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嚴重的蝗災

耶和華的話臨到毘土珥的兒子約珥:

老年人哪!你們要聽這話。

這地所有的居民啊!你們要留心聽。

在你們的日子,

或在你們祖先的日子,

曾有這樣的事嗎?

你們要把這事傳與子,

子傳與孫,

孫傳與後代。

剪蟲剩下的,蝗蟲吃了;

蝗蟲剩下的,蝻子吃了;

蝻子剩下的,螞蚱吃了。

酒醉的人哪!你們要醒過來;要哀哭!

所有嗜酒的人哪!你們都要為甜酒哀號,

因為甜酒從你們的口裡斷絕了。

因為有一民族上來侵犯我的國土,

他們強大又無數;

他們的牙齒像獅子的牙齒,

他們有母獅的大牙。

他們使我的葡萄樹荒涼,

折斷了我的無花果樹,

把樹皮剝盡,丟在一旁,

使枝條露白。

勸人民哀哭

你們要哀號,像少女腰束麻布,

為她幼年時許配的丈夫哀號一樣。

素祭和奠祭都從耶和華的殿裡斷絕了,

事奉耶和華的祭司也都悲哀。

10 田野荒廢,

土地淒涼,

因為五穀毀壞,

新酒乾竭,

油也缺乏。

11 農夫啊!你們要為大麥和小麥羞愧。

修理葡萄園的啊!你們要哀號,

因為田間的莊稼都破壞了。

12 葡萄樹枯乾,

無花果樹衰殘;

石榴樹、棕樹、蘋果樹,

田野所有的樹木都枯乾,

因此歡樂從人間消失了。

呼籲人民禁食禱告

13 祭司啊!你們要腰束麻布,並且痛哭。

在祭壇侍候的啊!你們要哀號。

事奉我的 神的啊!你們披上麻布進去過夜吧,

因為素祭和奠祭,

都從你們的 神的殿中止息了。

14 你們要把禁食的日子分別為聖,

召開嚴肅會,

聚集眾長老

和國中所有的居民,

到你們的 神耶和華的殿裡,

向耶和華呼求。

15 哀哉那日!

因為耶和華的日子臨近了;

那日來到,好像毀滅從全能者臨到一樣。

16 糧食不是在我們的眼前斷絕了嗎?

歡喜與快樂不是從我們的 神的殿中止息了嗎?

17 穀種在土塊底下朽爛,

倉庫荒涼,穀倉破爛被拆毀,

因為五穀都枯乾了。

18 牲畜發出哀鳴,

牛群到處流蕩,

因為沒有草場給牠們,

羊群也同樣受苦。

19 耶和華啊!我向你呼求,

因為火吞滅了曠野的草場,

火燄燒盡了田間所有的樹木。

20 田野的走獸也向你發喘,

因為溪水都乾涸了,

火吞滅了曠野的草場。

以下是耶和华对毗土珥的儿子约珥所说的话。

严重的蝗灾

长老们啊,请听我说!
地上的所有居民啊,要留心听!
在你们或你们祖先的时代可曾发生过这样的事?
要把这事告诉你们的子子孙孙,
传到世世代代!

蝗虫吃剩的,蝻子来吃;
蝻子吃剩的,蚱蜢来吃;
蚱蜢吃剩的,蚂蚱来吃[a]

醉汉啊,醒过来哭泣吧!
贪杯的人啊,哀号吧!
你们再无美酒可饮了。
有一群凶猛的蝗虫侵犯我的国土,
它们不计其数,
有雄狮的獠牙和母狮的利齿。
它们毁坏我的葡萄树和无花果树,
剥光树皮,
只留下光秃的树枝。

我的子民啊,你们要像死了未婚夫的少女,
穿上丧服痛哭哀号。
耶和华殿中的素祭[b]和奠祭[c]都停止了,
事奉耶和华的祭司都哀伤。
10 田园荒废,遍地凄凉,
五谷尽毁,
再也没有新酒和油了。

11 农夫啊,你们要忧伤!
照料葡萄园的人啊,
你们要哀号!
因为田间的大麦和小麦全毁了。
12 葡萄树枯死,
无花果树凋残,
石榴树、棕树、苹果树等田野的一切树木枯干。
人间的欢乐消逝了。

