Joel 3
Common English Bible
Judgment on the nations
3 Truly, in those days and in that time, I will bring back to Judah and Jerusalem those who were sent away. 2 I will gather all the nations, and I will bring them to the Jehoshaphat Valley. There I will enter into judgment with them in support of my people and my possession, Israel, which they have scattered among the nations. They have divided my land, 3 and have cast lots for my people. They have traded boys for prostitutes, and sold girls for wine, which they drank down. 4 What are you to me, Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, then in a flash I will turn your deeds back upon your own heads. 5 You have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples. 6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own border. 7 But now I am calling them from the places where you have sold them, and I will repay you for your deeds. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters as a possession of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away; for the Lord has spoken.
Declaration of war
9 Announce this among the nations:
Prepare a holy war,
wake up the warriors;
let all the soldiers draw near,
let them come up!
10 Beat the iron tips of your plows into swords
and your pruning tools into spears;
let the weakling say, “I am mighty.”
11 Come quickly,
all you surrounding nations;
gather yourselves there;
bring your mighty ones, Lord.
12 Let the nations prepare themselves,
and come up to the Jehoshaphat Valley;
for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.
13 Cut with the sickle,
for the harvest is ripe.
Go and crush grapes,
for the winepress is full.
The jars overflow with wine,
for their wickedness is great.
14 Crowd after crowd fills the valley of judgment,
for the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of judgment.
15 The sun and the moon are darkened;
the stars have ceased shining.
Salvation for God’s people
16 The Lord roars from Zion,
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people,
a shelter for the people of Israel.
17 So you will know that I am the Lord your God,
settle down in Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem will be holy,
and never again will strangers pass through it.
18 In that day
the mountains will drip sweet wine,
the hills will flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah
will flow with water;
a spring will come forth from the Lord’s house
and water the Shittim Valley.
19 Egypt will become desolate
and Edom a desolate wilderness.
This is because of the violence done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they have shed innocent blood.
20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem for all generations.
21 I will forgive their bloodguilt,
which I had not forgiven.
I will act on their account;
I will not pardon the guilty.
The Lord dwells in Zion.
Joel 3
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Juicio de las naciones
3 [a]»Porque en aquellos días y en aquel tiempo(A),
Cuando Yo restaure el bienestar[b] de Judá y Jerusalén(B),
2 Reuniré a todas las naciones(C),
Y las haré bajar al valle de Josafat(D).
Y allí entraré en juicio con ellas(E)
A favor de Mi pueblo y Mi heredad, Israel,
A quien ellas esparcieron entre las naciones(F),
Y repartieron Mi tierra(G).
3 -»También echaron suertes sobre Mi pueblo(H),
Cambiaron un niño por una ramera,
Y vendieron una niña por vino para poder beber(I).
4 »Además, Tiro(J), Sidón(K) y todas las regiones de Filistea(L) ¿qué tienen ustedes que ver conmigo? ¿Acaso se quieren vengar de Mí? Si de esta manera se vengan de Mí, bien pronto haré volver su venganza sobre su cabeza(M). 5 Por cuanto han tomado Mi plata y Mi oro, y se han llevado Mis valiosos tesoros a sus templos(N), 6 y han vendido los hijos de Judá y Jerusalén a los griegos para alejarlos de su territorio(O), 7 Yo los levantaré del lugar donde los vendieron(P), y devolveré su venganza sobre su cabeza. 8 También venderé sus hijos y sus hijas a los hijos de Judá(Q), y ellos los venderán a los sabeos(R), a una nación lejana», porque el Señor lo ha dicho.
9 ¶Proclamen esto entre las naciones(S):
Prepárense para la guerra(T), despierten a los valientes;
Acérquense, suban todos los soldados(U).
10 Forjen espadas de sus rejas de arado
Y lanzas de sus podaderas(V);
Diga el débil: «Fuerte soy(W)».
11 Apresúrense y vengan, naciones todas de alrededor,
Y reúnanse allí(X).
Haz descender, oh Señor, a Tus valientes(Y).
12 Despiértense y suban las naciones
Al valle de Josafat(Z),
Porque allí me sentaré a juzgar
A todas las naciones de alrededor(AA).
13 Metan la hoz, porque la cosecha está madura(AB);
Vengan, pisen, que el lagar está lleno(AC);
Las tinajas rebosan, porque grande es su maldad(AD).
14 Multitudes de multitudes en el valle de la decisión(AE).
Porque cerca está el día del Señor(AF) en el valle de la decisión(AG).
15 El sol y la luna se oscurecen,
Y las estrellas pierden su resplandor(AH).
16 El Señor ruge desde Sión(AI)
Y desde Jerusalén da Su voz(AJ),
Y tiemblan los cielos y la tierra(AK).
Pero el Señor es refugio para Su pueblo(AL)
Y fortaleza para los israelitas(AM).
17 Entonces sabrán que Yo soy el Señor su Dios(AN),
Que habito en Sión, Mi santo monte(AO).
Y Jerusalén será santa(AP),
Y los extranjeros no pasarán más por ella(AQ).
Restauración de Judá
18 ¶Y sucederá que en aquel día
Los montes destilarán vino dulce(AR),
Las colinas fluirán leche(AS),
Y por todos los arroyos de Judá correrán las aguas(AT);
Brotará un manantial de la casa del Señor(AU)
Y regará el valle de Sitim.
19 Egipto será una desolación,
Y Edom será un desierto desolado,
Por la violencia hecha a los hijos de Judá(AV),
En cuya tierra han derramado sangre inocente.
20 Pero Judá será habitada para siempre(AW),
Y Jerusalén por todas las generaciones.
21 Y Yo vengaré su sangre(AX), que aún no he vengado,
Pues el Señor habita en Sión.
Joel 3
New King James Version
God Judges the Nations
3 “For behold, (A)in those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 (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.
3 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.
4 “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;
5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold,
And have carried into your temples My [d]prized possessions.
6 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.
7 “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.
8 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.”
9 (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.”
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