Read Isaiah chapter 53 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. In this chapter: What God's Servant Did for Us.
What God's Servant Did for Us
1 Has anyone believed us
or seen the mighty power
of the Lord in action?
2 Like a young plant or a root
that sprouts in dry ground,
the servant grew up
obeying the Lord.
He wasn't some handsome king.
Nothing about the way he looked
made him attractive to us.
3 He was hated and rejected;
his life was filled with sorrow
and terrible suffering.
No one wanted to look at him.
We despised him and said,
“He is a nobody!”
4 He suffered and endured
great pain for us,
but we thought his suffering
was punishment from God.
5 He was wounded and crushed
because of our sins;
by taking our punishment,
he made us completely well.
6 All of us were like sheep
that had wandered off.
We had each gone our own way,
but the Lord gave him
the punishment we deserved.
7 He was painfully abused,
but he did not complain.
He was silent like a lamb
being led to the butcher,
as quiet as a sheep
having its wool cut off.
8 He was condemned to death
without a fair trial.
Who could have imagined
what would happen to him?
His life was taken away
because of the sinful things
my people had done.
9 He wasn't dishonest or violent,
but he was buried in a tomb
among cruel, rich people.
10 The Lord decided his servant
would suffer as a sacrifice
to take away the sin
and guilt of others.
Now the servant will live
to see his own descendants.
He did everything
the Lord had planned.
11 By suffering, the servant
will learn the true meaning
of obeying the Lord.
Although he is innocent,
he will take the punishment
for the sins of others,
so that many of them
will no longer be guilty.
12 The Lord will reward him
with honor and power
for sacrificing his life.
Others thought he was a sinner,
but he suffered for our sins
and asked God to forgive us.
Chapter themes
Qui a cru ? — Qui a cru à notre prédication ?
Le bras de l'Éternel — le bras de l'Eternel
À qui révélé ? — a-t-il été révélé ?
Un rejeton d'une terre sèche — Il a grandi devant lui comme une jeune plante
Sans beauté ni éclat — Il n'avait ni beauté ni splendeur propre à attirer nos regards
Méprisé et délaissé — Méprisé et délaissé par les hommes
Homme de douleur — homme de douleur, habitué à la souffrance
Aucun cas de lui — nous n'avons fait aucun cas de lui
Il a porté nos souffrances — ce sont nos souffrances qu'il a portées
Considéré comme puni — nous l'avons considéré comme puni, frappé par Dieu
Méprisé et humilié — frappé par Dieu et humilié
Un homme de douleur — c'est de nos douleurs qu'il s'est chargé
Une fausse estime — Et nous, nous l'avons considéré
Blessé pour nos fautes — était blessé
Brisé par la souffrance — brisé
La paix par sa punition — la punition qui nous donne la paix
Il a porté nos maux — c'est par ses blessures que nous sommes guéris
Pourtant c'est lui — Mais lui
Des brebis égarées — brebis égarées
Chacun sa propre voie — chacun suivait sa propre voie
Nos fautes sur lui — l'Eternel a fait retomber sur lui nos fautes à tous
Mort pour nos péchés — l'Eternel a fait retomber sur lui nos fautes
Le serviteur brisé — sur lui
Le châtiment porté — nos fautes à tous
Il n'ouvre pas la bouche — pas ouvert la bouche
L'agneau mené à l'abattoir — Pareil à un agneau qu'on mène à l'abattoir
Contrainte et jugement — sous la contrainte et sous le jugement
Qui dira sa génération — et dans sa génération qui s'est inquiété de son sort?
Retranché des vivants — exclu de la terre des vivants
Frappé pour le peuple — frappé à cause de la révolte de mon peuple
Notes and references
53.1 Ro 10.16; Jn 12.38.
53.5 Mt 8.17; 1 P 2.24.
53.5-12 4 Macc 6.29.
53.6 1 P 2.25.
53.7 Rev 5.6.
53.7,8 Ac 8.32,33.
53.7-12 4 Macc 10.18.
my people: Or “his people.”
53.9 1 P 2.22.
but he … people: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
The Lord … descendants: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.