1:1 [hgb] 耶 和 华 的 话 临 到 毗 土 珥 的 儿 子 约 珥 。

[kjv] the word of the lord that came to joel the son of pethuel.

[bbe] the word of the lord which came to joel, the son of pethuel.

1:2 [hgb] 老 年 人 哪 ， 当 听 我 的 话 。 国 中 的 居 民 哪 ， 都 要 侧 耳 而 听 。 在 你 们 的 日 子 ， 或 你 们 列 祖 的 日 子 ， 曾 有 这 样 的 事 吗 ？

[kjv] hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?

[bbe] give ear to this, you old men, and take note, you people of the land. has this ever been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

1:3 [hgb] 你 们 要 将 这 事 传 与 子 ， 子 传 与 孙 ， 孙 传 与 后 代 。

[kjv] tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

[bbe] give the story of it to your children, and let them give it to their children, and their children to another generation.

1:4 [hgb] 剪 虫 剩 下 的 ， 蝗 虫 来 吃 。 蝗 虫 剩 下 的 ， 蝻 子 来 吃 。 蝻 子 剩 下 的 ， 蚂 蚱 来 吃 。

[kjv] that which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

[bbe] what the worm did not make a meal of, has been taken by the locust; and what the locust did not take, has been food for the plant-worm; and what the plant-worm did not take, has been food for the field-fly.

1:5 [hgb] 酒 醉 的 人 哪 ， 要 清 醒 哭 泣 。 好 酒 的 人 哪 ， 都 要 为 甜 酒 哀 号 。 因 为 从 你 们 的 口 中 断 绝 了 。

[kjv] awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

[bbe] come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.

1:6 [hgb] 有 一 队 蝗 虫 （ 原 文 是 民 ） 又 强 盛 又 无 数 ， 侵 犯 我 的 地 。 它 的 牙 齿 如 狮 子 的 牙 齿 ， 大 牙 如 母 狮 的 大 牙 。

[kjv] for a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

[bbe] for a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.

1:7 [hgb] 它 毁 坏 我 的 葡 萄 树 ， 剥 了 我 无 花 果 树 的 皮 ， 剥 尽 而 丢 弃 ， 使 枝 条 露 白 。

[kjv] he hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

[bbe] by him my vine is made waste and my fig-tree broken: he has taken all its fruit and sent it down to the earth; its branches are made white.

1:8 [hgb] 我 的 民 哪 ， 你 当 哀 号 ， 像 处 女 腰 束 麻 布 ， 为 幼 年 的 丈 夫 哀 号 。

[kjv] lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

[bbe] make sounds of grief like a virgin dressed in haircloth for the husband of her early years.

1:9 [hgb] 素 祭 和 奠 祭 从 耶 和 华 的 殿 中 断 绝 。 事 奉 耶 和 华 的 祭 司 都 悲 哀 。

[kjv] the meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the lord; the priests, the lord's ministers, mourn.

[bbe] the meal offering and the drink offering have been cut off from the house of the lord; the priests, the lord's servants, are sorrowing.

1:10 [hgb] 田 荒 凉 ， 地 悲 哀 ， 因 为 五 谷 毁 坏 ， 新 酒 干 竭 ， 油 也 缺 乏 。

[kjv] the field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

[bbe] the fields are wasted, the land has become dry; for the grain is wasted, the new wine is kept back, the oil is poor.

1:11 [hgb] 农 夫 阿 ， 你 们 要 惭 愧 ， 修 理 葡 萄 园 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 哀 号 ， 因 为 大 麦 小 麦 ， 与 田 间 的 庄 稼 ， 都 灭 绝 了 。

[kjv] be ye ashamed, o ye husbandmen; howl, o ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

[bbe] the farmers are shamed, the workers in the vine-gardens give cries of grief, for the wheat and the barley; for the produce of the fields has come to destruction.

1:12 [hgb] 葡 萄 树 枯 干 ， 无 花 果 树 衰 残 。 石 榴 树 ， 棕 树 ， 苹 果 树 ， 连 田 野 一 切 的 树 木 ， 也 都 枯 干 。 众 人 的 喜 乐 尽 都 消 灭 。

[kjv] the vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

[bbe] the vine has become dry and the fig-tree is feeble; the pomegranate and the palm-tree and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field, are dry: because joy has gone from the sons of men.

1:13 [hgb] 祭 司 阿 ， 你 们 当 腰 束 麻 布 痛 哭 。 伺 候 祭 坛 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 哀 号 。 事 奉 我 神 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 来 披 上 麻 布 过 夜 。 因 为 素 祭 ， 和 奠 祭 ， 从 你 们 神 的 殿 中 断 绝 了 。

[kjv] gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my god: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your god.

[bbe] put haircloth round you and give yourselves to sorrow, you priests; give cries of grief, you servants of the altar: come in, and, clothed in haircloth, let the night go past, you servants of my god: for the meal offering and the drink offering have been kept back from the house of your god.

1:14 [hgb] 你 们 要 分 定 禁 食 的 日 子 ， 宣 告 严 肃 会 ， 招 聚 长 老 ， 和 国 中 的 一 切 居 民 ， 到 耶 和 华 你 们 神 的 殿 ， 向 耶 和 华 哀 求 。

[kjv] sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the lord your god, and cry unto the lord.

[bbe] let a time be fixed for going without food, have a holy meeting, let the old men, even all the people of the land, come together to the house of the lord your god, crying out to the lord.

1:15 [hgb] 哀 哉 ， 耶 和 华 的 日 子 临 近 了 。 这 日 来 到 ， 好 像 毁 灭 从 全 能 者 来 到 。

[kjv] alas for the day! for the day of the lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the almighty shall it come.

[bbe] sorrow for the day! for the day of the lord is near, and as destruction from the ruler of all it will come.

1:16 [hgb] 粮 食 不 是 在 我 们 眼 前 断 绝 了 吗 ？ 欢 喜 快 乐 不 是 从 我 们 神 的 殿 中 止 息 了 吗 ？

[kjv] is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our god?

[bbe] is not food cut off before our eyes? joy and delight from the house of our god?

1:17 [hgb] 谷 种 在 土 块 下 朽 烂 。 仓 也 荒 凉 ， 廪 也 破 坏 。 因 为 五 谷 枯 干 了 。

[kjv] the seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

[bbe] the grains have become small and dry under the spade; the store-houses are made waste, the grain-stores are broken down; for the grain is dry and dead.

1:18 [hgb] 牲 畜 哀 鸣 ， 牛 群 混 乱 ， 因 为 无 草 。 羊 群 也 受 了 困 苦 。

[kjv] how do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

[bbe] what sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.

1:19 [hgb] 耶 和 华 阿 ， 我 向 你 求 告 。 因 为 火 烧 灭 旷 野 的 草 场 ， 火 焰 烧 尽 田 野 的 树 木 。

[kjv] o lord, to thee will i cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

[bbe] o lord, my cry goes up to you: for fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste, and all the trees of the field are burned with its flame.

1:20 [hgb] 田 野 的 走 兽 向 你 发 喘 。 因 为 溪 水 干 涸 ， 火 也 烧 灭 旷 野 的 草 场 。

[kjv] the beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

[bbe] the beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.