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Sapagka't, narito, sa mga kaarawang yaon, at sa panahong yaon, pagka aking ibabalik ang mangabihag sa Juda at Jerusalem.

Aking pipisanin ang lahat na bansa, at aking ibababa sila sa libis ni Josaphat; at ako'y makikipagtanggol sa kanila roon dahil sa aking bayan at dahil sa aking manang Israel, na kanilang pinangalat sa mga bansa, at binahagi ang aking lupain,

At kanilang pinagsapalaran ang aking bayan, at kanilang ibinigay ang isang batang lalake dahil sa isang patutot, at ipinagbili ang isang batang babae dahil sa alak, upang sila'y mangakainom.

Oo, at ano kayo sa akin. Oh Tiro, at Sidon, at buong lupain ng Filistia? gagantihin baga ninyo ako? at kung ako'y inyong gantihin, maliksi at madali na aking ibabalik ang inyong kagantihan sa inyong sariling ulo.

Yamang inyong kinuha ang aking pilak at aking ginto, at inyong dinala sa inyong mga templo ang aking mainam at maligayang mga bagay,

At ipinagbili ang mga anak ng Juda at ang mga anak ng Jerusalem ay inyong ipinagbili sa mga anak ng mga taga Grecia, upang inyong mailayo sa kanilang hangganan;

Narito, aking pasisiglahin sila sa dako na inyong pinagbilhan sa kanila, at aking ibabalik ang inyong kagantihan sa inyong sariling ulo;

At aking ipagbibili ang inyong mga anak na lalake at babae sa kamay ng mga anak ni Juda, at ipagbibili nila sila sa mga tao sa Seba, sa isang bansang malayo: sapagka't sinalita ng Panginoon.

Itanyag ninyo ito sa mga bansa: mangaghanda kayo ng digma; pasiglahin ninyo ang mga malakas na lalake; magsilapit ang lahat na lalaking mangdidigma, sila'y magsisampa.

10 Gawin ninyong mga tabak ang inyong mga sudsod, at mga sibat ang inyong mga karit: magsabi ang mahina, Ako'y malakas.

11 Mangagmadali kayo, at magsiparito kayong lahat na bansa sa palibot, at magpipisan kayo: iyong pababain doon ang iyong mga makapangyarihan, Oh Panginoon.

12 Magpakasigla ang mga bansa, at magsisampa sa libis ni Josaphat; sapagka't doo'y uupo ako upang hatulan ang lahat na bansa sa palibot.

13 Gamitin ninyo ang karit; sapagka't ang aanihin ay hinog na: kayo'y magsiparito, at magsiyapak; sapagka't ang alilisan ng alak ay puno, ang kamalig ng alak ay inaapawan; sapagka't ang kanilang kasamaan ay malaki.

14 Mga karamihan, mga karamihan sa libis ng pasiya! sapagka't ang kaarawan ng Panginoon ay malapit na sa libis ng pasiya.

15 Ang araw at ang buwan ay nagdidilim, at pinipigil ng mga bituin ang kanilang kislap.

16 At ang Panginoo'y aangal mula sa Sion, at palalakasin ang kaniyang tinig mula sa Jerusalem; at ang langit at ang lupa ay mangayayanig: nguni't ang Panginoon ay magiging kanlungan sa kaniyang bayan, at katibayan sa mga anak ni Israel.

17 Sa gayo'y inyong malalaman na ako ang Panginoon ninyong Dios, na tumatahan sa Sion, na aking banal na bundok: kung magkagayo'y magiging banal ang Jerusalem, at hindi na daraan pa sa kaniya ang mga taga ibang lupa.

18 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, na ang mga bundok ay tutuluan ng matamis na alak, at ang mga burol ay aagusan ng gatas, at ang lahat na batis ng Juda ay aagusan ng mga tubig; at isang bukal ay babalong sa bahay ng Panginoon, at didiligin ang libis ng Sittim.

19 Ang Egipto ay masisira, at ang Edom ay magiging ilang na sira, dahil sa karahasang ginawa sa mga anak ni Juda, sapagka't sila'y nagbubo ng walang salang dugo sa kanilang lupain.

