Isaiah 2

1 This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

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

2 It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of YHWH's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it.

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 peoples shall come and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of YHWH, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, and the word of YHWH from 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 He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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

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

6 For you have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled from the east, with those who practice divination like the Philistines, and they clasp hands with the children of foreigners.

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 Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of 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 Their land also is full of idols. They worship the work of their own hands, that which 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 So people bow down, people are low, therefore do not lift them up.

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

10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of YHWH, and from 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 proud looks of humankind will be brought low, and the arrogance of people will be brought down; and YHWH alone will be exalted in 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 will be a day of YHWH of hosts for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up and high; and it shall 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 For all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for 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 For all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up,

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

15 For every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,

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

16 For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery.

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

17 The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and YHWH alone shall be exalted in 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 The idols shall utterly pass away.

The idols will completely pass away.

19 Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of YHWH, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

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 In that day, people will cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold to the rodents and to the bats, which have been made for themselves to worship;

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 go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of YHWH, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.

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 Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

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