Joel 2:5 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

ASV Byzantine Text

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae loe caphaeh hmai mah kang ih atuen baktih, thacak misatuh kaminawk misatuk han caeh o nathuem ih atuen baktih, hrang lakok tuen baktiah nihcae loe maesom nuiah angphet o tih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tlang dong sokah leng ol bangla om. Divawt aka hlawp hmaihluei hmai ol bangla sundaep uh. Pilnu pilnam bangla caemtloek rhong a pai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tlang dong sokah leng ol bangla om. Divawt aka hlawp hmaihluei hmai ol bangla sundaep uh. Pilnu pilnam bangla caemtloek rhong a pai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Like me ka halulu o na halekaa maluna o na piko o na mauna, pela lakou e lele ai, Me ka halulu o ka lapalapa ahi e hoopau ana i ka nahelehele, Like me ka lahuikanaka ikaika i hoomakaukau e kaua aku.

English Berean Standard Bible

With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè y'ap soti sou tèt mòn yo, yo fè yon bri tankou cha lagè k'ap pase, tankou dife nan pay chèch. Yo mache an ran tankou yon gwo lame tou pare pou goumen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sicut sonitus quadrigarum super capita montium exilient, sicut sonitus flammæ ignis devorantis stipulam, velut populus fortis præparatus ad prælium.

Bible in Basic English

Like the sound of war-carriages they go jumping on the tops of the mountains; like the noise of a flame of fire burning up the grain-stems, like a strong people lined up for the fight.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ils sautent :… c’est comme le bruit des chars sur les sommets des montagnes, comme le bruit d’une flamme de feu qui dévore le chaume, comme un peuple puissant rangé en bataille.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Jako s hřmotem vozů po vrších hor skákati budou, jako hluk plamene ohně zžírajícího strniště, jako lid silný zšikovaný k bitvě.

Kosraean Bible

Na ke elos srosro fin mangon eol uh, Elos erarak oana kusen chariot; Elos kisassas oana mah pao ke ac firir uh. Elos takla oana un mwet mweun lulap ma akola nu ke mweun.

World Portuguese Bible

Como o estrondo de carros no topo dos montes, eles saltam, como o ruído de uma chama de fogo que devora o restolho, como um povo forte em ordem de batalha.

Romanian BTF Bible

Vor sări ca zgomotul carelor pe vârfurile munţilor, ca zgomotul flăcării de foc care mistuie miriştea, ca un popor puternic desfăşurat pentru bătălie.

Brenton English Septuagint

As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူတို့သည်တောင်ရိုးများပေါ်တွင်ခုန်လွှားကာ စစ်မြင်းရထားမြည်သံကဲ့သို့လည်းကောင်း၊ မြက်ခြောက်မီးလောင်သကဲ့သို့လည်းကောင်း အော်မြည်ကြ၏။ သူတို့သည်တိုက်ပွဲဝင်ရန်အသင့်ပြင်လျက် ရှိသည့် တပ်မတော်ကြီးကဲ့သို့စီတန်းလျက်နေကြ၏။

Darby Translation

Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains, they leap; like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Gleich Wagengerassel hüpfen sie auf den Gipfeln der Berge, gleich dem Prasseln der Feuerflamme, welche Stoppeln verzehrt; sie sind wie ein mächtiges Volk, zum Kampfe gerüstet.

Dutch Bible 1917

Zij zullen daarhenen springen als een gedruis van wagenen, op de hoogten der bergen; als het gedruis ener vuurvlam, die stoppelen verteert; als een machtig volk, dat in slagorde gesteld is.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Als rammelende wagens Hotsen ze over de toppen der bergen; Als een knetterende vuurvlam, die de stoppels verteert; Als een geweldige bende, ten strijde gereed!

Italian Diodati Bible

Saltano su per le cime de' monti, facendo strepito come carri; come fiamma di fuoco, che arde della stoppia; come un gran popolo apparecchiato alla battaglia.

Douay-Rheims 1899

They shall leap like the noise of chariots upon the tops of mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, as a strong people prepared to battle.

Geneva Bible 1599

Like the noyse of charrets in the toppes of the mountaines shall they leape, like the noyse of a flame of fire that deuoureth the stubble, and as a mightie people prepared to the battel.

