Livre d'Isaïe 53

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1 Qui pouvait croire ce que nous venons d’apprendre, le coup de maître de Yahvé, à qui en avait-il parlé?	1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 Il a grandi devant lui comme un rejeton, comme une racine sortie d’une terre aride, sans éclat ni beauté pour attirer nos regards, et son apparence ne nous a pas séduits.	2 And he will rise up like a tender plant in his sight, and like a root from the thirsty ground. There is no beautiful or stately appearance in him. For we looked upon him, and there was no aspect, such that we would desire him.
3 Il était méprisé, rejeté par les hommes, un homme de douleur marqué par la souffrance, l’un de ceux devant qui on se cache le visage; il n’était rien et nous l’avons négligé.	3 He is despised and the least among men, a man of sorrows who knows infirmity. And his countenance was hidden and despised. Because of this, we did not esteem him.
4 Or ce sont nos maladies dont il était chargé, nos plaies qu’il portait. Nous pensions qu’une plaie de Dieu l’avait frappé, humilié,	4 Truly, he has taken away our weaknesses, and he himself has carried our sorrows. And we thought of him as if he were a leper, or as if he had been struck by God and humiliated.
5 mais c’est pour nos fautes qu’il était transpercé, c’est à cause de nos péchés qu’il était écrasé; le châtiment qui nous donnait la paix pesait sur lui, et par ses blessures nous vient la guérison.	5 But he himself was wounded because of our iniquities. He was bruised because of our wickedness. The discipline of our peace was upon him. And by his wounds, we are healed.
6 Tous, comme des brebis, nous étions errants, chacun suivait son propre chemin. Yahvé lui a fait porter notre dette à tous.	6 We have all gone astray like sheep; each one has turned aside to his own way. And the Lord has placed all our iniquity upon him.
7 On le maltraitait, mais lui s’humiliait, il n’ouvrait pas la bouche, comme le mouton conduit à l’abattoir, comme la brebis qui se tait devant ceux qui la tondent.	7 He was offered up, because it was his own will. And he did not open his mouth. He will be led like a sheep to the slaughter. And he will be mute like a lamb before his shearer. For he will not open his mouth.
8 Il a été détenu, puis jugé, puis éliminé; qui a réfléchi à son sort? Car s’il était retranché de la terre des vivants et frappé, c’était pour le péché de son peuple.	8 He was lifted up from anguish and judgment. Who will describe his life? For he has been cut off from the land of the living. Because of the wickedness of my people, I have struck him down.
9 On lui a donné une sépulture au milieu des méchants, et sa tombe est avec les riches, alors qu’il n’a pas commis de violence et qu’il n’y a jamais eu de mensonge en sa bouche.	9 And he will be given a place with the impious for his burial, and with the rich for his death, though he has done no iniquity, nor was deceit in his mouth.
10 Yahvé a voulu l’écraser par la souffrance, mais s’il offre sa vie en sacrifice de pardon, il verra une descendance, ses jours seront prolongés et le dessein de Yahvé réussira entre ses mains.	10 But it was the will of the Lord to crush him with infirmity. If he lays down his life because of sin, he will see offspring with long lives, and the will of the Lord will be directed by his hand.
11 Après ses épreuves il verra la lumière, il jouira de la pleine connaissance. Mon serviteur, le juste, fera une multitude de justes: il aura pris sur lui leurs péchés.	11 Because his soul has labored, he will see and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my just servant will himself justify many, and he himself will carry their iniquities.
12 C’est pourquoi il aura sa part au milieu des grands, il partagera le butin avec les puissants, parce qu’il s’est dépouillé jusqu’à la mort et qu’il a été mis au rang des criminels. Or, il portait sur lui le péché de la multitude et il intercédait pour les pécheurs.	12 Therefore, I will allot to him a great number. And he will divide the spoils of the strong. For he has handed over his life to death, and he was reputed among criminals. And he has taken away the sins of many, and he has prayed for the transgressors.