυρός, ήτις κατατρώγει την καλάμην, ως ισχυρός λαός παρατεταγμένος εις μάχην.
5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle array.
6 Ενώπιον αυτού οι λαοί θέλουσι κατατρομάξει· πάντα τα πρόσωπα θέλουσιν αποσβολωθή.
6 At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.
7 Θέλουσι τρέξει ως μαχηταί, ως άνδρες πολεμισταί θέλουσιν αναβή το τείχος, και θέλουσιν υπάγει έκαστος εις την οδόν αυτού και δεν θέλουσι χαλάσει τας τάξεις αυτών.
7 They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
8 Και δεν θέλουσι σπρώξει ο εις τον άλλον· θέλουσι περιπατεί έκαστος εις την οδόν αυτού, και πίπτοντες επί τα βέλη δεν θέλουσι πληγωθή.
8 One doesn’t jostle another. They each march in their own path. They burst through the defenses and don’t break ranks.
9 Θέλουσι περιτρέχει εν τη πόλει, θέλουσι δράμει επί το τείχος, θέλουσιν αναβαίνει επί τας οικίας, θέλουσιν εμβαίνει διά των θυρίδων ως κλέπτης.
9 They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
10 Η γη θέλει σεισθή έμπροσθεν αυτών, οι ουρανοί θέλουσι τρέμει, ο ήλιος και η σελήνη θέλουσι συσκοτάσει, και τα άστρα θέλουσι σύρει οπίσω το φέγγος αυτών.
10 The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
11 Και ο Κύριος θέλει εκπέμψει την φωνήν αυτού έμπροσθεν του στρατεύματος αυτού· διότι το στρατόπεδον αυτού είναι μέγα σφόδρα, διότι ο εκτελών τον λόγον αυτού είναι ισχυρός, διότι η ημέρα του Κυρίου είναι μεγάλη και τρομερά σφόδρα και τις δύναται να υποφέρη αυτήν;
11 Yahweh thunders his voice before his army, for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?
12 Και τώρα διά τούτο, λέγει Κύριος, επιστρέψατε προς εμέ εξ όλης της καρδίας υμών και εν νηστεία και εν κλαυθμώ και εν πένθει.
12 “Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
13 Και διαρρήξατε την καρδίαν σας και μη τα ιμάτιά σας και επιστρέψατε προς Κύριον τον Θεόν σας· διότι είναι ελεήμων και οικτίρμων, μακρόθυμος και πολυέλεος και μεταμελούμενος διά το κακόν.
13 Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
14 Τις οίδεν, αν θέλη επιστρέψει και μεταμεληθή και αφήσει ευλογίαν κατόπιν αυτού, προσφοράν και σπονδήν εις Κύριον τον Θεόν υμών;
14 Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
15 Σαλπίσατε σάλπιγγα εν Σιών, αγιάσατε νηστείαν, κηρύξατε σύναξιν επίσημον.
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.
16 Συναθροίσατε τον λαόν, αγιάσατε την σύναξιν, συνάξατε τους πρεσβυτέρους, συναθροίσατε τα νήπια και τα θηλάζοντα μαστούς· ας εξέλθη ο νυμφίος εκ του κοιτώνος αυτού και η νύμφη εκ του θαλάμου αυτής.
16 Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her chamber.
17 Ας κλαύσωσιν οι ιερείς, οι λειτουργοί του Κυρίου, μεταξύ της στοάς και του θυσιαστηρίου, και ας είπωσι, Φείσαι, Κύριε, του λαού σου και μη δώσης την κληρονομίαν σου εις όνειδος, ώστε να κυριεύσωσιν αυτούς τα έθνη· διά τι να είπωσι μεταξύ των λαών, Που είναι ο Θεός αυτών;
17 Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and don’t give your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
18 Και ο Κύριος θέλει ζηλοτυπήσει διά την γην αυτού και θέλει φεισθή του λαού αυτού.
