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11 When God's servant sees the result of his pain,
    he will understand what he has done.
    And he will be happy.

The Lord says,

‘My righteous servant will cause many people to be “not guilty”,
    because he will take the punishment for all their sins.
12 So I will put him in a place of honour,
    as a great person deserves.
He will share the good things that powerful men receive
    when they have won a battle.
He deserves this, because he agreed to die as a sacrifice.
People thought that he himself was a sinner
    when he took away the sins of many people.
He prayed that God would forgive sinners.’

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11 After he has suffered,(A)
    he will see the light(B) of life[a] and be satisfied[b];
by his knowledge[c] my righteous servant(C) will justify(D) many,
    and he will bear their iniquities.(E)
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[d](F)
    and he will divide the spoils(G) with the strong,[e]
because he poured out his life unto death,(H)
    and was numbered with the transgressors.(I)
For he bore(J) the sin of many,(K)
    and made intercession(L) for the transgressors.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have the light of life.
  2. Isaiah 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) 11 He will see the fruit of his suffering / and will be satisfied
  3. Isaiah 53:11 Or by knowledge of him
  4. Isaiah 53:12 Or many
  5. Isaiah 53:12 Or numerous