1 Who has believed the things which we have declared?  Who Really Accepted Jehovah’s Punishment?
Isaiah 53: 1

2 It grew like a small plant before God.  He was like a root that grows on dry ground.  He did not look important.  He had no special glory.  If we looked at him, we would not see anything special that would make him like in our eyes.
Isaiah 53: 2

3 People made fun of him, and his friends left him.  He was a man in great pain.  He was well aware of the sadness.  People didn’t even respect him enough to look at him carefully.  We didn’t pay attention to him.
Isaiah 53: 3

4 But he took our troubles and embraced them.  He endured our suffering and we thought God was punishing him.  We thought God was punishing him for his actions.  We thought that God had punished him for what he had done.
Isaiah 53: 4

5 But he was punished for our evil deeds.  He was crushed for our sins.  The debt that was on our heads – our punishment – he got it.  We were healed because of his punishment.  We got healed (forgiven) because of his pain.
Isaiah 53: 5

6 We all went astray like sheep.  We all went our separate ways.  We did this when Jehovah delivered us from our sin and took all our sin into our own hands.
Isaiah 53: 6

7 He was hurt and punished.  But he never complained.  He said nothing – like a sheep being slaughtered.  He was like a lamb that does not make a sound when someone pulls its wool.  He never opened his mouth to save himself.
Isaiah 53: 7

8 The people used force and took him away – and they did not judge him fairly.  No one can tell about his future family because he was taken away from the world of living people.  He was punished for the sins of my people.
Isaiah 53: 8

9 He died and was buried with the rich.  He was buried with the wicked.  He didn’t do anything wrong. He never lied – but it happened to him.
Isaiah 53: 9

10 The Lord decided to crush him. The Lord decided that he should suffer, so the servant surrendered himself to death.  But he will live a new life for a very long time.  He will meet his people.  He will fulfill the things that Jehovah wants him to do.
Isaiah 53:10

11 He will suffer much in his spirit, but he will see the good things that will happen.  He will be satisfied with what he has learned.  My good servant will make many people innocent, he will take away their sin.
Isaiah 53:11

12 That is why I will reward him from among my people.  He will share in all the things of those who are strong.  I will do this for him because he died and gave his life for the people. People said he was a criminal.  But the truth is that he took away the sins of many people.  And now he speaks for those who have sinned. “
Isaiah 53:12