OET interlinear YOEL (JOEL) 2:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וְ⁠שִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י לָ⁠כֶם֙ אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁנִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_restore to/for=you(pl) DOM the,years which/who eaten the,locust[s] the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] army_of,my (the),great which/who sent among,you(pl) )

This verse begins a direct quotation from Yahweh. You may wish to indicate that in your translation, using a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [Then Yahweh said, “And I will restore to you the years]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־הַ⁠שָּׁנִ֔ים

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_restore to/for=you(pl) DOM the,years which/who eaten the,locust[s] the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] army_of,my (the),great which/who sent among,you(pl) )

Yahweh is using the term years by association to mean the crops produced in those years. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the crops]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חֵילִ⁠י֙ הַ⁠גָּד֔וֹל

army_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_restore to/for=you(pl) DOM the,years which/who eaten the,locust[s] the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] and,the,locust[s] army_of,my (the),great which/who sent among,you(pl) )

Yahweh is speaking of the locust swarm as if it were literally his army. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the great swarm]