Isaiah 53

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

Who has truly embraced our message? And to whom has the strength of the Lord been unveiled?

For he shall grow 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 shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

He will mature under His watchful eyes, like a delicate sprout in parched soil. He won't be strikingly handsome or charming; when we look at him, we won't see any physical allure to draw us in.

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

He was shunned and scorned by people, a man familiar with deep sadness and pain. We turned our backs on him, disregarded him, and failed to appreciate his worth.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Indeed, he took on our pain and bore our sadness. Yet, we thought he was punished by God, suffering and tormented.

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.

He suffered for our wrongdoings, endured pain for our faults. He bore the punishment to bring us peace, and through his wounds, we find healing.

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

We've all lost our way like wandering sheep, each of us chasing our own path. Yet, God placed all our wrongdoings on him to bear.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Despite his suffering and torment, he remained silent. Like a lamb led to its end, or a sheep awaiting shearing, he did not utter a word.

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

He was unjustly pulled from his cell and unfairly judged. Who can comprehend his lineage? His life was abruptly ended, not for his own wrongs, but for the sins of my people.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

He was laid to rest among the sinful and wealthy, even though he lived a life of peace and honesty.

Yet it pleased the LORD 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 the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

Yet it was God's will to crush him and make him suffer. But when his life was offered to atone for sins, he would see his descendants, live a long life, and God's will would thrive through him.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

He will witness the struggles of his spirit and find contentment. Through his knowledge, my righteous servant will make many righteous, as he carries their wrongdoings.

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

So, I will reward him with honor among the mighty, and he will share the victory with the brave. For he willingly gave his life, and was counted among the wrongdoers. He took on the sins of many, and pleaded on behalf of the guilty.