Noyes Bible

Like rattling chariots they leap on the tops of the mountains; Like the crackling flame of fire, which devoureth stubble; Like a mighty host set in battle array.

Danish Bible 1931

det lyder som raslende Vogne, når de hopper på Bjergenes Tinder, som knitrende Lue, der æder Strå, som en vældig Hær, der er rustet til Strid.

Leeser Tanakh

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains do they leap; they are like the noise of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, as a strong people arrayed for a battle.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a mighty people set in battle array.

King James Version

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Khi chúng nó nhảy lên trên chót núi, thì nghe như tiếng xe cộ, hay là như tiếng ngọn lửa cháy rơm: ấy là như một dân mạnh sắp hành nơi chiến trận.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, Like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, As a strong people set in battle array.

Revised West Version

Hangē ko e ʻaulolongo ʻoe ngaahi saliote ʻi he funga moʻunga, ʻe pehē ʻenau hopohopo, ʻo hangē ko e mumuhu ʻoe ulo afi ʻi heʻene kai ʻae mohuku mōmoa, ʻo hangē ko e kakai mālohi kuo fakataha ki he tau.

French Ostervald Bible

C'est comme un bruit de chars, quand ils bondissent au sommet des montagnes, comme le pétillement d'une flamme de feu, qui dévore du chaume; c'est comme un peuple puissant rangé en bataille!

Esperanto Bible

Ili saltas sur la montoj, kiel bruantaj ĉaroj, kiel krakado de fajro, kiam ĝi ekstermas pajlon, kiel popolo potenca, pretiĝinta por batalo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

A les entendre, on dirait un bruit de chars Sur le sommet des montagnes où ils bondissent, On dirait un pétillement de la flamme du feu, Quand elle consume le chaume. C’est comme une armée puissante Qui se prépare au combat.

German Luther Bible 1912

Sie sprengen daher oben auf den Bergen, wie die Wagen rasseln, und wie eine Flamme lodert im Stroh, wie ein mächtiges Volk, das zum Streit gerüstet ist.

LXX2012 U. S. English

As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle.

British English Septuagint 2012

As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle.

Majority Standard BIble

With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

Webster Bible

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the crackle of flames devouring stubble, like a mighty people preparing for battle.

Open English Bible (US)

Like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the crackle of flames devouring stubble, like a mighty people preparing for battle.

Revised Version

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Si fa come uno strepito di carri, quando saltano sulle vette de’ monti; fanno un crepitìo di fiamma che divora la stoppia; son come un popolo poderoso, schierato in battaglia.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Avec un fracas semblable à celui des chars, ils bondissent sur les sommets des montagnes, comme le crépitement d'une flamme qui dévore le chaume, comme un peuple puissant rangé en ordre de bataille.

Reina Valera 1909

Como estruendo de carros saltarán sobre las cumbres de los montes; como sonido de llama de fuego que consume hojarascas, como fuerte pueblo aparejado para la batalla.

Spanish BLL

Saltan sobre las cumbres de los montes con un ruido parecido al de los carros de guerra; como el crepitar de las llamas que devoran la paja, como un ejército poderoso en formación de batalla.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Como estruendo de carros saltan sobre las cumbres de los montes, como el crepitar de la llama de fuego que consume el rastrojo, como un pueblo fuerte dispuesto en orden de batalla.

Croatian Bible

Buče kao bojna kola, po gorskim vrhuncima skaču, pucketaju k'o plamen ognjeni kad strnjiku proždire, kao vojska jaka u bojnome redu.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Skakaće povrh gora topoćući kao kola, praskajući kao plamen ognjeni koji sažiže strnjiku, kao silan narod spreman za boj.

German Textbibel

Wie Wagen rasseln, hüpfen sie über die Gipfel der Berge, und die Feuerflamme knistert, die die Stoppeln verzehrt, gleich zahlreichem Kriegsvolk, daß zur Schlacht gerüstet ist.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כְּק֣וֹל מַרְכָּב֗וֹת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יְרַקֵּד֔וּן כְּקוֹל֙ לַ֣הַב אֵ֔שׁ אֹכְלָ֖ה קָ֑שׁ כְּעַ֣ם עָצ֔וּם עֱר֖וּךְ מִלְחָמָֽה׃