Isaiah 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem.	1 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 It wil happen in the final days that the mountain of Yahweh's house wil rise higher than the mountainsand tower above the heights. Then al the nations will stream to it,	2 In days to come, The mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it;
3 many peoples will come to it and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house ofthe God of Jacob that he may teach us his ways so that we may walk in his paths.' For the Law wil issue fromZion and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.	3 many peoples shall come and say: "Come, let us climb the LORD'S mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths." For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 Then he wil judge between the nations and arbitrate between many peoples. They wil hammer theirswords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation wil not lift sword against nation, no longer wilthey learn how to make war.	4 He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.
5 House of Jacob, come, let us walk in Yahweh's light.	5 O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!
6 You have rejected your people, the House of Jacob, for it has long been ful of sorcerers like thePhilistines, and is overrun with foreigners.	6 You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with fortunetellers and soothsayers, like the Philistines; they covenant with strangers.
7 The country is ful of silver and gold and treasures unlimited, the country is ful of horses, its chariots areunlimited;	7 Their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; Their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their chariots.
8 the country is full of idols. They bow down before the work of their hands, before what their own fingershave made.	8 Their land is full of idols; they worship the works of their hands, that which their fingers have made.
9 Human nature has been humbled, humankind brought low: do not raise them again!	9 But man is abased, each one brought low. (Do not pardon them!)
10 Go into the rock, hide in the dust, in terror of Yahweh, at the bril iance of his majesty, when he arises tomake the earth quake.	10 Get behind the rocks, hide in the dust, From the terror of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty!
11 Human pride wil lower its eyes, human arrogance will be humbled, and Yahweh alone wil be exalted,on that day.	11 The haughty eyes of man will be lowered, the arrogance of men will be abased, and the LORD alone will be exalted, on that day.
12 That wil be a day for Yahweh Sabaoth, for all who are majestic and haughty, for al who are proud, tobe brought low,	12 For the LORD of hosts will have his day against all that is proud and arrogant, all that is high, and it will be brought low;
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, high and proud, and for al the oaks of Bashan;	13 Yes, against all the cedars of Lebanon and all the oaks of Bashan,
14 for all the high mountains and for al the proud hil s;	14 Against all the lofty mountains and all the high hills,
15 for every lofty tower and for every towering wal ;	15 Against every lofty tower and every fortified wall,
16 for all the ships of Tarshish and for everything held precious.	16 Against all the ships of Tarshish and all stately vessels.
17 Human pride wil be humbled, human arrogance brought low, and Yahweh alone wil be exalted, on thatday.	17 Human pride will be abased, the arrogance of men brought low, And the LORD alone will be exalted, on that day.
18 When the idols al disappear,	18 The idols will perish forever.
19 they wil go into the caverns of the rocks and into the fissures of the earth in terror of Yahweh, at thebrilliance of his majesty, when he arises to make the earth quake.	19 Men will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the earth, From the terror of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he arises to overawe the earth.
20 That day, people wil fling to moles and bats the silver idols and golden idols which have been made forthem to worship,	20 On that day men will throw to the moles and the bats the idols of silver and gold which they made for worship.
21 and go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts in the cliffs, in terror of Yahweh, at the brilliance ofhis majesty, when he arises to make the earth quake.	21 They go into caverns in the rocks and into crevices in the cliffs, From the terror of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he arises to overawe the earth.
22 Have no more to do with humankind, which has only the breath in its nostrils. How much is this worth?	22 As for you, let man alone, in whose nostrils is but a breath; for what is he worth?