וְהָיָה בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים יִהְיֶה הַר בֵּית־ה' נָכוֹן בְּרֹאשׁ הֶהָרִים וְנִשָּׂא הוּא מִגְּבָעוֹת וְנָהֲרוּ עָלָיו עַמִּים

It shall be in the end of days, at some later stage, that the mountain of the House of the Lord will be established and stand firm at the top of the mountains, and it will be elevated above the hills. This is possibly alluding to future topographical changes in the area of the Temple Mount. And many peoples, not only Israel, will stream to it like a river.

וְהָלְכוּ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְאָמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַעֲלֶה אֶל־הַר־ה' וְאֶל־בֵּית אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וְיוֹרֵנוּ מִדְּרָכָיו וְנֵלְכָה בְּאֹרְחֹתָיו כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה וּדְבַר־ה' מִירוּשָׁלִָם

Many nations will go and say: Let us go, and ascend to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. These nations will not only wish to visit and see the grandeur of the Temple, but they will come to hear Torah: He will instruct us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths. For from Zion will come forth Torah and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. The word of God and the Torah of Israel will be the preoccupation not only of one small nation, but will attract the attention of many nations.

וְשָׁפַט בֵּין עַמִּים רַבִּים וְהוֹכִיחַ לְגוֹיִם עֲצֻמִים עַד־רָחוֹק וְכִתְּתוּ חַרְבֹתֵיהֶם לְאִתִּים וַחֲנִיתֹתֵיהֶם לְמַזְמֵרוֹת לֹא־יִשְׂאוּ גּוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְדוּן עוֹד מִלְחָמָה

He, God, or he, the Messiah, redeemer of Israel, will adjudicate between many peoples, and He will rebuke, teach morals or issue the correct rulings, to mighty, distant nations. And at that time, wars will become redundant; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears they will turn into pruning hooks for cutting down branches; nation will not lift sword against nation and they will not learn war anymore.

וְיָשְׁבוּ אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵנָתוֹ וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד כִּי־פִי ה' צְבָאוֹת דִּבֵּר

They will sit, each person in tranquility and security under his vine and under his fig tree, which will give forth their fruits, and none will frighten them, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken, and He is faithful to His word.

כִּי כָּל־הָעַמִּים יֵלְכוּ אִישׁ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהָיו ואֲנַחְנוּ נֵלֵךְ בְּשֵׁם־ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

For all the peoples will walk, each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever. We know that in the end of days all people will honor God. Everyone will recognize that He is the true Source of all, He is the first, and He reigns over the world.

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא נְאֻם־ה' אֹסְפָה הַצֹּלֵעָה וְהַנִּדָּחָה אֲקַבֵּצָה ואֲשֶׁר הֲרֵעֹתִי

On that day – the utterance of the Lord – I will gather the lame flock, and I will assemble the outcasts, or those who are lost, and also those whom I harmed, all those that I have troubled, as everything ultimately comes from God.

וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶת־הַצֹּלֵעָה לִשְׁאֵרִית וְהַנַּהֲלָאָה לְגוֹי עָצוּם וּמָלַךְ ה' עֲלֵיהֶם בְּהַר צִיּוֹן מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם

And I will render the lame a remnant from which the nation will be revived, and the exhausted, for whom movement is difficult, or the distanced, I will turn into a mighty nation; and the Lord will reign over them on Mount Zion from now and forever.

וְאַתָּה מִגְדַּל־עֵדֶר עֹפֶל בַּת־צִיּוֹן עָדֶיךָ תֵאתֶה וּבָאָה הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה הָרִאשֹׁנָה מַמְלֶכֶת לְבַת־יְרוּשָׁלִָם

And to you, Migdal Eder, the citadel, or hill, or high fortification, of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come from this place; the original kingdom of the Kingdom of Israel in all its glory will come and appear, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

עַתָּה לָמָּה תָרִיעִי רֵעַ הֲמֶלֶךְ אֵין־בָּךְ! אִם־יוֹעֲצֵךְ אָבָד! כִּי־הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָה

Now, Jerusalem, why do you cry aloud? Is there no king among you? This might be referring to God, or to Jerusalem’s human king. Is your counselor, an official advisory position in the royal courtyard, lost, that pangs have overcome you like a woman in childbirth? Although you will have to deal with horrible events, they too will pass.

חוּלִי וָגֹחִי בַּת־צִיּוֹן כַּיּוֹלֵדָה כִּי עַתָּה תֵצְאִי מִקִּרְיָה וְשָׁכַנְתְּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וּבָאת עַד־בָּבֶל שָׁם תִּנָּצֵלִי שָׁם יִגְאָלֵךְ ה' מִכַּף אֹיְבָיִךְ

Therefore, writhe and sigh, tremble and moan, or bend over to bring forth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in childbirth, as now you will emerge from the city of Jerusalem, and will dwell in the field, in exile, and come to Babylon. But from there, you will be rescued; there, the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. Your redemption will start from that land.

וְעַתָּה נֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַיִךְ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים הָאֹמְרִים תֶּחֱנָף וְתַחַז בְּצִיּוֹן עֵינֵינוּ

Now many nations have gathered against you who say: Let it, Jerusalem, be destroyed and defiled, and let our eyes gaze on the downfall of Zion. The nations that gather to fight Israel will think that the time has arrived for Zion’s destruction.

וְהֵמָּה לֹא יָדְעוּ מַחְשְׁבוֹת ה' וְלֹא הֵבִינוּ עֲצָתוֹ כִּי קִבְּצָם כֶּעָמִיר גֹּרְנָה

They, the nations, do not know the thoughts of the Lord, and they do not understand His counsel, as He gathered them like sheaves of produce that are brought to the threshing floor for threshing.

קוּמִי וָדוֹשִׁי בַת־צִיּוֹן כִּי קַרְנֵךְ אָשִׂים בַּרְזֶל ופַרְסֹתַיִךְ אָשִׂים נְחוּשָׁה וַהֲדִקּוֹת עַמִּים רַבִּים וְהַחֲרַמְתִּי לַה' בִּצְעָם וְחֵילָם לַאֲדוֹן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ

Therefore, arise and thresh your enemies, daughter of Zion, for I will make your goring horn iron, and I will make your hooves bronze; you will crush many peoples. I will seize their gains for the Lord, and their riches, their property and strength, will be taken for the Lord of the entire earth. They are coming to besiege Jerusalem, but they will suffer their greatest downfall there.

עַתָּה תִּתְגֹּדְדִי בַת־גְּדוּד מָצוֹר שָׂם עָלֵינוּ בַּשֵּׁבֶט יַכּוּ עַל־הַלְּחִי אֵת שֹׁפֵט יִשְׂרָאֵל

Now muster yourself, daughter of troops; perhaps this is a reference to the Assyrian army. A siege is set against us; they strike the judge, leader, of Israel on the cheek with a rod. However, a short time later, Israel will arise again as a great nation, shake off its troubles, and smash the enemies that besiege it.