Isaiah 2
1 This is the message that [Yahweh showed me in a vision], concerning Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea:
| הדבר אשר חזה ישעיהו בן אמוץ על יהודה וירושלם׃ |
2 [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.
| והיה באחרית הימים נכון יהיה הר בית יהוה בראש ההרים ונשא מגבעות ונהרו אליו כל הגוים׃ |
3 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].
| והלכו עמים רבים ואמרו לכו ונעלה אל הר יהוה אל בית אלהי יעקב וירנו מדרכיו ונלכה בארחתיו כי מציון תצא תורה ודבר יהוה מירושלם׃ |
4 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.”
| ושפט בין הגוים והוכיח לעמים רבים וכתתו חרבותם לאתים וחניתותיהם למזמרות לא ישא גוי אל גוי חרב ולא ילמדו עוד מלחמה׃ |
5 You Israeli people, let’s walk in the light [MET] that comes from Yahweh!
| בית יעקב לכו ונלכה באור יהוה׃ |
6 [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).
| כי נטשתה עמך בית יעקב כי מלאו מקדם ועננים כפלשתים ובילדי נכרים ישפיקו׃ |
7 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.
| ותמלא ארצו כסף וזהב ואין קצה לאצרתיו ותמלא ארצו סוסים ואין קצה למרכבתיו׃ |
8 [But] the land is [also] full of idols; the people worship things that they have made with their own hands.
| ותמלא ארצו אלילים למעשה ידיו ישתחוו לאשר עשו אצבעתיו׃ |
9 So now they will be humbled and they will be caused to become disgraced— Yahweh, do not forgive them!
| וישח אדם וישפל איש ואל תשא להם׃ |
10 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.
| בוא בצור והטמן בעפר מפני פחד יהוה ומהדר גאנו׃ |
11 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.
| עיני גבהות אדם שפל ושח רום אנשים ונשגב יהוה לבדו ביום ההוא׃ |
12 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.
| כי יום ליהוה צבאות על כל גאה ורם ועל כל נשא ושפל׃ |
13 [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].
| ועל כל ארזי הלבנון הרמים והנשאים ועל כל אלוני הבשן׃ |
14 He will [get rid of all those who think they are as great as] [MET] all the high hills and even the high mountains.
| ועל כל ההרים הרמים ועל כל הגבעות הנשאות׃ |
15 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].
| ועל כל מגדל גבה ועל כל חומה בצורה׃ |
16 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.
| ועל כל אניות תרשיש ועל כל שכיות החמדה׃ |
17 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.
| ושח גבהות האדם ושפל רום אנשים ונשגב יהוה לבדו ביום ההוא׃ |
18 All idols will (disappear/be destroyed).
| והאלילים כליל יחלף׃ |
19 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.
| ובאו במערות צרים ובמחלות עפר מפני פחד יהוה ומהדר גאונו בקומו לערץ הארץ׃ |
20 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.
| ביום ההוא ישליך האדם את אלילי כספו ואת אלילי זהבו אשר עשו לו להשתחות לחפר פרות ולעטלפים׃ |
21 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.
| לבוא בנקרות הצרים ובסעפי הסלעים מפני פחד יהוה ומהדר גאונו בקומו לערץ הארץ׃ |
22 [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]!
| חדלו לכם מן האדם אשר נשמה באפו כי במה נחשב הוא׃ |
