от Bulgarian Bible Society1Кой повярва на това, което е чул от нас, и пред кого се откри силата на Господа? (Йн 12:38; Рим 10:16)2Защото Той израсна пред Него като фиданка и като филиз на корен от суха земя. Той нямаше благообразен, нито благороден вид, така че ние да Го гледаме; Той нямаше образ, който да ни привлича към Него.3Той беше презрян и отхвърлен от хората, страдалец, изпитал болести, и ние отвръщахме лицето си от Него, Той беше презрян и ние Го смятахме за нищо. (Пс 22:7)4Наистина Той взе върху Себе Си нашите болести и понесе нашите страдания, а ние мислехме, че Той беше поразяван, наказван и унизяван от Бога. (Мт 8:17; Евр 2:10)5А Той беше прободен заради нашите грехове и подложен на удари заради нашите беззакония. На Него беше отредено наказанието, довело до нашето спасение, и чрез Неговите рани ние се изцелихме. (Рим 4:25; 1 Пет 2:22)6Всички ние се заблудихме като овце, всеки беше тръгнал по свой път. Но Господ натовари Него с всички наши грехове. (Ез 34:5)7Той беше измъчван, но понасяше смирено страданията и не отваряше устата Си. Той беше заведен на клане като овца и както агнето е безгласно пред стригачите си, така и Той не отваряше устата Си. (Ер 11:19; Д А 8:32)8Той беше грабнат чрез тъмница и съд, но за рода Му кой ще разкаже? Защото Той беше отстранен от земята на живите; заради престъпленията на Моя народ Го постигна смърт.9Гробът Му беше определен между злодеи, но Той беше погребан при богатия, защото не беше извършил престъпление, нито устата Му беше изрекла лъжа. (Мт 27:38; Мт 27:57)10Но Господ допусна Той да бъде съкрушен от страдание и да бъде прободен. А когато душата Му принесе Себе Си в жертва за грях, Той ще види потомство и много години живот, и волята на Господа успешно ще се изпълнява чрез Неговата ръка.11Освободена от страдания, душата Му ще види светлина и ще се насити. Той, Праведникът, Моят Служител, ще оправдае мнозина чрез познанието за Него и ще понесе греховете им върху Себе Си.12Затова Аз ще Му определя дял между великите и Той ще дели плячка със силните затова, че предаде живота Си на смърт и беше причислен към грешниците. Защото Той взе върху Себе Си греховете на мнозина и стана ходатай за престъпниците. (Лк 22:37)
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от Biblica1Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the LORD’s saving power?2His servant grew up like a tender young plant. He grew like a root coming up out of dry ground. He didn’t have any beauty or majesty that made us notice him. There wasn’t anything special about the way he looked that drew us to him.3People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.4He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the pain that should have been ours. But we thought God was punishing him. We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.5But the servant was pierced because we had sinned. He was crushed because we had done what was evil. He was punished to make us whole again. His wounds have healed us.6All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God. All of us have turned to our own way. And the LORD has placed on his servant the sins of all of us.7He was treated badly and made to suffer. But he didn’t open his mouth. He was led away like a lamb to be killed. Sheep are silent while their wool is being cut off. In the same way, he didn’t open his mouth.8He was arrested and sentenced to death. Then he was taken away. He was cut off from this life. He was punished for the sins of my people. Who among those who were living at that time tried to stop what was happening?9He was given a grave with those who were evil. But his body was buried in the tomb of a rich man. He was killed even though he hadn’t harmed anyone. And he had never lied to anyone.10The LORD says, ‘It was my plan to crush him and cause him to suffer. I made his life an offering to pay for sin. But he will see all his children after him. In fact, he will continue to live. My plan will be brought about through him.11After he has suffered, he will see the light of life. And he will be satisfied. My godly servant will make many people godly because of what he will accomplish. He will be punished for their sins.12So I will give him a place of honour among those who are great. He will be rewarded just like others who win the battle. That’s because he was willing to give his life as a sacrifice. He was counted among those who had committed crimes. He took the sins of many people on himself. And he gave his life for those who had done what is wrong.’