1Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand:
1 Wa hilli kar Sihiyona ra. Wa kar ka kuuwa ay tondi hananta ra. Laabo gorokoy mo ma jijiri, Zama Rabbi zaaro go kaa, a maan mo zaati.
2A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
2 Zaaro kaŋ gonda yuumay da kubay no, Zaaro kaŋ gonda burey da kubay bi tik. Danga mate kaŋ cine mo boyaŋ kaari ga daaru tondi kuukey boŋ, Yaadin cine no dumi gaabikooni bambata go no, Kaŋ boro mana di a dumi baa ce fo. A banda i si ye ka di i cine koyne, Kal a ma koy zamana boobo.
3A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.
3 Danji go ga di i jine, I banda mo danji beele go ga di. I jine laabo ga ciya danga Eden kalo cine, Amma i banda a ga ciya saaji koonu -- Oho, hala hay kulu mana i yana.
4Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and as horsemen, so do they run.
4 I gunayaŋ alhaalo ga hima bariyaŋ, Danga wongu bariyaŋ, yaadin cine no i ga zuru.
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
5 I ga kosongu danga wongu torkoyaŋ, Tondi kuukey boŋ no i ga sar ka zimbi, Danga danji kunguyaŋ kaŋ go ga subu ŋwa, Danga dumi gaabikooni kaŋ na wongu daaga sinji cine.
6At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.
6 Borey kulu go azaaba ra i jine, Moydumey kulu yalu bare.
7They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
7 I go ga zuru danga alboro gaabikooniyaŋ cine, I ga cinari kaaru danga soojeyaŋ cine. I boro kulu go ga dira care banda, A sinda wo kaŋ kamba fonda ra,
8Neither does one jostle another; they march everyone in his path, and they burst through the defenses, and don’t break ranks.
8 Afo si afo tuti mo, Boro kulu ga nga boŋ fondo gana. Waati kaŋ i ga wongu daaga bagu, I si ngey fondey taŋ.
9They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
9 I go ga sar birni cinaro gaa, I ma zuru birni cinaro boŋ, I ma kaaru ka furo hala fuwey ra, I ma furo finetarey gaa danga zay cine.
10The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
10 Laabo go ga gasi i jine, Beeney go ga jijiri, Wayna nda hando kaaro goono ga zabu ka te kubay, Handariyayzey mo, i kaaro goono ga zabu.
11Yahweh thunders his voice before his army; for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?
11 Kala Rabbi ma nga jinda sambu nga wongu marga jine. Daahir a zumbuyaŋo gata ga beeri gumo, Zama boro kaŋ g'a sanno toonandi ya gaabikooni no. Zama Rabbi zaaro ya ibeeri no, kaŋ ga humburandi mo. May no ga hin a k'a suuru?
12“Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
12 Amma baa sohõ, mate kaŋ Rabbi ci, «Araŋ ma ye ka kaa ay do d'araŋ biney kulu, Da mehawyaŋ, da hẽeni da bine saray.»
13Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
13 Wa araŋ biney tooru, manti araŋ bankaarayey bo. Day wa ye ka kaa Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo do, Zama nga wo gomnikoy no, toonante no da bakaraw, A ga gay hal a bine ga tun, A gonda baakasinay suuji boobo, A ga nga miila bare ka fay da masiiba.
14Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
14 May no ga bay hal a si bare ka nga miila barmay, A ma albarka naŋ nga bareyaŋo banda, Sanda ŋwaari sargay da haŋyaŋ wane nooya, Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo se?
15Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.
15 Wa hilli kar Sihiyona ra, Araŋ ma mehaw jirbiyaŋ fe, Araŋ ma sududuyaŋ marga margu.
16Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her room.
16 Wa borey margu, wa jama hanandi. Wa arkusey, da zankey, da naanandey margu. Naŋ arhiiji ma fatta nga fuwo ra, Wayhiiji mo ma fun nga tuguyaŋo do.
17Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and don’t give your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
17 Alfagey, kaŋ ga ti Rabbi goy-teerey ma hẽ tanda da sargay feema game ra. I ma ne: «Ya Rabbi, ma jalla ni jama gaa, Ma si ni wane jama ciya wowi hari, Hala dumi cindey m'i hahaara. Zama ifo se no borey dumey ra i ma ne: ‹Man no i Irikoyo go binde›?»
18Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.
18 Waato din gaa no Rabbi ga canse nga laabo se, A ga bakar nga jama se.
19Yahweh answered his people, “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
19 Rabbi ga tu mo ka ne nga jama se: «Guna, a si gay kaŋ ay ga ntaaso nda reyzin* hari nda ji samba araŋ se, Araŋ ga kungu nd'ey mo. Ay si ye k'araŋ nooyandi koyne araŋ ma ciya wowi hari dumi cindey se.
20But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.
20 Amma ay ga azawa wongu marga ganandi k'a moorandi araŋ gaa. Ay m'a gaaray ka kond'a laabu fo kaŋ gonda jaw, Kaŋ ra sinda nafa. Wongo jina boŋo do haray batukoy, Ay m'i gaaray ka daŋ wayna funay haray teeko ra. Banda haray batukoy mo, Ay m'i gaaray ka daŋ wayna kaŋay haray teeko ra. A farreyaŋo ma tun, a fumbo mo ma tun, Zama a na muraadu beeriyaŋ te.»
21Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
21 Ya laabo, ma si humburu, Ma te bine kaani ka farhã mo, Zama Rabbi na muraadu beeriyaŋ te.
22Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
22 Ya araŋ ganji hamey, wa si humburu, Zama saajo ra kuray nangey ye ka zay, Zama tuuri-nyaŋey ye ka ngey izey hay, Jeejay nya, da reyzin nya mo, i ye ka hay gumo.
23“Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God; for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.
23 Yaadin gaa, ya Sihiyona izey, araŋ ma farhã ka te bine kaani Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo se, Zama a n'araŋ no beene hari sintina araŋ adilitara boŋ. A na hari gusam araŋ boŋ, Sintina wano da bananta wano, danga waato cine.
24The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
24 Araŋ karayaŋ ganganey ga to da alkama, Gulley mo ga to da reyzin hari nda ji, hal i ga mun.
25I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.
25 Koyne, ay ga ye ka jiirey bana araŋ se kaŋ do ciray, Da maram-fanda, da kaanayze, da do bi ŋwa. Ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga ti ay wongu marga bambata, Kaŋ ay donton araŋ game ra.
26You will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied, and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.
26 Araŋ ga ŋwa gumo ka kungu, Araŋ ma Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo maa sifa, Nga kaŋ goy araŋ se da dambara hari. Ay borey mo si ye ka haaw hal abada.
27You will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never again be disappointed.
27 Gaa no araŋ ga bay kaŋ ay go Israyla* game ra, Ay no ga ti Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo, Afo kulu si no kala ay. Ay borey mo si haaw hal abada.
28“It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
28 Woodin banda a ga ciya ay g'ay Biya zumandi Adam-izey kulu boŋ. Araŋ ize arey d'araŋ ize wayey ga annabitaray te, Araŋ dottijey ga hindiriyaŋ te, Araŋ sahãkooney mo ga di bangayyaŋ.
29And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.
29 Baa bannyey da koŋŋey boŋ mo ay g'ay Biya zumandi jirbey din ra.
30I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
30 Ay ga dambara hariyaŋ cabe beene da ganda: Kuri, da danji, da dullu ciciriyaŋ.
31The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
31 Wayna ga bare ka ciya kubay, Hando mo ga bare ka ciya kuri, Hala Rabbi zaari beero kaŋ ga humburandi ga kaa.
32It will happen that whoever will call on the name of Yahweh shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.
32 A ga ciya mo, boro kulu kaŋ ga Rabbi maa ce ga du faaba. Zama Sihiyona tondo boŋ, da Urusalima ra i ga du borey kaŋ yaŋ ga yana, Boro cindo ra kaŋ yaŋ Rabbi ga ce. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.