Jesaja 53 | New International Reader’s Version

1 Who has believed what we’ve been saying? Who has seen the LORD’s saving power? 2 His 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. 3 People 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. 4 He 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. 5 But 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. 6 All 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. 7 He 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. 8 He 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? 9 He 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. 10 The 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. 11 After 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. 12 So 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.’

Nuova Riveduta 2006

1 Chi ha creduto a quello che abbiamo annunciato? A chi è stato rivelato il braccio del Signore? 2 Egli è cresciuto davanti a lui come una pianticella, come una radice che esce da un arido suolo; non aveva forma né bellezza da attirare i nostri sguardi, né aspetto tale da piacerci. 3 Disprezzato e abbandonato dagli uomini, uomo di dolore, familiare con la sofferenza, pari a colui davanti al quale ciascuno si nasconde la faccia, era spregiato, e noi non ne facemmo stima alcuna. 4 Tuttavia erano le nostre malattie che egli portava, erano i nostri dolori quelli di cui si era caricato*; ma noi lo ritenevamo colpito, percosso da Dio e umiliato! 5 Egli è stato trafitto a causa delle nostre trasgressioni, stroncato a causa delle nostre iniquità; il castigo, per cui abbiamo pace, è caduto su di lui e mediante le sue lividure noi siamo stati guariti. 6 Noi tutti eravamo smarriti come pecore, ognuno di noi seguiva la propria via; ma il Signore ha fatto ricadere su di lui l’iniquità di noi tutti. 7 Maltrattato, si lasciò umiliare e non aprì la bocca. Come l’agnello condotto al mattatoio, come la pecora muta davanti a chi la tosa, egli non aprì la bocca. 8 Dopo l’arresto e la condanna fu tolto di mezzo; e tra quelli della sua generazione chi rifletté che egli era strappato dalla terra dei viventi e colpito a causa dei peccati del mio popolo? 9 Gli avevano assegnato la sepoltura fra gli empi, ma nella sua morte egli è stato con il ricco, perché non aveva commesso violenze né c’era stato inganno nella sua bocca. 10 Ma il Signore ha voluto stroncarlo con i patimenti. Dopo aver dato la sua vita in sacrificio per il peccato, egli vedrà una discendenza, prolungherà i suoi giorni, e l’opera del Signore prospererà nelle sue mani. 11 Dopo il tormento dell’anima sua vedrà la luce e sarà soddisfatto; per la sua conoscenza, il mio servo, il giusto, renderà giusti i molti, si caricherà egli stesso delle loro iniquità. 12 Perciò io gli darò in premio le moltitudini, egli dividerà il bottino con i molti, perché ha dato se stesso alla morte ed è stato contato fra i malfattori*; perché egli ha portato i peccati di molti e ha interceduto per i colpevoli.

Jesaja 53 | New International Reader’s Version Nuova Riveduta 2006