Isaiah 53

1  Who has believed what he has heard from us?t
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2  For he grew up before him like a young plant,
and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
3  He was despised and rejectedt by men;
a man of sorrows,t and acquainted witht grief;t
and as one from whom men hide their facest
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4  Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
5  But he was wounded for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his stripes we are healed.
6  All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.

7  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.
8  By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people?
9  And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.

10  Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief;t
when his soul makest an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
11  Out of the anguish of his soul he shall seet and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities.
12  Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,t
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,t
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53

1 Who would have believedt what wes just heard?t
Whent was the Lord’s powert revealed through him?

2 He sprouted up like a twig before God,t
like a root out of parched soil;s
he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention,t
no special appearance that we should want to follow him.t

3 He was despised and rejected by people,t
one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;
people hid their faces from him;t
he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.s

4 But he lifted up our illnesses,
he carried our pain;s
even though we thought he was being punished,
attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.t

5 He was wounded because oft our rebellious deeds,
crushed because of our sins;
he endured punishment that made us well;t
because of his wounds we have been healed.s

6 All of us had wandered off like sheep;
each of us had strayed off on his own path,
but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.t

7 He was treated harshly and afflicted,t
but he did not even open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block,
like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not even open his mouth.s

8 He was led away after an unjust trialt –
but who even cared?t
Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living;s
because of the rebellion of his ownt people he was wounded.

9 They intended to bury him with criminals,t
but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb,t
becauset he had committed no violent deeds,
nor had he spoken deceitfully.

10 Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill,
once restitution is made,ts
he will see descendants and enjoy long life,s
and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.

11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work,
he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.t
“My servants will acquit many,ts
for he carried their sins.t

12 So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes,t
he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful,s
because he willingly submittedt to death
and was numbered with the rebels,
when he lifted up the sin of many
and intervenedt on behalf of the rebels.”