20 Nguni't ang Juda'y tatahan magpakailan man, at ang Jerusalem ay sa sali't saling lahi.

21 At aking lilinisin ang kanilang dugo na hindi ko nilinis: sapagka't ang Panginoon ay tumatahan sa Sion.

'Joel 3 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

The Nations Judged

[a]“In those days and at that time,
    when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
I will gather(C) all nations
    and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b](D)
There I will put them on trial(E)
    for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered(F) my people among the nations
    and divided up my land.
They cast lots(G) for my people
    and traded boys for prostitutes;
    they sold girls for wine(H) to drink.

“Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(I) and all you regions of Philistia?(J) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(K) For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[c](L) You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,(M) that you might send them far from their homeland.

“See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them,(N) and I will return(O) on your own heads what you have done. I will sell your sons(P) and daughters to the people of Judah,(Q) and they will sell them to the Sabeans,(R) a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.(S)

Proclaim this among the nations:
    Prepare for war!(T)
Rouse the warriors!(U)
    Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(V) into spears.(W)
Let the weakling(X) say,
    “I am strong!”(Y)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(Z) there.

Bring down your warriors,(AA) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(AB)
for there I will sit
    to judge(AC) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(AD)
    for the harvest(AE) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(AF)
    for the winepress(AG) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

14 Multitudes,(AH) multitudes
    in the valley(AI) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(AJ) is near
    in the valley of decision.(AK)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.(AL)
16 The Lord will roar(AM) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;(AN)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.(AO)
But the Lord will be a refuge(AP) for his people,
    a stronghold(AQ) for the people of Israel.

Blessings for God’s People

17 “Then you will know(AR) that I, the Lord your God,(AS)
    dwell in Zion,(AT) my holy hill.(AU)
Jerusalem will be holy;(AV)
    never again will foreigners invade her.(AW)

18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(AX)
    and the hills will flow with milk;(AY)
    all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(AZ)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(BA)
    and will water the valley of acacias.[d](BB)
19 But Egypt(BC) will be desolate,
    Edom(BD) a desert waste,
because of violence(BE) done to the people of Judah,
    in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(BF)
    and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(BG)
    No, I will not.(BH)

The Lord dwells in Zion!(BI)

Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-21 is numbered 4:1-21.
  2. Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the Lord judges; also in verse 12.
  3. Joel 3:5 Or palaces
  4. Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim

God Judges the Nations

“For behold, (A)in those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
(B)I will also gather all nations,
And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I (C)will enter into judgment with them there
On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.
They have (D)cast lots for My people,
Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

“Indeed, what have you to do with Me,
(E)O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?
Will you [a]retaliate against Me?
But if you [b]retaliate against Me,
Swiftly and speedily I will return your [c]retaliation upon your own head;
Because you have taken My silver and My gold,
And have carried into your temples My [d]prized possessions.
Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.

“Behold, (F)I will raise them
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your [e]retaliation upon your own head.
I will sell your sons and your daughters
Into the hand of the people of Judah,
And they will sell them to the (G)Sabeans,[f]
To a people (H)far off;
For the Lord has spoken.”

(I)Proclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
10 (J)Beat your plowshares into swords
And your [g]pruning hooks into spears;
(K)Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
11 Assemble and come, all you nations,
And gather together all around.
Cause (L)Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.

12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to (M)judge all the surrounding nations.
13 (N)Put in the sickle, for (O)the harvest is ripe.
Come, go down;
For the (P)winepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For (Q)the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
16 The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
(R)But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.

17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
Dwelling in Zion My (S)holy mountain.
Then Jerusalem shall be holy,
And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.”

God Blesses His People

18 And it will come to pass in that day
That the mountains shall drip with new wine,
The hills shall flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water;
A (T)fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord
And water the Valley of [h]Acacias.

19 “Egypt shall be a desolation,
And Edom a desolate wilderness,
Because of violence against the people of Judah,
For they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah shall abide forever,
And Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 For I will (U)acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted;
For the Lord dwells in Zion.”

Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:4 Or render Me repayment
  2. Joel 3:4 Or repay Me
  3. Joel 3:4 Or repayment
  4. Joel 3:5 Lit. precious good things
  5. Joel 3:7 Or repayment
  6. Joel 3:8 Lit. Shebaites, Is. 60:6; Ezek. 27:22
  7. Joel 3:10 pruning knives
  8. Joel 3:18 Heb. Shittim