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Joel 3
New International Version
Joel 3
New International Version
The Nations Judged
3 [a]“In those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
2 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.
3 They cast lots(G) for my people
and traded boys for prostitutes;
they sold girls for wine(H) to drink.
4 “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) 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[c](L) 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,(M) that you might send them far from their homeland.
7 “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. 8 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)
9 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)
Joel 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Joel 3
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Den kommande domen och räddning för Juda
3 I de dagarna, vid den tiden,
när jag återupprättar Juda och Jerusalem,
2 ska jag samla alla folk
och föra dem till Joshafats[a] dal.
Där ska jag döma dem
för mitt folks, min arvedel Israels skull,
som de har skingrat bland folken.
De har delat mitt land
3 och kastat lott om mitt folk.
Unga pojkar har getts som betalning till prostituerade
och flickor sålts mot vin till deras dryckeslag.
4 Tyros och Sidon, och ni, filistéernas alla regioner, vad har ni emot mig? Är ni ute för att hämnas mig något? Om ni vill vedergälla mig något ska jag snabbt låta det komma tillbaka över era egna huvuden. 5 Ni har tagit mitt silver och guld och alla mina dyrbara skatter och burit bort dem till era tempel. 6 Ni har sålt folket i Juda och Jerusalem till grekerna, för att föra dem långt bort från deras eget land.
7 Men jag ska få dem att bryta upp från de platser som ni sålt dem till, och det ni har gjort ska jag låta komma tillbaka över era egna huvuden. 8 Jag ska sälja era söner och döttrar till folket i Juda, och de ska sälja dem till sabéerna[b], ett folk långt borta.” Herren har talat.
9 Ropa ut detta bland folken:
Gör er beredda på krig!
Kom med krigarna!
Mobilisera soldaterna
och gå till anfall!
10 Smid era plogbillar till svärd
och era vingårdsknivar till spjut!
Låt den svage säga: ”Jag är stark.”
11 Skynda er, kom, alla nationer runt omkring,
och samlas där!
Herre, sänd dina hjältar dit ner!
12 ”Låt folken resa sig
och dra ut till Joshafats dal,
för där ska jag sitta till doms
över alla folken runt omkring.
13 Låt lien gå, för skörden är mogen.
Kom och trampa, för vinpressen är full
och presskaren flödar över.
Så stor är deras ondska!”
14 Skaror och åter skaror
i Domens dal!
För Herrens dag är nära
i Domens dal.
15 Solen och månen förmörkas
och stjärnorna håller tillbaka sitt sken.
16 Herren ryter från Sion
och låter sin röst höras från Jerusalem.
Både himmel och jord bävar,
men för sitt folk är Herren en tillflykt,
en fästning för israeliterna.
Välsignelser till Guds folk
17 ”Då ska ni inse att jag är Herren, er Gud,
som bor på Sion, mitt heliga berg.
Jerusalem ska vara heligt
och aldrig mer invaderas av främlingar.
18 Den dagen ska druvjuice droppa från bergen
och mjölk rinna från höjderna.
I alla bäckarna i Juda ska det strömma vatten,
en källa ska springa fram från Herrens hus
och vattna Akaciedalen.
19 Men Egypten ska läggas öde
och Edom bli en öde öken,
därför att de våldfört sig på Judas folk
och spillt oskyldigt blod i deras land.
20 Men Juda ska vara bebott i evighet
och Jerusalem från generation till generation.
21 Då ska jag utplåna deras blodskuld
som jag ännu inte utplånat.”[c]
Herren bor på Sion.
Joel 3
Spanish Blue Red and Gold Letter Edition
Joel 3
Spanish Blue Red and Gold Letter Edition
3 PORQUE he aquí que en aquellos días, y en aquel tiempo en que haré tornar la cautividad de Judá y de Jerusalem,
2 Juntaré todas las gentes, y harélas descender al valle de Josaphat, y allí entraré en juicio con ellos á causa de mi pueblo, y de Israel mi heredad, á los cuales esparcieron entre las naciones, y partieron mi tierra:
3 Y echaron suertes sobre mi pueblo, y á los niños dieron por una ramera, y vendieron las niñas por vino para beber.
4 Y también, ¿qué tengo yo con vosotras, Tiro y Sidón, y todos los términos de Palestina? ¿Queréis vengaros de mí? Y si de mí os vengáis, bien pronto haré yo recaer la paga sobre vuestra cabeza.
5 Porque habéis llevado mi plata y mi oro, y mis cosas preciosas y hermosas metisteis en vuestros templos:
6 Y vendisteis los hijos de Judá y los hijos de Jerusalem á los hijos de los Griegos, por alejarlos de sus términos.
7 He aquí los levantaré yo del lugar donde los vendisteis, y volveré vuestra paga sobre vuestra cabeza.
8 Y venderé vuestros hijos y vuestras hijas en la mano de los hijos de Judá, y ellos los venderán á los Sabeos, nación apartada; porque Jehová ha hablado.
9 Pregonad esto entre las gentes, proclamad guerra, despertad á los valientes, lléguense, vengan todos los hombres de guerra.
10 Haced espadas de vuestros azadones, lanzas de vuestras hoces; diga el flaco: Fuerte soy.
11 Juntaos y venid, gentes todas de alrededor, y congregaos: haz venir allí, oh Jehová, tus fuertes.
12 Las gentes se despierten, y suban al valle de Josaphat: porque allí me sentaré para juzgar todas las gentes de alrededor.
13 Echad la hoz, porque la mies está ya madura. Venid, descended; porque el lagar está lleno, rebosan las lagaretas: porque mucha es la maldad de ellos.
14 Muchos pueblos en el valle de la decisión: porque cercano está el día de Jehová en el valle de la decisión.
15 El sol y la luna se oscurecerán, y las estrellas retraerán su resplandor.
16 Y Jehová bramará desde Sión, y dará su voz desde Jerusalem, y temblarán los cielos y la tierra: mas Jehová será la esperanza de su pueblo, y la fortaleza de los hijos de Israel.
17 Y conoceréis que yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios, que habito en Sión, monte de mi santidad: y será Jerusalem santa, y extraños no pasarán más por ella.
18 Y será en aquel tiempo, que los montes destilarán mosto, y los collados fluirán leche, y por todos los arroyos de Judá correrán aguas: y saldrá una fuente de la casa de Jehová, y regará el valle de Sittim.
19 Egipto será destruído, y Edom será vuelto en asolado desierto, por la injuria hecha á los hijos de Judá: porque derramaron en su tierra la sangre inocente.
20 Mas Judá para siempre será habitada, y Jerusalem en generación y generación.
21 Y limpiaré la sangre de los que no limpié; y Jehová morará en Sión.
Joel 3
King James Version
Joel 3
King James Version
3 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
7 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.
9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
17 So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.
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