1 The people reply,
“Who would have believed what we now report?
Who could have seen the Lord's hand in this?
2 It was the will of the Lord that his servant
grow like a plant taking root in dry ground.
He had no dignity or beauty
to make us take notice of him.
There was nothing attractive about him,
nothing that would draw us to him.
3 We despised him and rejected him;
he endured suffering and pain.
No one would even look at him—
we ignored him as if he were nothing.
4 “But he endured the suffering that should have been ours,
the pain that we should have borne.
All the while we thought that his suffering
was punishment sent by God.
5 But because of our sins he was wounded,
beaten because of the evil we did.
We are healed by the punishment he suffered,
made whole by the blows he received.
6 All of us were like sheep that were lost,
each of us going his own way.
But the Lord made the punishment fall on him,
the punishment all of us deserved.
7 “He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly;
he never said a word.
Like a lamb about to be slaughtered,
like a sheep about to be sheared,
he never said a word.
8 He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die,
and no one cared about his fate.
He was put to death for the sins of our people.
9 He was placed in a grave with those who are evil,
he was buried with the rich,
even though he had never committed a crime
or ever told a lie.”
10 The Lord says,
“It was my will that he should suffer;
his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness.
And so he will see his descendants;
he will live a long life,
and through him my purpose will succeed.
11 After a life of suffering, he will again have joy;
he will know that he did not suffer in vain.
My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased,
will bear the punishment of many
and for his sake I will forgive them.
12 And so I will give him a place of honor,
a place among the great and powerful.
He willingly gave his life
and shared the fate of evil men.
He took the place of many sinners
and prayed that they might be forgiven.”
1 ¿Quién ha creído a nuestro anuncio?
¿En quién se ha manifestado el brazo del Señor?
2 Crecerá ante él como un renuevo,
como raíz en tierra seca.
No tendrá una apariencia atractiva,
ni una hermosura impresionante.
Lo veremos, pero sin atractivo alguno
para que más lo deseemos.
3 Será despreciado y desechado
por la humanidad entera.
Será el hombre más sufrido,
el más experimentado en el sufrimiento.
¡Y nosotros no le daremos la cara!
¡Será menospreciado! ¡No lo apreciaremos!
4 Con todo, él llevará sobre sí nuestros males,
y sufrirá nuestros dolores,
mientras nosotros creeremos que Dios
lo ha azotado, lo ha herido y humillado.
5 Pero él será herido por nuestros pecados;
¡molido por nuestras rebeliones!
Sobre él vendrá el castigo de nuestra paz,
y por su llaga seremos sanados.
6 Todos perderemos el rumbo, como ovejas,
y cada uno tomará su propio camino;
pero el Señor descargará sobre él
todo el peso de nuestros pecados.
7 Se verá angustiado y afligido,
pero jamás emitirá una queja;
será llevado al matadero, como un cordero;
y como oveja delante de sus trasquiladores
se callará y no abrirá su boca.
8 Sufrirá la cárcel, el juicio y la muerte;
¿y quién entonces contará su historia,
si él será arrancado por completo
de este mundo de los vivientes
y morirá por el pecado de mi pueblo?
9 Se le dará sepultura con los impíos;
morirá en compañía de malhechores;
a pesar de que nunca hizo violencia a nadie,
ni jamás profirió una sola mentira.
10 Pero al Señor le pareció bien
quebrantarlo y hacerlo padecer.
Cuando se haya presentado a sí mismo
como ofrenda para la expiación de pecado,
verá a su descendencia, tendrá una larga vida,
y por medio de él se verá prosperada
la voluntad del Señor.
11 Verá el fruto de su propia aflicción,
y se dará por satisfecho.
Mi siervo justo justificará a muchos
por medio de su conocimiento,
y él mismo llevará las iniquidades de ellos.
12 Por eso yo le daré parte con los grandes,
y él repartirá despojos con los fuertes.
Porque él derramará su vida hasta la muerte
y será contado entre los pecadores;
llevará sobre sí mismo el pecado de muchos,
y orará en favor de los pecadores.