Isaiah 53
1Who has believed what they heard from us, and to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? 1
2For he grew up before Yahweh like a sapling, and like a sprout out of parched earth; 1 he had no remarkable appearance or splendor; when we saw him, there was no beauty to attract us. 1
3He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows, and one familiar with pain. 1 Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised; and we considered him insignificant. 1
4But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; 1 yet we thought he was being punished by God, struck by God, and afflicted. 1
5But he was pierced because of our rebellious deeds; he was crushed because of our sins. 1 The punishment for our peace was on him, and with his wounds we are healed. 1
6We all like sheep have gone astray; we have each turned to his own way, 1 and Yahweh has placed on him the iniquity of us all. 1
7He was oppressed; yet when he humbled himself, he did not open his mouth; 1 as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, 1 so he did not open his mouth. 1
8By coercion and judgment he was condemned; who from that generation thought anymore about him? 1 But he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the offenses of my people the penalty was put on him. 1
9They placed his grave with the criminals, with a rich man in his death, 1 although he had done no violence, nor had there been any deceit in his mouth. 1
10Yet it was Yahweh's will to crush him and make him ill. When he makes his life an offering for sin, 1 he will see his offspring, he will prolong his days, and Yahweh's purpose will be accomplished through him. 1
11After the suffering of his life, he will see light and be satisfied by his knowledge. + 53:11 Instead of After the suffering of his life , some modern versions have From the suffering of his life he will see the result . 1 My righteous servant will justify many; he will bear their iniquities. + 53:11 Many modern versions supply light . Some modern versions have By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many . 1
12Therefore will I give him his portion among the multitudes, and he will divide the spoils with the many, 1 because he exposed himself to death and was numbered with the transgressors. 1 He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.