1 This is the Lord’s message that was givento Joel the son of Pethuel:
2 Listen to this, you elders;pay attention, all inhabitants of the land.Has anything like this ever happened in your whole lifeor in the lifetime of your ancestors?
3 Tell your children about it,have your children tell their children,and their children the following generation.
4 What the gazam-locust left the ‘arbeh-locust consumed,what the ‘arbeh-locust left the yeleq-locust consumed,and what the yeleq-locust left the hasil-locust consumed!
5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!Wail, all you wine drinkers,because the sweet wine has been taken away from you.