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בִּגְדֵיכֶ֔ם your garments , biḡ·ḏê·ḵem
וְשׁ֖וּבוּand returnwə·šū·ḇū
אֶל־to’el-
יְהוָ֣הYHWHYah·weh
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑םyour God .’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem
כִּֽי־Forkî-
ה֔וּאHe
חַנּ֤וּןis graciousḥan·nūn
וְרַחוּם֙ and compassionate , wə·ra·ḥūm
אֶ֤רֶךְslow’e·reḵ
אַפַּ֙יִם֙ to anger , ’ap·pa·yim
וְרַב־aboundingwə·raḇ-
חֶ֔סֶדin loving devotion .ḥe·seḏ
וְנִחָ֖םAnd He relentswə·ni·ḥām
עַל־from‘al-
הָרָעָֽה׃sending disaster .hā·rā·‘āh
Joel 2:14מִ֥יWho
יוֹדֵ֖עַknows ?yō·w·ḏê·a‘
יָשׁ֣וּבHe may turnyā·šūḇ
וְנִחָ֑םand relentwə·ni·ḥām
וְהִשְׁאִ֤ירand leavewə·hiš·’îr
בְּרָכָ֔הa blessingbə·rā·ḵāh
אַֽחֲרָיו֙behind Him —’a·ḥă·rāw
מִנְחָ֣הgrainmin·ḥāh
וָנֶ֔סֶךְand drink offeringswā·ne·seḵ
לַיהוָ֖הfor YHWHYah·weh
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃פyour God .’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem
Joel 2:15תִּקְע֥וּBlowtiq·‘ū
שׁוֹפָ֖רthe ram’s hornšō·w·p̄ār
בְּצִיּ֑וֹן in Zion , bə·ṣî·yō·wn
קַדְּשׁוּ־consecrateqad·də·šū-
צ֖וֹם a fast , ṣō·wm
קִרְא֥וּproclaimqir·’ū
עֲצָרָֽה׃a sacred assembly .‘ă·ṣā·rāh
Joel 2:16אִסְפוּ־Gather’is·p̄ū-
עָ֞ם the people , ‘ām
קַדְּשׁ֤וּsanctifyqad·də·šū
קָהָל֙ the congregation , qā·hāl
קִבְצ֣וּassembleqiḇ·ṣū
זְקֵנִ֔ים the aged , zə·qê·nîm
אִסְפוּ֙gather’is·p̄ū
עֽוֹלָלִ֔ים the children , ‘ō·w·lā·lîm
וְיֹנְקֵ֖יeven those nursingwə·yō·nə·qê
שָׁדָ֑יִםat the breast .šā·ḏā·yim
חָתָן֙Let the bridegroomḥā·ṯān
יֵצֵ֤אleaveyê·ṣê
מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹ his room , mê·ḥeḏ·rōw
וְכַלָּ֖הand the bridewə·ḵal·lāh
מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃her chamber .mê·ḥup·pā·ṯāh
Joel 2:17הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםLet the priestshak·kō·hă·nîm
מְשָׁרְתֵ֖יwho ministermə·šā·rə·ṯê
יְהוָ֑הbefore YHWHYah·weh
יִבְכּוּ֙weepyiḇ·kū
בֵּ֤יןbetweenbên
הָאוּלָם֙the porticohā·’ū·lām
וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ and the altar , wə·lam·miz·bê·aḥ
וְֽיֹאמְר֞וּ saying , wə·yō·mə·rū
ח֧וּסָה“ Spareḥū·sāh
עַל־‘al-
עַמֶּ֗ךָ Your people , ‘am·me·ḵā
יְהוָ֣ה O YHWH , Yah·weh
וְאַל־and do notwə·’al-
תִּתֵּ֨ןmaketit·tên
נַחֲלָתְךָ֤Your heritagena·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā
לְחֶרְפָּה֙ a reproach , lə·ḥer·pāh
לִמְשָׁל־an object of scornlim·šāl-
בָּ֣םbām
גּוֹיִ֔םamong the nations .gō·w·yim
לָ֚מָּהWhylām·māh
יֹאמְר֣וּshould they sayyō·mə·rū
בָֽעַמִּ֔ים among the peoples , ḇā·‘am·mîm
אַיֵּ֖ה‘ Where’ay·yêh
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃is their God ? ’”’ĕ·lō·hê·hem
Joel 2:18יְהוָ֖הThen YHWHYah·weh
וַיְקַנֵּ֥אbecame jealousway·qan·nê
לְאַרְצ֑וֹ for His land , lə·’ar·ṣōw
וַיַּחְמֹ֖לand He sparedway·yaḥ·mōl
עַל־. . .‘al-
עַמּֽוֹ׃His people .‘am·mōw
Joel 2:19יְהוָ֜הAnd YHWHYah·weh
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר. . .way·yō·mer
וַיַּ֨עַןansweredway·ya·‘an