JOEL 2:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ And be glad, you descendants of Tsiyyon (Zion),
⇔ and celebrate about your god Yahweh,
⇔ because he’s given you the early rain as vindication,
⇔ and he’s brought down showers for you—
⇔ the early rains and the late rains like before.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ τὰ τέκνα Σιὼν χαίρετε καὶ εὐφραίνεσθε ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ ὑμῶν, διότι ἔδωκεν ὑμῖν τὰ βρώματα εἰς δικαιοσύνην, καὶ βρέξει ὑμῖν ὑετὸν πρώϊμον καὶ ὄψιμον, καθὼς ἔμπροσθεν,
(Kai ta tekna Siōn ⱪairete kai eufrainesthe epi tōi Kuriōi Theōi humōn, dioti edōken humin ta brōmata eis dikaiosunaʸn, kai brexei humin hueton prōimon kai opsimon, kathōs emprosthen, )

BrTr Rejoice then and be glad, ye children of Sion, in the Lord your God: for he has given you food [fn]fully, and he will rain on you the early and the latter rain, as before.

ULT And be glad, sons of Zion,
⇔ and rejoice in Yahweh your God,
⇔ for he has given to you the early rain for vindication
⇔ and has brought down the shower to you,
⇔ the early rain and the late rain in the first.

UST You people of Jerusalem,
⇔ rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, will do for you.
⇔ He will send rain to deliver you at the right time—
⇔ before planting and before harvesting,
⇔ as he did previously.

BSB Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
⇔ 

OEB Be glad, then, children of Zion,
⇔ and rejoice in the Lord your God,
⇔ for he has given you the early rain in just measure,
⇔ and poured down upon you the winter rain,
⇔ and sent the latter rain as before.

WEBBE ⇔ “Be glad then, you children of Zion,
⇔ and rejoice in the LORD, your God;
⇔ for he gives you the early rain in just measure,
⇔ and he causes the rain to come down for you,
⇔ the early rain and the latter rain, as before.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Citizens of Zion, rejoice!
⇔ Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done!
⇔ For he has given to you the early rains as vindication.
⇔ He has sent to you the rains –
⇔ both the early and the late rains as formerly.

LSV And you sons of Zion,
Be glad and rejoice in your God YHWH,
For He has given to you the Teacher for righteousness,
And causes a shower to come down to you,
Early rain and spring rain [as] in the beginning.

FBV People of Jerusalem! Celebrate and be happy in the Lord your God because he has given you rain to show his goodness. As before he sends the autumn and the spring rains.

T4T You people of Jerusalem,
⇔ rejoice about what Yahweh, your God, will be doing for you.
⇔ He will send abundant rain at the ◄right time/time when it is needed►—
⇔ ◄in the spring/early in the year► and ◄in the autumn/late in the year►
⇔ like he did previously.

LEB No LEB JOEL book available

BBE Be glad, then, you children of Zion, and have joy in the Lord your God: for he gives you food in full measure, making the rain come down for you, the early and the late rain as at the first.

Moff No Moff JOEL book available

JPS Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God; for He giveth you the former rain in just measure, and He causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, at the first.

ASV Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

DRA And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning.

YLT And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered — in the beginning.

Drby And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your [fn]God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning [of the season].

2.23 Elohim

RV Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.
(Be glad then, ye/you_all children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth/gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month. )

SLT Ye sons of Zion rejoice and be glad in Jehovah your God; for he gave to you the early rain for justice, and he will bring down to you the rain, the early and latter rain in the first.

Wbstr Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month .

KJB-1769 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.[fn][fn]
(Be glad then, ye/you_all children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath/has given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. )

2.23 the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness

2.23 moderately: Heb. according to righteousness

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and reioyce in the LORD your God: for he hath giuen you the former raine moderately, and he will cause to come downe for you the raine, the former raine, & the latter raine in the first month.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

2:23 Or, a teacher of righteousnesse.

2:23 Heb. according to righteousnesses.

Bshps No Bshps JOEL book available

Gnva Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and reioyce in the Lord your God: for he hath giuen you the rayne of righteousnes, he wil cause to come downe for you the rayne, euen the first raine, and the latter raine in the first moneth.
(Be glad then, ye/you_all children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath/has given you the rain of righteousness, he will cause to come down for you the rain, even the first rain, and the latter rain in the first month. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JOEL book available

Wycl No Wycl JOEL book available

Luth No Luth JOEL book available

ClVg Et, filii Sion, exsultate, et lætamini in Domino Deo vestro, quia dedit vobis doctorem justitiæ, et descendere faciet ad vos imbrem matutinum et serotinum, sicut in principio.
(Et, children Sion, exsultate, and joymini in/into/on Master to_God your, because he_gave to_you doctorem justice, and descendere will_do to you imbrem matutinum and serotinum, like in/into/on to_the_princeo. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOEL book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְנֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן

and=the_sons Tsiyyōn/(Zion)

Joel is speaking as if Zion, meaning Jerusalem, were literally the mother of the people who lived in that city. Alternate translation: [residents of Zion] or [citizens of Jerusalem]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אֱלֹֽהֵי⁠כֶ֔ם

God_of,your_all's

Since Joel and the people whom he is addressing worship the same God, it may be more natural in your language to say “our” instead of your. Languages that mark the distinction should use the inclusive form of “our.” Alternate translation: [our God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

נָתַ֥ן לָ⁠כֶ֛ם אֶת־הַ⁠מּוֹרֶ֖ה לִ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה וַ⁠יּ֣וֹרֶד לָ⁠כֶ֗ם גֶּ֛שֶׁם

he/it_gave to/for=you_all DOM the,early_rain for,vindication and,poured_down to/for=you_all showers

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: [he will give to you the early rain for vindication and will bring down the shower to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לִ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה

for,vindication

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of vindication, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to vindicate you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

גֶּ֛שֶׁם

showers

Joel is not referring to a specific shower. He means showers in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [showers]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מוֹרֶ֥ה וּ⁠מַלְק֖וֹשׁ

Moreh and,spring_rain

Joel is speaking from the perspective of his own culture and location. By early rain he means the fall rains, and by late rain he means the spring rains. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the fall rains and the spring rains]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בָּ⁠רִאשֽׁוֹן

in/on/at/with,before

Joel is speaking from the perspective of his own culture. By in the first, he could mean either (1) Alternate translation: [as at first] or [as before] or (2) Alternate translation: [in the first month of the year]

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