Chapter 1

1:1 [hgb]  耶 和 华 的 话 临 到 毗 土 珥 的 儿 子 约 珥 。 
    [kjv]  The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
    [bbe]  The word of the Lord which came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.
1:2 [hgb]  老 年 人 哪 ， 当 听 我 的 话 。 国 中 的 居 民 哪 ， 都 要 侧 耳 而 听 。 在 你 们 的 日 子 ， 或 你 们 列 祖 的 日 子 ， 曾 有 这 样 的 事 吗 ？ 
    [kjv]  Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
    [bbe]  Give ear to this, you old men, and take note, you people of the land. Has this ever been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
1:3 [hgb]  你 们 要 将 这 事 传 与 子 ， 子 传 与 孙 ， 孙 传 与 后 代 。 
    [kjv]  Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
    [bbe]  Give the story of it to your children, and let them give it to their children, and their children to another generation.
1:4 [hgb]  剪 虫 剩 下 的 ， 蝗 虫 来 吃 。 蝗 虫 剩 下 的 ， 蝻 子 来 吃 。 蝻 子 剩 下 的 ， 蚂 蚱 来 吃 。 
    [kjv]  That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust¹ eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
    [bbe]  What the worm did not make a meal of, has been taken by the locust; and what the locust did not take, has been food for the plant-worm; and what the plant-worm did not take, has been food for the field-fly.
1:5 [hgb]  酒 醉 的 人 哪 ， 要 清 醒 哭 泣 。 好 酒 的 人 哪 ， 都 要 为 甜 酒 哀 号 。 因 为 从 你 们 的 口 中 断 绝 了 。 
    [kjv]  Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
    [bbe]  Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
1:6 [hgb]  有 一 队 蝗 虫 （ 原 文 是 民 ） 又 强 盛 又 无 数 ， 侵 犯 我 的 地 。 它 的 牙 齿 如 狮 子 的 牙 齿 ， 大 牙 如 母 狮 的 大 牙 。 
    [kjv]  For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
    [bbe]  For a nation has come up over my land, strong and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the back teeth of a great lion.
1:7 [hgb]  它 毁 坏 我 的 葡 萄 树 ， 剥 了 我 无 花 果 树 的 皮 ， 剥 尽 而 丢 弃 ， 使 枝 条 露 白 。 
    [kjv]  He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig² tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.
    [bbe]  By him my vine is made waste and my fig-tree broken: he has taken all its fruit and sent it down to the earth; its branches are made white.
1:8 [hgb]  我 的 民 哪 ， 你 当 哀 号 ， 像 处 女 腰 束 麻 布 ， 为 幼 年 的 丈 夫 哀 号 。 
    [kjv]  Lament³ like a virgin⁴ girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
    [bbe]  Make sounds of grief like a virgin dressed in haircloth for the husband of her early years.
1:9 [hgb]  素 祭 和 奠 祭 从 耶 和 华 的 殿 中 断 绝 。 事 奉 耶 和 华 的 祭 司 都 悲 哀 。 
    [kjv]  The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.
    [bbe]  The meal offering and the drink offering have been cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord's servants, are sorrowing.
1:10 [hgb]  田 荒 凉 ， 地 悲 哀 ， 因 为 五 谷 毁 坏 ， 新 酒 干 竭 ， 油 也 缺 乏 。 
    [kjv]  The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.
    [bbe]  The fields are wasted, the land has become dry; for the grain is wasted, the new wine is kept back, the oil is poor.
1:11 [hgb]  农 夫 阿 ， 你 们 要 惭 愧 ， 修 理 葡 萄 园 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 哀 号 ， 因 为 大 麦 小 麦 ， 与 田 间 的 庄 稼 ， 都 灭 绝 了 。 
    [kjv]  Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley⁵; because the harvest of the field is perished.
    [bbe]  The farmers are shamed, the workers in the vine-gardens give cries of grief, for the wheat and the barley; for the produce of the fields has come to destruction.
1:12 [hgb]  葡 萄 树 枯 干 ， 无 花 果 树 衰 残 。 石 榴 树 ， 棕 树 ， 苹 果 树 ， 连 田 野 一 切 的 树 木 ， 也 都 枯 干 。 众 人 的 喜 乐 尽 都 消 灭 。 
    [kjv]  The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered⁶: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
    [bbe]  The vine has become dry and the fig-tree is feeble; the pomegranate and the palm-tree and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field, are dry: because joy has gone from the sons of men.
1:13 [hgb]  祭 司 阿 ， 你 们 当 腰 束 麻 布 痛 哭 。 伺 候 祭 坛 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 哀 号 。 事 奉 我 神 的 阿 ， 你 们 要 来 披 上 麻 布 过 夜 。 因 为 素 祭 ， 和 奠 祭 ， 从 你 们 神 的 殿 中 断 绝 了 。 
    [kjv]  Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
