The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.

Gather the people; sanctify an assembly! Gather the elders; gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom and the bride from her private quarters.

The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the temple of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.