Tanach
Yoel 1:13-20 יואל א׳:י״ג-כ׳
Part of: Chapter 1
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חִגְרוּ וְסִפְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הֵילִילוּ מְשָׁרְתֵי מִזְבֵּחַ בֹּאוּ לִינוּ בַשַּׂקִּים מְשָׁרְתֵי אֱלֹהָי כִּי נִמְנַע מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִנְחָה וָנָֽסֶךְ׃
Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: wail, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the meal offering and the drink offering is withheld from the house of your God.
Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: wail, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the meal offering and the drink offering is withheld from the house of your God.
קַדְּשׁוּ־צוֹם קִרְאוּ עֲצָרָה אִסְפוּ זְקֵנִים כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ בֵּית יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְזַעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָֽה׃
Sanctify 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 to the Lord.
Sanctify 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 to the Lord.
Rashi
עֲצָרָה. אֲסִיפָה:
an assembly Heb. עֲצָרָה, a gathering.
אֲהָהּ לַיּוֹם כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהֹוָה וּכְשֹׁד מִשַּׁדַּי יָבֽוֹא׃
Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Rashi
אֲהָהּ. לְשׁוֹן גְּנִיחַת יְלָלָה:
Woe Heb. אֲהָהּ. An expression of sighing and wailing.
וּכְשׁוֹד. וּכְבִזַּת שׁוֹדְדִים:
and like plunder Heb. וּכְשֹׁד. Like the plunder of brigands.
יָבוֹא. מֵאֵת הַמָּקוֹם:
it will come—from the Omnipresent.
הֲלוֹא נֶגֶד עֵינֵינוּ אֹכֶל נִכְרָת מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֵינוּ שִׂמְחָה וָגִֽיל׃
Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Is not the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
Rashi
נֶגֶד עֵינֵינוּ. אָנוּ רוֹאִים:
from before our eyes—I.e., we see it.
עָבְשׁוּ פְרֻדוֹת תַּחַת מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם נָשַׁמּוּ אֹֽצָרוֹת נֶהֶרְסוּ מַמְּגֻרוֹת כִּי הֹבִישׁ דָּגָֽן׃
The seed shrivels under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
The seed shrivels under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
Rashi
עָבְשׁוּ. הֶעֱלוּ חֲלוּדָה וְעִפּוּשׁ בְּלַעַ״ז מוי״ישיר:
have gathered mold Heb. עָבְשׁוּ, have gathered rust and mold. in French moisir, to become moldy.
פְּרֻדּוֹת. תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן ״גַּרְבֵּי חַמְרָא״:
casks of wine Heb. פְרֻדּדוֹת. Jonathan renders: casks of wine.
מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם. תַּרְגּוּם יוֹנָתָן ״מְגוּפָתְהוֹן״ מְגוּפַת כִּסּוּי הֶחָבִיּוֹת:
under their bungs Heb. מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם. Jonathan renders: מְגוּפָתֵיהוֹן, the cover of the cask.
נָשַׁמּוּ אוֹצָרוֹת. שֶׁל יַיִן וְשֶׁל שֶׁמֶן:
the storehouses are laid desolate—I.e. the storehouses of wine and oil.
מַמְּגֻרוֹת. מְגוּרוֹת שֶׁל חִטִּין:
garners are demolished—Granaries of wheat.
מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָה בְהֵמָה נָבֹכוּ עֶדְרֵי בָקָר כִּי אֵין מִרְעֶה לָהֶם גַּם־עֶדְרֵי הַצֹּאן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Rashi
נָבֹכוּ. נִתְעַרְבְּלוּ וְנִסְגְּרוּ וְתָעוּ בַּיְּעָרִים וּבַמִּדְבָּרוֹת:
herds of cattle are perplexed—They are confounded. They are closed in and astray in the forests and in the wilderness.
נֶאְשָׁמוּ. נִתְקַלְקְלוּ בְּאַשְׁמָתָן:
are laid waste Heb. נֶאְשָׁמוּ. have become spoiled through their guilt.
אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא כִּי אֵשׁ אָֽכְלָה נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר וְלֶהָבָה לִהֲטָה כׇּל־עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃
O Lord, to thee do I cry: for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.
O Lord, to thee do I cry: for the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.
Rashi
נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר. לְשׁוֹן ׳נָוֶה׳:
the dwellings of the wilderness Heb. נְאוֹת, an expression of a dwelling (נָוֶה).
גַּם־בַּהֲמוֹת שָׂדֶה תַּעֲרוֹג אֵלֶיךָ כִּי יָֽבְשׁוּ אֲפִיקֵי מָיִם וְאֵשׁ אָכְלָה נְאוֹת הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ {ס}
Even beasts of the field cry to Thee: for the water courses are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
Even beasts of the field cry to Thee: for the water courses are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
Rashi
תַּעֲרוֹג. תִּצְעַק כַּאֲשֶׁר פָּתַר דּוּנַשׁ עָרַג לְאַיָּלִים נָהַם לִשְׁחָלִים וְגָעָה לַעֲגָלִים וְצָהַל לְסוּסִים צִפְצוּף לְעוֹפוֹת וְנָבַח לִכְלָבִים:
cry out Heb. תַּעֲרֹג, will cry out, as Dunash (Teshuvoth Dunash, p. 18) interpreted it: ערג is the cry of the hinds. נהם is the roar of the lions; געה is the lowing of the calves; צהל is the whinnying of the horses; צִפצוּף is the chirping of the birds, and נבח is the barking of the dogs. [Also the beasts of the field—I.e., the hind of the field.]
קַדְּשׁוּ צוֹם. הַזְמִינוּ צוֹם:
Proclaim a fast Heb. קַדְּשׁוּ, designate a fast