    [bbe]  Put haircloth round you and give yourselves to sorrow, you priests; give cries of grief, you servants of the altar: come in, and, clothed in haircloth, let the night go past, you servants of my God: for the meal offering and the drink offering have been kept back from the house of your God.
1:14 [hgb]  你 们 要 分 定 禁 食 的 日 子 ， 宣 告 严 肃 会 ， 招 聚 长 老 ， 和 国 中 的 一 切 居 民 ， 到 耶 和 华 你 们 神 的 殿 ， 向 耶 和 华 哀 求 。 
    [kjv]  Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.
    [bbe]  Let a time be fixed⁷ for going without food, have a holy meeting, let the old men, even all the people of the land, come together to the house of the Lord your God, crying out to the Lord.
1:15 [hgb]  哀 哉 ， 耶 和 华 的 日 子 临 近 了 。 这 日 来 到 ， 好 像 毁 灭 从 全 能 者 来 到 。 
    [kjv]  Alas⁸ for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty⁹ shall it come.
    [bbe]  Sorrow for the day! for the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Ruler of all it will come.
1:16 [hgb]  粮 食 不 是 在 我 们 眼 前 断 绝 了 吗 ？ 欢 喜 快 乐 不 是 从 我 们 神 的 殿 中 止 息 了 吗 ？ 
    [kjv]  Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
    [bbe]  Is not food cut off before our eyes? joy and delight from the house of our God?
1:17 [hgb]  谷 种 在 土 块 下 朽 烂 。 仓 也 荒 凉 ， 廪 也 破 坏 。 因 为 五 谷 枯 干 了 。 
    [kjv]  The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners¹⁰ are laid desolate¹¹, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
    [bbe]  The grains have become small and dry under the spade; the store-houses are made waste, the grain-stores are broken down; for the grain is dry and dead.
1:18 [hgb]  牲 畜 哀 鸣 ， 牛 群 混 乱 ， 因 为 无 草 。 羊 群 也 受 了 困 苦 。 
    [kjv]  How do the beasts groan¹²! the herds¹³ of cattle are perplexed¹⁴, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
    [bbe]  What sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.
1:19 [hgb]  耶 和 华 阿 ， 我 向 你 求 告 。 因 为 火 烧 灭 旷 野 的 草 场 ， 火 焰 烧 尽 田 野 的 树 木 。 
    [kjv]  O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured¹⁵ the pastures of the wilderness¹⁶, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.
    [bbe]  O Lord, my cry goes up to you: for fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste, and all the trees of the field are burned with its flame.
1:20 [hgb]  田 野 的 走 兽 向 你 发 喘 。 因 为 溪 水 干 涸 ， 火 也 烧 灭 旷 野 的 草 场 。 
    [kjv]  The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
    [bbe]  The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.

1 locust   

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：

• A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
• This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。

2 fig   

n.无花果(树)

参考例句：

• The doctor finished the fig he had been eating and selected another.这位医生吃完了嘴里的无花果，又挑了一个。
• You can't find a person who doesn't know fig in the United States.你找不到任何一个在美国的人不知道无花果的。

3 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。

4 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

5 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

6 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

7 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

8 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

9 almighty   

adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的

参考例句：

• Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
• It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

10 garners   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The seeds rot the garners are laid desolate, the barns aredownthe grain is withered. 种子都在地里腐烂了，没有谷物好储藏；空谷仓都成了废墟。 来自互联网

11 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

12 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

13 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

14 perplexed   

adj.不知所措的

参考例句：

• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
• The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。

15 devoured   

吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

• She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
• The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

16 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。