New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 53

The Suffering Servant

1Whoמִ֥יmiH4310has believedהֶאֱמִ֖יןhe.'e.MinH539our messageלִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּlish.mu.'a.Te.nuH8052?And to whomמִ֥יmiH4310has the armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068been revealedנִגְלָֽתָה׃nig.La.tahH1540?

2For He grewוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440Him like atenderH3126shootH3126,And like a rootוְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ve.kha.Sho.reshH8328out of parchedצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776; He hasnoH3808statelyformתֹ֥אַרTo.'arH8389or majestyהָדָ֑רha.DarH1926That we should lookוְנִרְאֵ֥הוּve.nir.'E.huH7200upon Him,NorH3808appearanceמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758that we shouldbe attractedוְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ׃ve.nech.me.De.huH2530to Him.

3He wasdespisedנִבְזֶה֙niv.ZehH959and forsakenוַחֲדַ֣לva.cha.DalH2310of menאִישִׁ֔ים'i.ShimH376,A manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofsorrowsמַכְאֹב֖וֹתmakh.'o.VotH4341andacquaintedוִיד֣וּעַvi.Du.a'H3045withgriefחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483;And like one from whom men hideוּכְמַסְתֵּ֤רu.khe.mas.TerH4564their faceפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440He wasdespisedנִבְזֶ֖הniv.ZehH959, and we did notesteemחֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ׃cha.shav.Nu.huH2803Him.

4Surelyאָכֵ֤ן'a.KhenH403ourgriefsחֳלָיֵ֙נוּ֙cho.la.Ye.nuH2483He Himselfה֣וּאhu'H1931boreנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375, And oursorrowsוּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּu.makh.'o.Vei.nuH4341He carriedסְבָלָ֑םse.va.LamH5445;Yet we ourselvesוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587esteemedחֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּcha.shav.Nu.huH2803Him strickenנָג֛וּעַna.Gu.a'H5060,Smittenמֻכֵּ֥הmu.KehH5221ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,and afflictedוּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃u.me.'u.NehH6031.

5But He waspiercedH2490throughH2490forour transgressionsמִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּmi.pe.sha.'E.nuH6588,He was crushedמְדֻכָּ֖אme.du.Ka'H1792forour iniquitiesמֵעֲוֹנֹתֵ֑ינוּme.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771; Thechasteningמוּסַ֤רmu.SarH4148for ourwell-beingשְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙she.lo.Me.nuH7965fell upon Him, And byHis scourgingוּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹu.va.cha.vu.ra.ToH2250we are healedנִרְפָּא־nir.pa'-H7495.

6Allכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ku.La.nuH3605of us like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629have goneH8582astrayתָּעִ֔ינוּta.'I.nuH8582,Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of us has turnedפָּנִ֑ינוּpa.Ni.nuH6437to his own wayלְדַרְכּ֖וֹle.dar.KoH1870;But the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has caused the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of us allכֻּלָּֽנוּ׃ku.La.nuH3605Tofallהִפְגִּ֣יעַhif.Gi.a'H6293on Him.

7He was oppressedנִגַּ֨שׂni.GasH5065and He was afflictedנַעֲנֶה֮na.'a.NehH6031, Yet He did notopenיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605His mouthפִּיו֒pivH6310;Like a lambכַּשֶּׂה֙ka.SehH7716that is ledיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986to slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874,And like a sheepוּכְרָחֵ֕לu.khe.ra.ChelH7353that is silentנֶאֱלָ֑מָהne.'e.La.mahH481beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440its shearersגֹזְזֶ֖יהָgo.ze.Zei.haH1494,So He did not openיִפְתַּ֖חyif.TachH6605His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

8By oppressionמֵעֹ֤צֶרme.'O.tzerH6115and judgmentוּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙u.mi.mish.PatH4941He was takenלֻקָּ֔חlu.KachH3947away;And as for His generationדּוֹר֖וֹdo.RoH1755,whoמִ֣יmiH4310consideredיְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַye.so.Che.achH7878That He was cutנִגְזַר֙nig.ZarH1504offH1504out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thelivingחַיִּ֔יםchai.YimH2416For the transgressionמִפֶּ֥שַׁעmi.Pe.sha'H6588of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,to whom the strokeנֶ֥גַעNe.ga'H5061was due?

9His graveקִבְר֔וֹkiv.RoH6913was assignedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414with wickedרְשָׁעִים֙re.sha.'ImH7563menH7563, Yet He was with arichעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223manH6223in His deathבְּמֹתָ֑יוbe.mo.TavH4194,Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921He haddoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213noלֹא־lo'-H3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808was there any deceitמִרְמָ֖הmir.MahH4820in His mouthבְּפִֽיו׃be.FivH6310.

10But the Lordוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654Tocrushדַּכְּאוֹ֙da.ke.'OH1792Him,puttingH2470Himto griefH2470;Ifאִם־'im-H518He would renderתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760Himselfנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315asa guiltאָשָׁם֙'a.ShamH817offeringH817,He will seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200Hisoffspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233,He will prolongיַאֲרִ֣יךְya.'a.RikhH748Hisdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, And thegoodH2656pleasureוְחֵ֥פֶץve.Che.fetzH2656of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will prosperיִצְלָֽח׃yitz.LachH6743in His handבְּיָד֥וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

11As a resultH4480of theanguishמֵעֲמַ֤לme.'a.MalH5999of His soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, He willseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200it andbe satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עyis.Ba'H7646; By Hisknowledgeבְּדַעְתּ֗וֹbe.da'.ToH1847the Righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662OneH6662,My Servantעַבְדִּ֖י'av.DiH5650,will justifyיַצְדִּ֥יקyatz.DikH6663the manyלָֽרַבִּ֑יםla.ra.BimH7227, As He willbearיִסְבֹּֽל׃yis.BolH5445their iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתָ֖םva.'a.vo.no.TamH5771.

12Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651,I will allotH2505Him aportionH2505with the greatבָרַבִּ֗יםva.ra.BimH7227,And He will divideH2505the bootyשָׁלָל֒sha.LalH7998with the strongעֲצוּמִים֮'a.tzu.MimH6099;Becauseתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834He pouredהֶעֱרָ֤הhe.'e.RahH6168outHimselfנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙la.Ma.vetH4194, And wasnumberedנִמְנָ֑הnim.NahH4487with the transgressorsפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםpo.she.'ImH6586;Yet He Himselfוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931boreנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375the sinחֵטְא־chet'-H2399of manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227,And intercededיַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ סyaf.Gi.a'H6293for the transgressorsוְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםve.la.po.she.'ImH6586.

The Suffering Servant

Commentaries on Isaiah 53