Joel 2
1 Blow trumpets on Zion [Hill], God’s sacred hill [in Jerusalem]! Tell the people of Judah that they should tremble, because it will soon be the time for Yahweh [to punish us further].
Whakatangihia te tetere ki Hiona; hei whakaoho ki toku maunga tapu, kia wiri nga tangata katoa o te whenua: kei te haere mai hoki te ra o Ihowa, kua tata;
2 [That will be a very] dark and gloomy day; there will be [black] clouds and it will be very dark. A huge [swarm of locusts] has covered the mountains like [SIM] a black [cloud]. Nothing like this has ever happened before, and nothing like this will ever [happen] again.
He ra pouri, he ra tukupu, he ra kapua, he pouri kerekere, ano ko te ata kua horapa noa atu i runga i nga maunga; he iwi nui, kaha, kahore ona rite i mua, kahore hoki he pera i nga wa i muri a taea noatia nga tau o nga whakatupuranga maha.
3 [It is as though the locusts bring] flames of fire from which no one can escape. In front of them, the land was [beautiful] like [SIM] the garden of Eden, but behind them [the land is like] a desert and nothing survives.
I mua i a ratou ko te ahi e kai ana, i muri i a ratou ko te mura e ngiha ana; ko te whenua i mua i a ratou me te mea ko te kari o Erene, a i muri i a ratou he koraha ururua; ae ra, kahore he mea i puta i a ratou.
4 [The locusts] resemble horses, and they run like [SIM] war horses.
Ko to ratou ahua kei to nga hoiho; ko ta ratou oma rite tonu ki ta te kaieke hoiho.
5 Leaping over the mountaintops, they make a noise like rumbling chariots, like [SIM] a mighty army that is preparing for a battle, or like [SIM] the roar of a fire that burns up stubble [in a field].
E peke ana ratou ano ko te haruru o nga hariata i runga i nga tihi o nga maunga, ano ko te haruru o te mura ahi e kai ana i te kakau witi, ki te iwi kaha kua oti te whakararangi mo te whawhai.
6 When people see them coming, they become very pale and frightened.
Ka mamae nga iwi i to ratou aroaro: ka koma nga kanohi katoa.
7 [The locusts] climb over walls like soldiers do; they march along in columns and never turn aside [from their columns].
Ko ta ratou oma rite tonu ki ta nga marohirohi; ko ta ratou piki i te taiepa rite tonu ki ta nga tangata whawhai; haere tonu ratou i tona ara, i tona ara, kahore o ratou ara e korara.
8 They rush straight ahead without pushing each other. [Even though people throw] spears and javelins at them, that will not cause them to stop.
Kahore tetahi e tutetute i tona hoa; ka haere ratou i tona ara, i tona ara; a ka huaki ratou ma roto i nga rakau o te riri, a kahore e tapeka i to ratou ara.
9 They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses; they enter through our windows like [SIM] thieves do.
Ka peke ratou ki runga ki te pa; ka oma ratou i runga i te taiepa; ka piki ratou ki roto ki nga whare; ka tomo ratou i nga matapihi, ano he tahae.
10 [It is as though] they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble. The sun and the moon become dark and the stars do not shine [because there are so many locusts in the sky].
Ru ana te whenua i to ratou aroaro; wiri ana nga rangi: ko te ra me te marama, pouri tonu, ka mutu ano te titi o nga whetu.
11 Yahweh leads this army [of countless locusts], and they obey his commands. This time when he is judging and punishing us is very terrible, [with the result that it seems that] no one [RHQ] can survive it.
Na ka puaki te reo o Ihowa i te aroaro o tana ope: nui atu hoki tana puni: he kaha hoki ia e mahi nei i tana kupu: he nui nei hoki te ra o Ihowa, he wehi rawa; ko wai e kaha ake ki reira?
12 But Yahweh says, “In spite of [these disasters that you have experienced], you can return to me with all your inner beings. Weep, and mourn, and (fast/abstain from eating food) [to show that you are sorry for having abandoned me].
Otiia inaianei nei ano, e ai ta Ihowa, tahuri koutou ki ahau, o koutou ngakau katoa, i runga ano i te nohopuku, i te tangi, i te aue:
13 Do not tear your clothes [to show that you are sorry]; instead, show [MET] that you are sorry.” Yahweh is merciful and kind; he does not quickly become angry; he faithfully loves [people]. He does not quickly become angry; instead, he greatly and faithfully loves [you], and he does not like to punish you.
Haea hoki o koutou ngakau, haunga o koutou kakahu, a tahuri ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua: he aroha hoki tona, he mahi tohu, he puhoi ki te riri, he nui tona atawhai, a e ripeneta ana ia ki te kino.
14 No one knows [RHQ] if he will change his mind [about punishing you] and if instead he will act mercifully [toward you]. If he does that, he will bless you [by giving you plenty of grain and wine] in order that you can offer [some of] those things as sacrifices to him.
Ko wai ka tohu, tera pea ka tahuri, ka puta ke ona whakaaro, a ka mahue he manaaki i muri i a ia, ara he whakahere totokore, he ringihanga ma Ihowa, ma to koutou Atua?
15 Blow the trumpets on Zion [Hill]! Gather the people together! Show by fasting that you are sorry [for the sins that you have committed].
Whakatangihia te tetere ki Hiona, whakatapua he nohopuku, karangatia he hui nui;
16 Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh. Gather everyone together— the old people and the children, even the babies, and summon brides and bridegrooms from their rooms.
