_Golgotha and Sheblemini_ (= Sit Thou at my right hand), _or,
the Exaltation of the Servant of Jehovah out of Deep Degradation._
13. Behold, My Servant shall act wisely; He will come forth and
arise, and be very high. 14. Just as many were astonished at Thee: so
disfigured, His appearance was not human, and form not like that of
the children of men: 15. so will He make many nations to tremble:
kings will shut their mouths at Him! for[4] they see what has not
been told them, and discover what they have not heard.
LIII.--1. Who hath believed our preaching; and the arm of Jehovah,
over whom has it been revealed?
2. And He sprang up like a layer-shoot before Him, and like a
root-sprout out of dry ground: He had no form, and no beauty; and we
looked, and there was no look, such that we could have found pleasure
in Him. 3. He was despised and forsaken by men; a man of griefs, and
well acquainted with disease; and like one from whom men hide their
face: despised, and we esteemed Him not.
4. Verily He hath borne our diseases and our pains! He hath laden
them upon Himself; but we regarded Him as one stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted. 5. Whereas He was pierced for our sins, bruised
for our iniquities! the punishment was laid on Him for our peace; and
through His stripes we were healed. 6. All we like sheep went astray;
we had turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah caused the
iniquity of us all to fall on Him.
7. He[1] was ill-treated; whilst He suffered willingly, and opened
not His mouth, like the sheep that is led to the slaughter-bench, and
like a lamb that is dumb before its shearers, and opened not His
mouth. 8. He[2] has been taken away from prison and judgment; and of
His generation who considered: "He was snatched away out of the land
of the living; for the wickedness of my people punishment fell on
Him"? 9. And they assigned Him His grave with sinners, and with a
rich man in His martyrdom, because He had done no wrong, and there
was no deceit in His mouth.
10. And it pleased Jehovah to bruise Him, to afflict Him with
disease; if His soul would pay a trespass-offering, He should see
posterity, should live long days, and the purpose of Jehovah should
prosper through His hand. 11. Because of the travail of His soul, He
will see, and be refreshed; through His knowledge will He procure
justice, My Righteous Servant, for the many, and will take their
iniquities upon Himself. 12. Therefore I give Him a portion among the
great, and with strong ones will He divide the spoil; because He has
poured out His soul into death: and He let Himself be reckoned among
transgressors; whilst He bare the sin of many, and made intercession
for the transgressors.