4 “But he endured the suffering that should have been ours,the pain that we should have borne.All the while we thought that his sufferingwas punishment sent by God.
5 But because of our sins he was wounded,beaten because of the evil we did.We are healed by the punishment he suffered,made whole by the blows he received.
6 All of us were like sheep that were lost,each of us going his own way.But the Lord made the punishment fall on him,the punishment all of us deserved.
7 “He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly;he never said a word.Like a lamb about to be slaughtered,like a sheep about to be sheared,he never said a word.
8 He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die,and no one cared about his fate.He was put to death for the sins of our people.
9 He was placed in a grave with those who are evil,he was buried with the rich,even though he had never committed a crimeor ever told a lie.”
10 The Lord says,“It was my will that he should suffer;his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness.And so he will see his descendants;he will live a long life,and through him my purpose will succeed.