18 Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
19 Ναι, ο Κύριος θέλει αποκριθή και ειπεί προς τον λαόν αυτού, Ιδού, εγώ θέλω εξαποστείλει προς υμάς τον σίτον και τον οίνον και το έλαιον και θέλετε εμπλησθή απ' αυτών, και δεν θέλω σας κάμει πλέον όνειδος μεταξύ των εθνών.
19 Yahweh answered his people, “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
20 Αλλά θέλω απομακρύνει από σας τον εκ του βορρά πολέμιον, και θέλω εξώσει αυτόν εις γην άνυδρον και έρημον, με το πρόσωπον αυτού προς την ανατολικήν θάλασσαν, το δε όπισθεν αυτού μέρος προς την θάλασσαν την δυτικήν, και η δυσωδία αυτού θέλει αναβή και η κακή οσμή αυτού θέλει υψωθή, διότι έπραξε μεγάλα.
20 But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.
21 Μη φοβού, γή· χαίρε και ευφραίνου· διότι ο Κύριος θέλει κάμει μεγαλεία.
21 Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
22 Μη τρομάζετε, κτήνη της πεδιάδος· διότι αι βοσκαί της ερήμου βλαστάνουσι, διότι το δένδρον φέρει τον καρπόν αυτού, η συκή και η άμπελος εκδίδουσι την δύναμιν αυτών.
22 Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
23 Και, τα τέκνα της Σιών, χαίρετε και ευφραίνεσθε εις Κύριον τον Θεόν σας· διότι έδωκεν εις εσάς την πρώϊμον βροχήν εγκαίρως και θέλει βρέξει εις εσάς βροχήν πρώϊμον και όψιμον ως πρότερον.
23 “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God; for he gives you the early rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
24 Και τα αλώνια θέλουσι γεμισθή από σίτου και οι ληνοί θέλουσιν υπερεκχειλίσει από οίνου και ελαίου.
24 The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 Και θέλω αναπληρώσει εις εσάς τα έτη, τα οποία κατέφαγεν η ακρίς, ο βρούχος και η ερυσίβη και η κάμπη, το στράτευμά μου το μέγα, το οποίον εξαπέστειλα εναντίον σας.
25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.
26 Και θέλετε φάγει αφθόνως και χορτασθή και αινέσει το όνομα Κυρίου του Θεού σας· όστις έκαμε θαυμάσια με σάς· και ο λαός μου δεν θέλει καταισχυνθή εις τον αιώνα.
26 You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied, and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.
27 Και θέλετε γνωρίσει ότι εγώ είμαι εν μέσω του Ισραήλ και εγώ είμαι Κύριος ο Θεός σας και δεν είναι άλλος ουδείς· και ο λαός μου δεν θέλει καταισχυνθή εις τον αιώνα.
27 You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never again be disappointed.
28 Και μετά ταύτα θέλω εκχέει το πνεύμά μου επί πάσαν σάρκα· και θέλουσι προφητεύσει οι υιοί σας και αι θυγατέρες σας· οι πρεσβύτεροί σας θέλουσιν ενυπνιασθή ενύπνια, οι νεανίσκοι σας θέλουσιν ιδεί οράσεις.
28 “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
29 Και έτι επί τους δούλους μου και επί τας δούλας μου εν ταις ημέραις εκείναις θέλω εκχέει το πνεύμά μου.
29 And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.
30 Και θέλω δείξει τέρατα εν τοις ουρανοίς και επί της γης, αίμα και πυρ και ατμίδα καπνού.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 Ο ήλιος θέλει μεταστραφή εις σκότος και η σελήνη εις αίμα, πριν έλθη η ημέρα του Κυρίου η μεγάλη και επιφανής.
31 The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
32 Και πας όστις επικαλεσθή το όνομα του Κυρίου, θέλει σωθή· διότι εν τω όρει Σιών και εν Ιερουσαλήμ θέλει είσθαι σωτηρία, καθώς είπεν ο Κύριος, και εις τους υπολοίπους τους οποίους ο Κύριος θέλει προσκαλέσει.
