1 Visão de Isaías, filho de Amós, acerca de Judá e Jerusalém.
2 No fim dos tempos acontecerá que o monte da casa do Senhor estará colocado à frente das montanhas, e dominará as colinas. Para aí acorrerão todas as gentes,
3 e os povos virão em multidão: Vinde, dirão eles, subamos à montanha do Senhor, à casa do Deus de Jacó: ele nos ensinará seus caminhos, e nós trilharemos as suas veredas. Porque de Sião deve sair a lei, e de Jerusalém, a palavra do Senhor.
4 Ele será o juiz das nações, o governador de muitos povos. De suas espadas forjarão relhas de arados, e de suas lanças, foices. Uma nação não levantará a espada contra outra, e não se arrastarão mais para a guerra.
5 Casa de Jacó, vinde, caminhemos à luz do Senhor.
6 Vós rejeitastes inteiramente vosso povo, a casa de Jacó, porque ela está cheia de adivinhos do Oriente, e de agoureiros como os filisteus; ela transige com os estrangeiros.
7 A sua terra está cheia de prata e de ouro, e há tesouros sem fim. A sua terra está cheia de cavalos e há um sem-número de carros.
8 A sua terra está cheia de ídolos; os homens se prosternam diante da obra de suas mãos, diante daquilo que seus dedos fabricaram.
9 Os mortais serão abatidos e o homem será humilhado; vós não os perdoareis de maneira nenhuma.
10 Refugiai-vos nos rochedos, escondei-vos debaixo da terra, sob o impulso do terror do Senhor, e do esplendor de sua majestade, quando ele se levantar para aterrorizar a terra.
11 A soberba dos mortais será abatida, e o orgulho dos homens será humilhado. Só o Senhor será exaltado naquele tempo.
12 Porque o Senhor dos exércitos terá um dia {para exercer punição} contra todo ser orgulhoso e arrogante, e contra todo aquele que se exalta, para abatê-lo,
13 contra todos os cedros do Líbano, altos e majestosos, e contra todos os carvalhos de Basã,
14 contra todos os altos montes, e contra todos os outeiros elevados,
15 contra todas as torres altas, e contra todas as muralhas fortificadas,
16 contra todas as naus de Társis e contra todos os objetos de luxo.
17 A pretensão dos mortais será humilhada, o orgulho dos homens será abatido. Só o Senhor será exaltado naquele tempo,
18 e todos os ídolos desaparecerão.
19 Refugiai-vos nas cavernas dos rochedos, e nos antros da terra, sob o impulso do terror do Senhor, e do esplendor de sua majestade, quando ele se levantar para aterrorizar a terra.
20 Naquele tempo o homem lançará aos ratos e aos morcegos os ídolos de prata e os ídolos de ouro, que para si tinha feito a fim de adorá-los;
21 refugiar-se-á nas cavernas dos rochedos e nas fendas da pedreira, por causa do espanto da presença do Senhor, e do esplendor de sua majestade, quando ele se levantar para aterrorizar a terra.
22 Cessai de confiar no homem, cuja vida se prende a um fôlego: como se pode estimá-lo?
1 The word which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem.
2 And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.
3 And the peoples will say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will give us knowledge of his ways, and we will be guided by his word; for out of Zion the law will go out, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.
5 O family of Jacob, come, and let us go in the light of the Lord.
6 For you, O Lord, have given up your people, the family of Jacob, because they are full of the evil ways of the east, and make use of secret arts like the Philistines, and are friends with the children of strange countries.
7 And their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their stores; their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their carriages.
8 Their land is full of images; they give worship to the work of their hands, even to that which their fingers have made.
9 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.
10 Go into a hole in the rock, covering yourselves with dust, in fear of the Lord, before the glory of his power.
11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;
13 And on all the high trees of Lebanon, and on all the strong trees of Bashan;
14 And on all the high mountains, and on all the hills which are lifted up;
15 And on every high tower, and on every strong wall;
16 And on all the ships of Tarshish, and on all the fair boats.
17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
18 And the images will never be seen again.
19 And men will go into cracks of the rocks, and into holes of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.
20 In that day men will put their images of silver and of gold, which they made for worship, in the keeping of the beasts of the dark places;
21 To take cover in the cracks of the rocks, and in the holes of the hills, for fear of the Lord, and before the glory of his power, when he comes out of his place, shaking the earth with his strength.
22 Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.