1 Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the Lord’s power revealed through him? 2 He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.⁠a 3 He was despised and rejected by people,⁠b one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant. 4 But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain;⁠c even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.⁠d 5 He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds, crushed because of our sins; he endured punishment that made us well; because of his wounds we have been healed.⁠e 6 All of us had wandered off like sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own path, but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him. 7 He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth.⁠f Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block,⁠g like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.⁠h 8 He was led away after an unjust trial—but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded. 9 They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully. 10 Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill,⁠i once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life,⁠j and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.⁠k 11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.⁠l “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.⁠m 12 So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes, he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful, because he willingly submitted to death⁠n and was numbered with the rebels, when he lifted up the sin of many and intervened on behalf of the rebels.”⁠o