Isaiah 2

1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz foresaw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

The things that Isaiah son of Amoz perceived in a vision, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be firmly established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and unto it shall flow all the nations.

It will be in the last days that the mountain of Yahweh's house will be established as the highest of the mountains, and it will be raised up above the hills, and all the nations will flow to it.

3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us of his ways, and we may walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, so he may teach us some of his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion will go the law, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

4 And he will judge among the nations, and decide for many people; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, and they shall not learn any more war.

He will judge between the nations and will render decisions for many peoples; they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any longer.

5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.

House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.

6 For thou hast abandoned thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of [witchcraft] more than the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and with the children of strangers they unite themselves.

For you have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with customs from the east and they practice divination like the Philistines, and they shake hands with sons of foreigners.

7 And full became their land of silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; and full became their land of horses, and there is no end to their chariots;

Their land is full of silver and gold, and is there no limit to their wealth; their land also is full of horses, nor is there limit to their chariots.

8 And full became their land of idols; to the work of their own hands they bow themselves, to what their own fingers have made.

Their land also is full of idols; they worship the craftsmanship of their own hands, things that their own fingers have made.

9 And so is bent down the son of earth, and humbled the man; and thou wilt not forgive them.

The people will be bowed down, and individuals will fall down; therefore do not raise them up.

10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty.

Go into the rocky places and hide in the ground from the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty.

11 The looks of human pride shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bent down: and exalted shall be the Lord alone on that day.

The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

12 For there is a day [of judgment] unto the Lord of hosts over every proud and lofty one; and over every exalted one, that he be brought low;

For there will be a day of Yahweh of hosts against everyone who is proud and raised up, and against everyone who is arrogant—and he will be brought down—

13 And over all the cedars of the Lebanon, the high and exalted, and over all the oaks of Bashan;

and against all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and against all the oaks of Bashan.

14 And over all the high mountains, and over all the exalted hills;

That day of Yahweh of hosts will be against all the high mountains, and against all the hills that are lifted up,

15 And over every high tower, and over every fortified wall;

and against every high tower, and against every impregnable wall,

16 And over all the ships of Tharshish; and over all desirable palaces.

and against all the ships of Tarshish, and against all beautiful sailing vessels.

17 And the pride of man shall be bent down, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled: and exalted shall be the Lord alone on that day.

The pride of man will be brought low, and the haughtiness of men will fall; Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

18 And the idols will he utterly abolish.

The idols will completely pass away.

19 And men shall enter into the caverns of rocks, and into the rifts of the earth, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to terrify the earth.

Men will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.

20 On that day shall a man cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which have been made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

On that day people will throw away their idols of silver and of gold that they have made for themselves to worship—they will throw them away to the moles and bats.

21 To enter into the clefts of the rocks, and into the hollows of the cliffs, because of the dread of the Lord, and because of the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to terrify the earth.

The people will go into the crevices in the rocks and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.

22 Withdraw yourselves [then] from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; because, for what is he to be esteemed?

Stop trusting in man, whose life-breath is in his nostrils, for what does he amount to?