Joel 1

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1 A word of He Is, who has become toward He Is God ("Jo-el"), son of God has Enlarged ("Pethu-el").
2 Hear this one, the Elder Ones! And give ear all you who are inhabiting the Earth! Has she become, this one, within the days of yourselves or within the days of the fathers of yourselves?3 Concerning herself recount/narrate to the sons of yourselves, and the sons of yourselves to the sons of themselves, and the sons of themselves to the revolution of time behind!
4 The remainder of the Gnawing Locust, the Locust Swarm has eaten, and the remainder of the Locust Swarm, the Cankerworm has eaten, and the remainder of the Cankerworm, the Ravaging Locust has eaten.
5 Wake up the drunk ones, and weep and howl all drinkers of wine on account of the sweet wine, for he was cut off from the mouth of yourselves!

6 For a heathen nation has climbed up against my earth, a mighty powerful one, and there is no number, the dual teeth of himself, the dual teeth of a lioness, and he has the biting fangs of a lion.

הלבינו - Whitened as Bricks

7 He established/set the vine of myself to a stunning horror, and the fig tree of myself to the rage of herself! Stripping off, she has stripped off! And he has thrown down! They have white-washed the tendrils of herself!
8 Adjure/take oath as a virgin, a girdle of a sackcloth-bag upon a lord/master of the youths of herself!

הכרת מנחה - recognition/acknowledgment/appreciation of a donation

9 The recognition of a gift-offering and a poured-offering from the house of He Is, the Priests, ministers of He Is, mourn!

Taking by violent force

10 He has violently destroyed the field! The ground of adam, she has mourned because he has violently destroyed the grain increase!He has dried up the new wine, he has made miserable the fresh anointing oil!
11 Be ashamed tillers of the soil! Howl, vine-dressers, over the wheat and over the barley, for he has become lost, the harvest of the field!
12 The Vine, she has been put to shame, and the Fig Tree she became miserable! The pomegranate, even the palm tree, and the apple! All the trees of the Field are ashamed, for he shamed the cheer/joy from out of the sons of man ("adam")!
13 Gird up and beat the breast, the Priests! Howl, those who minister the place of slaughter/sacrifice! Come, lodge the night in sackcloth bags, those who minister to mighty ones! For he was held back from the house of mighty ones of yourselves, a gift-offering and a poured-offering!
14 Consecrate a fast, summoned a closed assembly, gathered elder ones, all those who are seated down in the Earth, the house He Is mighty ones of yourselves, and cry out toward He Is!

שד משדי - Destruction from Destroyers

15 Ahah! for the day is near, a day He Is, and as destruction from Destroyers ("Shaddai") he is coming!¹

A man was made in our likeness

16 Was not the food cut off opposite of the eyes of ourselves, from the house of mighty ones of ourselves, a gladness and a revolution?17 They have shriveled, the Separated Ones, below the winnowing forks of themselves! The treasure storehouses became a stunning horror, the barns/granaries have been thrown down, for he shamed the grain increase!
18 How she has sighed, the beast! The arrangements of dawn have wandered in confusion, For there is no pasture to themselves! Indeed the arrangements/herds of the Flock have borne punishment!19 Toward yourself, He Is, I am reading, for a fire, she has consumed the meadow pastures of the word-wilderness, and a blade, she has blazed up all the trees of the Field!
20 Even beasts of the field are panting toward yourself, for the channels of dual water have dried up, and a fire she has consumed the meadow pastures of the Word-Wilderness!

RBT Hebrew Literal

1 has ordered-words He Is who/which he has become toward He Is God (Joel) builder/son God has Enlarged
2 Hear/they have heard this one the Old Ones/Elders and give ear all those who are seated the Earth has she become this one within the days of yourselves and if within the days fathers of yourselves
3 upon herself to the sons of yourselves recount/narrate and the sons of yourselves to the sons of themselves and the sons of themselves to a revolution of time behind/after
4 the remainder the Gnawing Locust he has eaten/food the Locust Swarm and the remainder the Locust Swarm he has eaten/food the Cankerworm and the remainder the Cankerworm he has eaten/food the Ravaging Locust
5 Wake up drunk men and weep and howl all pair/two/drinkers wine upon/against/yoke sweet wine for he was cut off/down from the mouth of yourselves
6 for a nation climb/climbing one upon/against/yoke my earth mighty powerful and there is not a number/he who counts his duplications/folds twofold/second a lioness and the biting fangs a lion to himself
7 there/name/he set vine of myself to a stunning horror and the fig tree of myself to her rage stripping off she has stripped off and he has thrown down they have whitened the tendrils of herself
8 toward myself as a virgin a girdle a sackcloth upon/against/yoke a baal youths of herself
9 recognition/acknowledgment a gift-offering/donation and a poured-offering/libation from the house He Is they have mourned the Priests those who minister He Is
10 he has violently laid waste the field she has mourned ground of adam for he has violently laid waste the grain increase he has dried up new wine he has made miserable fresh anointing oil
11 Be ashamed tillers of the soil howl vine-dressers upon/against/yoke wheat and upon barley for he has become lost the harvest the field
12 the Vine she has been put to shame and the Fig Tree she became miserable the pomegranate also palm tree and the apple all trees the Field they are ashamed for he disgraced/put to shame of gladness/joy from out of sons/my son adam
13 Gird up and beat the breast the Priests howl those who minister place of slaughter/sacrifice come lodge the night in sackcloth bags those who minister mighty ones for he was held back from the house mighty ones of yourselves a gift-offering/donation and a poured-offering/libation
14 his holy one/consecrate a fast they summoned/read closed assembly they have gathered old ones/elders all those who are seated down the Earth house He Is mighty ones of yourselves and cry out toward He Is
15 Ahah! to a day for near/close day He Is and as destruction from Destroyers he is coming
16 Is not opposite/counter the eyes of ourselves he has eaten/food he was cut off/down from the house mighty ones of ourselves a glee revolution
17 they have shriveled the Separated Ones below winnowing forks of themselves became a stunning horror treasure storehouses they have been thrown down barns/granaries for he disgraced/put to shame the grain increase
18 what/why she has sighed the beast they have wandered in confusion arrangements/herds morning for there is not a pasture to themselves also arrangements/herds the Flock they have borne punishment
19 toward yourself He Is I am summoning/reading for fire she who consumes meadow pastures the word-wilderness and the blade to blaze up all trees the Field
20 also beasts the field are panting toward yourself for they are ashamed channels dual water and fire she who consumes meadow pastures the Word Wilderness