¹Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

¹Tiuplah trompet, bunyikan tanda bahaya di bukit Sion yang suci, kediaman Allah. Gemetarlah, hai penduduk Yehuda! Sebab Hari TUHAN dekat dan segera tiba.

²A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

²Hari itu gelap dan kelam, penuh kabut yang suram. Tentara belalang berdatangan seperti awan yang membentang di atas pegunungan. Peristiwa seperti itu belum pernah ada, dan tak akan terulang selama-lamanya.

³A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

³Seperti api yang membakar dan menghanguskan mereka musnahkan segala tanaman. Sebelumnya, negeri itu seperti Eden, taman TUHAN, sesudahnya, serupa padang pasir yang kersang. Tak ada sesuatu pun yang tersisa, tak ada yang luput dari serangan mereka.

⁴The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

⁴Rupa mereka seperti kuda; larinya seperti kuda di medan laga.

⁵Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

⁵Mereka melompat-lompat di puncak pegunungan, bunyinya seperti gemeretaknya kereta pertempuran dan seperti gemeletiknya api yang membakar merang. Mereka berbaris seperti pasukan perkasa, yang siap maju ke medan laga.

⁶Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

⁶Waktu mereka menyerbu, semua orang gentar, semua wajah menjadi pucat dan pudar.

⁷They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

⁷Seperti pahlawan, mereka menyerang, dan mendaki tembok seperti pejuang. Mereka berbaris lurus ke depan, tanpa membelok atau mengubah haluan.

⁸Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

⁸Mereka tidak berdesak-desakan, di jalurnya sendiri mereka berjalan. Beramai-ramai mereka dobrak segala pertahanan, tak dapat barisan mereka dihentikan.

⁹They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

⁹Mereka menyerbu ke dalam kota, dan berlari di atas temboknya. Mereka memanjat ke dalam rumah-rumah; seperti pencuri, mereka masuk lewat jendela.

¹⁰The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

¹⁰Sedang mereka maju, bumi gemetar, dan langit pun bergetar. Lalu gelaplah matahari dan bulan, dan cahaya bintang-bintang menghilang.

¹¹And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

¹¹Suara TUHAN mengguntur, memberi aba-aba, kepada angkatan perangnya. Betapa besar jumlah laskarnya! Betapa kuat tentara yang melaksanakan perintah-Nya! Sungguh dahsyat dan hebat Hari TUHAN! Tak seorang pun dapat bertahan.

¹²Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

¹²TUHAN berkata, "Tetapi sekarang ini, kembalilah kepada-Ku dengan sepenuh hati, sambil berpuasa, meratap dan menangis.

¹³And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

¹³Koyakkanlah hatimu dan jangan pakaianmu." Berpalinglah kepada TUHAN Allahmu. Ia panjang sabar dan penyayang murah hati dan penuh kasihan. Senang mengampuni dan tak suka menjalankan hukuman.

¹⁴Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

¹⁴Barangkali TUHAN Allahmu berubah pendirian, dan memberkati kamu dengan berkelimpahan. Sehingga kamu dapat mempersembahkan kurban anggur dan gandum bagi TUHAN, Allahmu.

¹⁵Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

¹⁵Tiuplah trompet di Sion, gunung Allah, umumkanlah hari puasa, adakanlah pertemuan raya.

¹⁶Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

¹⁶Kumpulkanlah seluruh rakyat, kerahkanlah himpunan umat. Suruhlah datang orang-orang tua, anak-anak dan bayi-bayi juga. Bahkan para pengantin baru harus datang pula. Suruhlah mereka meninggalkan kamarnya.

¹⁷Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

¹⁷Suruhlah para imam yang melayani TUHAN, menangis di antara mezbah dan serambi depan, sambil berkata, "Sayangilah umat-Mu, ya TUHAN; jangan biarkan milik-Mu menjadi cela," sehingga bangsa-bangsa lain menyindir dan berkata, "Di mana Allah mereka?"

¹⁸Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

¹⁸Lalu TUHAN memperhatikan tanah-Nya, dan mengasihani umat-Nya.

¹⁹Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

¹⁹Ia menjawab mereka begini, "Sekarang kamu semua Kuberikan: gandum, anggur dan minyak zaitun untuk makanan, supaya kamu sekalian dikenyangkan. Aku tak akan membiarkan kamu dihina atau ditertawakan oleh bangsa-bangsa.

²⁰But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

²⁰Pasukan belalang dari utara akan Kuusir, sebagian Kuhalau ke padang pasir. Ke Laut Mati Kudesak barisan depannya, ke Laut Tengah Kutolak barisan belakangnya. Bangkai-bangkainya akan berbau. Mereka Kubinasakan sebab telah menyiksa kamu.

²¹Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

²¹Jangan takut, hai ladang, senangkan hatimu; ingat akan hal besar yang dikerjakan TUHAN bagimu!

²²Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

²²Hai binatang-binatang, janganlah risau. Padang-padang rumput kini menghijau. Dengan lebat pohon-pohon berbuah, buah anggur dan ara berlimpah-limpah.

²³Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

²³Hai rakyat Sion, bergembiralah! Bersukaria dan bersoraklah! karena segala kebaikan dari TUHAN Allahmu. Di musim gugur diberinya cukup hujan kepadamu. Di musim dingin hujan dicurahkan-Nya, juga di musim semi seperti sediakala.

²⁴And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

²⁴Maka gandum akan mengisi lagi tempat pengirikan; anggur dan minyak zaitun akan meluap dari tempat pemerasan.

²⁵And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

²⁵Aku akan mengganti segala kerugianmu pada tahun-tahun ketika belalang makan hasil panenmu. Sebab Akulah yang mengirim pasukan belalang itu kepadamu.

²⁶And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

²⁶Kamu akan cukup makanan dan merasa kenyang. TUHAN Allahmu akan kamu muliakan, sebab bagimu dilakukan-Nya banyak keajaiban. Umat-Ku tak akan lagi menjadi bahan ejekan!

²⁷And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

²⁷Maka tahulah kamu, Israel, bahwa Aku ada di tengah-tengahmu, dan bahwa Aku, TUHAN, adalah Allahmu. Tidak ada Allah lain, kecuali Aku sendiri. Umat-Ku tak akan dipermalukan lagi!"

²⁸And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

²⁸"Setelah itu kelak semua orang akan Kulimpahi dengan roh-Ku. Maka putra-putrimu akan menyampaikan pesan-pesan-Ku; orang tua-tua di antaramu akan mendapat mimpi penglihatan akan diberi kepada pemuda-pemudi.

²⁹And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

²⁹Pada waktu itu roh-Ku akan Kucurahkan juga ke atas pelayan-pelayan pria dan wanita."

³⁰And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

³⁰Di langit dan bumi akan Kulakukan banyak keajaiban. Akan ada pertumpahan darah, nyala api dan gumpalan asap.

³¹The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.

³¹Matahari akan menjadi gelap dan bulan menjadi merah seperti darah. Semua itu akan terjadi sebelum Hari TUHAN tiba, hari yang dahsyat dan mengerikan!

³²And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

³²Tetapi barangsiapa yang memohon pertolongan TUHAN, akan diselamatkan. TUHAN berkata, "Di Yerusalem orang-orang yang Kupilih akan selamat."