Isaiæ 2
1 Verbum quod vidit Isaias, filius Amos, super Juda et Jerusalem.
This is the vision that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Et erit in novissimis diebus: præparatus mons domus Domini in vertice montium, et elevabitur super colles; et fluent ad eum omnes gentes,
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 et ibunt populi multi, et dicent: Venite, et ascendamus ad montem Domini, et ad domum Dei Jacob; et docebit nos vias suas, et ambulabimus in semitis ejus, quia de Sion exibit lex, et verbum Domini de Jerusalem.
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 Et judicabit gentes, et arguet populos multos; et conflabunt gladios suos in vomeres, et lanceas suas in falces. Non levabit gens contra gentem gladium, nec exercebuntur ultra ad prælium.
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 Domus Jacob, venite, et ambulemus in lumine Domini.
Come, you Israelites, let's walk in the Lord's light.
6 Projecisti enim populum tuum, domum Jacob, quia repleti sunt ut olim, et augeres habuerunt ut Philisthiim, et pueris alienis adhæserunt.
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 Repleta est terra argento et auro, et non est finis thesaurorum ejus.
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 Et repleta est terra ejus equis, et innumerabiles quadrigæ ejus. Et repleta est terra ejus idolis; opus manuum suarum adoraverunt, quod fecerunt digiti eorum.
Their country is full of idols; they bow down and worship what they have made themselves—produced by their own hands!
9 Et incurvavit se homo, et humiliatus est vir; ne ergo dimittas eis.
These people will be brought down and humiliated—Lord, don't forgive them!
10 Ingredere in petram, et abscondere in fossa humo a facie timoris Domini, et a gloria majestatis ejus.
Run away into rock caves, hide underground from the terrifying presence of the Lord, from the glory of his majesty.
11 Oculi sublimes hominis humiliati sunt, et incurvabitur altitudo virorum; exaltabitur autem Dominus solus in die illa.
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 Quia dies Domini exercituum super omnem superbum, et excelsum, et super omnem arrogantem, et humiliabitur;
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 et super omnes cedros Libani sublimes et erectas, et super omnes quercus Basan,
He will cut down the cedars of Lebanon, tall and high, and all the great oaks of Bashan,
14 et super omnes montes excelsos, et super omnes colles elevatos,
He will bring down the tall mountains and the high hills.
15 et super omnem turrim excelsam, et super omnem murum munitum,
He will tear down every high tower and every defensive wall.
16 et super omnes naves Tharsis, et super omne quod visu pulchrum est,
He will wipe out all the commercial ships of Tarshish as well as the pleasure vessels.
17 et incurvabitur sublimitas hominum, et humiliabitur altitudo virorum, et elevabitur Dominus solus in die illa;
The arrogant will be humbled; the proud will be brought low. On that day only the Lord will be lifted high.
18 et idola penitus conterentur;
Idols will completely vanish away.
19 et introibunt in speluncas petrarum, et in voragines terræ, a facie formidinis Domini et a gloria majestatis ejus, cum surrexerit percutere terram.
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 In die illa projiciet homo idola argenti sui, et simulacra auri sui, quæ fecerat sibi ut adoraret, talpas et vespertiliones.
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 Et ingreditur scissuras petrarum et in cavernas saxorum, a facie formidinis Domini, et a gloria majestatis ejus, cum surrexerit percutere terram.
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 Quiescite ergo ab homine, cujus spiritus in naribus ejus est, quia excelsus reputatus est ipse.
Don't bother trusting human beings who only live for a while. How much do they count?
