Verbum Domini, quod factum est ad Joël, filium Phatuel.
The word of the Lord, that came to Joel, the son of Phatuel.
Verbo de Domino, quod facto es ad Ioële, filio de Phatuele.
Old Testament
Joel
Verbum Domini, quod factum est ad Joël, filium Phatuel.
The word of the Lord, that came to Joel, the son of Phatuel.
Verbo de Domino, quod facto es ad Ioële, filio de Phatuele.
Audite hoc, senes, et auribus percipite, omnes habitatores terræ: si factum est istud in diebus vestris, aut in diebus patrum vestrorum?
Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land: did this ever happen in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
Audi hoc, senes, et aures percipe, omni habitatores de terra: si facto es isto in dies vestro, aut in dies de patres vestro?
Super hoc filiis vestris narrate, et filii vestri filiis suis, et filii eorum generationi alteræ.
Tell ye of this to your children, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.
Super hoc ad filios vestro narra, et filios vestro ad filios suo, et filios de illos ad generatione altero.
Residuum erucæ comedit locusta, et residuum locustæ comedit bruchus, et residuum bruchi comedit rubigo.
That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed.
Locusto comede residuo de eruca, et brucho comede residuo de locusta, et rubigine comede residuo de brucho.
Expergiscimini, ebrii, et flete et ululate, omnes qui bibitis vinum in dulcedine, quoniam periit ab ore vestro.
Awake, ye that are drunk, and weep, and mourn all ye that take delight in drinking sweet wine: for it is cut off from your mouth.
Experga, ebrio, et fle et omni, qui bibe vino in dulcedine ulula, quia peri ab ore vestro.
Gens enim ascendit super terram meam, fortis et innumerabilis: dentes ejus ut dentes leonis, et molares ejus ut catuli leonis.
For a nation come up upon my land, strong, and without number: his teeth are like the teeth of a lion: and his cheek teeth as of a lion's whelp.
Gente nam ascende super terra meo, forti et innumerabile: dentes de illo ut dentes de leone, et molares de illo ut catulos de leone.
Posuit vineam meam in desertum, et ficum meam decorticavit; nudans spoliavit eam, et projecit: albi facti sunt rami ejus.
He hath laid my vineyard waste, and hath pilled off the bark of my fig tree: he hath stripped it bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
Pone vinea meo in deserto, et ficu meo decortica; nuda spolia illa, et proicie: alba fac es ramos de illo.
Plange quasi virgo accincta sacco super virum pubertatis suæ.
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
Plange quasi virgine accinge sacco super viro de pubertate suo.
Periit sacrificium et libatio de domo Domini; luxerunt sacerdotes, ministri Domini.
Sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of the Lord: the priests, the Lord's ministers, have mourned:
Sacrificio et libatione de domo de Domino peri; luce sacerdotes, ministros de Domino.
Depopulata est regio, luxit humus, quoniam devastatum est triticum, confusum est vinum, elanguit oleum.
The country is destroyed, the ground hath mourned: for the corn is wasted, the wine is confounded, the oil hath languished.
Depopulor es regione, humo luce, quia devasta es tritico, confunde es vino, elangua oleo.
Confusi sunt agricolæ, ululaverunt vinitores super frumento et hordeo, quia periit messis agri.
The husbandmen are ashamed, the vinedressers have howled for the wheat, and for the barley, because the harvest of the field is perished.
Confunde es agricolas, ululor vinitores super frumento et hordeo, quia messe de agro peri.
Vinea confusa est, et ficus elanguit; malogranatum, et palma, et malum, et omnia ligna agri aruerunt, quia confusum est gaudium a filiis hominum.
The vineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished: the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the apple tree, and all the trees of the field are withered: because joy is withdrawn from the children of men.
Vinea confunde es, et ficu elangua; malograna, et palma, et malo, et omni lignos de agro aresce, quia confunde es gaudio ab filios de homines.
Accingite vos, et plangite, sacerdotes: ululate, ministri altaris; ingredimini, cubate in sacco, ministri Dei mei, quoniam interiit de domo Dei vestri sacrificium et libatio.
Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.
Accinge vos, et plange, sacerdotes: ministros, de altari ulula; ingredior, ministros in sacco, de Deo meo cuba, quia interi de domo de Deo vestro sacrificio et libatione.
Sanctificate jejunium, vocate cœtum, congregate senes, omnes habitatores terræ in domum Dei vestri, et clamate ad Dominum:
Sanctify ye a fast, call an assembly, gather together the ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and cry ye to the Lord:
Sanctifica ieiunio, voca coeto, congrega senes, omni habitatores de terra in domo de Deo vestro, et clama ad Domino:
A, a, a, diei! quia prope est dies Domini, et quasi vastitas a potente veniet.
Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.
Ab, ab, ab, de die! Quia prope es die de Domino, et quasi vastitate ab potente veni.
Numquid non coram oculis vestris alimenta perierunt de domo Dei nostri, lætitia et exsultatio?
Is not your food cut off before your eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Numquid non coram oculos vestro alimentos peri de domo de Deo nostro, laetitia et exsultatione?
Computruerunt jumenta in stercore suo, demolita sunt horrea, dissipatæ sunt apothecæ, quoniam confusum est triticum.
The beasts have rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the storehouses are broken down: because the corn is confounded.
Computrua iumentos in stercore suo, demolita es horreos, dissipa es apothecas, quia confunde es tritico.
Quid ingemuit animal, mugierunt greges armenti? quia non est pascua eis; sed et greges pecorum disperierunt.
Why did the beasts groan, why did the herds of cattle low? because there is no pasture for them: yea, and the flocks of sheep are perished.
Animale ingeme quid, mugie greges de armento? Quia non es pascuos ad illos; sed et greges de pecores disperi.
Ad te, Domine, clamabo, quia ignis comedit speciosa deserti, et flamma succendit omnia ligna regionis.
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness: and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country.
Ad te, Domino, clama, quia igni comede specioso desere, et flamma succende omni lignos de regione.
Sed et bestiæ agri, quasi area sitiens imbrem, suspexerunt ad te, quoniam exsiccati sunt fontes aquarum, et ignis devoravit speciosa deserti.
Yea, and the beasts of the field have looked up to thee, as a garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the springs of waters are dried up, and fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness.
Sed et de bestia de agro, quasi area sitie imbre, suspicie ad te, quia exsiccor es fontes de aquas, et igni devora specioso desere.
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