Isaiah 2

1 The word which he saw Isaiah [the] son of Amoz on Judah and Jerusalem.

This is the message that [Yahweh showed me in a vision], concerning Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea:

2 And it will be - at [the] end of the days established it will be [the] mountain of [the] house of Yahweh [the] chief of the mountains and lifted up more than [the] hills and they will stream to it all the nations.

[I saw that] in the future, the hill on which Yahweh’s temple is built will be the most important place on the earth; it will be [as though it is] the highest mountain, [as though] it has been raised up above all other hills; and people from all over the world will come there.

3 And they will come peoples many and they will say come - so we may go up to [the] mountain of Yahweh to [the] house of [the] God of Jacob so he may teach us of ways his so we may walk in paths his for from Zion it will go forth instruction and [the] word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

People from many people-groups will say [to each other], “Come, let’s go up to the hill, to the temple of Yahweh, to worship the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. [There] Yahweh will teach us what he [desires us to know], in order that our behavior will [please] him. His teaching will be given [to us] in Jerusalem, and [we will take] his message from Jerusalem [to other places/nations].

4 And he will judge between the nations and he will decide for peoples many and they will beat swords their plowshares and spears their pruning knives not it will lift up nation against nation sword and not they will learn again warfare.

Yahweh will listen to the disputes between nations and he will settle their arguments. [Then, instead of fighting against each other], they will hammer their swords into plow blades, and they will hammer their spears into pruning knives. [The armies of] nations will no longer fight against each other, and they will not [even] train men to fight in battles/wars.”

5 O house of Jacob come so let us walk in [the] light of Yahweh.

You Israeli people, let’s walk in the light [MET] that comes from Yahweh!

6 For you have abandoned people your [the] house of Jacob for they are full from [the] east and soothsayers like the Philistines and with [the] children of foreigners they clap hands.

[Yahweh, ] you have abandoned [us] your people who are descendants of Jacob, because everywhere your people practice the customs of people who live east [of Israel]. Your people also perform rituals to find out what will happen in the future, like the people in Philistia do. They make agreements/treaties with (pagans/people who do not know you).

7 And it has been filled land its silver and gold and there not [is] an end to treasures its and it has been filled land its horses and there not [is] an end to chariots its.

Israel is full of silver and gold; there are very many (treasures/valuable things) here. The land is full of war horses and war chariots.

8 And it has been filled land its idols to [the] work of hands his they bow down to [that] which they have made fingers his.

[But] the land is [also] full of idols; the people worship things that they have made with their own hands.

9 And he has been humbled everyone and he has become low everyone and may not you forgive them.

So now they will be humbled and they will be caused to become disgraced— Yahweh, do not forgive them!

10 Go in the rock and hide yourself in the dust from before [the] dread of Yahweh and from [the] splendor of majesty his.

All you people should crawl into [the caves in] the rock cliffs! You should hide [in pits/holes] in the ground because of being afraid of Yahweh and of his glorious and awesome power.

11 Eyes of haughtiness of a person it will become low and it will be humbled [the] pride of people and he will be exalted Yahweh to only him in the day that.

Yahweh will cause you people to no longer be arrogant, and he will stop you from being proud. Only Yahweh will be praised/honored on that day.

12 For a day [belongs] to Yahweh of hosts on every proud [thing] and lofty [thing] and on every [thing] lifted up and [it will be] low.

The Commander of the armies of angels has chosen a day when [he will judge] those who are proud, every one of them [DOU], and he will humble them.

13 And on all [the] cedars of Lebanon that are lofty and which are lifted up and on all [the] oaks of Bashan.

[He will get rid of all those who think they should be admired like] [MET] the tall cedar trees in Lebanon, and [like] all the great oak trees in the Bashan [region].

14 And on all the mountains that are lofty and on all the hills that are lifted up.

He will [get rid of all those who think they are as great as] [MET] all the high hills and even the high mountains.

15 And on every tower high and on every wall fortified.

He will [get rid of all those who think that they are] high towers and high strong walls [inside of or behind which they will be safe].

16 And on all [the] ships of Tarshish and on all [the] ships of desire.

He will destroy all [those who are rich because they own] big ships that carry goods [to other countries] and [they own other] beautiful ships.

17 And it will be humbled [the] haughtiness of humankind and it will become low [the] pride of people and he will be exalted Yahweh to only him in the day that.

He will cause people to no longer be arrogant and he will cause them to stop being proud. Only Yahweh will be praised/honored on that day.

18 And the idols completely it will pass away.

All idols will (disappear/be destroyed).

19 And people will go in caves of [the] rocks and in holes of [the] ground from before [the] dread of Yahweh and from [the] splendor of majesty his when arises he to terrify the earth.

When Yahweh comes to shake/terrify the people on the earth, they will run to hide in caves in rock cliffs and in holes/pits in the ground, because of being afraid of Yahweh and of his glorious and awesome power.

20 In the day that it will throw away humankind [the] idols of silver its and [the] idols of gold its which they made for himself to bow down to [the] digging of moles and to the bats.

On that day, people will get rid of all their gold and silver idols that they made to worship, and they will throw them to the bats and rats.

21 To go in [the] crevices of the rocks and in [the] clefts of the cliffs from before [the] dread of Yahweh and from [the] splendor of majesty his when arises he to terrify the earth.

Then they will crawl into caves and hide in the crags in the cliffs. [They will do that to escape from] the dreadful [punishments] that Yahweh will cause them to endure, from [what he will do because] he is glorious and awesome, when he comes to shake/terrify the people on the earth.

22 Cease yourselves from humankind whom breath [is] in nostril[s] his for how? to be accounted [is] he.

[So, ] do not trust that people [will save you], because people are [as powerless as] [MET] their own breath. People certainly cannot help you [RHQ]!