Whakaminea te iwi, whakatapua te whakaminenga, tawhiua mai nga kaumatua, whakaminea nga tamariki, ratou ko nga mea ngote u: kia puta te tane marena hou i roto i tona ruma, te wahine marena hou i roto i tona whare moenga.
17 Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple and to pray [this]: “Yahweh, rescue/save [us] your people; do not allow people from other nations to despise us; do not allow them to ridicule us and say, ‘Why has [RHQ] their God [abandoned them]?’”
Kia tangi nga tohunga, nga minita a Ihowa, ki te takiwa o te whakamahau, o te aata, me te ki atu ano, Tohungia, e Ihowa, tau iwi, kaua ano tou kainga tupu e tukua ki te ingoa kino, kia meinga ko nga tauiwi hei rangatira mo ratou: kia korerotia h ei aha i roto i nga iwi, Kei hea to ratou Atua?
18 But Yahweh [showed that he] was concerned about his people and that he would act mercifully toward them.
Katahi ka hae a Ihowa ki tona whenua, ka manawapa ki tana iwi.
19 When the people prayed, Yahweh answered and said, “I will give you [plenty of] grain and wine and [olive] oil, and you will be satisfied. And I will no longer allow other nations to insult you.
A ka whakahoki mai a Ihowa, ka ki mai ki tana iwi, Tenei ahau te tuku atu nei i te witi ki a koutou, i te waina, i te hinu, e makona ai koutou; e kore ano e tuku i a koutou a muri nei hei ingoa kino i roto i nga tauiwi:
20 Another army [of locusts will come] from the north [to attack you], but I will force them to continue [past Jerusalem] into the desert. Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east and some will go into the [Mediterranean] Sea in the west. [There] they will [all die, and their bodies] will stink.” Yahweh does great things!
Engari ka mea ahau kia matara atu i a koutou te ope o te raki, ka aia atu ano ia e ahau ki te whenua waikore, maroke rawa; ko tona mata, anga tonu ki te moana i te rawhiti, ko tona tuara ki te moana i te uru; a ka puta ake tona piro, ka puta ake ano tona haunga kino, he nui hoki no ana mahi.
21 He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
Kaua e wehi, e te oneone; whakamanamana, kia koa; no te mea he nunui nga mahi a Ihowa.
22 And the wild animals should not be afraid, because the meadows will soon become green again; the fig trees and [other] trees will be full of fruit, and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.
Kaua e wehi, e nga kararehe o te parae; ka pihi hoki nga tarutaru o te koraha, ka hua te rakau i ona hua, e tukua mai ano tona kaha e te piki, e te waina.
23 You people of Jerusalem, rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, [will be doing for you]. He will send abundant rain at the (right time/time when it is needed)— (in the spring/early in the year) and (in the autumn/late in the year) like he did previously.
Na whakamanamana, e nga tama a Hiona, kia koa ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua: ka tika hoki tana homai i to mua ua ki a koutou, a ka meinga e ia te ua, to mua ua, me to muri ua, kia heke iho ma koutou i te marama tuatahi.
24 The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain, and your vats where you store grape juice and [olive] oil will be full.
A ka kapi nga patunga witi i te witi; ko te waina ano me te hinu o nga waka, purena tonu.
25 [Yahweh said, ] “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts that I sent to attack you.
A ka whakahokia mai e ahau ki a koutou nga tau i kainga e te mawhitiwhiti, e te tatarakihi, e te moka, e te whangawhanga, e taku ope nui i tukua atu e ahau ki a koutou.
26 You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full. Then you will praise me [MTY], Yahweh, your God, for the wonderful things that I have done for you. And never again will you be disgraced.
Ka kai noa atu ano koutou, ka makona, ka whakamoemiti hoki ki te ingoa o Ihowa, o to koutou Atua, mo tana mahi whakamiharo ki a koutou: e kore ano taku iwi e whakama a ake ake.
27 When that happens, you will know that I am [always] among you, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and that there is no other [God]. Never again will you be disgraced.”
A ka mohio koutou kei waenga ahau i a Iharaira, ko Ihowa hoki ahau, ko to koutou Atua, kahore atu hoki: e kore ano taku iwi e whakama a ake ake.
28 “Some time later, I will give my Spirit to many [HYP] people. Your sons and daughters will proclaim messages that come directly from me. Your old men will have dreams [that come from me], and your young men will have visions [that come from me].
Na, tenei ake ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki nga kikokiko katoa, a e poropiti a koutou tama, a koutou tamahine, ka moemoea o koutou kaumatua, a ka kitea te kitenga e a koutou taitamariki.
29 At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
I aua ra ano ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki nga pononga tane, ki nga pononga wahine.
30 I will do unusual/amazing things on the earth and in the sky. [On the earth] [CHI], there will be much blood [shed] and [there will be very large] fires and smoke that resembles huge clouds.
Ka hoatu ano e ahau he mea whakamiharo i te rangi, i te whenua, he toto, he kapura, he pou paowa.
31 [In the sky, ] the sun will become dark and the moon will become [as red as] [MET] blood. [Those things will happen] before that great and terrible day when [I], Yahweh, appear.
Ka rere ke te ra, ka pouri, ka whakatoto te marama, i te mea kiano i puta mai te ra nui, te ra wehi o Ihowa.
32 But at that time [I] will save everyone who worships me. I promise that some people in Jerusalem [DOU] will escape [those disasters]; those whom I have chosen will survive.”
Na, ko te hunga katoa e karanga ana ki te ingoa o Ihowa, ka mawhiti: no te mea hei Maunga Hiona, hei Hiruharama, etahi e mawhiti ana, pera me ta Ihowa i ki ai, a i roto ano i nga morehu etahi e karangatia ana e Ihowa.
