Isaiah 2

1 The worde that Isaiah the sonne of Amoz sawe vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.

This is the vision that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.

2 It shall be in the last dayes, that the mountaine of the house of the Lord shalbe prepared in the top of the mountaines, and shall be exalted aboue the hilles, and all nations shall flowe vnto it.

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.

3 And many people shall go, and say, Come, and let vs go vp to the mountaine of the Lord, to the house of the God of Iaakob, and hee will teach vs his wayes, and we will walke in his paths: for the Lawe shall go foorth of Zion, and the worde of the Lord from Ierusalem,

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.”

4 And he shall iudge among the nations, and rebuke many people: they shall breake their swords also into mattocks, and their speares into siethes: nation shall not lift vp a sworde against nation, neither shall they learne to fight any more.

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.

5 O house of Iaakob, come ye, and let vs walke in the Lawe of the Lord.

Come, you Israelites, let's walk in the Lord's light.

6 Surely thou hast forsaken thy people, the house of Iaakob, because they are full of the East maners, and are sorcerers as the Philistims, and abound with strange children.

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.

7 Their land also was full of siluer and golde, and there was none ende of their treasures: and their land was full of horses, and their charets were infinite.

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.

8 Their land also was full of idols: they worshipped the worke of their owne hands, which their owne fingers haue made.

Their country is full of idols; they bow down and worship what they have made themselves—produced by their own hands!

9 And a man bowed himselfe, and a man humbled himselfe: therefore spare them not.

These people will be brought down and humiliated—Lord, don't forgive them!

10 Enter into the rocke, and hide thee in the dust from before the feare of the Lord, and from the glory of his maiestie.

Run away into rock caves, hide underground from the terrifying presence of the Lord, from the glory of his majesty.

11 The hie looke of man shall be humbled, and the loftinesse of men shalbe abased, and the Lord onely shall be exalted in that day.

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.

12 For the day of the Lord of hostes is vpon all the proude and hautie, and vpon all that is exalted: and it shalbe made lowe.

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.

13 Euen vpon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are hie and exalted, and vpon all the okes of Bashan,

He will cut down the cedars of Lebanon, tall and high, and all the great oaks of Bashan,

14 And vpon all the hie mountaines, and vpon all the hilles that are lifted vp,

He will bring down the tall mountains and the high hills.

15 And vpon euery hie tower, and vpon euery strong wall,

He will tear down every high tower and every defensive wall.

16 And vpon all the shippes of Tarshish, and vpon all pleasant pictures.

He will wipe out all the commercial ships of Tarshish as well as the pleasure vessels.

17 And the hautinesse of men shalbe brought low, and the loftinesse of men shalbe abased, and the Lord shall onely be exalted in that day.

The arrogant will be humbled; the proud will be brought low. On that day only the Lord will be lifted high.

18 And the idoles will he vtterly destroy.

Idols will completely vanish away.

19 Then they shall goe into the holes of the rockes, and into the caues of the earth, from before the feare of the Lord, and from the glory of his maiestie, when he shall arise to destroy the earth.

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.

20 At that day shall man cast away his siluer idoles, and his golden idoles (which they had made themselues to worship them) to the mowles and to the backes,

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.

21 To goe into the holes of the rockes, and into the toppes of the ragged rockes from before the feare of the Lord, and from the glory of his maiestie, when he shall rise to destroy the earth.

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.

22 Cease you from the man whose breath is in his nostrels: for wherein is he to be esteemed?

Don't bother trusting human beings who only live for a while. How much do they count?