32 It will happen that whoever will call on Yahweh’s name shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Joel 2:15; Joel 1:15; 1 Peter 4:7; Malachi 4:1; Zephaniah 1:14
- 2 Joel 1:6; Zephaniah 1:14–15; Joel 2:10–11; Amos 5:18–20; Joel 2:5
- 3 Isaiah 51:3; Genesis 2:8; Joel 1:19–20; Zechariah 7:14; Amos 7:4
- 4 Revelation 9:7
- 5 Isaiah 5:24; Revelation 9:9; Isaiah 30:30; Matthew 3:12; Nahum 2:3–4
- 6 Nahum 2:10; Isaiah 13:8; Jeremiah 30:6; Lamentations 4:8; Psalm 119:83
- 7 Proverbs 30:27; Jeremiah 5:10; 2 Samuel 2:18–19; Isaiah 5:26–29; 2 Samuel 1:23
- 8 2 Chronicles 23:10; Job 33:18; Nehemiah 4:23; 2 Chronicles 32:5; Nehemiah 4:17
- 9 Jeremiah 9:21; John 10:1; Exodus 10:6
- 10 Matthew 24:29; Isaiah 13:10; Joel 3:15–16; Psalm 18:7; Acts 2:20
- 11 Malachi 3:2; Nahum 1:6; Revelation 18:8; Joel 3:16; Jeremiah 30:7
- 12 James 4:8–9; Isaiah 55:6–7; 2 Chronicles 7:13–14; Hosea 12:6; Jeremiah 29:12–13
- 13 Psalm 86:15; Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 57:15; Exodus 34:6–7; Matthew 5:3–4
- 14 Jonah 3:9; Haggai 2:19; 2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Kings 19:4; Amos 5:15
- 15 Joel 1:14; Joel 2:1; Numbers 10:3; 1 Kings 21:12; 1 Kings 21:9
- 16 2 Chronicles 20:13; 2 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Samuel 16:5; Exodus 19:22
- 17 Psalm 115:2; Psalm 79:10; Ezekiel 8:16; Hosea 14:2; Exodus 34:9
- 18 Zechariah 8:2; Psalm 103:13; Zechariah 1:14; James 5:11; Lamentations 3:22
- 19 Ezekiel 34:29; Ezekiel 36:15; Jeremiah 31:12; Isaiah 62:8–9; Joel 2:24
- 20 Zechariah 14:8; Amos 4:10; Isaiah 34:3; Deuteronomy 11:24; Ezekiel 47:18
- 21 Zephaniah 3:16–17; Isaiah 54:4; Psalm 126:1–3; Isaiah 41:10; 1 Samuel 12:16
- 22 Zechariah 8:12; Psalm 65:12; Isaiah 51:3; Psalm 67:6; Amos 9:14–15
- 23 James 5:7–8; Philippians 4:4; Leviticus 26:4; Hosea 6:3; Deuteronomy 11:14
- 24 Malachi 3:10; Amos 9:13; Joel 3:18; Joel 3:13; Leviticus 26:10
- 25 Zechariah 10:6; Joel 1:4–7; Joel 2:2–11
- 26 Romans 10:11; Psalm 22:26; Romans 5:5; Deuteronomy 12:7; Isaiah 49:23
- 27 Ezekiel 37:26–28; Leviticus 26:11–12; Zephaniah 3:17; Ezekiel 39:28; Isaiah 45:5
- 28 Acts 2:16–21; Ezekiel 39:29; Isaiah 32:15; Acts 2:39; Acts 2:2–4
- 29 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11
- 30 Acts 2:19–20; Luke 21:11; Matthew 24:29; Luke 21:25–26; Judges 20:40
- 31 Revelation 6:12–13; Matthew 24:29; Malachi 4:1; Malachi 4:5; Joel 3:15
- 32 Romans 10:11–14; Acts 2:20–21; Isaiah 46:13; Romans 11:26; Jeremiah 33:3
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
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