1. I am Joel the son of Pethuel.And this is the messagethe Lord gave to me.
2. Listen, you leadersand everyone elsein the land.Has anything like thisever happened before?
3. Tell our children!Let it be toldto our grandchildrenand their children too.
4. Swarm after swarm of locustshas attacked our crops,eating everything in sight.
5. Sober up, you drunkards!Cry long and loud;your wine supply is gone.
6. A powerful nationwith countless troopshas invaded our land.They have the teeth and jawsof powerful lions.
7. Our grapevines and fig treesare stripped bare;only naked branches remain.
8. Grieve like a young womanmourning for the manshe was to marry.
9. Offerings of grain and wineare no longer broughtto the Lord's temple.His servants, the priests,are deep in sorrow.
10. Barren fields mourn;grain, grapes, and olivesare scorched and shrivelled.
11. Mourn for our farmsand our vineyards!There's no wheat or barleygrowing in our fields.