OET interlinear YOEL (JOEL) 2:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּ⁠שְׂמָ֔חִי

not (Some words not found in UHB: not fear soil/ground rejoice and,rejoice that/for/because/then/when astonishing YHWH for=doing )

Joel is speaking to the land as if it were a person who could hear him. He is doing this to show in a strong way how he feels about what Yahweh will do for the land. Joel is actually speaking to the people who can hear him. If your readers might not understand this kind of figurative speech, you could translate what Joel is saying as if he were speaking directly to the Judeans. Alternate translation: [You Judeans should not be afraid because of what has happened to the land. Be glad and rejoice]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

גִּ֣ילִי וּ⁠שְׂמָ֔חִי

(Some words not found in UHB: not fear soil/ground rejoice and,rejoice that/for/because/then/when astonishing YHWH for=doing )

The terms glad and rejoice mean similar things. Joel is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Celebrate with great joy]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠עֲשֽׂוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: not fear soil/ground rejoice and,rejoice that/for/because/then/when astonishing YHWH for=doing )

Joel is using the past tense to describe something that is going to happen in the future in order to show that the event will certainly happen. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will be great in doing]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠עֲשֽׂוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: not fear soil/ground rejoice and,rejoice that/for/because/then/when astonishing YHWH for=doing )

Unlike the use in the previous verse, here this expression means “he has done more good things for us than we would have imagined.” Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh has done wonderful things]