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.”
1Hvem troede på budskabet? Hvem blev Herrens magt åbenbaret for?
2Herren lod ham spire frem som en ny plante, som et rodskud op af den udtørrede jord. Han var ikke noget flot syn, ingen særlig skønhed. Der var ikke noget ved hans udseende, som gjorde ham attraktiv. 3Han blev hadet og forkastet, hans liv var fuldt af sorg og smerte. Vi så til den anden side, når han gik forbi, vi regnede ham ikke for noget. 4Vi troede, at hans lidelser var Guds straf. Men det var vores sygdomme han tog på sig, vores lidelser han bar. 5Han blev gennemboret for vores synder og lemlæstet for vores overtrædelser. Straffen ramte ham, for at vi kunne gå fri. Ved hans sår blev vi helbredt. 6Vi var som får, der var faret vild, vi gik hver vores egen vej. Men Herren lod ham bære den straf, som vi skulle have haft.
7Han blev pint og mishandlet, men var tavs som et lam, der føres til slagtning, som et får, der lader sig klippe uden at klynke. 8Han blev ydmyget, dømt og ført bort. Efterkommere har han ingen af, for hans liv på jorden endte brat. Han tog straffen for folkets skyld. 9Man ville begrave ham sammen med forbrydere, men han fik en gravplads blandt de rige, for han havde ikke gjort noget forkert og aldrig bedraget nogen.
10Det var Herrens plan, at han skulle lide. Men når han har bragt det offer, som soner andres synd og skyld, vil han få talrige efterkommere og et langt liv, og Herrens plan skal lykkes gennem ham. 11Når han ser, hvad der kommer ud af hans lidelse, glæder han sig og føler, at det var det hele værd. Herren siger: „Min retfærdige tjener vil få frikendt mange, fordi han har sonet deres synd. 12Jeg vil belønne ham med ære og magt fordi han frivilligt gav sit liv. Han blev regnet som en synder, men han tog straffen for mange menneskers synd og gik i forbøn for de oprørske.”
