153:1 Isa 28:9; Yn 12:38; Rum 10:16; Za 98:1; Isa 30:30Ni nani aliyeamini ujumbe wetu,
na mkono wa Bwana umefunuliwa kwa nani?
253:2 Mk 9:12; Isa 52:14; 2Fal 19:26; Ay 14:7; Isa 4:2; 11:10Alikua mbele yake kama mche mwororo
na kama mzizi katika nchi kavu.
Hakuwa na uzuri wala utukufu wa kutuvutia kwake,
hakuwa na chochote katika sura yake cha kutufanya tumtamani.
353:3 Ebr 4:15; Mt 16:21; 27:29; 1Sam 2:30; Za 69:29; Kut 1:10; Lk 18:31-33Alidharauliwa na kukataliwa na wanadamu,
mtu wa huzuni nyingi, ajuaye mateso.
Kama mtu ambaye watu humficha nyuso zao,
alidharauliwa, wala hatukumhesabu kuwa kitu.
453:4 Mt 8:17; Zek 13:7; Yn 19:7; Kum 5:24; Ay 4:5; Yer 23:5-6; Eze 34:23-24; Mik 5:2Hakika alichukua udhaifu wetu
na akajitwika huzuni zetu,
hata hivyo tulidhania kuwa amepigwa na Mungu,
akapigwa sana naye, na kuteswa.
553:5 Kum 32:39; Yn 3:17; 1Pet 2:24-25; 2Nya 7:14; Rum 4:25; 1Kor 15:3; Ebr 9:8; Kut 28:38Lakini alitobolewa kwa ajili ya makosa yetu,
alichubuliwa kwa ajili ya maovu yetu;
adhabu iliyotuletea sisi amani ilikuwa juu yake,
na kwa majeraha yake sisi tumepona.
653:6 Za 119:176; 1Pet 2:25Sisi sote, kama kondoo, tumepotea,
kila mmoja wetu amegeukia njia yake mwenyewe,
naye Bwana aliweka juu yake
maovu yetu sisi sote.
753:7 Mdo 8:32; Mk 14:61; 1Pet 2:23; Isa 49:26; Mt 27:31; Yn 1:29; Za 44:22Alionewa na kuteswa,
hata hivyo hakufungua kinywa chake;
aliongozwa kama mwana-kondoo
apelekwaye machinjoni,
kama vile kondoo anyamazavyo mbele ya wao wamkataye manyoya,
hivyo hakufungua kinywa chake.
853:8 Za 88:5; Dan 9:26; Mdo 8:32-33; Za 39:8; Mk 14:49Kwa kuonewa na kuhukumiwa aliondolewa.
Nani awezaye kueleza kuhusu kizazi chake?
Kwa maana alikatiliwa mbali na nchi ya walio hai,
alipigwa kwa ajili ya makosa ya watu wangu.
953:9 Mk 15:43-46; Lk 23:50-53; Isa 42:1-3; Ay 16:17; Ufu 14:5; Yn 19:19, 38-41Wakamfanyia kaburi pamoja na waovu,
pamoja na matajiri katika kifo chake,
ingawa hakutenda jeuri,
wala hapakuwa na hila kinywani mwake.
1053:10 2Kor 5:21; Mwa 12:17; Za 22:30; Mdo 2:23; Isa 46:10; Law 5:15; Yn 3:17Lakini yalikuwa ni mapenzi ya Bwana
kumchubua na kumsababisha ateseke.
Ingawa Bwana amefanya maisha yake
kuwa sadaka ya hatia,
ataona uzao wake na kuishi siku nyingi,
nayo mapenzi ya Bwana yatafanikiwa mkononi mwake.
1153:11 Yn 10:14-18; Rum 5:18-19; Ay 33:30; Isa 20:3; Mdo 7:52; Yn 1:29; Rum 4:24; Mdo 10:43Baada ya maumivu ya nafsi yake,
ataona nuru ya uzima na kuridhika;
kwa maarifa yake, mtumishi wangu mwenye haki
atawafanya wengi kuwa wenye haki,
naye atayachukua maovu yao.
1253:12 Flp 2:9; Mt 26:28, 38; 27:38; Lk 23:34; Kut 15:9; Za 119:162; Ebr 9:28; Isa 59:19; Rum 8:34; Mk 15:27; Lk 22:37Kwa hiyo nitamgawia sehemu miongoni mwa wakuu,
naye atagawana nyara pamoja na wenye nguvu,
kwa sababu aliyamimina maisha yake hadi mauti,
naye alihesabiwa pamoja na wakosaji.
Kwa kuwa alichukua dhambi za wengi,
na kuwaombea wakosaji.
1Who has believed what we’ve been saying?
Who has seen the Lord’s saving power?
2His servant grew up like a tender young plant.
He grew like a root coming up out of dry ground.
He didn’t have any beauty or majesty that made us notice him.
There wasn’t anything special about the way he looked that drew us to him.
3People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him.
He knew all about pain and suffering.
He was like someone people turn their faces away from.
We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.
4He suffered the things we should have suffered.
He took on himself the pain that should have been ours.
But we thought God was punishing him.
We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.
5But the servant was pierced because we had sinned.
He was crushed because we had done what was evil.
He was punished to make us whole again.
His wounds have healed us.
6All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God.
All of us have turned to our own way.
And the Lord has placed on his servant
the sins of all of us.
7He was treated badly and made to suffer.
But he didn’t open his mouth.
He was led away like a lamb to be killed.
Sheep are silent while their wool is being cut off.
In the same way, he didn’t open his mouth.
8He was arrested and sentenced to death.
Then he was taken away.
He was cut off from this life.
He was punished for the sins of my people.
Who among those who were living at that time
tried to stop what was happening?
9He was given a grave with those who were evil.
But his body was buried in the tomb of a rich man.
He was killed even though he hadn’t harmed anyone.
And he had never lied to anyone.
10The Lord says, “It was my plan to crush him
and cause him to suffer.
I made his life an offering to pay for sin.
But he will see all his children after him.
In fact, he will continue to live.
My plan will be brought about through him.
11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life.
And he will be satisfied.
My godly servant will make many people godly
because of what he will accomplish.
He will be punished for their sins.
12So I will give him a place of honor among those who are great.
He will be rewarded just like others who win the battle.
That’s because he was willing to give his life as a sacrifice.
He was counted among those who had committed crimes.
He took the sins of many people on himself.
And he gave his life for those who had done what is wrong.”
