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 Jehovah 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 gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, 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 none hath escaped 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 do they run.

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

⁵Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do 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.

⁶At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.

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

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

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

⁸Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off [their course].

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

⁹They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they 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 quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

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

¹¹And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of Jehovah 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.

¹²Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto 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 Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, 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 whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah 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 assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from 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 Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, 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 was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

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

¹⁹And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;

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 it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it 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 Jehovah hath done 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 its 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 Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth 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 new 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 canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, 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 shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.

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 Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

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 show 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 Jehovah cometh.

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 Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.

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