1 Hvem ville ha trodd på det budskapet vi har hørt, og for hvem har Herrens arm blitt åpenbart?

Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?

2 Han vokste opp som en spire for hans ansikt, som en rot av tørr jord. Han hadde ingen skjønnhet, så vi fant glede i ham.

For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;

3 Menn foraktet ham og vendte seg bort fra ham; han var en smertenes mann, kjent med sykdom. Som en fra hvem folk vender ansiktet bort, ble han foraktet, og vi aktet ham for intet.

Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.

4 Men det var våre plager han tok, våre sykdommer bar han; mens vi regnet ham som en som var plaget, på hvem Guds slag var kommet.

But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.

5 Men han ble såret for våre overtredelser, knust for våre misgjerninger. Straffen lå på ham for at vi skulle ha fred, og ved hans sår har vi fått legedom.

But it was for our sins he was wounded, and for our evil doings he was crushed: he took the punishment by which we have peace, and by his wounds we are made well.

6 Vi gikk alle vill som sauer; vi vendte oss hver til sin vei, og Herren lot alle våre synder ramme ham.

We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

7 Han ble plaget, men han var ydmyk og sa ikke et ord; som et lam som føres til slakt, og som en sau som er stum foran dem som klipper den, så åpnet han ikke sin munn.

Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.

8 Fra fengsel og dom ble han tatt bort, men hvem i hans generasjon tenkte på det? For han ble revet bort fra de levendes land; for mitt folks synd ble han rammet.

They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.

9 De la hans grav blant de ugudelige, og hos de onde var hans hvilested, enda han ikke hadde gjort noe urett, og det fantes ikke svik i hans munn.

And they put his body into the earth with sinners, and his last resting-place was with the evil-doers, though he had done no wrong, and no deceit was in his mouth.

10 Herren ville ... skape et rotskudd, et langt liv, ... Det vil lykkes i hans hånd.

And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...

11 ... tydeliggjorde sin rettferdighet for menneskene ... bar deres synder.

... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself.

12 Derfor skal han få sin del blant de store, og med de sterke skal han dele byttet, fordi han utgydde sitt liv til døden og ble regnet blant overtredere, tok på seg folks synder og ba for de skyldige.

For this cause he will have a heritage with the great, and he will have a part in the goods of war with the strong, because he gave up his life, and was numbered with the evil-doers; taking on himself the sins of the people, and making prayer for the wrongdoers.