Isaiah 53

1 Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed?2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; 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 Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.7 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due?9 And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.10 Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Jesaja 53

1  t Hvem trodde budskapet vi fikk?
Hvem ble Herrens arm åpenbart for?

2  t Han skjøt opp som en spire for hans ansikt,
som et rotskudd av tørr jord.
Han hadde ingen herlig skikkelse vi kunne se på,
ikke et utseende vi kunne glede oss over.

3  t Han var foraktet, forlatt av mennesker,
en mann av smerte, kjent med sykdom,
en de skjuler ansiktet for.
Han var foraktet, vi regnet ham ikke for noe.

4  t Sannelig, våre sykdommer tok han,
våre smerter bar han.
Vi tenkte: Han er rammet,
slått av Gud og plaget.

5  t Men han ble såret for våre lovbrudd,
knust for våre synder.
Straffen lå på ham, vi fikk fred,
ved hans sår ble vi helbredet.

6  t Vi gikk oss alle vill som sauer,
hver tok sin egen vei.
Men skylden som vi alle hadde,
lot Herren ramme ham.

7  t Han ble mishandlet,
han ble plaget,
og han åpnet ikke munnen,
lik et lam som føres bort for å slaktes,
lik en sau som tier når den klippes,
og han åpnet ikke munnen.

8  t Etter fengsel og dom ble han tatt bort.
Men hvem i hans tid tenkte på
at han ble utryddet av de levendes land
fordi mitt folks lovbrudd rammet ham?

9  t Da han var død, fikk han sin grav
blant urettferdige og hos en rik,
enda han ikke hadde brukt vold
og det ikke fantes svik i hans munn.

10  t Det var Herrens vilje å knuse ham med sykdom.
Når hans liv er gitt som skyldoffer,
skal han se etterkommere og leve lenge.
Ved hans hånd skal det lykkes, det Herren vil.

11  t t Etter sin nød skal han se {{lys}},
han skal mettes ved sin innsikt.
Min rettferdige tjener
skal gjøre de mange rettferdige,
han har båret deres skyld.

12  t Derfor gir jeg ham del med de mange,
med de mektige deler han bytte,
fordi han tømte ut sitt liv til døden
og ble regnet blant lovbrytere.
Han tok på seg de manges synd
og ble rammet i stedet for lovbrytere.