Joel 3
5 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
וְהָיָ֣ה אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֶשְׁפּ֤וֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִי֙ עַל־כׇּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר וְנִבְּא֖וּ בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם וּבְנוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ חֲלֹמ֣וֹת יַחֲלֹמ֔וּן בַּח֣וּרֵיכֶ֔ם חֶזְיֹנ֖וֹת יִרְאֽוּ׃
vehayah akhare-khen eshpokh et-rukhi al-kol-basar venibbe'u benekhem uvenotekhem ziqnekhem khalomot yakhalomun bakhurekhem khezyonot yiru
After that, I will pour out My spirit on all flesh; Your sons and daughters shall prophesy; Your elders shall dream dreams, And your youths shall see visions.
וְגַ֥ם עַל־הָעֲבָדִ֖ים וְעַל־הַשְּׁפָח֑וֹת בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔מָּה אֶשְׁפּ֖וֹךְ אֶת־רוּחִֽי׃
vegam al-ha'avadim ve'al-hashefakhot bayyamim hahemmah eshpokh et-rukhi
I will even pour out My spirit Upon male and female slaves in those days.
וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ מֽוֹפְתִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּבָאָ֑רֶץ דָּ֣ם וָאֵ֔שׁ וְתִֽימְר֖וֹת עָשָֽׁן׃
venatatti mofetim bashamayim uva'arets dam va'esh vetimerot ashan
Before the great and terrible day of GOD comes, I will set portents in the sky and on earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke;
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ יֵהָפֵ֣ךְ לְחֹ֔שֶׁךְ וְהַיָּרֵ֖חַ לְדָ֑ם לִפְנֵ֗י בּ֚וֹא י֣וֹם יְהֹוָ֔ה הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃
hashemesh yehafekh lekhoshekh vehayyareakh ledam lifne bo yom Adonai haggadol vehannora
The sun shall turn into darkness And the moon into blood.
וְהָיָ֗ה כֹּ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָ֛א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָ֖ה יִמָּלֵ֑ט כִּ֠י בְּהַר־צִיּ֨וֹן וּבִירוּשָׁלַ֜͏ִם תִּהְיֶ֣ה פְלֵיטָ֗ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה וּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה קֹרֵֽא׃
vehayah kol asher-yiqra beshem Adonai yimmalet ki behar-tsiyyon uvirushalai͏m tihyeh feletah ka'asher amar Adonai uvasseridim asher Adonai qore
But everyone who invokes GOD’s name shall escape; for there shall be a remnant on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as GOD promised. Anyone who invokes GOD will be among the survivors.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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