Isaïe 53
1 Qui a ajouté foi à l’annonce qui nous a été faite? Et à qui s’est révélé le bras de Dieu?
Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 Il poussait devant lui, pareil à un faible rejeton, à une racine plantée dans un sol brûlé. Il n’avait ni beauté, ni éclat pour attirer nos regards, ni grâce pour nous le rendre aimable.
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 Méprisé, repoussé des hommes, homme de douleurs, expert en maladies, il était comme un objet dont on détourne le visage, une chose vile dont nous ne tenions nul compte.
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 Et pourtant ce sont nos maladies dont il était chargé, nos souffrances qu’il portait, alors que nous, nous le prenions pour un malheureux atteint, frappé par Dieu, humilié.
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 Et c’est pour nos péchés qu’il a été meurtri, par nos iniquités qu’il a été écrasé; le châtiment, gage de notre salut, pesait sur lui, et c’est sa blessure qui nous a valu la guérison.
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 Nous étions tous comme des brebis errantes, chacun se dirigeant de son côté, et Dieu a fait retomber sur lui notre crime à tous.
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 Maltraité, injurié, il n’ouvrait pas la bouche; pareil à l’agneau qu’on mène à la boucherie, à la brebis silencieuse devant ceux qui la tondent, il n’ouvrait pas la bouche.
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 Faute de protection et de justice, il a été enlevé. Qui pourrait décrire sa destinée? Car il s’est vu retrancher du pays des vivants, les coups qui le frappaient avaient pour cause les péchés des peuples.
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 a mis sa sépulture avec celle des impies, son tombeau avec celui des mauvais riches, quoiqu’il n’eût fait aucun mal et qu’il n’y eût jamais de fraude dans sa bouche.
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 Mais Dieu a résolu de le briser, de l’accabler de maladies, voulant que, s’il s’offrait lui-même comme sacrifice expiatoire, il vît une postérité destinée à vivre de longs jours, et que l’œuvre de l’Eternel prospérât dans sa main.
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 Délivré de l’affliction de son âme, il jouira à satiété du bonheur; par sa sagesse le juste, mon serviteur, fera aimer la justice à un grand nombre et prendra la charge de leurs iniquités.
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 je lui donnerai son lot parmi les grands; avec les puissants il partagera le butin, parce qu’il s’est livré lui-même à la mort et s’est laissé confondre avec les malfaiteurs, lui, qui n’a fait que porter le péché d’un grand nombre et qui a intercédé en faveur des coupables.
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.
