Isaiah 2
1 This is the vision that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.
| הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־אָמֹ֑וץ עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ |
2 In the last days the mountain where the Lord's Temple stands will be recognized as the highest of all mountains, rising above other hills. Many from the other nations will travel to it.
| וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים נָכֹ֨ון יִֽהְיֶ֜ה הַ֤ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הֶהָרִ֔ים וְנִשָּׂ֖א מִגְּבָעֹ֑ות וְנָהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֖יו כָּל־הַגֹּויִֽם׃ |
3 People will come and say, “Let's go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Temple of the God of Jacob. There God will teach us his ways and we will follow his directions. God's teachings will spread out from Zion, his word from Jerusalem.”
| וְֽהָלְכ֞וּ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וְאָמְרוּ֙ לְכ֣וּ ׀ וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה אֶל־הַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־בֵּית֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ מִדְּרָכָ֔יו וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יו כִּ֤י מִצִּיֹּון֙ תֵּצֵ֣א תֹורָ֔ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה מִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ |
4 The Lord will decide the cases of the nations; he will settle arguments between nations. They will hammer their swords and turn them into plough blades, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not fight against each other anymore; they will no longer learn methods of warfare.
| וְשָׁפַט֙ בֵּ֣ין הַגֹּויִ֔ם וְהֹוכִ֖יחַ לְעַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבֹותָ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵרֹ֔ות לֹא־יִשָּׂ֨א גֹ֤וי אֶל־גֹּוי֙ חֶ֔רֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְד֥וּ עֹ֖וד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ פ |
5 Come, you Israelites, let's walk in the Lord's light.
| בֵּ֖ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה בְּאֹ֥ור יְהוָֽה׃ |
6 For you, Lord, have given up on your people the Israelites, because they have adopted pagan practices from the East, they use spells like the Philistines, and make friends with foreigners.
| כִּ֣י נָטַ֗שְׁתָּה עַמְּךָ֙ בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֤י מָלְאוּ֙ מִקֶּ֔דֶם וְעֹֽנְנִ֖ים כַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּבְיַלְדֵ֥י נָכְרִ֖ים יַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃ |
7 Their country is full of silver and gold, and endless wealth. Their land is full of horses; and they have an endless amount of chariots.
| וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א אַרְצֹו֙ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֖צֶה לְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יו וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א אַרְצֹו֙ סוּסִ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֖צֶה לְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃ |
8 Their country is full of idols; they bow down and worship what they have made themselves—produced by their own hands!
| וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א אַרְצֹ֖ו אֱלִילִ֑ים לְמַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יָדָיו֙ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃ |
9 These people will be brought down and humiliated—Lord, don't forgive them!
| וַיִּשַּׁ֥ח אָדָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁפַּל־אִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־תִּשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃ |
10 Run away into rock caves, hide underground from the terrifying presence of the Lord, from the glory of his majesty.
| בֹּ֣וא בַצּ֔וּר וְהִטָּמֵ֖ן בֶּֽעָפָ֑ר מִפְּנֵי֙ פַּ֣חַד יְהוָ֔ה וּמֵהֲדַ֖ר גְּאֹנֹֽו׃ |
11 Those who look with arrogance will be brought low; those who are proud will be humbled. On that day only the Lord will be lifted high.
| עֵינֵ֞י גַּבְה֤וּת אָדָם֙ שָׁפֵ֔ל וְשַׁ֖ח ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדֹּ֖ו בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ ס |
12 The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.
| כִּ֣י יֹ֞ום לַיהוָ֧ה צְבָאֹ֛ות עַ֥ל כָּל־גֵּאֶ֖ה וָרָ֑ם וְעַ֖ל כָּל־נִשָּׂ֥א וְשָׁפֵֽל׃ |
13 He will cut down the cedars of Lebanon, tall and high, and all the great oaks of Bashan,
| וְעַל֙ כָּל־אַרְזֵ֣י הַלְּבָנֹ֔ון הָרָמִ֖ים וְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אַלֹּונֵ֥י הַבָּשָֽׁן׃ |
14 He will bring down the tall mountains and the high hills.
| וְעַ֖ל כָּל־הֶהָרִ֣ים הָרָמִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל כָּל־הַגְּבָעֹ֥ות הַנִּשָּׂאֹֽות׃ |
15 He will tear down every high tower and every defensive wall.
| וְעַ֖ל כָּל־מִגְדָּ֣ל גָּבֹ֑הַ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־חֹומָ֥ה בְצוּרָֽה׃ |
16 He will wipe out all the commercial ships of Tarshish as well as the pleasure vessels.
| וְעַ֖ל כָּל־אֳנִיֹּ֣ות תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־שְׂכִיֹּ֥ות הַחֶמְדָּֽה׃ |
17 The arrogant will be humbled; the proud will be brought low. On that day only the Lord will be lifted high.
| וְשַׁח֙ גַּבְה֣וּת הָאָדָ֔ם וְשָׁפֵ֖ל ר֣וּם אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִשְׂגַּ֧ב יְהוָ֛ה לְבַדֹּ֖ו בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ |
18 Idols will completely vanish away.
| וְהָאֱלִילִ֖ים כָּלִ֥יל יַחֲלֹֽף׃ |
19 People will run away into rock caves and holes in the ground to try and hide from the terrifying presence of the Lord, from the glory of his majesty, when he arrives to shake the earth.
| וּבָ֙אוּ֙ בִּמְעָרֹ֣ות צֻרִ֔ים וּבִמְחִלֹּ֖ות עָפָ֑ר מִפְּנֵ֞י פַּ֤חַד יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאֹונֹ֔ו בְּקוּמֹ֖ו לַעֲרֹ֥ץ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ |
20 On that day the people will take the idols of silver and gold that they made to worship and throw them away to the rats and the bats.
| בַּיֹּ֤ום הַהוּא֙ יַשְׁלִ֣יךְ הָאָדָ֔ם אֵ֚ת אֱלִילֵ֣י כַסְפֹּ֔ו וְאֵ֖ת אֱלִילֵ֣י זְהָבֹ֑ו אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָֽשׂוּ־לֹו֙ לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת לַחְפֹּ֥ר פֵּרֹ֖ות וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ |
21 They will run to cracks in the rocks and gaps on the cliffs to try and hide from the terrifying presence of the Lord, from the glory of his majesty, when he arrives to shake the earth.
| לָבֹוא֙ בְּנִקְרֹ֣ות הַצֻּרִ֔ים וּבִסְעִפֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים מִפְּנֵ֞י פַּ֤חַד יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאֹונֹ֔ו בְּקוּמֹ֖ו לַעֲרֹ֥ץ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ |
22 Don't bother trusting human beings who only live for a while. How much do they count?
| חִדְל֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְשָׁמָ֖ה בְּאַפֹּ֑ו כִּֽי־בַמֶּ֥ה נֶחְשָׁ֖ב הֽוּא׃ פ |