13 祭司啊,穿着丧服痛哭吧;
在祭坛前事奉的人啊,要哀号;
我上帝的仆人啊,要披上麻衣过夜;
因为再无素祭和奠祭献到你们上帝的殿中了。

14 你们要定一个禁食的日子,
举行庄严的聚会,
召集全国的长老和人民,
到你们的上帝耶和华的殿中,
向耶和华呼求。

15 太可怕了!耶和华的日子近了,
那是全能者施行毁灭的日子。
16 我们的粮食断绝了,
我们上帝殿中的欢乐消失了。

17 种子在土里腐烂,
五谷干死,仓库荒废,
谷仓被拆毁。

18 牲畜哀鸣,
牛群因找不到草场而四处乱窜,
羊群也受苦。

19 耶和华啊,我向你呼求,
因为火焰吞灭了旷野的草场,
烈火烧光了田野的树木。
20 田野的走兽向你呼求,
因为溪水已经枯干,
火也烧尽了旷野的草场。

Footnotes

  1. 1:4 蝗虫蝻子蚱蜢蚂蚱”四个词希伯来语的确切意思很难考证。
  2. 1:9 素祭就是献上五谷、面粉之类的供物,参见利未记2章。
  3. 1:9 奠祭就是献上新酿的酒。
'約 珥 書 1 ' not found for the version: Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version.

The word of the Lord that came(A) to Joel(B) son of Pethuel.

An Invasion of Locusts

Hear this,(C) you elders;(D)
    listen, all who live in the land.(E)
Has anything like this ever happened in your days
    or in the days of your ancestors?(F)
Tell it to your children,(G)
    and let your children tell it to their children,
    and their children to the next generation.(H)
What the locust(I) swarm has left
    the great locusts have eaten;
what the great locusts have left
    the young locusts have eaten;
what the young locusts have left(J)
    other locusts[a] have eaten.(K)

Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!
    Wail, all you drinkers of wine;(L)
wail because of the new wine,
    for it has been snatched(M) from your lips.
A nation has invaded my land,
    a mighty army without number;(N)
it has the teeth(O) of a lion,
    the fangs of a lioness.
It has laid waste(P) my vines
    and ruined my fig trees.(Q)
It has stripped off their bark
    and thrown it away,
    leaving their branches white.

Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth(R)
    grieving for the betrothed of her youth.
Grain offerings and drink offerings(S)
    are cut off from the house of the Lord.
The priests are in mourning,(T)
    those who minister before the Lord.
10 The fields are ruined,
    the ground is dried up;(U)
the grain is destroyed,
    the new wine(V) is dried up,
    the olive oil fails.(W)

11 Despair, you farmers,(X)
    wail, you vine growers;
grieve for the wheat and the barley,(Y)
    because the harvest of the field is destroyed.(Z)
12 The vine is dried up
    and the fig tree is withered;(AA)
the pomegranate,(AB) the palm and the apple[b] tree—
    all the trees of the field—are dried up.(AC)
Surely the people’s joy
    is withered away.

A Call to Lamentation

13 Put on sackcloth,(AD) you priests, and mourn;
    wail, you who minister(AE) before the altar.
Come, spend the night in sackcloth,
    you who minister before my God;
for the grain offerings and drink offerings(AF)
    are withheld from the house of your God.
14 Declare a holy fast;(AG)
    call a sacred assembly.
Summon the elders
    and all who live in the land(AH)
to the house of the Lord your God,
    and cry out(AI) to the Lord.(AJ)

15 Alas for that(AK) day!
    For the day of the Lord(AL) is near;
    it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[c](AM)

16 Has not the food been cut off(AN)
    before our very eyes—
joy and gladness(AO)
    from the house of our God?(AP)
17 The seeds are shriveled
    beneath the clods.[d](AQ)
The storehouses are in ruins,
    the granaries have been broken down,
    for the grain has dried up.
18 How the cattle moan!
    The herds mill about
because they have no pasture;(AR)
    even the flocks of sheep are suffering.(AS)

19 To you, Lord, I call,(AT)
    for fire(AU) has devoured the pastures(AV) in the wilderness
    and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
20 Even the wild animals pant for you;(AW)
    the streams of water have dried up(AX)
    and fire has devoured the pastures(AY) in the wilderness.

Footnotes

  1. Joel 1:4 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
  2. Joel 1:12 Or possibly apricot
  3. Joel 1:15 Hebrew Shaddai
  4. Joel 1:17 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.