InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Yoel 2 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32
◄ ← YOEL (JOEL) 2:16 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV Gather the_people consecrate an_assembly gather the_elders gather children and_sucking_children_of breasts the_bridegroom let_him_go_out from_room_of_his and_the_bride from_chamber_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) Gather the people,
⇔ ≈ consecrate the congregation,
⇔ ≈ assemble the elders,
⇔ gather the children
⇔ ≈ and the ones suckling the breasts.
⇔ May the bridegroom come out from his chamber
⇔ ≈ and the bride from her room.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
קִבְצ֣וּ זְקֵנִ֔ים אִסְפוּ֙ עֽוֹלָלִ֔ים וְיֹנְקֵ֖י שָׁדָ֑יִם
assemble elders gather children and,sucking_children_of (Some words not found in UHB: gather people sanctify congregation assemble elders gather children and,sucking_children_of breast leave bridegroom from,room_of,his and_[the],bride from,chamber_of,her )
Joel is speaking of two things in order to mean those two extremes and everything in between. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [assemble people of all ages]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יֵצֵ֤א חָתָן֙ מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹ וְכַלָּ֖ה מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ
leave bridegroom from,room_of,his (Some words not found in UHB: gather people sanctify congregation assemble elders gather children and,sucking_children_of breast leave bridegroom from,room_of,his and_[the],bride from,chamber_of,her )
Joel means implicitly that while newlyweds are ordinarily excused from public duties, this is an exceptional circumstance that calls for even their attendance. Alternate translation: [Even newly married men and women should come to the assembly under these exceptional circumstances]
OET-LV Gather the_people consecrate an_assembly gather the_elders gather children and_sucking_children_of breasts the_bridegroom let_him_go_out from_room_of_his and_the_bride from_chamber_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) Gather the people,
⇔ ≈ consecrate the congregation,
⇔ ≈ assemble the elders,
⇔ gather the children
⇔ ≈ and the ones suckling the breasts.
⇔ May the bridegroom come out from his chamber
⇔ ≈ and the bride from her room.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.